Убийство Гюнтера - это американский псевдодокументальный комедийный боевик 2017 года, сценарий и режиссер Таран Киллам в его режиссерском дебюте. Арнольд Шварценеггер играет титульного Гюнтера вместе с Килламом, Коби Смолдерс и Бобби Мойниханом . Он был выпущен в виде видео по запросу 22 сентября 2017 года, а 20 октября 2017 года он был выпущен ограниченным тиражом в кинотеатрах Saban Films .
Убийство Гюнтера | |
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Режиссер | Таран Киллам |
Произведено |
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Написано | Таран Киллам |
В главной роли | |
Музыка от | Дино Менегин |
Кинематография | Блейк МакКлюр |
Отредактировано | Адам Эпштейн |
Производственные компании |
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Распространяется | Saban Films Lionsgate |
Дата выпуска |
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Продолжительность | 93 минуты [1] |
Страна | Соединенные Штаты |
Язык | английский |
Сюжет
Блейк, убийца, хочет убить самого известного в мире киллера Гюнтера. Нанимая съемочную группу для документирования процесса видеодоказательства, Блейк собирает команду: своего друга Донни, эксперта по взрывчатым веществам; Сана, дочь легендарного киллера Рахмата Файрузы; Гейб, неопытный «эксперт» в области технологий; и Эшли, пожилой наставник Блейка, у которого сердечный приступ.
Блейк вербует больше киллеров: Иззата, бывшего исламистского экстремиста с чрезвычайно сильной роботизированной рукой; Йонг, который использует только яды; близнецы-психопаты Миа и Барольд Беллакалаковые; и Макс, бывший партнер Блейка. Группа собирается на складе, но прежде чем Макс успевает раскрыть местонахождение Гюнтера, Гюнтер убивает его из снайперской винтовки и исчезает.
Блейк мотивирован тем, что его бывшая Лиза ушла от него ради Гюнтера, хотя эти отношения длились недолго; Блейк все еще носит с собой портсигар . Через несколько секунд после выписки из больницы у Эшли снова сердечный приступ. Команда устраивает фальшивый удар в Майами, чтобы выманить Гюнтера и посетить Шайенна, торговца оружием. Они преследуют Гюнтера после того, как он убивает цель; Гюнтер убивает Иззата своей роботизированной рукой, но Сане удается ранить Гюнтера, прежде чем он сбегает.
Yong leads the team to the office of an underground doctor where Gunther is being treated. Donnie plants a bomb in Gunther's car, which fails to detonate, but Gunther has booby-trapped the entire street. Discovering the car's trunk is full of venomous snakes, Yong is killed when one leaps out and bites him in the neck. Another car picks up Gunther, but Sanaa opens fire and the car crashes. Finding both occupants dead, the team celebrate drunkenly at a bar, and Blake sleeps with the bartender, while Sanaa and Donnie spend the night together.
The team is awakened in the middle of the night by Rahmat trying to kill Donnie for sleeping with his daughter, claiming that Blake texted him. Realizing it must have been Gunther, they find the Bellakalakova twins dead in bed. Donnie goes into hiding from Rahmat, who is pursued by Sanaa. Forced to lay low at Gabe's cramped apartment with the documentary crew, Blake is contacted by Donnie, who wants to retire to be with Sanaa.
Blake tries to visit Lisa, and leaves her all the letters he had written while they were apart, revealing he was afraid that someone would hurt her to get to him. He once again picks up Ashley from the hospital, who dies of a final heart attack. At Ashley's funeral, Sanaa reveals she is pregnant, and a bomb explodes in Ashley's grave, killing Gabe.
Guilt-stricken, Blake abandons the mission, until Lisa gives him Gunther's home address. After leaving a voicemail for Donnie, Blake infiltrates the house alone with the documentary crew. He engages in a shootout with Gunther, and is joined by Sanaa and Donnie. They are confronted by another camera crew and Gunther reveals himself, having been making his own documentary about the team and their efforts to kill him. He further reveals that he was Cheyenne and the bartender in disguise.
Gunther offers them the choice to retire peacefully or die. Donnie, Sanaa, and Blake's camera crew leave, and Gunther reveals he has kidnapped Lisa, warning that if Blake kills him, his armed camera crew will kill Lisa. Gunther shoots Blake but is disarmed by Lisa, who kills his camera crew with Blake, saved by his cigarette case. Sending Lisa to safety, Blake is overpowered by Gunther, who disappears as the police arrive.
One year later, Donnie and Sanaa are happily married and have a daughter; threatened into converting to Islam, Donnie finally has Rahmat's respect. Lisa has remarried, and Blake has disappeared. Gunther has retired to his native Austria, having maliciously introduced Lisa to her new husband. Completing an interview with the documentary crew, he is shot by Blake. Celebrating at finally killing Gunther, Blake discovers Gunther is wearing a bomb vest which explodes, killing Blake and the camera crew.
The Austrian authorities give a press conference, where one of the reporters is revealed to be Gunther in disguise.
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- Arnold Schwarzenegger as Robert "Gunther" Bendik
- Taran Killam as Blake
- Bobby Moynihan as Donnie
- Hannah Simone as Sanaa
- Peter Kelamis as Rahmat
- Aaron Yoo as Pak Yong Qi
- Paul Brittain as Gabe
- Amir Talai as Izzat "Crusher" Bukhari
- Steve Bacic as Max
- Ryan Gaul as Barold
- Allison Tolman as Mia
- Cobie Smulders as Lisa
- Aubrey Sixto as Ashley
Производство
The film was first announced during the 2016 Cannes Film Festival, originally under the title of Why We're Killing Gunther. The film is written and directed by Taran Killam, marking his directorial debut. It was announced that Arnold Schwarzenegger would star as Gunther, with Cobie Smulders, Bobby Moynihan, Paul Brittain, Kumail Nanjiani, Randall Park, and Ryan Gaul cast as well, and filming was expected to begin in June 2016.[2][3] Tatiana Maslany was in negotiations to star in the film but due to scheduling conflicts declined the role.[4]
Filming began in Vancouver, British Columbia in July 2016.[5]
Saban Films acquired the rights to the film, now simply titled Killing Gunther, with a scheduled release date for October 20, 2017.[6][7]
Релиз
Theatrical
Killing Gunther was released on video on demand on September 22, 2017, before a limited theatrical release on October 20, 2017, by Saban Films.[8]
Прием
Critical response
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 48% based on 23 reviews, with an average rating of 4.7/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Despite a game cast led by an enjoyably over the top Arnold Schwarzenegger, Killing Gunther feels like a sketch overstretched to feature length."[9]
Смотрите также
- List of American films of 2017
- Arnold Schwarzenegger filmography
Рекомендации
- ^ "KILLNG GUNTHER (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 2 April 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2018. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link) The BBFC classification is for video, meaning it includes 4% PAL speed-up.
- ^ Pedersen, Erik (May 3, 2016). "Arnold Schwarzenegger Is Target In 'Why We're Killing Gunther'". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Business Media. Retrieved March 21, 2018. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^ McNary, Dave (May 3, 2016). "Cannes: Arnold Schwarzenegger Joins Comedy 'Why We're Killing Gunther'". Variety. Penske Business Media. Retrieved March 21, 2018. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^ Siegel, Tatiana; Ford, Rebecca (May 10, 2016). "Cannes: Tatiana Maslany Falls Out of 'Why We're Killing Gunther' Over Date Conflict". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 21, 2018. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^ Brown, Scott (July 29, 2016). "Idina Menzel filming Beaches remake in Vancouver". Vancouver Sun. Postmedia Network. Retrieved March 21, 2018. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^ Hipes, Patrick (July 7, 2017). "Taran Killam & Arnold Schwarzenegger's 'Killing Gunther' Acquired By Saban Films". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Business Media. Retrieved March 21, 2018. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^ @TaranKillam (July 7, 2017). "Very excited to announce my 1st directing effort will be out in the world October 20th!!!!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ King, Danny (18 October 2017). "Tracking Shots: This Week in Film". Village Voice. Retrieved March 21, 2018. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^ "Killing Gunther (2017)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved July 23, 2019. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
Внешние ссылки
- Killing Gunther at IMDb