The Rundown

"Bulls, guns, whips, gold and one sacred cat."

2003 1h 44m EN

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6.4

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★6.4TMDB · 2,257

AdventureActionComedyThriller

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When Travis, the mouthy son of a criminal, disappears in the Amazon in search of a treasured artifact, his father sends in Beck, who becomes Travis's rival for the affections of Mariana, a mysterious Brazilian woman. With his steely disposition, Beck is a man of few words -- but it takes him all the discipline he can muster to work with Travis to nab a tyrant who's after the same treasure.

“Bulls, guns, whips, gold and one sacred cat.”

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Cast

Dwayne Johnson
Beck
Seann William Scott
Travis
Rosario Dawson
Mariana
Christopher Walken
Hatcher
Ewen Bremner
Declan
Jon Gries
Harvey
William Lucking
Walker
Ernie Reyes Jr.
Manito

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Peter Berg
Writers: R.J. Stewart, James Vanderbilt, R.J. Stewart
Languages: Portuguese, English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Mid-budget at $85M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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MONEY

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Earned back only 95% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 23 years ago.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Portuguese, English.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Peter Berg, shot by Tobias A. Schliessler. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Harry Gregson-Williams. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Richard Pearson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Dwayne Johnson and Seann William Scott and Rosario Dawson carry the top of the cast.

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The take

Peter Berg directs. Tobias A. Schliessler behind the camera. Harry Gregson-Williams scores. Richard Pearson cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in Portuguese, English.

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1Mid-budget at $85M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
2Earned back only 95% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
3Released 23 years ago.
4Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Portuguese, English.
5Directed by Peter Berg, shot by Tobias A. Schliessler. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Harry Gregson-Williams. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Richard Pearson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Dwayne Johnson and Seann William Scott and Rosario Dawson carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Bulls, guns, whips, gold and one sacred cat.".
10IMDB entry: tt0327850 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 10 themes, including "bounty hunter", "hunter", "fight", "treasure hunt".

The technical file

Cinematography: Tobias A. Schliessler
Original score: Harry Gregson-Williams
Editing: Richard Pearson
Production design: Tom Duffield
Costume design: Louise Mingenbach
Makeup / hair: Jeff Dawn
VFX supervisor: Bill Westenhofer
Sound: Doug Hemphill
Stunt coordinator: Andy Cheng
Runtime: 104 min · 1h 44m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $85,000,000
Box office: $80,900,000
Return: 95% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: The Rundown (2003)

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NickCoIn2012-09-16
Combination action, adventure, broad comedy, and buddy movie has The Rock well-cast as a "retrieval expert" fed up with his occupation and looking for a way out. He agrees to one last job in which he travels to a remote village in South America to find his employer's delinquent son, but in the midst of his search he tangles with the town's greedy, megalomaniacal boss, embittered citizens, and gets caught up in a search to find a rare and priceless artifact. Engaging, high-energy action scenes, enthusiastic performances, and moments of genuine humor make this a blast from start to finish. Formulaic to be sure, but lots of fun with Walken adding a hilarious presence as Hatcher. *

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