Lucy (2014)

A woman, accidentally caught in a dark deal, turns the tables on her captors and transforms into a merciless warrior evolved beyond human logic.

Director:

Luc Besson

Writer:

Luc Besson

Stars:

Scarlett Johansson, Morgan Freeman, Min-sik Choi

1 win & 12 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Scarlett Johansson	...	Lucy
Morgan Freeman	...	Professor Norman
Min-sik Choi	...	Mr. Jang
Amr Waked	...	Pierre Del Rio
Julian Rhind-Tutt	...	The Limey
Pilou Asbæk	...	Richard
Analeigh Tipton	...	Caroline
Nicolas Phongpheth	...	Jii
Jan Oliver Schroeder	...	German Mule
Luca Angeletti	...	Italian Mule
Loïc Brabant	...	Professor
Pierre Grammont	...	Professor
Pierre Poirot	...	Professor
Bertrand Quoniam	...	Professor
Pascal Loison	...	Drug Addict

Storyline

It was supposed to be a simple job. All Lucy had to do was deliver a mysterious briefcase to Mr. Jang. But immediately Lucy is caught up in a nightmarish deal where she is captured and turned into a drug mule for a new and powerful synthetic drug. When the bag she is carrying inside of her stomach leaks, Lucy's body undergoes unimaginable changes that begins to unlock her mind's full potential. With her new-found powers, Lucy turns into a merciless warrior intent on getting back at her captors. She receives invaluable help from Professor Norman, the leading authority on the human mind, and French police captain Pierre Del Rio.

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Plot Keywords:

drugs | brain capacity | fictional drug | synthetic drug | tough girl | 

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Taglines:

She has the Power.

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Genres:

Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence, disturbing images, and sexuality

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook [Italy] Official Facebook [Japan]

Country:

France

Language:

English Mandarin French Italian German Spanish Korean

Release Date:

25 July 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

Lusi

Filming Locations:

Studios de Paris, La Cité du Cinéma, Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France

Box Office

Budget:

$40,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$43,899,340, 27 July 2014, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$126,663,600

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$458,863,600

Company Credits

Production Co:

EuropaCorp, TF1 Films Production, Grive Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Datasat Dolby Digital Dolby Atmos Auro 11.1

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The idea that humans only use 10% of their brains is a widely-circulated myth that has been debunked by neurological science many times over. (Humans typically use about 10% of their brains at a time.)

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Goofs

When Lucy uses the visual analogy of a car traveling faster and faster until it disappears from sight to explain that "Time" is the most important thing, this is incorrect and misleading. If an object were to travel so fast that it appears invisible, as depicted in the video, it wouldn't actually disappear. It would simply become blurred to the human eye. It would still be visible using a high-speed camera.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Lucy: [narrating] Life was given to us a billion years ago. What have we done with it?

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Connections

Features Samsara (2011)

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Soundtracks

Mass No. 19 in D Minor, K.626 'Requiem': Introitus: 'Requiem Aeternam'
Written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Patrizia Pace, Waltraud Meier, Frank Lopardo, James Morris, Swedish Radio Choir, Stockholm Chamber Choir and Berliner Philharmoniker
Conducted by Riccardo Muti
Courtesy of Warner Music France

User Reviews

A mix of science and fiction?

I think bad reviews come mostly from people who want to show other how good their science is. Fair enough, this film starts from the premise that humans only use 10% of their brains and Lucy can break this barrier and reach a whole new level in human evolution. This leitmotiv was quite smartly picked to raise interest,although scientifically inaccurate. However this film excites the mind of those who REALLY know physics and know how few limits there are in what we can achieve in pushing our evolution through science to become indistinguishable from magic. "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." I personally enjoyed every bit of the movie and, as it took me to a journey into the far far future, where humans can overcome their humanity and become real Gods.

Enjoy this film and let your mind explore the impossible.