Stars: Gerard Butler (Clyde Shelton), Jamie Foxx (Nick Rice), Bruce McGill (Jonas Cantrell), Colm Meaney (Detective Dunnigan), Leslie Bibb (Sarah Lowell), Regina Hall (Mayor April Henry), Michael Irby (Detective Garza)
Director: F. Gary Gray
Screenwriters: Kurt Wimmer, Frank Darabont, Sheldon Turner
Production Companies: Evil Twins, The Film Department, Warp Film
Produced By: Gerard Butler, Lucas Foster, Mark McGill, Alan Siegel, Kurt Wimmer, Michael Goguen (Exec. Prod), Robert Katz (Exec. Prod), Neil Sacker (Exec. Prod)
Distributors: Overture Films (USA), CM Entertainment (Taiwan), Midget Entertainment (Denmark), RCV Film Distribution (Netherlands) Noble Entertainment (Sweden), Momentum Pictures (United Kingdom), Hollywood Classic Entertainment (Czech Republic), Top Film (Russia), Constantin Film (Germany), Future Film (Finland)
Genre: Thriller, Drama
Running Time: 108 mins
MPPA Rating: R – (for strong bloody brutal violence and torture, a scene of rape, and pervasive language)
Official Release Date: October 16, 2009
Status: In Theatres
Official Site: Law Abiding Citizen Film Website, Facebook, Twitter, Law Abiding Citizen UK Website, UK Facebook, UK Twitter
Synopsis
When a home invasion robbery turns deadly, the lone survivor will stop at nothing to avenge his lost loved ones in Law Abiding Citizen, an explosive examination of blind justice from the director of The Italian Job.
Clyde Shelton (Gerard Butler) is an upstanding family man whose wife and daughter are brutally murdered during a home invasion. When the killers are caught, Nick Rice (Jamie Foxx), a hotshot Philadelphia prosecutor, is assigned to the case. Nick offers one of the suspects a light sentence in exchange for testifying against his accomplice.
Fast forward ten years. The man who got away with murder is found dead and Clyde Shelton coolly admits his guilt. Then he issues a warning to Nick: Either fix the flawed justice system that failed his family, or key players in the trial will die.
Soon Shelton follows through on his threats, orchestrating from his jail cell a string of spectacularly diabolical assassinations that can be neither predicted nor prevented. Philadelphia is gripped with fear as Shelton’s high-profile targets are slain one after another and the authorities are powerless to halt his reign of terror. Only Nick can stop the killing, and to do so he must outwit this brilliant sociopath in a harrowing contest of wills in which even the smallest misstep means death. With his own family now in Shelton’s crosshairs, Nick finds himself in a desperate race against time facing a deadly adversary who seems always to be one step ahead.
Latest News
Guest Appearances
October 5, 2009
The Jay Leno Show
- Jamie Fox
The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson
- Viola Davis
October 8, 2009
The Jay Leno Show
- Gerard Butler
October 9, 2009
The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson
- Gerard Butler
October 12, 2009
The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien
- Jamie Foxx
October 14, 2009
Jimmy Kimmel Live
- Jamie Foxx
October 15, 2009
Jimmy Kimmel Live
- Gerard Butler
October 16, 2009
The Bonnie Hunt Show
- Gerard Butler
October 17, 2009
Saturday Night Live
- Gerard Butler (Guest Host)
October 19, 2009
It’s on with Alexa Chung
- Gerard Butler
Official Trailer #1
Clips & TV spots
October 12, 2009
TV Spot #1
Latino Review (32 sec)
TV Spot
October 7, 2009
Clip #5 – Revenge
YouTube (2:42 min)
Clip
October 5, 2009
Clip #4
Bloody Disgusting.com
Clip
October 2, 2009
Clip #3 – 9 Clips
Collider.com (7:07 min)
Clip
September 18, 2009
Clip #2 – Situation
YouTube (58 sec)
Clip
September 18, 2009
Clip #1 – Confessions
YouTube (53 secs)
Clip
September 1, 2009
Behind the Scenes – Scoring the Film
YouTube (3:10 min)
Clip
August 24, 2009
Behind the Scenes – Music Score
YouTube (3:17 min)
Clip
August 20, 2009
Behind the Scenes – Casting (Part 2)
YouTube (3:00 min)
Clip
August 19, 2009
Behind the Scenes – Casting (Part 1)
YouTube (3:05 min)
Clip
August 18, 2009
Behind the Scenes – Color Timing
YouTube (1:23 min)
Clip
August 17, 2009
Behind the Scenes – Explosion
YouTube (2:00 min)
Clip
Awards & Nominations
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DVD Information
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Production Notes
Law Abiding Citizen – About the Production (Production Notes)
Law Abiding Citizen – About the Cast and Filmmakers (Production Notes)
- First film that’s being produced by Gerard Butler’s production company, Evil Twins
- Catherine Zeta-Jones was rumored to be in this film but was actually attached to another The Film Department Project, The Rebound
- Director Frank Darabont was at one time attached to direct but left the production due to creative differences
- Film release date was changed from March 26, 2010 to October 16, 2009
- Use to have the same release date as Gerard Butler’s other film, How to Train a Dragon
- Old Synopsis:
A psychopathic mastermind, captured for the murder of his wife’s killers, threatens to unleash a gruesome killing spree across the city of Philadelphia unless he is released. The prosecuting attorney is usually a deal maker but this time stands his ground and refuses. As if on cue, innocent people start dying in horrifying ways – just as the prisoner warned. The city falls into chaos, with everyone calling for the attorney’s head. Desperate, he comes to the realization that his decisions might be what created this horrifying vigilante, and he is the only one that can stop him.
Script Reviews:
- Law Abiding Citizen Review, Script Shadow (May 7, 2009)
- Law Abiding Citizen Script Review, News in Film (September 6, 2009)
Film Reviews
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Who the hell is Gerard Butler?
Thanks for the info, Xenia. I look forward to seeing Gerry on Leno!
Wow thanks for the heads up. Can’t wait to see the Leno interview.