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, Steve Saint Leger (as Stephen Saint Leger)

Writers:

James Mather (screenplay by), Steve Saint Leger (screenplay by) (as Stephen Saint Leger)

Stars:

Guy Pearce, Maggie Grace, Peter Stormare

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Guy Pearce	...	Snow
Maggie Grace	...	Emilie Warnock
Vincent Regan	...	Alex
Joe 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 evidence that the prisoners are actually guinea pigs of a huge corporation. When one of her bodyguards loses a hidden pistol to the dangerous prisoner Hydell, he subdues the staff in the central control room and releases the prisoners, including his brother Alex who 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 | sucked out an air lock | president | prison | maximum security prison | 

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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

Did You Know?

Trivia

In October 2015, John Carpenter won a plagiarism case against Luc Besson over 'Lockout' proving clear similarities to Escape from New York (1981) and Escape from L.A. (1996). A French court ruled that enough similar distinctive elements from both Carpenter's films were borrowed to merit a sanction.

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Goofs

Earlier in the film Snow punches Emilie to toughen her up which leaves a bruise/cut. This changes in place and appearance on her face.

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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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Alternate Versions

Available on DVD in a Unrated version that restores violence cuts for a PG-13 rating. The Unrated version is the only version included on Retail DVD/Blu-ray. But Redbox and Rental versions still carry the PG-13 cut. For instance in the Unrated cut, one can clearly see Snow shooting a person in the mouth which is not shown in the PG-13 cut.

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Connections

Featured in Bad Movie Beatdown: Review of 2012 (2013)

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Soundtracks

Strange Matter
Written by Ian Honeyman
KPM Music

User Reviews

Oh, what surprises we find in such unexpected places.

I believe that the enjoyment of a movie is directly proportional among other to your beforehand expectations about it. So with that in mind, let me tell you about this movie; It has a completely unoriginal story, terrible special effects and acting that will never be considered, even in a slow movie year, Oscar wordy. In short it's an action / science fiction that should leave you empty.

Yet, it is not boring, quite the contrary. It has a very special 'Je ne sais quoi' to it. I so wanted to use that in a review for which I want to apologies to you.

I enjoyed it more than most films I have seen this year. Perplexed to explain what makes it unique without spoiling it for you and considering my first sentence, I will say after much reflection, seeing it with very low expectations would be the best. It will allow you from the start to get into the world the directors are painting for you, couple that with a possession of a twisted sense of humor and you will find a gem of a movie in there.

In short, for what it is, it is a gem.

Details

Country:

France USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 April 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

Lock-Out

Filming Locations:

Belgrade, Serbia

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$6,231,836, 15 April 2012

Gross USA:

$14,326,864

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$32,948,113

Company Credits

Production Co:

EuropaCorp, FilmDistrict, Canal+

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1