American Assassin (2017)

After the death of his girlfriend at the hands of terrorists, Mitch Rapp is drawn into the world of counterterrorism, mentored by tough-as-nails former U.S. Navy S.E.A.L. Stan Hurley.

Director:

Michael Cuesta

Writers:

Stephen Schiff (screenplay by), Michael Finch (screenplay by)

Stars:

Dylan O'Brien, Michael Keaton, Sanaa Lathan

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dylan O'Brien	...	Mitch Rapp
Charlotte Vega	...	Katrina
Christopher Bomford	...	Bartender
Chris Webster	...	Mansur Recruit Video
Shahid Ahmed	...	Adnan Al-Mansur
Buster Reeves	...	Martial Arts Instructor
Nick Cavaliere	...	Building Superintendent
Simon Connolly	...	NSA Techie
Yousef 'Joe' Sweid	...	Khaled (as Yousef Sweid)
Joost Janssen	...	American Operator (Mansur Compound)
Adam Collins	...	American Operator #2 (Mansur Compound)
Trevor White	...	Dr. Frain
Sanaa Lathan	...	Irene Kennedy
Jeff Davis	...	CIA Officer Giving Nuke Intel (as JF Davis)
David Suchet	...	Director Stansfield

Storyline

Twenty three-year-old Mitch lost his parents to a tragic car accident at the age of fourteen, and his girlfriend to a terrorist attack just as they were engaged. Seeking revenge, he is enlisted by CIA Deputy Director Irene Kennedy as a black ops recruit. Kennedy then assigns Cold War veteran Stan Hurley to train Mitch. Together they will later on investigate a wave of apparently random attacks on military and civilian targets. The discovery of a pattern in the violence leads them to a joint mission with a lethal Turkish agent to stop a mysterious operative intent on starting a world war in the Middle East.

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Plot Keywords:

terrorism | cia | revenge | beach | fight | 

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Taglines:

It takes one to uncover one.

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Genres:

Action | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence throughout, some torture, language and brief nudity

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Instagram

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish Arabic Polish Turkish Russian Italian Persian

Release Date:

15 September 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

American Assassin

Filming Locations:

St. George's Walk, Croydon, London, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$33,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$14,846,778, 17 September 2017, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$36,249,674, 9 November 2017

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$66,167,951, 10 December 2017

Company Credits

Production Co:

CBS Films, Lionsgate, Di Bonaventura Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Atmos

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Michael Keaton is a former CIA operative in this movie. Previously portrayed FBI agent Ray Nicolette, in "Jackie Brown".

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Goofs

In Turkey gendarmerie do not operate in cities. Military 4x4 vehicle is not painted in Turkish Army camouflage pattern. Turkish Otokar made version of the vehicle, which Turkish Army use have minor differences compared to vehicle used in the movie.

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Quotes

Mitch Rapp: We are in beautiful Ibiza, Spain. Beautiful sand, beautiful waves. My favourite shorts and my favourite girl who is about to get... oh my God!
Katrina: Hey! Come on, give it to me!
Mitch Rapp: No, stop! Come on, come on...
Katrina: I'm serious.
Mitch Rapp: Oh, oh my God. That is so cute.

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Crazy Credits

The names of Dylan O'Brien and Michael Keaton appears in the "Diagonal Billing" method, which was first used for Paul Newman and Steve McQueen in The Towering Inferno (1974)

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Alternate Versions

In India, mandatory cuts were required for an 'A' rating; which removed a couple of uses of the term 'bastard' along with a brief shot of a naked woman.

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Connections

Referenced in Midnight Screenings: American Assassin/Mother! (2017)

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Soundtracks

Archie's Theme
Written and Performed by Chris Seefried
Courtesy of Hall Notes

User Reviews

An action/thriller filled with espionage, intrigue and plenty of action

American Assassin is an action/thriller filled with espionage, intrigue and plenty of action. Dylan O'Brien (The Maze Runner and MTV's Teen Wolf) plays C.I.A. trainee Mitch Rapp. You'll be amazed at the transformation of O'Brien as he buffs up to play the stone cold killer in American Assassin. The movie is based on the best selling novels of Vince Flynn and directed by Michael Cuesta, who also directs the TV series Homeland.

O'Brien's character, Mitch Rapp, becomes a lone wolf who is obsessed with revenge after terrorists kill his girlfriend while they are on vacation on a small island in the Mediterranean. He trains for a year in MMA and with weapons. He is so ruthless that he is kicked out of both his martial arts class and his weapons training class. His plans are to pose as an American who is sympathetic to the cause of Isis so he can get near enough to kill members of their terrorist cells.

While he's making his plans he also being watched by the C.I.A. and they extract him from his first mission in Libya and offer him a chance to be a part of a super secret and elite black ops team. Sanaa Lathan plays Irene Kennedy, a C.I.A. Deputy Director who is in charge of the black ops team and Michael Keaton (who looks fantastic at age 66) is a former Navy Seal who's in charge of training the team. As an ensemble the actors make for a very entertaining movie.

Keaton and his team travel all over the world to stop a terrorist plot between Russia and Iran to build a nuclear weapon. On the mission the team discovers a former black ops team member, only known as "Ghost", who is now a mercenary and is brokering the deal between the two countries. "Ghost", played by Taylor Kitsch (Friday Night Lights) is a former protegee of Keaton who's now seeking revenge against his former mentor and against The United States, a country who he feels betrayed him.

While the cast is strong, it's O'Brien who carries the movie. He's on par with any former actor who's played James Bond except, unlike the Bond characters, he doesn't play his part with any humor or sarcasm. He plays it full out serious. He's a man obsessed with violence and killing, which makes for a very bloody and intense movie.

American Assassin is rated a very strong "R" for violence and it has a run time of 1 hour and 51 minutes. It will keep you enthralled and on the edge of your seat from start to finish. On my "Hollywood Popcorn Scale" I rate American Assassin a JUMBO.

Hollywood Hernandez