The Condemned
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| Directed by | Scott Wiper |
| Written by | Scott Wiper Rob Hedden Andrew Hedden |
| Produced by | Vince McMahon Joel Simon Jason Constantine John Sacchi |
| Starring | Steve Austin Vinnie Jones |
| Distributed by | Lions Gate Entertainment |
Release date | April 27 2007 |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $4 million |
The Condemned is a thriller film directed and written by Scott Wiper, and starring former WWE wrestler "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, Vinnie Jones, and Rick Hoffman. The fights are co-ordinated by Richard Norton, who also stunt doubles for Jones on some scenes. The movie was produced by WWE Films and released by Lions Gate Films.
The MPAA has given the film an "R" rating for pervasive strong brutal violence, and for language.
It was filmed on location in Queensland and Vancouver.
Plot
WWE superstar "Stone Cold" Steve Austin stars as a death row inmate who gets a rare second shot at life in director Scott Wiper's action thriller. Jack Conrad (Austin) is a dangerous convict currently awaiting execution in a corrupt Central American prison. "Purchased" by a wealthy television producer and transported to a deserted island, the formidable inmate is offered the opportunity to avoid capital punishment and win back his freedom by fighting to the death against nine other condemned criminals in an illegal game to be broadcast uncensored over the Internet.
Cast
Soundtrack
The soundtrack for the Condemned was released on April 24, 2007 exclusively on the iTunes Store.
- "Unbreakable" - Cage9
- "Over & Under" - Egypt Central
- "I Won't Do What You Tell Me (Josh Wink remix)" - Josh Wink
- "Black Betty" - Spiderbait
- "You Say" - Aya Peard
- "Umbrella" - Chymera
- "Souljacker part I" - Eels
- "This Colorful World" - Eliot Morris
- "Opening Titles (Score)" - Graeme Revell
- "The Island and Conrad (Score)" - Graeme Revell
- "Hands of Time" - Groove Armada
- "To Be Young (is to Be Sad, Is to Be High)" - Ryan Adams
- "Casino (Solid State remix)" - Tommi Eckhardt
- "Savin' Me - Nickelback
Some more songs played in trailers but not put in the soundtrack include:
- "You Don't Know", by Eminem, 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks & Ca$his
- "Lonely Train", by Black Stone Cherry
- "In the Air Tonight", by Nonpoint
- "Out of Line" by Buckcherry
- "Backwoods Gold" by Black Stone Cherry
- "Driven" by Sevendust
- "Bullet With a Name" by Nonpoint
The Song "Firestarter", by The Prodigy was played in the movie.
Critical reaction
The critical response to the film was overwhelmingly negative. Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a 17% rating, registering thirteen "fresh" reviews out of 78,[1] while Meta Critic scored the film a 23 out of 100.[2] Complaints against The Condemned included accusations of plot holes, sexual objectification of the female characters, and massive amounts of violence untempered by comic relief, irony, or plot progression. On the contrary, Howard Stern noted on his Sirius radio show that the movie was a very good action film and was right up his alley.
The $4m USD-budgeted film failed at the box office, by most reasonable standards for such calculation. It debuted with a $3.8 million dollar opening weekend in the US. It lasted only 4 weeks in theaters and closed with a total of $7.4 million dollars.
See also
References
- ^ "The Condemned (2007)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2007-04-27.
- ^ "Condemned, The". Meta Critic. Retrieved 2007-04-27.
