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Jason Statham (CRANK) stands in for Charles Bronson in this remake of the 1972 action thriller of the same name, in which a veteran hitman teaches his trade to an apprentice who has a connection to one of his previous victims. Simon West (CON AIR) directs from a script adapted by Karl Gajdusek.

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ProducerIrwin Winkler, Robert Chartoff

EAN5060223761329

eBay Product ID (ePID)102599957

Product Key Features

ActorJames Logan, Donald Sutherland, Christa Campbell, Tony Goldwyn, Mark Nutter, Mini Anden, Jason Statham, Jeffrey Chase, Eddie Fernandez

Film/TV TitleThe Mechanic

DirectorSimon West

LanguageEnglish

Run Time88 Mins

Aspect Ratio16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen

Release Year2011

FormatDVD

FeaturesWidescreen

GenreThriller, General

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs1

Certificate15

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America

ComposerMark Isham

Production DesignerRichard Lassalle

Executive ProducerAvi Lerner

Additional InformationSeasoned hitman Arthur Bishop (Jason Statham) sets out to avenge the brutal murder of his mentor, Harry (Donald Sutherland), and finds himself joined by Harry's vengeful son (Ben Foster), who is eager to follow in his late father's footsteps, in this remake of the 1972 action thriller starring Charles Bronson and Jan-Michael Vincent. Harry taught Arthur how to be a detached killer who always hits his mark. Now Harry is gone, and for the first time in Arthur's career it's about to get personal. As lone-wolf assassin Arthur prepares to hunt down Harry's killers, he is approached by his fallen mentor's vengeful son, Steve, who is eager to take up the lethal tools of his father's trade. Unused at working with a partner yet compelled to help Steve carry on the family tradition, Arthur agrees to take him on as a protege. Later, the duo begins to methodically eliminate their targets, forging a partnership born of blood with each new hit. The closer Arthur and Steve get to the name at the top of their list, however, the more apparent it becomes that his job will be anything but business as usual.

ReviewsEmpire Magazine - Better than THE TRANSPORTER [à], Time Magazine - The interplay between dry Arthur and crazy, caustic Steve makes the movie a lot of fun., Guardian UK - Over the past decade or so, Jason Statham has morphed [à] into an international action hero - and after sitting through The Mechanic I can see why., Empire - Better than THE TRANSPORTER..., E! Online - [T]he kind of character-driven suspense audiences often say they want., News Of The World - Contains [à] pure action-movie dialogue poetry. No way I am not giving this film a thumbs up., The Guardian - Over the past decade or so, Jason Statham has morphed [à] into an international action hero - and after sitting through The Mechanic I can see why

ScreenwriterRichard Wenk, Karl Gajdusek

CinematographerEric Schmidt

Sound sourceDolby Digital

EditorTodd Miller

Movie/TV TitleThe Mechanic

Consumer AdviceContains strong bloody violence, strong language and sex