Red [Special Edition]

Director: Robert Schwentke, Lorenzo Di Bonaventura, Mark Vahradian

Overview

A group of former government assassins fights back against the CIA after they're targeted for knowing too much in this adaptation of Warren Ellis' acclaimed DC Comics graphic novels. Frank Moses (Bruce Willis) used to be a hired gun for the CIA. Along with Joe (Morgan Freeman), Marvin (John Malkovich), and Victoria (Helen Mirren), Frank's specialty was carrying out contracts that the government didn't want the public to know about. These days, Frank and his old gang are all retired, but the powers that be are still concerned that they know too much, and dispatch a team of top assassins to ensure their silence. Now, Frank and his former team members realize that their only hope for survival is to break into CIA headquarters and expose the truth. But once they're in, the group uncovers evidence of a massive cover-up that promises to rock the very foundation of our government. Karl Urban, Brian Cox, Richard Dreyfuss, and Ernest Borgnine co-star.

Product Details

Release Date:	01/25/2011
UPC:	0025192091490
Original Release:	2010
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	Summit Entertainment
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:51:00
Sales rank:	3,201

Special Features

Deleted and extended scenes; Access: Red - cast insights; CIA exposed; Audio commentary with retired CIA field officer Robert Baer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Bruce Willis	Frank Moses
Morgan Freeman	Joe Matheson
John Malkovich	Marvin Boggs
Helen Mirren	Victoria
Karl Urban	William Cooper
Mary-Louise Parker	Sarah Ross
Brian Cox	Ivan Simonov
Julian McMahon	Robert Stanton
Rebecca Pidgeon	Cynthia Wilkes
Ernest Borgnine	Henry, the Records Keeper
James Remar	Gabriel Singer
Richard Dreyfuss	Alexander Dunnig
Jefferson Brown	Fred,Agent
Justine Wachsberger	Nurse
Heidi Von Palleske	Woman Neighbor
Chris Owens	Hanged Man
Randy Wade Kelley	Paramedic
Jason Guiliano	Endercott
Alec Rayme	Cop at Intersection
Lawrence Turner	Retirement Home Assassin
Emily Kuroda	Mrs. Chan
Tara Yelland	Wilkes' Secretary
Audrey Wasilewski	Businesswoman
Dmitry Chepovetsky	Surveillance Tech
Matthew Olver	Actor,Surveillance Tech
Jason Weinberg	Lead CIA Tactical Officer
Greg Bryk	Actor
Neil Whitely	FBI Commander
Robert Morse	Interrogator
Michelle Nolden	Michelle Cooper
Jake Goodman	Cooper's Son,Cooper's Daughter
Desiree Beausoleil	Security Woman
Laura De Carteret	Fundraiser Greeter
Jonathan Lloyd Walker	Agent Burbacher
Murray McRae	Intro Speaker
Cindy Dukoff	Banquet Guest
Thomas Mitchell	Lone Agent
Bernadette Couture	Agent
Aaron Khon	Agent
Jason Giuliano	Actor
Joe Chrest	Retirement Home Detective
Tony De Santis	Security Chief (as Tone DeSantis)
Joshua Peace	Interrogation Surveillance Tech (as Josh Peace)
Jaqueline Fleming	Marna
Greg Byrk	Firefighter
Christophe Beck	Composer

Technical Credits

Erich Hoeber

Cully Hamner

Erich Hoeber	Screenwriter,Screenwriter
Lorenzo Di Bonaventura	Producer
Mark Vahradian	Producer
Jake Myers	Executive Producer,Producer
Gregory Noveck	Executive Producer,Producer
Deborah Aquila	Casting
Tricia Wood	Casting
Paul Jennings	Stunts
Jamie Jones	Stunts
James Madigan	Special Effects
Laird McMurray	Special Effects
Cully Hamner	Screenwriter
David Ready	Producer
Paul Aulicino	Sound Effects
Ron Bedrosian	Sound Effects
Roberto Cappannelli	Sound Effects
Glen Gauthier	Sound Mixer
Jon Title	Sound/Sound Designer

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- Red
1. The Check Is in the Mail [7:08]
2. They Know I Like You [6:55]
3. Total Black Out [6:49]
4. You Really Are CIA [3:12]
5. Not My Best First Date [5:03]
6. Tagged Him RED [6:45]
7. She Called Me An Old Man [7:29]
8. Hot Here for the Vodka [5:45]
9. Breaking Into the CIA [6:44]
10. Getting the Band Back Together [6:57]
11. A Little Girl Time [:17]
12. How's Retirement? [6:29]
13. You're At My House [5:42]
14. Vice President Stanton [5:27]
15. Secondary Exit [6:21]
16. I Remember the Secret Service Being Tougher [5:50]
17. Wanna Get Pancakes? [5:26]
18. Greetings From Moldova [4:44]

Menu

Disc #1 -- Red
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Scene Selections
Special Features
Audio Commentary With Retired CIA Field Office Robert Baer: On/Off
Deleted and Extended Scenes
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Gone in a Flash
You Have a Gun, Awesome
Help Me
I Wasn't Ready
You Need to Be More Careful
W've Both Been Played
Swimming With Sharks
Glass of Champagne
Spectacular Lack of Vision
I Want a Margarita
Access: Red Trivia Track: On/Off
Cast Insights
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I'm in a Bruce Willis Movie
Head Honcho
What a Cast!
Location, Location, Location
Marvin Boggs: Subterranean Spy
Frank & Marvin
Mano-A-Mano
The Eagle's Nest
Old Dogs...
Girl Time
Victoria's Style
Rekindled Love
Guns, Guns, Guns
To the Death
CIA Exposed
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Family Jewels
MK-Ultra
Kremlin Bug
Operation Kitty
Guatemala Coup
Languages
Spoken Languages
English: Dolby Digital 5.1
Español: Dolby Digital 5.1
Audio Commentary With Retired CIA Field Officer Robert Baer
Subtitles
English SDH (For the Deaf and Hard of Hearing)
Español
Access: Red Trivia Track

Editorial Reviews

The retired government killers in RED still have the skills to pay the bills, but these days their pension checks cover most of the mortgage. They've also got a little extra paunch around the middle, and the same could be said about the movie they're in. Director Robert Schwentke's adaptation of Warren Ellis' D.C. comic suffers from some awkward pacing issues that stifle the flow of an otherwise fluid and stylish action comedy, making it feel longer than its actual running time and preventing the film from establishing a truly satisfying rhythm. Fortunately for movie fans, RED's best moments have a unique way of balancing out its minor shortcomings. Frank Moses (Bruce Willis) used to be a hired gun for the CIA. Along with Joe (Morgan Freeman), Marvin (John Malkovich), and Victoria (Helen Mirren), Frank's specialty was carrying out contracts that the government didn't want the public to know about. These days, Frank and his old gang are all retired, but the powers that be are still concerned that they know too much, and dispatch a team of top assassins to ensure their silence. Desperate for a place to hide out, Frank flees to the apartment of Sarah Ross (Mary-Louise Parker), the bored, cubicle-dwelling phone jockey charged with ensuring that his pension checks arrive on time. While Frank and Sarah have developed a friendly phone rapport by exchanging notes on trashy romance novels, Sarah isn't too happy to find an unfamiliar face lurking in her darkened living room. With the bad guys closing in, Frank kidnaps Sarah and races to seek out the help of his old cohorts in killing. Now, Frank and his former team members realize that their only hope for survival is to break into CIA headquarters and expose the truth. But once they're in, the group uncovers evidence of a massive cover-up that promises to rock the very foundation of our government. It's hardly a revelation that the cast of RED is one of the film's most appealing features. Not only do all the main players look like they're having a blast with the heavy artillery, but they share an onscreen camaraderie that makes watching them just as fun. The comic chemistry between Willis and Parker propels the action nicely early on, but once Malkovich comes bounding out of the brush, things really kick into high gear. "Unhinged" would be an appropriate adjective to describe his performance as an intensely paranoid assassin whose brain has been remapped by LSD, and his wild-eyed antics alone are nearly worth the cost of admission. Freeman is a wily combination of canny and loose, hitting all of his comic marks right on target, and the elegant Mirren looks positively radiant accessorized with an MP5. An unlikely romantic match for Mirren given his gruff demeanor, Brian Cox is strangely affective as an indispensable Russian ally, and Karl Urban shares the screen with these imposing veteran players with style and confidence. Incredibly, Richard Dreyfuss is almost more hammy here than he was in Piranha 3D, if that can be believed. Director Schwentke displays a commendable flair for action, working well with cinematographer Florian Ballhaus (son of acclaimed DP Michael Ballhaus) to serve up high-energy sequences that don't sacrifice coherence for style. And while Schwentke's lively direction seems to grow a bit more pedestrian with each passing scene, RED still looks great, and moves at a brisk pace as veteran editor Thom Noble works overtime to smooth out some minor but noticeable pacing issues in the Hoeber brothers' clunky screenplay. A playful action blockbuster with a top-shelf cast and a refreshingly unconventional concept, RED is a fast-moving action film that younger audiences will be drawn to because of its energy and graphic-novel roots and older audiences will enjoy for the cast and the script's playful subversion of geriatric stereotypes.