Man on Fire (2004 film)
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Man on Fire is a 2004 action thriller film[4] directed by Tony Scott from a screenplay by Brian Helgeland, and based on the 1980 novel of the same name by A. J. Quinnell. The novel had previously been adapted into a feature film in 1987. Denzel Washington portrays John Creasy, a despondent, alcoholic former CIA SAD/SOG officer (and U.S. Marine Corps Force Reconnaissance captain) turned bodyguard, who goes on a revenge rampage after his charge, nine-year-old Lupita "Pita" Ramos (Dakota Fanning), is abducted in Mexico City. The supporting cast includes Christopher Walken, Radha Mitchell, Giancarlo Giannini, Marc Anthony, Rachel Ticotin and Mickey Rourke.
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Directed by | Tony Scott |
Screenplay by | Brian Helgeland |
Based on | Man on Fire by A. J. Quinnell |
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Cinematography | Paul Cameron |
Edited by | Christian Wagner |
Music by | Harry Gregson-Williams |
Production companies | Fox 2000 Pictures New Regency Productions Scott Free Productions Epsilon Motion Pictures Estudios Churubusco Azteca |
Distributed by | 20th Century Fox (worldwide) Rialto Film (Switzerland) |
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Running time | 146 minutes |
Countries | United States United Kingdom[1] Switzerland Mexico |
Languages | English Spanish |
Budget | $60–70 million[2][3] |
Box office | $130.3 million |
The film received mixed reviews. It grossed $130 million worldwide against a production budget of $60–70 million.