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The Rundown

  • 2003
  • 14
  • 1h 44m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
111K
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POPULARITY
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Christopher Walken, Seann William Scott, Rosario Dawson, and Dwayne Johnson in The Rundown (2003)
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ActionAdventureComedy

A tough aspiring chef is hired to bring home a mobster's son from the Amazon but becomes involved in the fight against an oppressive town operator and the search for a legendary treasure.A tough aspiring chef is hired to bring home a mobster's son from the Amazon but becomes involved in the fight against an oppressive town operator and the search for a legendary treasure.A tough aspiring chef is hired to bring home a mobster's son from the Amazon but becomes involved in the fight against an oppressive town operator and the search for a legendary treasure.

  • Director
    • Peter Berg
  • Writers
    • R.J. Stewart
    • James Vanderbilt
  • Stars
    • Dwayne Johnson
    • Seann William Scott
    • Christopher Walken
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    111K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,366
    876
    • Director
      • Peter Berg
    • Writers
      • R.J. Stewart
      • James Vanderbilt
    • Stars
      • Dwayne Johnson
      • Seann William Scott
      • Christopher Walken
    • 288User reviews
    • 152Critic reviews
    • 59Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 3 nominations

    Videos2

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    Trailer 2:29
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    Rosario Dawson in The Rundown (2003)
    Seann William Scott and Dwayne Johnson in The Rundown (2003)
    Seann William Scott and Dwayne Johnson in The Rundown (2003)
    Christopher Walken in The Rundown (2003)
    Christopher Walken and Dwayne Johnson in The Rundown (2003)
    Seann William Scott and Dwayne Johnson in The Rundown (2003)
    Christopher Walken, Jon Gries, Ernest Misko, and Stuart F. Wilson in The Rundown (2003)
    Peter Berg and Dwayne Johnson in The Rundown (2003)
    Seann William Scott, Rosario Dawson, and Dwayne Johnson in The Rundown (2003)
    Seann William Scott and Rosario Dawson in The Rundown (2003)
    Rosario Dawson and Dwayne Johnson in The Rundown (2003)
    Seann William Scott in The Rundown (2003)

    Top cast

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    Dwayne Johnson
    Dwayne Johnson
    • Beck
    • (as The Rock)
    Seann William Scott
    Seann William Scott
    • Travis
    Christopher Walken
    Christopher Walken
    • Hatcher
    Rosario Dawson
    Rosario Dawson
    • Mariana
    Ewen Bremner
    Ewen Bremner
    • Declan
    Jon Gries
    Jon Gries
    • Harvey
    William Lucking
    William Lucking
    • Walker
    Ernie Reyes Jr.
    Ernie Reyes Jr.
    • Manito
    Stuart F. Wilson
    Stuart F. Wilson
    • Swenson
    • (as Stuart Wilson)
    Dennis Keiffer
    Dennis Keiffer
    • Naylor
    Garrett Warren
    Garrett Warren
    • Henshaw
    Toby Holguin
    Toby Holguin
    • Head Indian Tracker
    Paul Powers
    • Martin
    • (as Paul Power)
    Stephen Bishop
    Stephen Bishop
    • Knappmiller
    Chuck Norman
    • Mullaire
    Jamal Duff
    Jamal Duff
    • Jamal
    John Duff
    • Coggeshall
    Jeff Chase
    Jeff Chase
    • Kambui
    • Director
      • Peter Berg
    • Writers
      • R.J. Stewart
      • James Vanderbilt
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Arnold Schwarzenegger: as a man in the club. This cameo was filmed the same day he filmed his appearance as the Terminator for the Super Bowl. It was completely unprepared. He happened onto the set that day and was asked to make a quick appearance in the film. Fans and movie enthusiasts often cite his saying "Have fun" to Dwayne Johnson as a passing of the torch to an action hero of the next generation.
    • Goofs
      All the characters speak Portuguese so badly that sometimes it's impossible to understand what they are actually saying.
    • Quotes

      Arnold Schwarzenegger: Have fun.

    • Crazy credits
      In the U.S. version, the only opening credit (after the Universal and Columbia logos) is "The Rundown" - and that appears eight minutes into the film. All other credits (actors, director, producers, writers, et al.) appear at the end of the film.
    • Alternate versions
      International prints swapped opening logos - Columbia was first, followed by Universal.
    • Connections
      Featured in Late Night with Conan O'Brien: The Rock/Isaac Mizrahi/Robert Randolph & The Family Band (2003)
    • Soundtracks
      Dixie Chicken
      Written by Lowell George, Martin Kibbee

      Performed by Little Feat

      Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc.

      by arrangement with Warner Strategic Marketing

    User reviews288

    Review
    Review
    Featured review
    7/10
    My Rundown of Welcome to the Jungle...
    In a blink-and-miss-it cameo during the opening scene of Welcome to the Jungle (AKA The Rundown), Arnold Schwarzenegger hands over his action hero mantle to the only star capable of filling his shoes: Duane 'The Rock' Johnson. While this movie isn't anywhere near on a par with Arnie at his best, it certainly sets Johnson on the right path, delivering just enough OTT action infused with comedy to make it a mindlessly entertaining slice of slam-bang fun.

    The former WWF star plays retrieval expert Beck, who accepts one last job before becoming a restaurant owner: bring troublesome treasure hunter Travis (Seann William Scott) back from the Brazilian jungle to face his father in Los Angeles. Of course, doing so isn't as easy as it sounds, with unscrupulous gold-mine owner Hatcher (Christopher Walken) refusing to let Travis leave, believing that he knows the whereabouts of a priceless artifact.

    What follows is a whole load of knockabout silliness, Scott playing comic relief to Johnson's hero, as the guys evade Hatcher's army of hired killers, come face-to-ass with some angry baboons, locate the valuable statuette (in an Indiana Jones style scene complete with booby-trapped cave), and return to the gold-mine to rescue sexy rebel Mariana (Rosario Dawson), who has been trying to free her people from Hatcher's oppression.

    At 104 minutes, the film is perhaps 15 minutes or so too long, and the ballistic mayhem in the finale—where Beck finally breaks his 'no guns' rule—is of the 'A-Team' variety (i.e., lots of goons getting gunned down, but no blood), but as an introduction to Arnie's successor, Welcome to the Jungle does just fine.

    6.5 out of 10, rounded up to 7 for IMDb.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 26, 2003 (Canada)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Universal
    • Languages
      • English
      • Portuguese
    • Also known as
      • Le traqueur
    • Filming locations
      • Kaua'i, Hawaii, USA
    • Production companies
      • Columbia Pictures
      • Universal Pictures
      • WWE Studios
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $85,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $47,726,342
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $18,553,765
      • Sep 28, 2003
    • Gross worldwide
      • $80,981,914
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 44 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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