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| caption = ''Surrogates'' Theatrical poster |
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| director = [[Jonathan Mostow]] |
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| producer = David Hoberman <br />Todd Lieberman <br />[[Max Handelman]] <br />[[Elizabeth Banks]] |
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| writer = [[John Brancato and Michael Ferris|John Brancato <br />Michael Ferris]] (screenplay) <br />Robert Venditti (story) |
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| starring = [[Bruce Willis]] <br />[[Radha Mitchell]] <br />[[Rosamund Pike]] <br /> [[Boris Kodjoe]] <br /> with [[James Cromwell]] <br /> and [[Ving Rhames]] |
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| music = Richard Marvin |
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| cinematography = [[Oliver Wood]] |
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| editing = Kevin Stitt <br />Barry Zetlin |
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| distributor = [[Touchstone Pictures]] |
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| released = September 25, 2009 |
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| runtime = 88 min.<ref name=BBFC>{{cite web | url = http://www.bbfc.co.uk/website/Classified.nsf/0/E17C65F680C0E26E8025762B00576798?OpenDocument | title=Surrogates (2009)| publisher=[[BBFC]] |accessdate=2009-09-08}}</ref> <!-- U.S. theatrical release: 88:22 --> |
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| country = {{FilmUS}} |
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| language = English |
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| budget = $80 million<ref name=latimes> |
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[http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2009/09/movie-projector-surrogates-and-fame-arrive-on-what-looks-to-be-a-slow-weekend.html Movie projector: 'Surrogates' and 'Fame' arrive on what looks to be a slow weekend], [[LA Times]], September 24, 2009</ref> |
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| gross = $59,551,980<ref>{{cite web | url=http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=surrogates.htm | title=Surrogates (2009) | publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]] | accessdate=10-20-2009}}</ref> |
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'''''Surrogates''''' is a [[2009 in film|2009]] [[science fiction film]], based on the 2005–2006 [[The Surrogates|comic book series of the same name]]. The film is directed by [[Jonathan Mostow]] and stars [[Bruce Willis]]. ''Surrogates'' was released on September 25, 2009.<ref>{{cite web |
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| url = http://www.comingsoon.net/films.php?id=39442 |
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| title=The Surrogates | work=ComingSoon.net | publisher=''Coming Soon Media, L.P''|accessdate=2008-07-15}}</ref> |
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== Plot {{Anchors|Premise|Plot}} == |
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In [[2017]], humans live in near-total isolation, rarely leaving the safety and comfort of their homes, thanks to remotely-controlled robotic bodies that serve as "surrogates," designed as better-looking versions of their human operators. Because people are safe all the time, and damage done to a surrogate is not felt by its owner, it is a peaceful world free from fear, pain, and crime. |
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Agent Tom Greer ([[Bruce Willis]]) is an [[FBI]] agent who, through the use of his own surrogate, investigates the first murder in years: Jarod Canter, a college student and the son of Dr. Lionel Canter ([[James Cromwell]]), the original inventor of surrogates, who uses multiple surrogates himself. The case grows more complicated, however, when several police officers are murdered when their surrogates are destroyed, something which is not supposed to happen, as the human operator is normally safe from the damage done to his/her surrogate. |
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Greer's investigation leads him to the Dreads, a group of humans led by a mysterious man known only as The Prophet ([[Ving Rhames]]) who is against the use of surrogates. Greer and his partner Jennifer Peters ([[Radha Mitchell]]) determine that the identity of the murderer is a Dread named Miles Strickland. Strickland used a unique weapon called an O.D. (Overload Device) to kill Jarod as well as five police officers tracking him. Greer himself barely escapes death by the weapon. Although his surrogate is physically damaged, it is able to pursue Strickland before it is destroyed by the Dreads. |
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Suffering damages from the weapon, Greer is found in his apartment by his wife Maggie ([[Rosamund Pike]]). She prefers interacting through her surrogate, even with her husband in the privacy of their home. We learn that the couple is particularly distant from each other as they grieve over their young son who died in a car accident. (We see that, from the brief scenes in the film including the real Maggie, she is severely depressed and simultaneously takes many medications.) Greer is taken to the hospital and survives, although he is suspended and will not be issued another surrogate while his actions are investigated. |
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At the Dread Reservation, Strickland is approached by The Prophet who demands information about the weapon. Strickland is apparently killed by The Prophet or his followers. When Greer goes into the Reservation, he stumbles upon Strickland's funeral and then approaches The Prophet, asking about the weapon Strickland used. As Greer leaves the Reservation, it is revealed that The Prophet has the weapon. Greer meets with Dr. Canter, again using one of his surrogates, who suggests the weapon was manufactured by the military. Greer meets with a member of the military and learns that the weapon sends a [[computer virus]] into the surrogates that shuts them down, but it disables the fail-safe mechanisms and kills the operator. |
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A mysterious surrogate goes to the home of Greer's partner Peters and kills her, then transfers control of her surrogate to an unknown party who uses it to go through the financial records of the FBI. The Peters surrogate learns that Andrew Stone ([[Boris Kodjoe]]), Peters and Greer's boss, is apparently behind the death of Jarod, having been assigned by the company that creates the surrogates to kill Dr. Canter which he in turn assigned to Strickland. Jarod was using one of his father's surrogates and as such was mistaken for him. At the Dread compound, The Prophet orders delivery of the weapon to Peters just before the military attacks. The Prophet and his men are killed, but The Prophet is revealed to be a surrogate of Doctor Canter. The Peters surrogate tricks Greer into getting information about the weapon from Stone's computer. The Peters surrogate then flees from Greer, taking the information and the weapon. Greer chases her, but she escapes and goes to FBI headquarters where she takes a human system administrator (who does not use a surrogate) hostage and hooks the weapon up the surrogate network to kill all the surrogate operators. |
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Greer calls the system administrator who reveals that Peters has taken him hostage. Greer heads to Canter's home and forces his way in. At the FBI building, the Peters surrogate confronts Stone's surrogate. Canter reveals that he is now controlling the Peters surrogate. Stone confirms he did try to have Canter assassinated. Canter uses the weapon to destroy Stone's surrogate and kill Stone (for killing his son). He then returns to uploading the weapon's virus to all the surrogates—destroying them and killing all the operators. Greer makes his way through Canter's mansion and finds Canter, who then reveals he wants to destroy the surrogates and the people who use them. Canter expresses anger and regret over the fact that his original purpose for inventing surrogates has been hijacked by VSI in the name of profit and by the masses for their own selfish reasons. His vision was to give physically disabled individuals like himself (Canter is paraplegic) a chance at experiencing what they do not have. Canter has already started the destruction process through the Peters surrogate, and then kills himself via a cyanide pill. |
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Greer takes control of the Peters surrogate. With the assistance of the system administrator, Greer insulates the surrogate operators so they will survive even if the surrogates go down. He is then given the choice of whether or not to save the surrogates. FBI troops storm the room as Greer decides not to cancel the transmission. The virus from the weapon uploads and permanently shuts down every surrogate worldwide, leaving their operators alive, but having to go back to using their real bodies again. Greer goes home and connects with his wife in her real body. Media broadcasts reveal the surrogates are down worldwide and no one knows if they will ever be able to be recreated again. |
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==Cast== |
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* [[Bruce Willis]] as Agent Tom Greer, an FBI agent who investigates the murder of others' surrogates<ref name=willis/> |
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* Peter Motson as body double for Bruce Willis |
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* [[Radha Mitchell]] as Agent Jennifer Peters, Agent Greer's partner<ref name=three>{{cite journal |
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| url = http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20188617,00.html |
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| title=Three Cast Alongside Willis in 'Surrogates'|journal=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|publisher=''[[Time Inc.|Time Inc]]''|date=[[2008-04-04]]|accessdate=2008-07-15}}</ref> |
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* [[Rosamund Pike]] as Maggie Greer, Agent Greer's wife<ref name=three/> |
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* [[Ving Rhames]] as The Prophet, a cult figure who disdains surrogates and plans an uprising<ref name=three/> |
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* [[Boris Kodjoe]] as Andrew Stone, Peters and Greer's supervisor at the FBI<ref name=thr/> |
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* [[Jack Noseworthy]] as Miles Strickland, a man hired to kill Canter's son.<ref name=thr/> |
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* [[James Cromwell]] as Dr. Lionel Canter, the inventor of the surrogates |
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* [[Michael Cudlitz]] as Colonel Brendan |
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* [[James Francis Ginty]] as Dr. Lionel Canter's younger surrogate |
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* [[Helena Mattsson]] as JJ the Blonde |
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* [[Meta Golding]] as the Female Counsel |
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== Production == |
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In March 2007, [[Disney]] acquired feature film rights to the 2005–2006 comic book series ''[[The Surrogates]]'' with the intent to distribute under [[Touchstone Pictures]]. The project was conceived by [[Max Handelman]] and [[Elizabeth Banks]] (Handelman's wife who is better known for her acting), and they enlisted producer Todd Lieberman to move it forward. Under Disney, [[Jonathan Mostow]] was attached to direct the film based on an adapted screenplay by Michael Ferris and John Brancato.<ref>{{cite journal |
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| first=Michael | last=Fleming |
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| url = http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117961181.html?categoryid=13&cs=1 |
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| title=Disney wins rights for 'Surrogates' | journal=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |
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| publisher=''[[Reed Business Information]]'' | date=[[2007-03-14]] | accessdate=2008-07-15}}</ref> The following November, [[Bruce Willis]] was cast to star in the lead role. Filming was scheduled to begin in February 2008 in [[Lynn, Massachusetts]].<ref name=willis>{{cite journal |
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| first=Michael | last=Fleming |
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| url = http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117976216.html?categoryid=13&cs=1 |
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| title=Bruce Willis to star in 'Surrogates' | journal=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |
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| publisher=''[[Reed Business Information]]''| date=[[2007-11-18]] | accessdate=2008-07-15}}</ref> It was delayed,<ref name=mitchell>{{cite journal | first=Michael | last=Fleming |
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| url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117983472.html?categoryid=1238&cs=1 |
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| title=Mitchell, Pike join 'Surrogates' |
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| journal=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|publisher=''[[Reed Business Information]]''|date=[[2008-04-03]]|accessdate=2008-07-15}}</ref> beginning on April 29, 2008 in Woburn.<ref name=thr>{{cite web |
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| url = http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/tools_data/production_listings/search_results.jsp?d=y&f=y&s=production |
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| title=Film: In production| work = [[The Hollywood Reporter]]|publisher=''[[Nielsen Company]]''|accessdate=2008-07-28}}</ref> Filming took place in the Massachusetts cities [[Worcester, Massachusetts|Worcester]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Hollywood heads to Worcester|first=Nancy|last=Sheehan |
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| url = http://www.telegram.com/article/20080425/NEWS/804250641/1116 |work=[[Telegram & Gazette]]|date=2008-04-25|accessdate=2009-06-19}}</ref> [[Milford, Massachusetts|Milford]], [[Hopedale, Massachusetts|Hopedale]], [[Taunton, Massachusetts|Taunton]],<ref>{{cite news |
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| url = http://news.bostonherald.com/track/inside_track/view.bg?articleid=1103859 |title=Hollywood sign war grips Milford|work=[[Boston Herald]]|publisher=''Herald Media Inc.''|date=2008-06-29|accessdate=2008-07-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |
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| url = http://www.thebostonchannel.com/entertainment/16779726/detail.html |title=Actor Willis In Bay State To Film Movie|work=thebostonchannel.com|publisher=''[[WCVB-TV]]''|date=2008-07-03|accessdate=2008-07-28}}</ref> [[Lawrence, Massachusetts|Lawrence]],<ref>{{cite news |
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| url = http://www.eagletribune.com/punews/local_story_167020910.html | title=‘Armageddon’ in Lawrence: Willis films at city mills|work=eagletribune.com|publisher=''[[The Eagle-Tribune]]''|date=2008-06-15|accessdate=2009-05-23}}</ref> and [[Wayland, Massachusetts|Wayland]].<ref>{{cite news |
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| url = http://www.tauntongazette.com/homepage/x765552152/First-Leo-now-Bruce |title=First Leo, Now Bruce|work=[[Taunton Daily Gazette]]|publisher=''The Taunton Gazette''|date=2008-06-03|accessdate=2008-08-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |
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| url = http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/archive/x1976989406/Movie-crew-descends-on-Wayland |
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| title=Movie crew descends on Wayland — Framingham, MA|publisher=''The MetroWest Daily News''|date=2008-05-08|accessdate=2009-04-04}}</ref> Visual effects were handled by Sandbox FX, Brickyard VFX,<ref>{{cite news|first=Leslie|last=Brokaw |
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| url = http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/articles/2008/06/29/film_booms_special_effect/ |
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| title=Film boom's special effect|work=[[The Boston Globe]]|publisher=''[[The New York Times Company]]''|date=2008-06-29|accessdate=2008-07-28}}</ref> [[Industrial Light and Magic]] and [[Moving Picture Company]]. The band [[Breaking Benjamin]]'s song [[I Will Not Bow]] was featured in the end credits of the film. |
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==Reception== |
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===Critical reception=== |
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''Surrogates'' received mostly mixed reviews from [[Rotten Tomatoes]], Based on 94 reviews, the film currently has a 38% rating (36 "fresh", 58 "rotten"), while the "Top Critics" give it a positive rating of 45%.<ref>{{rotten-tomatoes |id=10009598|title=Surrogates}} {{Retrieved | accessdate=2009-09-25}}</ref> [[Metacritic]] gives the film an average score of 47, based on 19 reviews. [[Yahoo! Movies]] currently reports a grade of "C+" based on 10 reviews.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1810022523/info|title=Surrogates (2009)|publisher=Yahoo! Movies|accessdate=2009-10-27}}</ref>. |
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===Box office=== |
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''Surrogates'' opened to #2 at the box office with approximately $15 million, failing to beat ''[[Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (film)|Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs]]'' in its second weekend. After being released for three weeks in theaters the movie has only made half of its $80 million production budget, grossing only just over $42 million. |
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== References == |
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== External links == |
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* {{official|http://chooseyoursurrogate.com}} |
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* {{imdb title |id=0986263| title=Surrogates}} |
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* {{amg movie |392046|Surrogates}} |
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* {{rotten-tomatoes |id=10009598|title=Surrogates}} |
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Revision as of 06:30, 29 October 2009
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