Man on Fire
Man on Fire is a 2004 action thriller film directed and produced by Tony Scott, with a screenplay by Brian Helgeland and co-produced by Arnon Milchan. It is based on the 1980 novel of the same name by A. J. Quinnell. The film stars Denzel Washington and Dakota Fanning in lead roles, alongside Christopher Walken, Radha Mitchell, Giancarlo Giannini, Marc Anthony, Rachel Ticotin and Mickey Rourke in supporting roles. This adaptation shifts the setting from Naples, Italy, to Mexico City, diverging from the earlier 1987 film version of Quinnell's novel, which was also produced by Milchan.
Plot
In 2003, former Force Recon Marine and CIA SAD/SOG officer John Creasy travels to Mexico to visit his old friend Paul Rayburn, who convinces him to take a bodyguard position with Samuel Ramos, a wealthy automaker. Samuel needs protection for his young daughter, Lupita "Pita" Ramos, due to a kidnapping insurance policy that requires a bodyguard to be in place.
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author | Brian Helgeland |
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contentLocation | Mexico |
director | Tony Scott |
editor | Christian Wagner |
events | revenge |
genre | action crime drama thriller |
keywords | abduct afi alcoholism ambush arsenal behead belong bible bodyguard bomb central intelligence agency cia connect corrupt official decapitation drink federal ministerial police float force recon marine getaway driver injured insurance money insurance policy kidnap kill learn meet old friend police lieutenant sad/sog special activities center suicide suicide attack suicide attempt suicide bombing teach united states marine corps force reconnaissance veterinary clinic veterinary medicine voice wait young daughter |
musicBy | Harry Gregson-Williams |
producer | Arnon Milchan Lucas Foster Tony Scott |
productionCompany | Fox 2000 Pictures New Regency Productions Scott Free Productions |
publisher | 20th Century Studios |
recordedAt | Lake Como Mexico |
theme | action drama vigilante |