Genre: Action/Adventure, Action, Theatrical Release, Gangsters, Pianists/Pianos, Teenage Girls

 

Director: Louis Leterrier

Cast/Crew: Jet Li, Morgan Freeman, Bob Hoskins, Vincent Regan, Kerry Condon, Dylan Brown, Tamer Hassan, Michael Jenn, Carole Ann Wilson, Michael Webber, Jaclyn Lee

 

Description:

Martial arts superstar Jet Li reteams with French writer-director Luc Besson (KISS OF THE DRAGON) in this psychological action film shot in Glasgow, Scotland. Li stars as Danny, a human attack dog for a powerful mobster he calls Uncle Bart (Bob Hoskins, looking resplendent in white suit after white suit). When Bart and his men go out on their collection runs, they bring Danny, who has been trained since he was a child to fight to kill. When Bart takes Danny's collar off and commands, "Get 'im," Danny goes to work, an unstoppable machine, using the only weapon he knows: his body. But when a turf war ends up in bloody carnage, Danny escapes and is taken in by a kind family consisting of blind piano tuner Sam (Morgan Freeman) and his teenage stepdaughter, Victoria (Kerry Condon). They teach Danny how to be a real person, to be able to act civilly in society. They also allow Danny to explore his love of the piano, where a specific tune haunts him, bringing up repressed memories from his long-ago past. Just when Danny thinks he has escaped from his former life, he is pulled back in, but he is no longer the trained dog Bart thinks he is. Written by Besson and directed by Louis Letterier (THE TRANSPORTER), UNLEASHED is a gripping, heart-wrenching film fueled by the music of Massive Attack and a relentless visual style. And having taken acting lessons for the first time in his career, Li more than holds his own in the presence of such masters as Hoskins and Freeman.

 

Release Notes:

UMD Features: Keep Case Anamorhic Widescreen - 2.35 Dual Single Sided Audio: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo - English

ItemID: 1145385

UPC: 025192862229

Catalog Number: MCA 28622

Rating: R (MPAA)

Rating Reason: strong violent content, language, and some sexuality/nudity

Release Company: Universal Studios Home Video

Format: UMD

In Print Date: 10/11/2005

Original Release Year: 2005

Country of Origin: USA

Language: English

Closed Caption: No

Runtime: 1Hr 42min