Red (I) (2010)

When his peaceful life is threatened by a high-tech assassin, former black-ops agent Frank Moses reassembles his old team in a last ditch effort to survive and uncover his assailants.

Director:

Robert Schwentke

Writers:

Jon Hoeber (screenplay), Erich Hoeber (screenplay),

Stars:

Bruce Willis, Mary-Louise Parker, Morgan Freeman

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 8 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bruce Willis	...	Frank Moses
Mary-Louise Parker	...	Sarah Ross
Karl Urban	...	William Cooper
Rebecca Pidgeon	...	Cynthia Wilkes
Morgan Freeman	...	Joe Matheson
Chris Owens	...	Hanged Man
Jaqueline Fleming	...	Marna
Randy Wade Kelley	...	Paramedic
Jason Giuliano	...	Endercott
Alec Rayme	...	Cop at Intersection
Lawrence Turner	...	Retirement Home Assassin
Emily Kuroda	...	Mrs. Chan
Joe Chrest	...	Retirement Home Detective
Justine Wachsberger	...	Nurse
Tara Yelland	...	Wilkes' Secretary

Storyline

Frank (Bruce Willis) is retired, bored and lonely living off his government pension in a nondescript suburb in an equally nondescript house. The only joy in Frank's life are his calls to the government pension processing center when he gets to talk to his case worker Sarah (Mary-Louis Parker). Sarah is as bored and lonely as Frank and marks her conversations with the unknown Frank and her spy novels as the only things fun in her life. When something in Frank's past forces Frank back into his old line of work and puts an unwitting Sarah in the middle of the intrigue, Frank and Sarah begin a journey into Franks past and the people he used to work with. Like Frank they are all RED ... Retired Extremely Dangerous.

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Plot Keywords:

retired | cia | assassin | retirement | christmas | 

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Taglines:

Still Armed. Still Dangerous. Still Got It.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of action violence and brief strong language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [France]

Country:

USA

Language:

English Russian

Release Date:

15 October 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

R.E.D. - Älter. Härter. Besser.

Filming Locations:

Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$58,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£1,662,472 (UK) (22 October 2010)

Gross:

$90,356,857 (USA) (28 January 2011)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Summit Entertainment, Di Bonaventura Pictures, DC Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

111 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The business jet shown in the movie is Dassault Falcon 900EX. Registration number N900EX is used by Dassault as a corporate number and it is canceled after the aircraft is sold to a client.

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Goofs

When the outside of the hotel in which the VP gives his speech is shown, you can see a large Canadian flag. This is because even though the scene is suppose to take place in Chicago, the location is The Royal York Hotel, located in Toronto, Canada.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Frank Moses: [on the phone] 943-66-2291. Pension Services, please.
Woman: Thank you, Mr. Moses, please hold for your representative.

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Crazy Credits

Bullets, guns and explosions play out over the end credits.

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Connections

Featured in Late Show with David Letterman: Bruce Willis/will.i.am/Nicki Minaj (2010)

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Soundtracks

"Cissy Strut"
Written by Joseph Modeliste (as Joseph Modeliste, Jr.), George Porter (as George Joseph Porter,
Jr.), Art Neville (as Arthur Lanon Neville) and Leo Nocentelli
Performed by The Meters
Courtesy of Rhino Entertainment Company
By Arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing

User Reviews

What The Expendables was supposed to be

When I first saw the trailer for The Expendables, I was already thinking of the interesting and funny relationship between the characters played by those action icons. After a zillion trailers and a movie, I was sourly disappointed. Now, I don't know who's fault it is, but relative to The Expandables, I almost haven't heard of Red before its release. However, it was exactly what I was looking for.

You have a great team of actors. They are not even action heroes, maybe that did it, but they do a great job. just look at that cast: Bruce Willis, John Malkovich, Morgan Freeman, Brian Cox, Hellen Mirren, Richard Dreyfuss, even Ernest Borgnine! As the young(er) crew, Karl Urban and Mary-Louise Parker are in it and they both play well. But more than that, each character actually has a role. They don't just come in, say a few inconsequential things, then die or are completely forgotten *cough* James Remar *cough*.

So it had the ridiculously packed action and at times it looked and sounded like Ocean's Eleven, who cares? The rest was great! Even the fight scenes... not even the bad guys go out in full view firing wildly then getting shot. People actually took cover, helped each other and synchronized their moves. The lines were funny and somewhat complex and all the people on the set were clearly having fun doing what they loved.

Bottom line: I don't know, maybe because the director is unseasoned in the ways of Hollywood the movie turned out to be so good. Or maybe it was the cast. Or maybe it was the fun of it. The movie turned out great, with a few screw-ups that I am ready to ignore. The mash-up is Jason Bourne meets The Expendables via, luckily for us, just a pinch of Ocean's Eleven.