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Drive Angry

  • 20112011
  • RR
  • 1h 44m
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
99K
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POPULARITY
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Nicolas Cage and Amber Heard in Drive Angry (2011)
Drive Angry: Super Bowl Spot -- "Ride"
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A vengeful father escapes from hell and chases after the men who killed his daughter and kidnapped his granddaughter.A vengeful father escapes from hell and chases after the men who killed his daughter and kidnapped his granddaughter.A vengeful father escapes from hell and chases after the men who killed his daughter and kidnapped his granddaughter.
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
99K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,801
242
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Patrick Lussier
    • Writers
      • Todd Farmer
      • Patrick Lussier
    • Stars
      • Nicolas Cage
      • Amber Heard
      • William Fichtner
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Patrick Lussier
    • Writers
      • Todd Farmer
      • Patrick Lussier
    • Stars
      • Nicolas Cage
      • Amber Heard
      • William Fichtner
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 268User reviews
    • 300Critic reviews
    • 44Metascore
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 6 nominations

    Videos13

    Drive Angry: Super Bowl Spot -- "Ride"
    Trailer 0:32
    Drive Angry: Super Bowl Spot -- "Ride"
    Drive Angry 3D: Trailer #2 (International)
    Trailer 1:50
    Drive Angry 3D: Trailer #2 (International)
    Drive Angry 3D: Domestic Trailer
    Trailer 2:32
    Drive Angry 3D: Domestic Trailer
    Drive Angry: Comic-Con Preview
    Trailer 0:29
    Drive Angry: Comic-Con Preview
    "Mercy"
    Clip 0:57
    "Mercy"
    "Fight Coming"
    Clip 0:32
    "Fight Coming"
    "Hydrogen Truck"
    Clip 1:02
    "Hydrogen Truck"
    Drive Angry
    Interview 0:22
    Drive Angry
    Drive Angry
    Interview 0:54
    Drive Angry
    Drive Angry
    Interview 0:53
    Drive Angry
    Drive Angry
    Promo 0:32
    Drive Angry
    Drive Angry
    Promo 0:32
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    Nicolas Cage and Amber Heard in Drive Angry (2011)
    Nicolas Cage and Amber Heard in Drive Angry (2011)
    Nicolas Cage in Drive Angry (2011)
    William Fichtner in Drive Angry (2011)
    Nicolas Cage in Drive Angry (2011)
    Nicolas Cage and David Morse in Drive Angry (2011)
    Amber Heard in Drive Angry (2011)
    Billy Burke in Drive Angry (2011)
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    Top cast

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    Nicolas Cage
    Nicolas Cage
    • Milton
    Amber Heard
    Amber Heard
    • Piper
    William Fichtner
    William Fichtner
    • The Accountant
    Billy Burke
    Billy Burke
    • Jonah King
    David Morse
    David Morse
    • Webster
    Todd Farmer
    Todd Farmer
    • Frank
    Christa Campbell
    Christa Campbell
    • Mona
    Charlotte Ross
    Charlotte Ross
    • Candy
    Tom Atkins
    Tom Atkins
    • Cap
    Jack McGee
    Jack McGee
    • Fat Lou
    Katy Mixon
    Katy Mixon
    • Norma Jean
    Wanetah Walmsley
    Wanetah Walmsley
    • American Indian Mother
    Robin McGee
    • Guy with Camera Phone
    Fabian C. Moreno
    • Latino Busboy
    • (as Fabian Moreno)
    Edrick Browne
    • Rookie
    Marc Macaulay
    Marc Macaulay
    • Sarge
    Pruitt Taylor Vince
    Pruitt Taylor Vince
    • Roy
    Julius Gregory
    • Uniformed Officer
    • (as Julius Washington)
    • Director
      • Patrick Lussier
    • Writers
      • Todd Farmer
      • Patrick Lussier
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The coin the Accountant uses throughout the movie is an Obolos, from ancient Greece. In those days, Obolos were placed in a dead man's hand (or two over his mouth so the first time he opens his mouth the payment falls out into Charons hand) by mourners as payment to Charon the Ferryman, who was in charge of crossing souls over river Styx into Hades, the Greek version of Hell. This would support the Accountant's role as a retriever of lost souls.
    • Goofs
      After Piper drives off from the diner and the Charger begins smoking, the needle on the speedometer drops to zero when the engine quits and she coasts to the side of the road. The speedometer is not controlled by the engine and would have still shown the speed. The tachometer would have dropped to zero when the engine quit running.
    • Quotes

      The Accountant: You're not the first to get out, and I doubt you'll be the last, but I have got to know, how did you get out with the God-killer?

      Milton: I just walked in and took it.

      The Accountant: Oh. Wouldn't wanna be you when he finds out.

      Milton: What's he gonna do? Not let me back in?

    • Crazy credits
      The end credits are shown down a speeding broken highway
    • Alternate versions
      Also released in a 3D version.
    • Connections
      Featured in Half in the Bag: Drive Angry and The Adjustment Bureau (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      Raise a Little Hell
      Written by Ra Maguire (as Ra McGuire) and Brian Smith

      Performed by Trooper

      Published by Sony/ATV Songs, Ranbach Music (BMI)

      Courtesy of Geffen Records

      Under License From Universal Music Enterprises

    User reviews268

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Review: Drive Angry 3D
    Milton (Nicholas Cage), long hair bleached and greased back with vengeance, tosses his duffel bag into the back of newly-met stranger Piper's (Amber Heard) Dodge Charger. With her hands shoved into her daisy barely dukes, the uncertainty in her gaze is lost on, or possibly ignored by, Milton. As he opens the door to get in:

    Piper: "I don't pick up hitchhikers, you know."

    Milton: "I wasn't stickin' out my thumb."

    *car door slam*

    This early scene sums up exactly what you're getting yourself into with the Nicholas Cage driven movie, Drive Angry. You've seen the trailers. You've experienced Cage's knack to play unhinged, surrealistic characters. This 70's throwback to the pulp, metal on metal, grindhouse era of film doesn't ask you if you want a ride. You jump in without invitation and only know one thing: you'd better strap in. And it's with this that Drive Angry does not disappoint.

    Milton, in his '64 Riviera, has just escaped from imprisonment and is searching for a baby snatched from her mother by a devil-worshipping cult hellbent on a full moon sacrifice led by Jonah King (Billy Burke of The Twilight Saga), a southernly sadistic soothsayer. It seems Milton's own daughter was once stolen from him by the same cult and, well, he's experiencing a little road rage as he shoots his way through one lead to the next. Along the way, he joins up with Piper and her '68 Charger who's pretty looks pack a pretty punch and isn't afraid to gun and run. All the while they are being chased across 6 state lines by trigger happy cops and The Accountant (William Fichtner of Prison Break), a seemingly supernatural hunter looking to return Milton to his warm, warm prison. Throw in a '71 Chevelle, unapologetic bloodshed, and absolutely necessary explosions, and you have one darkly comedic, action fueled vehicle.

    Drive Angry embraces the fact that it is ridiculous by nature which makes it very enjoyable. The over the top dialogue, car chases, and 3D shootouts really add to making this a midnight moviegoer's film. Patrick Lussier and Todd Farmer (My Bloody Valentine 3D) aimed to keep the integral car sequences visceral and strayed away from CGI for a majority of the chases, though there is plenty of CGI elsewhere. Being an unabashed opponent to the influx of 3D in the cinema today, Drive Angry was filmed as a 3D film from the start and I actually liked it. Some shots were intentionally gimmicky which added to the humor, but the entire movie is a bit over the top and it flowed nicely.

    Drive Angry makes no assumptions that it is anything but a popcorn-spilling, laugh-out- loud, violently raw roller coaster on its way no where near an Oscar. And it's better for it. If you don't mind having an arm shot and projected at your face while Nic Cage loses touch with reality, Drive Angry will provide an entertaining distraction from the repetitive daily commute.

    3.5 seat belts out of 5

    -MovieFloss.com
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 25, 2011 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Drive Angry 3D
    • Filming locations
      • Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
    • Production companies
      • Summit Entertainment
      • Millennium Films
      • Michael De Luca Productions
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $50,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $10,721,033
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $5,187,625
      • Feb 27, 2011
    • Gross worldwide
      • $40,909,909
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 44 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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