Backtrace (film)
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| Directed by | Brian A. Miller |
| Screenplay by | Mike Maples |
| Produced by | Randall Emmett George Furla Matt Luber Mark Stewart |
| Starring | Sylvester Stallone Ryan Guzman Meadow Williams Christopher McDonald Colin Egglesfield Lydia Hull Tyler Jon Olson Sergio Rizzuto Swen Temmel Matthew Modine |
| Cinematography | Peter Holland |
| Music by | Tim Jones |
Production companies | Grindstone Entertainment Group Ingenious Media Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films Diamond Film Productions The Fyzz Facility Potato Eater Productions |
| Distributed by | Lionsgate Premiere |
Release date |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $6,000,000 |
| Box office | $488,148[1][2] |
Backtrace is a 2018 American action crime film directed by Brian A. Miller, and starring Sylvester Stallone, Matthew Modine and Ryan Guzman. The film was released video on demand and limited theatrical release by Lionsgate Premiere on December 14, 2018 in the United States.[3][4]
Plot
After suffering a brain injury from a bank heist gone wrong, MacDonald (Matthew Modine) develops amnesia and is put into a prison psychiatric ward. Following his seventh year in evaluation, he is coerced by an inmate and a ward doctor (Ryan Guzman and Meadow Williams) to break out of prison and injected with a serum that forces him to relive the life he's forgotten. MacDonald must now elude a local detective (Sylvester Stallone), a toughened FBI agent (Christopher McDonald) and the drug's dangerous side effects in order to recover the stolen money all while confronting his past.
Cast
- Sylvester Stallone as Detective Sykes
- Matthew Modine as MacDonald
- Ryan Guzman as Lucas
- Meadow Williams as Dr. Erin
- Christopher McDonald as Agent Franks
- Colin Egglesfield as Detective Carter
- Jenna Willis as Detective Bay
- Tyler Jon Olson as Farren
- Lydia Hull as Dr. Nichols
- Baylee Curran as Secure Guard Alicia
Production
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Filming
The film was shot in Savannah and lasted 14 days.
The film was actually shot in 12 days (2, 6 day weeks) and Sylvester Stallone only worked 1 day.
Director Brian A Miller was stuck with Casting mandated by Producers Emmett/Furla who cast friends and family, including Randall Emmett's MOTHER in roles instead of legitimate actors.
The original script by writer Mike Maples had to be rewritten dozens of times to fix numerous plotholes, inconsistencies, and an ending that was a complete outlier. Maples showed up on set and didn't even know what the Production was filming.
F- investor actress Meadow Williams bought her role in the film by playing producers Emmett/Furla and invested in the film "Boss Level" and later "10 Minutes Gone". Her role had to be mainly cut out due to her inability to act or even show up knowing any of her lines. Actors Modine and Guzman spent hours rehearsing Meadow Williams to try to teach her acting 101 but the gold digger who had conned a billionaire out of over $800 million had absolutely no skills or talent and was mostly cut from the final film.
Release
Home media
Backtrace was released on DVD and Blu-ray on December 11, 2018.[2]
Reception
Box office
Backtrace grossed $0 in North America and $488,148 in other countries,[1] plus $717,998 with home video sales.[2]
Critical response
The film received overwhelmingly negative reviews with critics panning the plot.[5] On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 11%, based on 9 reviews, with an average rating of 1.84/10.[6]
References
- ^ a b "Backtrace". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
- ^ a b c "Backtrace (2018)". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
- ^ https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/trailers/1007693-1007693
- ^ "Movie Review: Stallone is back on the beat with "Backtrace"". December 7, 2018.
- ^ "Film Review: 'Backtrace'". December 14, 2018.
- ^ "Backtrace". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
External links
- Backtrace at IMDb
- Backtrace at AllMovie
- Backtrace at Rotten Tomatoes
- Backtrace at Metacritic
