Ambulance (2022 film)

Ambulance
A poster featuring the faces of two men and one woman. Underneath them is an ambulance being pursued by the police. The title, "Ambulance", is also present with the letters "LA" in a different color, noting that the story takes place in Los Angeles.
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMichael Bay
Screenplay byChris Fedak
Based on
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by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyRoberto De Angelis
Edited by
Music byLorne Balfe
Production
companies
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release dates
  • March 16, 2022 (2022-03-16) (International)
  • April 8, 2022 (2022-04-08) (United States)
Running time
136 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$40 million
Box office$52.3 million

Ambulance is a 2022 American action thriller heist film co-produced and directed by Michael Bay and written by Chris Fedak. A co-production between New Republic Pictures, Project X Entertainment, and Bay Films, it is a remake of the 2005 Danish film of the same name. It stars Jake Gyllenhaal and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as adoptive brothers who hijack an ambulance after robbing a bank and take a paramedic (Eiza González) and a police officer (Jackson White) hostage.

The film was first announced in 2015 and went through several crew changes. In 2020, Bay came on board to direct after the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted his plans to shoot a different movie. Filming took place in Los Angeles, in the midst of the pandemic with cinematographer Roberto De Angelis. During post-production, the film was edited by Pietro Scalia and the score was composed by Lorne Balfe.

Ambulance was theatrically released in some international territories on March 16 and in the United States by Universal Pictures on April 8, 2022. The film underperformed at the box office, grossing approximately $52 million worldwide on a budget of $40 million. While the story drew some polarized response, Ambulance received praise for the performances, Bay's direction, and the action sequences.[2]

  1. ^ "Ambulance (15)". BBFC. Archived from the original on March 20, 2022. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  2. ^ Weiss, Josh (April 6, 2022). "Ambulance reviews hail a throwback to '90s-era action with Michael Bay's best movie in years". Syfy Wire. Archived from the original on May 16, 2022. Retrieved May 16, 2022.