Man on Fire (2004)
Theatrical poster for Man on Fire
Directed by	Tony Scott
Produced by	Lucas Foster Arnon Milchan Tony Scott
Written by	Novel   A.J. Quinnell -Screenplay-   Brian Helgeland
Starring	Denzel Washington Dakota Fanning Christopher Walken Giancarlo Giannini Radha Mitchell Mickey Rourke Marc Anthony Rachel Ticotin
Music by	Harry Gregson-Williams
Cinematography	Paul Cameron
Editing by	Christian Wagner
Distributed by	20th Century Fox (US, Italy, Netherlands, Argentina, Spain, France, UK) Paramount Pictures (Germany) Other various worldwide distributors
Release date(s)	April 23, 2004
Running time	146 minutes
Language	English Spanish
Budget	$70 million
IMDb profile

Man on Fire is a 2004 action drama thriller film about an ex-CIA operative/assassin who takes the job as a bodyguard and takes revenge on a Mexican kidnapping gang after they kidnap the child he was hired to protect. Anthony D L "Tony" Scott (born 21 July 1944) is a British Film director. Arnon Milchan (ארנון מילצ'ן December 6, 1944) is Film producer and businessman A J Quinnell was the Pen name of Philip Nicholson (born on June 25, 1940 in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, UK - died Brian Helgeland (born January 17, 1961 in Providence, Rhode Island) is a Norwegian-American movie Writer Denzel Hayes Washington Jr (born December 28 1954) is an American Actor and director. Dakota Fanning (born February 23 1994 is an American teen Actress. Christopher Walken (born March 31 1943 is an American Film and Theatre Actor. Giancarlo Giannini (born August 1 1942 is an Oscar -nominated Italian actor and dubber Radha Rani Amber Indigo Anunda Mitchell (born November 12, 1973) is an Australian actress. Philip Andre "Mickey" Rourke Jr (born September 16, 1952 in Schenectady New York) is an American Actor, who has appeared Marco Antonio Muñiz (born September 16 1968 is an American singer/songwriter/actor of Puerto Rican descent popular in Latin America for his Salsa music Rachel Ticotin (born November 1, 1958) is an American film and television Actress. Harry Gregson-Williams (born December 13, 1961) is a Golden Globe - and Grammy -nominated British Film score Composer Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and Distribution company, based in Hollywood California. Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Action movies are a Film genre where action sequences such as fights, Shootouts Stunts Car chases or explosions either take precedence Drama is the specific mode of Fiction represented in Performance. The thriller is a broad Genre of Literature, Film, Gaming and Television. near as long as it used to be several months ago It has been actively summarized and split into sub-articles and there is a dynamic talk page discussion of all The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. The film was directed by Tony Scott, starring Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, Radha Mitchell, Giancarlo Giannini, Marc Anthony, Mickey Rourke and Christopher Walken. Anthony D L "Tony" Scott (born 21 July 1944) is a British Film director. Denzel Hayes Washington Jr (born December 28 1954) is an American Actor and director. Dakota Fanning (born February 23 1994 is an American teen Actress. Radha Rani Amber Indigo Anunda Mitchell (born November 12, 1973) is an Australian actress. Giancarlo Giannini (born August 1 1942 is an Oscar -nominated Italian actor and dubber Marco Antonio Muñiz (born September 16 1968 is an American singer/songwriter/actor of Puerto Rican descent popular in Latin America for his Salsa music Philip Andre "Mickey" Rourke Jr (born September 16, 1952 in Schenectady New York) is an American Actor, who has appeared Christopher Walken (born March 31 1943 is an American Film and Theatre Actor.

The film is a remake of the 1987 film of the same name, and both films are based on the first of a series of books by author A. J. Quinnell, about a former U. Man on Fire is a 1987 Film directed by Elie Chouraqui, starring Scott Glenn, Joe Pesci and Jonathan Pryce. Man on Fire is a 1980 thriller novel by Philip Nicholson writing as A A J Quinnell was the Pen name of Philip Nicholson (born on June 25, 1940 in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, UK - died S. Marine and Foreign Legionnaire turned mercenary. Critically acclaimed and commercially successful, this remake was released on April 23, 2004 in the U.S. and drew $23 million in its opening weekend, and has grossed $130,293,714 internationally. Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

Plot

In Mexico City criminal gangs are kidnapping rich people and their families for the lucrative ransom money. In Criminal law, kidnapping is the taking away or Asportation of a person against the person's will usually to hold the person in False imprisonment On the advice of his lawyer, Mexican businessman Samuel Ramos (Marc Anthony), like other wealthy people, hires a bodyguard to protect his nine-year-old daughter Lupita "Pita" Ramos (Dakota Fanning), and to be able to renew the family's ransom insurance. Marco Antonio Muñiz (born September 16 1968 is an American singer/songwriter/actor of Puerto Rican descent popular in Latin America for his Salsa music Dakota Fanning (born February 23 1994 is an American teen Actress. The head of an executive security firm, Paul Rayburn (Christopher Walken) suggests that Ramos hire Rayburn's old CIA buddy John Creasy (Denzel Washington). Christopher Walken (born March 31 1943 is an American Film and Theatre Actor. Denzel Hayes Washington Jr (born December 28 1954) is an American Actor and director.

Ramos is impressed with Creasy's résumé, which includes a variety of counterinsurgency and counter-terrorism activities. Counter-terrorism or counterterrorism refers to the practices tactics, techniques and strategies that Governments militaries, Police departments However, Creasy has since become uninterested in life. He is burned out from all the death and horror and has taken to alcoholism to ease the burden. Creasy is not interested in bodyguard work and even less with the youngster, but he needs a job. Creasy's initial impatience slowly fades as he finds himself opening up to the child. He replaces her parents in their absence, giving her advice and coaching her in her swimming lessons and competitions. He helps her overcome her fear of starting guns, turning it into an eagerness to move at the sound of one. Pita gives Creasy an emblem of St. Jude, the patron saint of lost causes, saying she bought it for him with her own money. The patron saint of a particular group of people is a Saint who would protect and 'love' the group and its members

Shortly after delivering her to a piano audition, Creasy notices a suspicious vehicle driving past and a pair of police cars blocking off the surrounding street. As Pita emerges from the building and freezes, Creasy pulls out his gun and fires a shot into the air, similar to a starting gun, startling her to running away. During the ensuing gun battle, four of the attackers are fatally shot, including two corrupt police officers. The battle leaves Creasy seriously wounded and unconscious, allowing the surviving kidnappers to grab the child.

Shortly after the kidnapping, gang leader Daniel Sanchez demands a dead drop ransom of several million dollars in exchange for Pita. A dead drop or dead letter box, is a location used to secretly pass items between two people without requiring them The drop goes badly, the kidnappers are ambushed by a corrupt police gang called "La Hermandad", and the money is stolen. Sanchez notifies Pita's parents that the child will not be released, and everyone assumes she is dead. It is during this time that Creasy is made into public spectacle by the police chief while unconscious in his hospital bed, claiming he has murdered two judicial police officers.

Rayburn shows up at the hospital after hearing the news and aids in helping Creasy escape to a safe house to further recover from his injuries. After Creasy recovers from his wounds, he returns to Pita's home and promises her mother that he will kill everyone who was involved in, or profited from, the kidnapping. Creasy kidnaps and tortures several "La Hermandad" members, forcing them to reveal the names of the people involved in the kidnapping ring. Also Ramos admits setting the whole kidnapping up in order to get insurance money as he was bankrupt. He then commits suicide with a gun provided by Creasy.

With Rayburn's help, Creasy buys a variety of guns, explosives, and a rocket-propelled grenade launcher. He uses the weaponry to kill a number of corrupt Mexican police officers and high-ranking law enforcement officials who were involved in the kidnapping. After Creasy learns where Sanchez lives, he fights his way into Sanchez's apartment. Although Creasy is wounded in the gunfire, he gains the upper hand, and captures and tortures Sanchez's brother and ex-wife.

To save his brother, Sanchez admits that Pita is alive, and offers to exchange her for his brother and Creasy. Creasy agrees, and travels with Pita's mother to a remote rural area to make the exchange. After Pita runs to her mother, Creasy is hustled into a car, which speeds off. As Creasy succumbs to his gunshot wounds, he drops the emblem of St. Jude that Pita gave him. An epilogue reveals that Sanchez was killed during a police raid that same day, his location discovered by special operations police who were electronically following Creasy's movements and actions.

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Songs in the Movie

External links

• Man on Fire Official Site
• Man on Fire (2004) at the Internet Movie Database
• Man on Fire at Box Office Mojo
• Man on Fire Script (pdf)