The Last Stand (2013 film)

The Last Stand
An older man with sunglasses shoots with a gatling gun, next to another man wearing an aviator hat and goggles.
Theatrical release poster
Directed byKim Jee-woon
Written byAndrew Knauer
Produced byLorenzo di Bonaventura
Starring
CinematographyKim Ji-yong
Edited bySteven Kemper
Music byMowg
Production
companies
Distributed byLionsgate Films
Release date
  • January 18, 2013 (2013-01-18)
Running time
105 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$45 million[3]
Box office$48.3 million[3]

The Last Stand is a 2013 American action thriller film directed by Kim Jee-woon (in his American directorial debut). The film stars Arnold Schwarzenegger in the lead role, alongside Forest Whitaker, Johnny Knoxville, Rodrigo Santoro, Jaimie Alexander, Luis Guzmán, Eduardo Noriega, Peter Stormare, Zach Gilford and Genesis Rodriguez. This was Arnold Schwarzenegger's first lead acting role since Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines in 2003. In the film, a tough small town sheriff and his deputies must stop a dangerous drug lord from escaping to Mexico in a modified sports car.

Filming took place in Belen, New Mexico and Nevada in late 2011. The film premiered on January 14, 2013, at Grauman's Chinese Theatre and was released on January 18, 2013, by Lionsgate Films, receiving mixed reviews from critics and grossing $48.3 million worldwide against a $45 million budget.

  1. ^ a b McCarthy, Todd (January 12, 2023). "The Last Stand: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
  2. ^ "THE LAST STAND (15)". British Board of Film Classification. December 11, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "The Last Stand". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved December 28, 2014.