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 | father figure | in laws | bully | fight | 

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Taglines:

They Did everything to make the Plan go well, What went wrong?

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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

There is only one woman who has a speaking role in the movie: the child protection agent played by Lorna Raver. Her role is shorter than 4 minutes. Elizabeth Rivera has a non-speaking role.

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Goofs

In the beginning of the movie, after they pick up the money from the bank, you see the light is red (right side of screen) as they continue to drive through the streets without stopping.

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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

Blue Eyes Woman
Written by John Krautner and Robert Harlow
Performed by The Go
Courtesy of North Star Media/Superstring Entertainment

User Reviews

Good movie, surprisingly tense

Good, boring or bad? It's good. Worth your money? If you can spare it for a ticket, sure. Better than the trailer makes it seem? Yes, oddly.

There isn't much to the script - Guards working at armored truck company move vast amounts of cash. Guards see opportunity to retire as millionaires, one of them is too honest to go along with it all, and a well-laid plan goes to hell.

This could have been a poorly-executed Reservoir Dogs ripoff, but the skill of the cast and the director's ability to make just about anything tense pull it out of that realm and put it onto a solid footing.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [France] Official site [Japan]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 December 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Armored

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