Lockout (2012)

A man wrongly convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage against the U.S. is offered his freedom if he can rescue the president's daughter from an outer space prison taken over by violent inmates.

Directors:

James Mather, Stephen St. Leger

Writers:

Stephen St. Leger (screenplay), James Mather (screenplay),

Stars:

Guy Pearce, Maggie Grace, Vincent Regan

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Guy Pearce	...	Snow
Maggie Grace	...	Emilie Warnock
Vincent Regan	...	Alex
Joseph Gilgun	...	Hydell
Lennie James	...	Harry Shaw
Peter Stormare	...	Scott Langral
Jacky Ido	...	Hock
Tim Plester	...	John James Mace
Mark Tankersley	...	Barnes
Anne-Solenne Hatte	...	Kathryn
Peter Hudson	...	President Warnock
Nick Hardin	...	Hostage Negotiator
Dan Savier	...	Duke
Damijan Oklopdzic	...	Slick
Bojan Peric	...	LOPD Technician 1

Storyline

In 2079, in Washington, the ex-CIA Operative Snow is brutally interrogated, accused of treason against the United States. The chief of the secret service Scott Langral believes that he shot the agent Frank in a hotel room. Meanwhile, the idealistic daughter of the president of the USA, Emilie Warnock, is visiting MS One, a maximum security prison in outer space expecting to find evidences that the prisoners are actually guinea pigs of a huge corporation. When one of her bodyguards loses a hidden pistol for the dangerous prisoner Hydell, he subdues the staff in the central control room and releases the prisoners, including his brother Alex that becomes the leader of the riot. Now the veteran agent Harry Shaw offers freedom to Snow if he succeeds in rescuing the president's daughter. But the idealistic Emilie does not want to leave MS-One without the hostages.

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Plot Keywords:

space | prison | bodyguard | secret service | future | 

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Taglines:

Take no prisoners.

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Genres:

Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, and language including some sexual references

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

France

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 April 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

Lock-Out

Filming Locations:

Belgrade, Serbia

Box Office

Budget:

$15,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$6,231,836 (USA) (13 April 2012)

Gross:

$14,291,570 (USA) (18 May 2012)

Company Credits

Production Co:

EuropaCorp, Canal+, Ciné+

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

WILHELM SCREAM: The inmate who trips and falls right after coming out of stasis.

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Goofs

If the President's daughter is seeing if the USA will use the prison why is Mace there (shot a cop in NYC) and why are they sending Snow there prior to the take-over if USA isn't using it?

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Quotes

[first lines]
Langral: Again, what happened in that hotel room?
Snow: Oh, it was coupon night and I was trampolining your wife.
[Snow is punched in the face]
Langral: You're a real comedian aren't you, Snow?
Snow: Well I guess that's why they call it the punch line.
[Snow is punched again]
Langral: You don't like me, do you?
Snow: Don't flatter yourself. I don't like anybody.
Langral: With that attitude, I can see why nobody likes you.
[...]

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Connections

Featured in Chelsea Lately: Episode #6.54 (2012)

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Soundtracks

"Beat City"
by The Raveonettes

User Reviews

Derivative, low-brained popcorn entertainment

Summer must be coming around soon, as here come the popcorn blockbusters! Although … "Lockout" still might be a little bit "lightweight" to be considered a box office hit, in spite of the explosive and spectacular action sequences and a couple of familiar fresh faces. "Lockout", based on an original concept idea by the mighty respectable Luc Besson, initially feels overwhelming and imposing, but it's actually one of the most derivative action thrillers you'll ever see. The plot borrow its main story lines and characterizations from a series of world famous as well as lesser known Sci-Fi classics/gems. The setting of a (supposedly) inescapable maximum security prison floating around in space comes from the early 90's cult favorite "Fortress", the premise of a noble convict sent in to try and evacuate a presidential relative naturally comes from John Carpenter's legendary Sci-Fi monument "Escape from New York" and Guy Pearce's character Snow fires off as many witty one-liners as Bruce Willis did in all of the "Die Hard" movies combined. The year is 2079 and Pearce depicts an elite secret agent wrongfully accused of espionage and murder, but the only evidence that can set him free has gone missing. Snow is about to be sent to MS-1, a super hi-tech penitentiary in space, when all of a sudden riots break out. Snow is nonetheless sent to MS-1; not as a prisoner but as the last hope to bring back the president's daughter Emilie, who was there to investigate the effects of brain stagnation and accidentally caused the prison disorder. "Lockout" is definitely amusing while it lasts, but it's unmemorable and occasionally even too preposterous for its own good. The structure of the film is logical and most of the key sequences are easy to predict, but at least it's fun to behold the excessive violence and some of the over-the-top performances, like Guy Pearce and particularly the prototypical British scumbag Joseph Gilgun as the indescribably psychotic and maniacal inmate Hydell. The CGI-effects are surprisingly inane and laughable. There's one scene in particular that is quite terrible, namely near the beginning when Snow tries to escape from a crime scene on a motorcycle seemingly borrowed from "Minority Report". That sequence actually looks as if you're watching a video game. Premiered at the annual Belgian Festival of Fantastic Films.