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Directed by | Mikael Håfström |
Screenplay by | Miles Chapman Arnell Jesko |
Story by | Miles Chapman |
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Cinematography | Brendan Galvin |
Edited by | Elliot Greenberg |
Music by | Alex Heffes |
Production companies | Summit Entertainment Atmosphere Entertainment Emmett/Furla Films Envision Entertainment Boies/Schiller Film Group |
Distributed by | Lionsgate[1] |
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Running time | 115 minutes[2] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $54–70 million[3][4] |
Box office | $137.3 million[1] |
Escape Plan is a 2013 American prison action thriller film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone, 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.