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6.5A man named Mr. Smith delivers a woman's baby during a shootout, and is then called upon to protect the newborn from the army of gunmen.
Released: 2007-07-2686 minDir: Michael DavisAction, Thriller, Comedy, CrimeBudget: $39.0MBox office: $26.8M
Cast
- Clive Owen as Smith
- Paul Giamatti as Hertz
- Monica Bellucci as Donna Quintano
- Stephen McHattie as Hammerson
- Greg Bryk as Lone Man
- Daniel Pilon as Senator Rutledge
Themes
- dying and death
- new love
- hero
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Shoot 'Em Up is a 2007 American action film written and directed by Michael Davis and produced by Montford/Murphy. It stars Clive Owen, Paul Giamatti, Monica Bellucci and Stephen McHattie. In the film, Smith (Owen), a drifter and former black-ops soldier, rescues a newborn from being killed by assassin Hertz (Giamatti) and his henchmen. Smith enlists the help of prostitute Donna Quintano (Bellucci) to keep the baby safe as he unravels the conspiracy.
According to Davis, the film's idea came after he saw a gun-battle scene from Hard Boiled in which Chow Yun-fat rescues newborn babies from gangsters. Desiring to make an action film centering on guns, Davis expanded the idea into a script in 2000, accompanied by an animated footage with 17,000 drawings for the action scenes. After a deal with New Line Cinema, filming began in Toronto. The music was composed by Paul Haslinger, while cinematography and editing were handled by Peter Pau and Peter Amundson respectively.
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2007 action films2007 American films2007 English-language films2007 filmsAmerican action thriller filmsEnglish-language action filmsFilms about babiesFilms about prostitution in the United StatesFilms directed by Michael DavisFilms produced by Don MurphyFilms scored by Paul HaslingerFilms shot in Toronto