Vengeance: A Love Story is a 2017 American action thriller film[1][2] directed by Johnny Martin, written by John Mankiewicz, and starring Nicolas Cage, Don Johnson, Anna Hutchison, Talitha Bateman and Deborah Kara Unger. It is based on the 2003 novel Rape: A Love Story by Joyce Carol Oates. The film was released on September 15, 2017, by FilmRise.
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| Directed by | Johnny Martin |
| Screenplay by | John Mankiewicz |
| Based on | Rape: A Love Story by Joyce Carol Oates |
| Produced by | Nicolas Cage Michael Mendelsohn |
| Starring | Nicolas Cage Don Johnson Anna Hutchison Talitha Bateman Deborah Kara Unger |
| Cinematography | David Stragmeister |
| Music by | Frederik Wiedmann |
Production companies | Saturn Films Patriot Pictures |
| Distributed by | FilmRise |
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Running time | 99 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $73,270[1] |
Premise
editA policeman investigating a single mother's rape soon takes matters into his own hands after the attackers are acquitted in court.
Cast
edit- Nicolas Cage as John Dromoor[3]
- Anna Hutchison as Teena Maguire[4]
- Talitha Bateman as Bethie Maguire[5]
- Deborah Kara Unger as Agnes[5]
- Don Johnson as Jay Kirkpatrick[5]
- Joshua Mikel as Marvin Fick
- Charlene Tilton as Mrs. Irma Fick
- Dikran Tulaine as Mr. Walter Fick
- Mike Pniewski as Judge Schpiro
- Marc Coppola as Dr. Collins
- Francois Xavier Declie as Father Muldoon
- Michael Papajohn as JJ Breen
- Jwaundace Candece as Night Nurse
- Elizabeth Hunter as Annie
- Dwayne Boyd as Det. Lyle
- Emily Sandifer as Ursula
- Rey Hernandez as Trooper #1 (Craig)
Production
editOriginally, production with Samuel L. Jackson, Dianne Wiest and Abigail Breslin associated, was set to be filmed in Michigan in 2009, under its film incentive program. Scouts arrived in fall 2008 and production was halted.[6] On February 7, 2016, Nicolas Cage joined the cast of the film.[3] On March 8, it was announced that Cage would direct the film, though he later dropped out of directing.[7] Principal photography began on April 21.[8] The following day, Anna Hutchison joined the cast.[4] On May 12, Don Johnson joined the cast.[5]
Release
editThe film was released direct to video in the United Kingdom on March 27, 2017.[9] In the United States, the film was released on September 15, 2017, by FilmRise.[1] Michael Rechtshaffen of the Los Angeles Times was negative towards the film, criticizing the script as "melodramatic" and "ham-handed," the directing as "heavy-handed" and "cliché-ridden," and Cage's performance of John Dromoor as "detached."[10]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Vengeance: A Love Story (2017)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
- ^ "Vengeance: A Love Story (2017) - Johnny Martin". AllMovie.
- ^ a b McNary, Dave (February 7, 2016). "Berlin: Nicolas Cage Starring in 'Vengeance: a Love Story' (Exclusive)". Variety. Archived from the original on January 23, 2021. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
- ^ a b Geier, Thom (April 22, 2016). "'Cabin in the Woods' Star Anna Hutchison Joins Nicolas Cage in 'Vengeance: A Love Story'". The Wrap. Archived from the original on May 21, 2022. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
- ^ a b c d McClintock, Pamela; Ford, Rebecca (May 12, 2016). "Cannes: Don Johnson Joins 'Vengeance: A Love Story' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on May 21, 2022. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
- ^ "Heather Graham Replacing Uma in 'Vengeance: A Love Story'?". ION Cinema. August 19, 2009.
- ^ McNary, Dave (March 8, 2016). "Nicolas Cage Directing 'Vengeance: A Love Story'". Variety. Archived from the original on April 23, 2021. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
- ^ "On the Set for 4/22/16: Denzel Washington & Scott Rudin Roll Cameras on 'Fences', Will Smith Wraps 'Collateral Beauty'". SSN Insider. April 22, 2016. Archived from the original on April 25, 2016. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
- ^ "Vengeance: A Love Story en DVD ou Blu Ray". Allocine.fr. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
- ^ Rechtshaffen, Michael (September 15, 2017). "A remote Nicolas Cage doesn't help the melodramatic 'Vengeance: A Love Story'". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on April 7, 2022. Retrieved August 1, 2018.