The Rundown

The Rundown
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPeter Berg
Screenplay by
Story byR.J. Stewart
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyTobias A. Schliessler
Edited byRichard Pearson
Music byHarry Gregson-Williams
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release date
  • September 26, 2003 (2003-09-26)
Running time
104 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$85 million
Box office$80.9 million

The Rundown (known internationally as Welcome to the Jungle) is a 2003 American action comedy film directed by Peter Berg and written by James Vanderbilt and R.J. Stewart from a story by Stewart. It follows an aspiring chef working as a debt collector for a loan shark who is tasked with retrieving the loan shark's son, who went to Brazil to search for a lost artifact. The film stars Dwayne Johnson,[a] Seann William Scott, Christopher Walken and Rosario Dawson.

The film was released by Universal Pictures in North America and Japan and by Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International under the Columbia Pictures label internationally on September 26, 2003. It received positive reviews but was a box office failure, grossing $80.9 million on an $85 million budget.[3]

  1. ^ a b "The Rundown". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Turan, Kenneth (September 26, 2003). "Rock-ribbed 'Rundown'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  3. ^ "The Rundown (2003)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 14, 2012.


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