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The Last Stand is a 2013 American action comedy and crime thriller film directed by Kim Ji-woon. The screenplay was written by Jeffrey Nachmanoff and George Nolfi, with Lorenzo di Bonaventura serving as producer and Mi-gyeong Lee as executive producer. The cast includes Arnold Schwarzenegger, Forest Whitaker, Peter Stormare, and Eduardo Noriega. Alan Silvestri composed the music for the English-language production, which was filmed in New Mexico.
The narrative takes place in Arizona, Los Angeles, and New Mexico. Production was handled by Starz Entertainment, di Bonaventura Pictures, and CJ Entertainment. The film has a runtime of 107 minutes and was distributed by Lionsgate Films and Netflix in video on demand format. It was released on January 12, 2013, with additional release dates listed for January 24 and 31 of the same year.
Audience and critic assessments vary, with review scores including 5.8/10, 61%, and 54/100. The film holds a 6.3 rating on IMDb based on 150,582 votes and a 6.081 average from 2,969 votes on TMDb. Its tagline is "Not in his town. Not on his watch."
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6.1Ray Owens is sheriff of the quiet US border town of Sommerton Junction after leaving the LAPD following a bungled operation. Following his escape from the FBI, a notorious drug baron, his gang, and a hostage are heading toward Sommerton Junction where the police are preparing to make a last stand to intercept them before they cross the border. Owens is reluctant to become involved but ultimately joins in with the law enforcement efforts.
Cast
- Arnold Schwarzenegger as Sheriff Ray Owens
- Johnny Knoxville as Lewis Dinkum
- Jaimie Alexander as Sarah Torrance
- Zach Gilford as Jerry Bailey
- Kristen DeVore Rakes as Agent Devers
- Christiana Leucas as Christie
Themes
- small town
- sheriff
- prisoner
- escape
- hostage
- fbi
- border
- convoy
- machine gun
- neo-western
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Kim Jee-woon
- Written by
- Andrew Knauer
- Produced by
- Lorenzo di Bonaventura
- Starring
- Arnold Schwarzenegger Forest Whitaker Johnny Knoxville Rodrigo Santoro Jaimie Alexander Luis Guzmán Eduardo Noriega Peter Stormare Zach Gilford Genesis Rodriguez
- Cinematography
- Kim Ji-yong
- Edited by
- Steven Kemper
- Music by
- Mowg
- Production companies
- Lionsgate Films di Bonaventura Pictures
- Distributed by
- Lionsgate Films
- Release date
- January 18, 2013 ( 2013-01-18 )
- Running time
- 105 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $45 million
- Box office
- $48.3 million
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Encyclopedic overview
The Last Stand is a 2013 American action thriller film directed by Kim Jee-woon and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Forest Whitaker, Johnny Knoxville, Rodrigo Santoro, Jaimie Alexander, Luis Guzmán, Eduardo Noriega, Peter Stormare, Zach Gilford, and Genesis Rodriguez. The film stars Schwarzenegger as a sheriff who attempts to stop a dangerous drug lord from escaping to Mexico through his small town.
The film was Schwarzenegger's first starring role since Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003), and Kim's first English-language film. Filming took place in Belen, New Mexico and Nevada in late 2011. The film premiered on January 14, 2013, at Grauman's Chinese Theatre and was released on January 18, 2013, by Lionsgate Films, receiving mixed reviews from critics and grossing $48.3 million worldwide against a $45 million budget.
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