Escape Plan (film)

Escape Plan
Two large men standing at the edge of a lift shaft looking down
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMikael Håfström
Screenplay byMiles Chapman
Arnell Jesko
Story byMiles Chapman
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyBrendan Galvin
Edited byElliot Greenberg
Music byAlex Heffes
Production
companies
Summit Entertainment
Atmosphere Entertainment
Emmett/Furla Films
Envision Entertainment
Boies/Schiller Film Group
Distributed byLionsgate[1]
Release dates
  • July 18, 2013 (2013-07-18) (San Diego Comic-Con)
  • October 18, 2013 (2013-10-18) (United States)
Running time
115 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$54–70 million[3][4]
Box office$137.3 million[1]

Escape Plan is a 2013 American prison action thriller film starring Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger, and co-starring Jim Caviezel, 50 Cent, Vinnie Jones, Vincent D'Onofrio and Amy Ryan.[5] It was directed by Swedish filmmaker Mikael Håfström, and written by Miles Chapman and Jason Keller (under the anagram pen-name 'Arnell Jesko').[6] The first film to pair up Stallone and Schwarzenegger as co-leads,[7] it follows Stallone's character Ray Breslin, a lawyer turned prison security tester who is incarcerated in the world's most secret and secure prison, and recruits fellow inmate Emil Rottmayer, portrayed by Schwarzenegger, to stage a breakout. The film is the first installment of the Escape Plan film series.

The film was released in the United States on October 18, 2013, received mixed reviews and grossed $137 million worldwide against a $54–70 million budget.

  1. ^ a b "Escape Plan". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  2. ^ "Escape Plan (15)". E1 Films. British Board of Film Classification. October 1, 2013. Retrieved October 1, 2013.
  3. ^ 2013 Feature Film Study (PDF) (Report). FilmL.A. Inc. p. 11. Retrieved January 2, 2017 – via The Hollywood Reporter.
  4. ^ "Escape Plan". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  5. ^ Barnes, Henry (February 9, 2012). "Schwarzenegger and Stallone join forces for The Tomb". The Guardian. London.
  6. ^ Gorber, Jason (October 18, 2013). "Review: Escape Plan Is Escapist Fun". Twitch Film. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
  7. ^ Lipp, Chaz (October 18, 2013). "Movie Review: Escape Plan". Cinema Lowdown.