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Directed by | Oliver Stone |
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Based on | Savages by Don Winslow |
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Cinematography | Dan Mindel |
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Music by | Adam Peters |
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Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 130 minutes[1] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $45 million[2] |
Box office | $83 million[3] |
Savages is a 2012 American action thriller film[4] directed by Oliver Stone. It is based on Don Winslow's novel of the same name. The screenplay was written by Shane Salerno, Stone, and Winslow. It stars Taylor Kitsch, Blake Lively, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Benicio del Toro, Demián Bichir, Salma Hayek, Emile Hirsch and John Travolta. The film follows two marijuana growers, Chon, an ex-Navy SEAL, and Ben, who are best friends, as they confront the Mexican drug cartel in order to free their shared girlfriend kidnapped by them.
The film was released on July 6, 2012, to mixed reviews, and grossed $83 million worldwide.