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Dangerous (2021 film)

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Dangerous
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDavid Hackl
Written byChris Borrelli
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyMark Dobrescru
Edited byJackie Dzuba
Music byTodd Bryanton
Production
companies
Distributed by
  • Lionsgate (US and UK)[1]
  • Minds Eye Entertainment (Canada)
  • International Film Trust (International)
Release date
  • November 5, 2021 (2021-11-05)
Running time
99 minutes
Countries
  • Canada
  • United States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$8 million [2]

Dangerous is a 2021 action thriller film directed by David Hackl and starring Scott Eastwood, Tyrese Gibson, Famke Janssen, Kevin Durand, and Mel Gibson.[3][4][5][6] The film was released on November 5, 2021.[7] It was David Hackl's fifth film as director. Dangerous was produced by Kevin DeWalt, Ben DeWalt and Doug Falconer under the banners of Mind's Eye Entertainment and Falconer Pictures;[8] and marks the last film of Falconer as a producer - he suddenly died in July 2021 before the release of the film.[9] The film was distributed in the United States and the United Kingdom by Lionsgate. It received negative reviews from critics for its plot and action.

Plot

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Dylan Forrester, a psychopath and former assassin, is suppressing his instincts and taking mood stabiliser medication Lithium which is incorrectly described on the bottle in the movie, supervised by Dr. Alderwood. He dodges his parole to travel to Guardian Island, an island owned by his family, to reconcile after the sudden death of his brother, Sean. His mother, Linda Forrester, despises him for his true nature and encourages him to leave. Meanwhile, Agent Shaughnessy is trying to track Dylan down for dodging his parole believing he's too dangerous. Sheriff McCoy, Guardian Island's Sheriff discovers Dylan is a wanted fugitive and arrests him and locks him in the island's bunker.

A fixer named Cole lands on the island with his crew of mercenaries and kills Sheriff McCoy. A hotel employee named Jo hears the attack and teams up with Dylan to escape, letting him go. When Cole's crew raid the house, one of his crew is knocked out by Dylan after calling the crew informing them Dylan escaped. The crew leave the house to search for Dylan. Dylan returns to the house and helps his family protect themselves. Dylan kills two of Cole's crew and has suspicions that Sean was hiding something in the house that led Cole to the island. Cole claims that nobody on the island is of importance to him and that he only wants what's on the island. Dylan and the survivors find a secret passage set up by Sean. Dylan realizes that Sean partnered with Cole to buy the island believing something valuable is there. The family enters the passage and discovers a Japanese submarine containing Yamashita's Gold stolen during World War 2.

Cole's mercenaries find the secret lair and a shootout begins; Massey and Dylan fight back against the mercenaries using one of the submarine's deck guns. Cole holds Linda at gunpoint and forces Dylan to help him steal the gold. Massey tries to shoot Cole with the deck gun but Cole kills him instead. Dylan refuses Cole and throws the gold he tried to steal into the water. They are ambushed by Agent Shaughnessy, who's shot and wounded by Cole. Cole tries to throw Linda into the water and she's left hanging from a platform. Dylan stabs Cole to death and throws him into the water and saves his mother. The survivors leave the island and Dylan takes some of the gold. Dylan bids farewell to Dr. Alderwood in a phone call and dumps his mood stabilising medication into the ocean.

Cast

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Production

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In November 2020, it was announced that Scott Eastwood and Tyrese Gibson were set to star in the film alongside Mel Gibson.[12] Later that month, the film was presented to buyers at the American Film Market.[3] Filming began in late November 2020 and occurred at various parts of Canada including Kamloops and the Okanagan.[13][14] Principal photography took place in December 2020, and concluded on December 23.[2][15] During the shooting in Kamloops amidst the COVID-19 outbreak, Tyrese Gibson donated his unused hotel rooms to a homeless family. His gesture received wide coverage including that from People magazine.[16]

By the end of December 2020, Dangerous was sold to multiple international territories including Germany, Spain, Portugal, Eastern Europe, the Middle-East and the Commonwealth of Independent States.[11] In March 2021, Lionsgate acquired the distribution rights for the US, UK and Canada.[17]

Release

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In October 2021, Lionsgate revealed the official poster of the film.[7] Dangerous was released in the US and Canada theatres as well as on-demand on 5 November 2021.[7] On 18 November, it was released in the Middle East followed by release in Europe in mid-December 2021. Dangerous received worldwide DVD and Blu-ray release on 14 December 2021.[18]

Reception

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The film was nominated at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in two categories as well as in two categories at the Golden Raspberry Awards.[19][20] Dangerous hit Netflix Top 10 Movies in the Netherlands for three weeks in January 2022. The film hit Amazon Prime TOP 10 in Italy, Germany and the US where it stayed for more than seven weeks. Overall, the film hit Top 10 in 17 countries across various streaming services.[21]

References

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  1. ^ "Dangerous". Variety Insight. Archived from the original on October 5, 2021. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Martin, Ashley (January 30, 2021). "Donkeyhead crew agrees, 'we really don't have a film industry' in Sask". Regina Leader-Post. Archived from the original on February 18, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2021. His last project of 2020, a film in B.C. starring Mel Gibson, wrapped on Dec. 23 [...] "The movie we just finished in B.C. was [...] $10 million."
  3. ^ a b Wiseman, Andreas (November 12, 2020). "'Dangerous': Scott Eastwood, Tyrese Gibson, Famke Janssen, Kevin Durand & Mel Gibson Set For Action-Thriller — AFM". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on July 12, 2021. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  4. ^ McNary, Dave (November 12, 2020). "Scott Eastwood, Mel Gibson Join Action Thriller 'Dangerous'". Variety. Archived from the original on July 11, 2021. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
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  6. ^ Peters, James (December 22, 2020). "Kamloops-area film production features Scott Eastwood, Mel Gibson". CFJC-TV. Archived from the original on December 24, 2020. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
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  9. ^ Baines, Tim (July 29, 2021). "PEACE AND LOVE: Loss of ex-GGs, Rough Riders football star, movie producer Doug Falconer is crushing". Ottawa Sun. Archived from the original on August 3, 2021. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
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  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Ramachandran, Naman (December 21, 2020). "Scott Eastwood, Mel Gibson Film 'Dangerous' Sold to Key Territories by IFT". Variety. Archived from the original on March 6, 2021. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  12. ^ "Mel Gibson to make a cameo in Scott Eastwood starrer action-thriller 'Dangerous'". WION. Los Angeles. November 13, 2020. Archived from the original on May 5, 2022. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  13. ^ Lawless, John (December 23, 2020). "Movie stars in the Okanagan: Mel Gibson, Scott Eastwood headline blockbuster movie shot in the Okanagan". Castanet.net. Archived from the original on July 11, 2021. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  14. ^ Lawless, John (December 24, 2020). "Stories from the movie set: Factory owner shares behind-the-scenes stories from movie shot in Lavington". Castanet.net. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  15. ^ Smith, Jennifer (December 21, 2020). "Okanagan stars in film featuring Mel Gibson, Scott Eastwood". Kelowna Capital News. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  16. ^ Carlson, Adam (December 11, 2020). "Tyrese Gibson Gave His Hotel Rooms to a Homeless Family: How He's Encouraging People to 'Do More'". People. Archived from the original on May 5, 2022. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  17. ^ Cristi, A.A. (March 23, 2021). "DANGEROUS Sells Major Territories; Lionsgate Acquires U.S., Canada, and U.K. Rights". BroadwayWorld. Archived from the original on May 5, 2022. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  18. ^ "Dangerous Blu-ray". blu-ray.com. Archived from the original on May 5, 2022. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  19. ^ Lewis, Hilary (February 7, 2022). "Razzies: Filmed Version of 'Diana' Stage Musical Tops 2022 Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on February 7, 2022. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  20. ^ Furdyk, Brent (February 15, 2022). "2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, 'Sort Of' & 'Scarborough' Lead The Pack". ET Canada. Archived from the original on March 20, 2023. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  21. ^ "TOP 10 ranking since 2020 - Flix Patrol - Dangerous". flixpatrol.com. Archived from the original on July 14, 2023. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
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