| Front Cover |
Actor |
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| Paul Bettany |
Bill Cox
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| Harrison Ford |
Jack Stanfield
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| Jimmy Bennett |
Andrew Stanfield
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| Beverley Breuer |
Sandra
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| Matthew Currie Holmes |
Bobby
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| Virginia Madsen |
Beth Stanfield
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| Mary Lynn Rajskub |
Janet Stone
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| Robert Patrick |
Gary Mitchell
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| Eric Keenleyside |
Allan Hughes
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| Robert Forster |
Harry
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| Carly Schroeder |
Sarah Stanfield
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| Gail Ann Lewis |
Bank Employee #1
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| Alan Arkin |
Arlin Forester
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| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Thriller |
| Director |
Richard Loncraine |
| Producer |
Armyan Bernstein; Bruce Berman; Tobin Armbrust |
| Writer |
Joe Forte |
| Studio |
Warner Bros. |
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) |
| Running Time |
104 mins |
| Country |
USA |
| Color |
Color |
| IMDb Rating |
5.8 |
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| Plot |
| Harrrison Ford brings his reliable brand of focused intensity to Firewall, a family-in-peril thriller that fits Ford like a comfortable old sweater. The venerable action star is visibly growing older now, but he's got a quiet, simmering quality here that perfectly suits his role as Jack Stanfield, Vice President of security at a large Seattle bank that's recently upgraded to a state-of-the-art computer security system (resulting in conspicuous Dell product placement throughout the film). Jack's the only one who can safely crack the system, so he's targeted by a would-be robber (Paul Bettany) whose jittery crew of thugs and hackers kidnaps Jack's wife (Sideways star Virginia Madsen), daughter, and young son, threatening to kill them if Jack doesn't transfer $100 million into the robber's secret offshore account. Like Bruce Willis in 2005's Hostage, Ford rises above the film's familiar generic trappings, and British director Richard Loncraine maintains a low-key escalation of tension that keeps Firewall on track toward a routine but satisfying conclusion. Supporting roles for Alan Arkin, Robert Forster and Robert Patrick add little to the film's turnabout plotting, but fans of Mary Lynn Rajskub (better known as ace computer nerd "Chloe" on the hit series 24) will enjoy her performance here as a loyal secretary who factors into Stanfield's bid to outsmart his captors. Firewall may not be an instant Ford classic like The Fugitive, but it's comparable to Ford's 2000 thriller What Lies Beneath in terms of overall intelligence and crowd-pleasing suspense. --Jeff Shannon |
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| Product Details |
| Edition |
Widescreen Edition |
| Format |
DVD |
| Region |
Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
Theatrical Widescreen (2.35:1) |
| Layers |
Single Side, Dual Layer |
| UPC (Barcode) |
012569594104 |
| Release Date |
6/6/2006 |
| Subtitles |
English; French; Spanish |
| Packaging |
Keep Case |
| Audio Tracks |
Dolby Digital 5.1 [English]
Dolby Digital 5.1 [French]
Dolby Digital 5.1 [Spanish] |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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Extra Features
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| Theatrical Trailers Firewall Decoded: A Conversation with Harrison Ford & Richard Loncraine Firewall: Writing A Thriller |
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