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2000s, abducted, action, Christopher Walken, Dakota Fanning, Denzel Washington, Man on Fire, Mickey Rourke, Movies, novel, Tony Scott
Man on Fire is a 2004 action thriller film 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 been previously adapted into a 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 and Mickey Rourke.
The film received mixed reviews. It grossed $130 million worldwide against a production budget of $60–70 million.
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