Armored (2009)

A newbie guard for an armored truck company is coerced by his veteran coworkers to steal a truck containing $42 million. But a wrinkle in their supposedly foolproof plan divides the group, leading to a potentially deadly resolution.

Director:

Nimród Antal

Writer:

James V. Simpson

Stars:

Columbus Short, Matt Dillon, Laurence Fishburne

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Matt Dillon	...	Mike Cochrane
Jean Reno	...	Quinn
Laurence Fishburne	...	Baines
Amaury Nolasco	...	Palmer
Fred Ward	...	Duncan Ashcroft
Milo Ventimiglia	...	Eckehart
Skeet Ulrich	...	Dobbs
Columbus Short	...	Ty Hackett
Andre Jamal Kinney	...	Jimmy Hackett
Andrew Fiscella	...	Dispatcher #1
Nick Jameson	...	Homeless Man
Glenn Taranto	...	Joe the Cook
Lorna Raver	...	Child Welfare Agent
Garry Guerrier	...	Federal Guard
Robert Harvey	...	Bank Guard

Storyline

The war veteran, Ty Hackett, is hired to work as security guard by the Eagle Shield Security where his old friend Mike Cochroone works. Ty is having financial difficulties after the death of his father, and is raising his brother Jimmy alone. He teams up with Mike's brother-in-law, Baines, and their coworkers Quinn, Palmer and Dobbs. One night, Mike invites Ty to join in the robbery of two armored trucks transporting forty-two million dollars. The reluctant Ty accepts after Mike promises that nobody would be hurt in the heist.

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Plot Keywords:

looking at oneself in a mirror | guard | armored truck | heist | blood splatter | 

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Taglines:

They have a plan that's going to catch EVERYBODY off-guard.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sequences of intense violence, some disturbing images and brief strong language

Did You Know?

Trivia

Laurence Fishburne and Jean Reno share the same birthday, July 30th.

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Goofs

The idea of taking out the pins in order to get into the truck would not work. Even if they had gotten all the pins out, the locking mechanism would still hold the door in place.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Ty Hackett: Rise and shine, let's go... You gonna miss the bus, get up.

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Crazy Credits

There are no opening titles

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Connections

Referenced in Hewy's Animated Movie Reviews: The Princess and the Frog (2009)

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Soundtracks

Loc'in on the Shaw
Written by Matt Dike
Performed by Tone Loc
Courtesy of Delicious Vinyl
By Arrangement with Shelly Bay Music

User Reviews

Wasted Effort.

OK I'm not sure I can even fill out the 10 lines required for the review.

This is a totally wasted effort. Don't bother going to the movies. Heck don't even download this from Torrent.I think Jean Reno, Matt Dillon and Laurence Fishburne did this movie to get some Vegas money.

There is no story. Screenplay is jarring. Forget Direction. Sucks. I went in thinking I'll get something like 'The Bank Job' or 'The Insider' but apparently bank robbers are getting dumber by the day.

If you want a thriller, just sit and home and watch Heat all over again. This is not worth the effort.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [France] Official site [Japan]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 December 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Armoured

Filming Locations:

Sony Pictures Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$6,511,128, 6 December 2009

Gross USA:

$15,988,876

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$22,942,221

Company Credits

Production Co:

Screen Gems, Stars Road Entertainment, Farah Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1