| Man on Fire (2004)
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| Front Cover |
Actor |
Back Cover |
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| Denzel Washington |
Creasy
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| Dakota Fanning |
Pita
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| Marc Anthony |
Samuel
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| Radha Mitchell |
Lisa
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| Christopher Walken |
Rayburn
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| Giancarlo Giannini |
Manzano
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| Rachel Ticotin |
Mariana
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| Jesús Ochoa |
Fuentes
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| Mickey Rourke |
Jordan
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| Angelina Peláez |
Sister Anna
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| Plot |
| Style trumps substance in Man on Fire, a slick, brooding reunion of Crimson Tide star Denzel Washington and director Tony Scott. The ominous, crime-ridden setting is Mexico City, where a dour, alcoholic warrior with a mysterious Black Ops past (Washington) seeks redemption as the devoted bodyguard of a lovable 9-year-old girl (the precociously gifted Dakota Fanning), then responds with predictable fury when she is kidnapped. Prolific screenwriter Brian Helgeland (Mystic River, L.A. Confidential) sets a solid emotional foundation for Washington's tormented character, and Scott's stylistic excess compensates for a distended plot that's both repellently violent and viscerally absorbing. Among Scott's more distracting techniques is the use of free-roaming, comic-bookish subtitles... even when they're unnecessary! Adapted from a novel by A.J. Quinnell and previously filmed as a 1987 vehicle for Scott Glenn, Man on Fire is roughly on par with Scott's similar 1990 film Revenge, efficiently satisfying Washington's incendiary bloodlust under a heavy blanket of humid, doom-laden atmosphere. --Jeff Shannon |
| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Action; Crime; Drama; Thriller |
| Director |
Tony Scott; <b>Tony Scott</b> |
| Producer |
Lucas Foster; Arnon Milchan; Tony Scott |
| Writer |
A.J. Quinnell; Brian Helgeland |
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| Studio |
20th Century Fox |
| Country |
USA
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
R |
| Running Time |
146 mins |
| Movie Release Date |
4/23/2004 |
| Color |
Color |
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| Personal Details |
| Format |
DVD |
| Seen It |
Yes |
| Index |
646 |
| Collection Status |
In Collection |
| Purchase Date |
6/19/2006 |
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| Product Details |
| Edition |
Collector's Edition |
| Region |
 Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
 Widescreen 2.40:1 Color (Anamorphic) |
| Layers |
Single Side, Dual Layer |
| UPC (Barcode) |
024543172659 |
| Subtitles |
English; Spanish |
| Packaging |
Keep Case |
| Audio Tracks |
 ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC]
ENGLISH: DTS 5.1 [CC]
FRENCH: Dolby Digital Surround
SPANISH: Dolby Digital Surround |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
2 |
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Extra Features
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Disc 1
Commentary by Director Tony Scott
FCommentary by Co-Star Dakota Fanning, Producer Lucas Foster and Screenwriter Brian Helgeland
Disc 2:
"Vengeance is Mine: Reinventing Man On Fire" Documentary
Never-Before-Seen Alternate Ending with Optional Commentary by Tony Scott
14 Deleted Scenes with Optional Commentary by Tony Scott
Multi-Angle Scene Study (Pita's Abduction) with Optional Commentary by Tony Scott, Director's Storyboards and Script Excerpt
Still Photo Gallery
Music Video: "Oye Como Va" by Kinky
Theatrical Trailers and TV Spots |
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