Main Cast: The Rock, Seann William Scott, Rosario Dawson, Christopher Walken, Ewen Bremner
Release Year: 2003
Country: US
Run Time: 104 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG13
Plot
Beck (The Rock) is a "retrieval specialist" in hock to a powerful and not particularly nice gentleman named Walker (William Lucking). Beck is anxious to retire from his dangerous work and open a small restaurant. Walker tells Beck he'll be free and clear with enough cash to fulfill his dream if he does one more job. He sends Beck into the Brazilian rainforest to bring back his wayward son, Travis (Seann William Scott). Travis is down there looking for a legendary idol, El Gato Diablo, which he could sell for millions if he found it. A pretty local, Mariana (Rosario Dawson), offers Travis the use of her boat in exchange for a cut of the take on the statue. But the powerful Hatcher (Christopher Walken) owns the area's huge mine, where locals work for slave wages, and feels that anything found in the area is his property. He refuses to let Beck take Travis back to the U.S. until the statue is in his hands. Using his estimable fighting prowess (he doesn't like guns), Beck manages to get Travis out of town, but Travis doesn't want to go home, and he ends up getting them stranded in the jungle, where they're confronted with horny monkeys and angry guerrillas. To make matters worse, Hatcher and his thugs are hot on their trail, and Mariana turns out to have her own motives for getting involved. The Rundown, the second film directed by actor Peter Berg (Very Bad Things), features a brief, uncredited cameo by Arnold Schwarzenegger. ~ Josh Ralske, All Movie Guide
Jon Gries - Harvey; William Lucking - Walker; Ernie Reyes, Jr. - Manito; Stuart Wilson - Swenson; Mary Joy - Professor; Tony Lima - Whipped Miner; Jackson Price - Rudy; Todd Stashwick - Quadrant Manager; Jeff Chase - Kambui; Toby Holguin - Head Indian Tracker; Garrett Warren - Henshaw; Paul Power - Martin; Chuck Norman - Mullaire; Dennis Keiffer - Naylor; Corey Large - Danny; Anthony Diaz-Perez - Paymaster; Jamal Duff - Jamal; John Duff - Coggeshall; Marcio Moraes - Guard; James K. Miranda - Supply Unimog Passenger; David Prak - Rebel; Ron Cummings - Quadrant Captain; Bruno Serrano - Kontiki Rebel; Donald R. Jankiewicz - Goon; Patrick A. Jankiewicz - Goon; Filipe Teixeira - Kontiki Rebel; Alberto Teixeira - Kontiki Rebel; Adriano Paulo - Goon; Reginaldo Santana - Goon; Stephen Bishop - Knappmiller
Credit
Marco Rubeo - Art Director, Patrick M. Sullivan, Jr. - Art Director, Arthur Jeppe - Art Director, Hunter Athey - Animator, Steve Baker - Animator, Eric Heffron - Associate Producer, Larry Commans - Boom Operator, Lynn Kressel - Casting, Buck Damon - Consultant/advisor, Louise Mingenbach - Costume Designer, Senna Shanti - Costume Designer, Katharine Swartz - Costume Designer, Artemio Carpio - Costume Designer, Katina Aerr - Costume Designer, Eric Heffron - First Assistant Director, Peter Berg - Director, Andy Cheng - Second Unit Director, Colby Parker, Jr. - Editor, Richard Pearson - Editor, Vince McMahon - Executive Producer, Alan Beattie - Executive Producer, Chris Chesser - Executive Producer, Ric Kidney - Executive Producer, John Corry - Executive Producer, Cheryl Bainum - Executive Producer, Andy Cheng - Fights Choreographer, Peter Tothpal - Hair Styles, Rachel Solow - Hair Styles, Murray Miller - Location Manager, Harry Gregson-Williams - Composer (Music Score), Amanda Scheer-Demme - Musical Direction/Supervision, Carey Wareham - Makeup, Chris Moseley - Camera Operator, Colin Anderson - Camera Operator, John Skotchdopole - Camera Operator, Tom Duffield - Production Designer, Tobias Schliessler - Cinematographer, Shelly Kidney - Production Manager, Marc Abraham - Producer, Karen Glasser - Producer, Kevin Misher - Producer, Matt Patterson - Recording, Tim Gomillion - Recording, Dennis Rogers - Recording, James Murakami - Set Designer, Kevin Cross - Set Designer, Gregory Scott Hooper - Set Designer, Kenneth J. Creber - Set Designer, Todd Holland - Set Designer, Tim Moran - Special Effects, Perpetual Motion Pictures, Inc. - Special Effects, Arnold Peterson - Special Effects, Eric Rylander - Special Effects, Rhythm & Hues Studios - Special Effects, Francis Pennington - Special Effects, Bruce Kuroyama - Special Effects, Terry P. Chapman - Special Effects, Curtis Decker - Special Effects, Dale Ettema - Special Effects, Garth Majors - Special Effects, David Poole - Special Effects, Hatch Production - Special Effects, William A. Klinger - Special Effects, Chris Jones - Special Effects, Chris Suarez - Special Effects, Jim Jolley - Special Effects, Garnet Baril - Special Effects, Vaughn Williams - Special Effects, Werner Hahnlein - Special Effects, Nick Butcher - Special Effects, William Harrison - Special Effects, Mark Weingarten - Sound Mixer, Paul Massey - Sound Mixer, Doug Hemphill - Sound Mixer, Chino Binamo - Stunts, Norm Compton - Stunts, Eddie Fernandez - Stunts, Gary Price - Stunts, Erik Rondell - Stunts, Eddie Yansick - Stunts, Norman Howell - Stunts, Cole McKay - Stunts, Patrick Statham - Stunts, Jeff Cadiente - Stunts, Brian L. Keaulana - Stunts, Christian Fletcher - Stunts, Rusty Keauluna - Stunts, Brock Little - Stunts, Ben Bray - Stunts, Gary Guercio - Stunts, Jared Eddo - Stunts, Toby Holguin - Stunts, Jon Sakata - Stunts, Bob McDougall - Stunts, Anita Hart - Stunts, J.J. Perry - Stunts, Joe Vasquez - Stunts, Tim Connolly - Stunts, Troy Wood - Stunts, Tanoai Reed - Stunts, Rob Mars - Stunts, Xuyen T. Valdivia - Stunts, Marko Zaror - Stunts, Paul Eliopolus - Stunts, John Valera - Stunts, Roberto Gutierrez - Stunts, Mitch Gould - Stunts, Clint James - Stunts, Dave Schultz - Stunts, Dan Southworth - Stunts, Nito Larioza - Stunts, Nick Palma - Stunts, Geovanny Corvera - Stunts, Jaswant Abrescy - Stunts, Suzanne W.M. Reed - Stunts, T.J. Rotolo - Stunts, Luke LaFontaine - Stunts, Daniel Arrias - Stunts, Dustin Meier - Stunts, Mesepa Tanoai - Stunts, Craig Davidson - Stunts, Sonny Sison - Stunts, Terry Ahue - Stunts, Michael Rufino - Stunts, Fuzzy Moody - Stunts, Andy Cheng - Stunts Coordinator, Bill Westenhofer - Special Effects Supervisor, Richard Malzahn - Special Effects Supervisor, Ric Kidney - Unit Production Manager, Gerald T. Olson - Unit Production Manager, R.J. Stewart - Screen Story, R.J. Stewart - Screenwriter, James Vanderbilt - Screenwriter, Peter Lyons Collister - Additional Cinematography, Kyle Alexander - Production Assistant, Rory Smith - Production Assistant, Jim Blackstock - Production Assistant, Jonathan Pezza - Production Assistant, Heitor Pereira - Additional Music, Sled Reynolds - Animal Trainer/Wrangler, Titus Reynolds - Animal Trainer/Wrangler, Hatch Production - Matte Artist, Deak Ferrand - Matte Artist, Greg Aronowitz - Model Effects, Carol McConnaughey - Unit Publicist, Kurt E. Soderling - Aerial Photography, Kathy Nelson - Executive Music Producer, Tony Nagy - First Assistant Camera, Donal Steinberg - First Assistant Camera, John M. Walker - First Assistant Camera, Robert Bruce McCleery - Gaffer, Marcia Christie - Grip, Richard Artman - Grip, Danny Barfield - Grip, Rick Carden - Grip, Joseph Chouchanian - Grip, Glenn Davis - Grip, Jim Shelton - Key Grip, Jeff Dawn - Makeup Supervisor, Mark Jan Wlodarkiewicz - Music Editor, Sean Stratton - Post Production Supervisor, Vicki Thornton - Production Coordinator, Steve Schweickart - Production Coordinator, Douglas Fox - Properties Master, Tim McColm - Re-Recording Mixer, William Stein - Re-Recording Mixer, Sherry Gallerneau - Script Supervisor, Michael J. Moore - Second Assistant Director, Burt Dalton - Special Effects Coordinator, Myles Aronowitz - Still Photographer, Gregory King - Supervising Sound Editor, Craig Henighan - Supervising Sound Editor, Les Hunter - Visual Effects Producer, Rebecca Ramsey - Visual Effects Producer, Dan Foster - Visual Effects Producer, Charleen Richards-Steeves - ADR Mixer, David Lucarelli - ADR Recordist, Liz Gary - Art Department Assistant, Cathy Crandall - Assistant Costumer Designer, Christopher Akers - Assistant Location Manager, Ron Haynes - Assistant Location Manager, Kris Nielsen - Assistant Production Coordinator, Georgina Marquis - Assistant Production Coordinator, Danika Kohler - Assistant Production Coordinator, Scott Cockerell - Assistant Properties, Michael P. Sweeney - Assistant Properties, Chris Pamprin - Best Boy Electric, Kyle Carden - Best Boy Grip, Mark Connelly - Camera Loader, Vince Navarro - Casting Assistant, Michelle Short - Casting Associate, John W. Hoskins - Construction Coordinator, Natalie Solis - Costumes Assistant, Kathleen Misko - Costumes Supervisor, Yann Delpuech - Dialogue Editor, Gary Beard - Dolly Grip, Craig Brown - Dolly Grip, Jimmy Ellis - Electrician, Adam Harrison - Electrician, Patrick Hoeschen - Electrician, Douglas Kieffer - Electrician, Hootly Weedn - Electrician, Chris Weigand - Electrician, Bill Dance Casting - Extra Casting, Greg Thompson - First Assistant Editor, Andy Malcolm - Foley Artist, Goro Koyama - Foley Artist, Richard W. Jones - Greensman, Kevin Mangan - Greensman, Kristin Dangl - Key Costumer, Patricia Bercsi - Key Costumer, Laurel Van Dyke - Key Hairstylist, Louis Lazzara - Key Make-up, Nick Rymond - Leadman, Greg Sanger - Leadman, Nick Shuster - Second Assistant Camera, Rodney Sandoval - Second Assistant Camera, Christopher D. Thompson - Second Assistant Camera, Sarah Thiessen - Second Assistant Editor, Bac Delorme - Second Second Assistant Director, Scott Wittmer - Set Dresser, Benton Tedlie - Set Dresser, Amanda Gore - Set Dresser, Tom Waisanen - Set Dresser, Robert Gray - Set Dresser, Bryan Hill - Set Dresser, James F. Husbands - Set Dresser, Wendell J. Joyce - Set Dresser, Amie McCarthy-Winn - Set Dresser, Joe Pfaltzgraf - Set Dresser, Craig A. Zimmerman - Set Dresser, Poppy Gaye - Set Production Assistant, Marvin J. Williams Jr. - Set Production Assistant, Matt Lake - Set Production Assistant, Janell Sammelman - Set Production Assistant, Melissa Morgan - Set Production Assistant, Reginald Hendrix - Storyboard Artist, Tracey Wilson - Storyboard Artist, Paul Power - Storyboard Artist, Gary Thomas - Storyboard Artist, Gary Fettis - Set Decorator, Darren King - ADR Supervisor, Kerry Dean Williams - ADR Supervisor, Caitlin McKenna - ADR Voice Casting, Rob Lambert - Construction Foreman, Don White - Foley Mixer, Ron Mellegers - Foley Mixer, Dan Yale - Foley Supervisor, Steve Hinton - Pilot, Virginie Drouot - Production Secretary, Sarah Catizone - Set Medic/First Aid, Rodney M. Byrd - Special Effects Foreman, Albert Delgado - Special Effects Foreman, Donald Myers - Special Effects Foreman, Don Myers - Special Effects Foreman, David Presley - Video Assist, Heather Elwell - Art Department Coordinator, Sean Thompson - Assistant Avid Editor, Meg Taylor - First Assistant Sound Editor, Shaughnessy Hare - Second Assistant Sound Editor, Harry Moreau - Compositor, Heather Baker - Compositor
Beck (Dwayne Johnson) is a professional bounty hunter or retrieval expert who chooses not to use guns in his work due to a previous bad experience. He is hired by his boss, Billy Walker, to go to get Walker's son, Travis (Scott), from the Amazon jungle. Beck wants out of the business, and Walker agrees to make this his last job before Beck retires and opens his own restaurant. He heads down to the small South American town of "El Dorado" (also called Helldorado) to find Travis and retrieve him from the mess he is in. The town is essentially owned by Hatcher (Walken), and people there have no choice but to work for him due to his monopoly of virtually all commerce.
Beck quickly captures Travis, but Travis escapes with the help of Hatcher. Travis is looking for an ancient golden artifact known as the Gato (Cat in english) that, if the townspeople acquired it, would allow them to buy their freedom from Hatcher, which is why Hatcher wants the Gato and wants Travis free to find it for him. Travis flees into the jungle but is again captured by Beck, and after Travis fails to talk his way out of capture, they in turn run afoul of a group of rebels led by Mariana (Dawson), a town clerk with whom Travis is infatuated. Beck agrees to let Travis find the Gato for Mariana before he takes him home, and with the assistance of the rebels, the three find the location of the Gato and retrieve it. That night Hatcher and his men find the rebel camp and kill all the rebels save for Travis, Beck, and Mariana. Travis is eager to donate the artifact to a museum despite his greedy tendencies, but Mariana incapacitates Travis and Beck with a toxic, hallucinogenic fruit called Konlabos and takes it, unwilling to allow Travis to keep it.
In the morning, Beck returns to the airstrip to take Travis home, but finds out that Mariana has been captured by Hatcher. Reluctant to leave after his agreement with Mariana, Beck returns to town with Travis. After learning of Beck's return, Hatcher locks down the town and sends his men out to kill him. After being bested by Hatcher's gunmen, Beck reluctantly takes up guns and reveals himself as a skilled marksman, effortlessly dispatching Hatcher's men and freeing Mariana. Hatcher confronts Beck amidst the townspeople and is shot when he attempts to attack Mariana. Agreeing to leave the town, Hatcher attempts to walk away but collapses dead. Beck and Travis return to Walker while Mariana and the townspeople are left the Gato. With Walker, Beck watches as he is paid and Travis is hit and ridiculed by his father. As a sort of toast to his last job, Beck feeds Walker and his men the same fictional[1] toxic fruit that Mariana fed to him, and they collapse in paralysis as an overjoyed Travis leaves with Beck, grateful but still irritating him. The film ends with Beck muttering "I'm gonna kill you" after Travis fakes a punch at him.
The Rundown was warmly received by both critics and moviegoers. The film holds a "fresh" 71% on Rotten Tomatoes. This was the first WWE Film to ever be able to be produced outside of production.
Roger Ebert gave the film 3 1/2 stars out of 4, saying "The jungle locations give the film a texture and beauty that underlines the outsized characters."
Despite the positive acclaim, the modest box office take for the film makes a sequel possible but not entirely likely. Director Peter Berg has expressed interest in making a sequel to the film but notes that "no one can ever get motivated and focused enough to do it."[1]
The film's working titles were Helldorado and Welcome to the Jungle, both of which are referenced in the film. After arriving in the Amazon, Beck passes a sign that reads "Helldorado", and in the jungle, Travis says "Welcome to the jungle!" It kept the title Welcome to the Jungle in some territories, such as India, the United Kingdom, Denmark, Sweden, South Korea, Norway, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, France (as Bienvenue dans la jungle), Australia, New Zealand, India, Hong Kong, Brazil (as Bem Vindo à Selva) and Poland (as Witajcie w Dżungli). In Mexico and Spain, the film is known as El Tesoro del Amazonas ("The Treasure of the Amazon") and in Russia as Сокровища Амазонки ("The Treasures of the Amazon").
The film was planned to be shot in the Amazon, but after the crew got robbed in the jungle, they decided to shoot it in Hawaii instead.
The football clips shown when Beck is describing the offensive linemen in the club are not NFL clips, but rather clips from Vince McMahon'sXFL.
Arnold Schwarzenegger makes a cameo at the start of the film. The Rock's character is walking into a nightclub about to confront a group of professional football players. Schwarzenegger passes by and says to The Rock, "Have fun". Schwarzenegger was campaigning in the California gubernatorial election during the filming of the film.
During the fight with the football players, The Rock delivers a Rock Bottom to one of the players, his finishing move as a wrestler.
The name of the fish Beck calls a "penis-eating minnow" is the candirú.
Baboons are Old World monkeys and are native to Africa, not the Amazon.
The poem "Do not go gentle into that good night" is referenced multiple times, both quoted by Declan and by the tattoos on the insides of Beck's arms.
Recently The Rock's character "Beck" was named 6 out of 10 best movie bounty hunters by Empire Magazine.
There are six references to the films of Akira Kurosawa in the film, but they are very subtly done.
A special feature on the DVD is called "Appetite for Destruction". Guns N' Roses' debut album Appetite for Destruction features the song "Welcome to the Jungle", the original title of the film.
Declan enters into the town while playing a Scottish tune called "Highland Laddie". When it shows him strike up again, his fingers are not in sync with the playing or in any actual note position.
The film was originally shot and conceived with an "R" rating in mind. Most original scenes (i.e., the shootings, the beatings, etc.) were at first bloodier and more brutal. It was then decided to cut the film back to PG-13 for more commercial reasons. It is unknown if an unrated version will ever be released.
A continuity error occurs during the final fight scene. Beck has two cuts on his shirt in the upper right corner, but after he is seen walking away from an explosion the rips are on the left side.
