The RunDown
::The Plot: Beck (Dwayne Johnson) doesn't look for or try to make trouble for anyone. But trouble is what he's hired to clean up, and there's one final mess he's got to get out of before he can leave it all behind. And this one just keeps getting more and more tangled, like the Amazon jungle he's been sent to in The Rundown. At the center of his current trouble is a wise-ass named Travis (Seann William Scott), a fast-talking double dealer whose dad has commissioned Beck to retrieve from a lingering adventure in Brazil. Travis proves to be more of a handful than Beck expected, not only because of his mouth and his heels-dug-in reluctance to leave, but because of a couple of other complications he brings with him: Mariana (Rosario Dawson), a no-nonsense local who holds the answers to some of the jungle's hidden mysteries, and Hatcher (Christopher Walken), an unhinged despot who has turned the jungle and its inhabitants into his own fortune-making, gold-mining empire. Beck doesn't like to fight. But he's going to have to unleash everything he's got to keep on top of his smack-talking quarry, the girl with the secret, the crazy tyrant, the horny monkeys, the hallucinogenic fruit, the backs-to-the-wall rebels, the perilous terrain, the hidden traps and every other obstacle that this jungle throws at him. ::



Release Date: September 26, 2003


Rating: PG13 for Adventure Violence and Crude Dialogue


Genre: Action Comedy


Movie Characterization: A cross between Indiana Jones, Midnight Run, Desperado


News, Articles, Reviews



[x]::The Rock Talks The Rundown (Coming Soon...September 23, 2003 )::


[x]::Rock Gives Us The Rundown(Daily News...September 23, 2003 )::


[x]::Will the Rock roll with Ah-nold(U-Film...September 23, 2003 )::


[x]::Keeping Up with The Rundown (Ufilm...September 23, 2003 )::


[x]::The Rock is on a Roll in The Rundown (The Morning Call(Mccall.com)...September 20, 2003 )::


[x]::The Rock Says... The Rundown, Smackdown, and Sean William Scott (IGN Sports Q&A interview...September 19, 2003 )::
(Very funny interview with Dwayne and Seann from their hotel in San Francisco where they talk about working together and their chemistry in The Rundown....DJ talks a little about wrestling and his fav and non fav movies starring wrestlers!!)


[x]::The Rock Strips Down The Amazon (September 17, 2003)::
(From ET Online....Article on Dwayne's role in the Rundown....)

THE RUNDOWN is Uni's Next Big Hit!...::[The Hollywood Reporter 9-17-03 ]


Dwayne Johnson's MSN Chat Transcript...::[Chat held on 9-12-03 ]


Rock On: The Rock Gives the Lowdown on The Rundown...::[Q&A Interview with Dwayne Johnson 9-12-03 ]


THE RUNDOWN is apparently 'totally watchable' with The Rock!...::[A Review from Aint It Cool 9-2-03 ]


Fudgehammer takes in the Rock's THE RUNDOWN.....::[A Review from Aint It Cool 8-29-03 ]


Revving The RunDown: Peter Berg Ascends The Rock for Action Comedy...::[Film Journal Internation September issue]


EW's Fall Movie Preview: The RunDown...::[Entertaiment Weekly 8/22-29/03 issue]


Fall Movie Preview: The RunDown...::[Premiere Magazine 9/03]


The Rock: Ready for a RunDown [ET Online Article..8/6/03]...::


Review of The RunDown...by Kristina(***MAJOR SPOILERS INCLUDED***)...[Review from TheZReview..6/19/03]...::


The RunDown Review by Starcat...[Review from Dark Horizons..6/13/03]...::


The Riddler jams on THE RUN-DOWN aka HELLDORADO aka... well it'll never end...[Review from Aint It Cool 5-21-03]...::


Jack Daniels... Drunk and yabbering about The Rock's HELLDORADO![Review from Aint It Cool 5-20-03]...::


A Piece of The Rock: Actor Peter Berg Directs a Wrestler Named Dwayne'[from Entertainment Weekly]...::


The Rock, Seann William Scott Team Up In 'Crappy' Movie[from MTV.com]...::


::The Rock Takes The Plunge: Kapena Falls Stunt[Contains Photos]...::


::The Rock’ just a good local boy to crew members...::


::Rock 'n' roll 'em...::


::On Oahu, The Rock Matures as an Actor..::


::Rock's Movie Can Use Hawaiian Site for Stunt..::


::The Rock’ film casts Kapena Falls in stunt..::


::Producer gives isle high grade::


::Dwayne Arrives in Hawaii::





Director
::Peter Berg::(directed: Corky Romano, Very Bad Things, The Last Seduction)


Distributor: Universal Pictures


Production Company: Misher Films


The Rundown DVD Details
The Rundown will be released on DVD and Video March 23, 2004....Below is the cover, disc specs and bonus features on there:

  • 2.35:1 Anamorphic Widescreen Transfer
  • English Dolby Digital 5.1 Track
  • Audio Commentary by Director Peter Berg and The Rock
  • Audio Commentary by Producers Kevin Misher and Marc Abraham
  • Rumble in the Jungle Feature
  • The Amazon, Hawaii Style Feature
  • Appetite for Destruction Featurette
  • The Rundown Uncensored Feature
  • Running Down the Town Feature
  • Walken's World Feature
  • Selection of Deleted Scenes
  • Cast and Filmmaker Biographies
  • DVD-ROM Features
  • English Subtitles


    The Rundown Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
    The original motion picture soundtrack to The Rundown will be released on September 30th...It contains exotic, Brazilian music-influenced score is by composer Harry Gregson-Williams, who has created an exceptionally exciting soundtrack for Universal’s The Rundown, which opens nationwide on September 26. Below are the tracks you can expect on the cd:

  • 1. Coming Down (1:13)
  • 2. Booze on the Grind (:52)
  • 3. The Jungle (1:18)
  • 4. The Compound (1:44)
  • 5. Jeep Rental (:51)
  • 6. Kontiki (2:04)
  • 7. No Breaks (:40)
  • 8. Bar Fight (1:37)
  • 9. Journey Ends (:39)
  • 10. Monkeys & Rebels (3:24)
  • 11. Massacre (1:40)
  • 12. The Deal (1:16)
  • 13. Mutizone Attack (1:08)
  • 14. Long Walk (1:03)
  • 15. Little Swim (1:36)
  • 16. The Gato (3:18)
  • 17. Kolabos/Marianna Escapes (3:32)
  • 18. Lock Down the Town (1:49)
  • 19. Get it On (2:39)
  • 20. The Bus (1:53)
  • 21. Guns (2:32)
  • 22. Whip Fight (1:36)
  • 23. Hatcher’s End (3:59)
  • 24. It’s On (1:58)



    Production News
    ::Universal Pictures produced this and the movie began filming on September 23 in Oahu Isle in Hawaii and then moved to Los Angeles in November where it continued to film until finished and a wrap party was held on Sunday, January 26(Superbowl Sunday).......::


    Columbia Pictures to Pick Up International Rights
    Columbia Pictures is in final talks to pick up international rights to Universal's untitled South American action-adventure starring Dwayne "the Rock" Johnson and Seann William Scott, says Variety
    The Peter Berg-helmed film is in post-production after wrapping principal photography weeks ago. The budget, which was greenlit at roughly $75 million, has climbed due to special effects work.


    The RunDown Trailer and Official Website Online
    The RunDown trailer made its domestic debut in some areas before the Bad Boys II movie starring Martin Lawrence and Will Smith as well as during the American Wedding(American Pie 3) which is Seann William Scott's other movie.....Also the official site is now fully open at www.TheRunDown.com.....Its complete with photos, games, wallpapers, screensavers, sound clips, and extensive character and cast information.....


    The RunDown Novel by Dean Wesley Smith.....Coming September 1st
    The RunDown PaperBack Book, a novel written by author Dean Wesley Smith has been released for a retail price of $6.99....As most of you who purchased the TSK book last year know, this is an opportunity to read about what happens in the movie before actually seeing it and in most cases alot of what's in the book is left out of the movie....If any of you would like to pre-order a copy of it, this is the direct link to it on [Barnes and Noble.com] who are selling it at at 30% off the cover price making it $4.89.....They are the cheapest value at this time.....





















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