Bounty Hunter (DVD)

The Bounty Hunter is a 2010 American action comedy film directed by Andy Tennant, starring Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler. The story centres on a bounty hunter hired to retrieve his ex-wife, who has skipped bail. The film was released in the United States on March 19, 2010. The film was panned by critics but was a box office success, grossing $136.3 million against a production budget of $40–45 million.

Plot

Milo Boyd, a former New York Police Department detective is now a bounty hunter. His ex-wife, Nicole Hurley, is an investigative reporter who has been arrested for assaulting a police officer.

Nicole receives a tip on a story, an apparent suicide that may have been a murder, she skips her bond hearing to meet her informant, causing the judge to revoke her bail and issue a warrant for her arrest. Just before Nicole arrives, her informant, Jimmy is kidnapped.

Milo is ecstatic when Nicole s bail bondsman, Sid, offers him the job of bringing her to jail, for a bounty of $5,000. Nicole s mother Kitty inadvertently helps him find her at a race track in New Jersey. He throws her into his trunk and drives back towards Manhattan. Nicole escapes briefly before he catches up with her.

They are being stalked: Milo by two thugs sent by his bookie Irene, because of his gambling debts, Nicole by corrupt cop Earl Mahler, who is connected with the story she is investigating, and both by Nicole s lovestruck coworker Stewart, bent on rescuing her from Milo. Irene s thugs confuse Stewart for Milo and mistakenly kidnap him.

Earl tries to kill Nicole, but both Milo and Nicole narrowly escape. Milo is not interested in explanations until she tells him she s found evidence that implicates their mutual friend and Milo s ex-partner on the force, Bobby, indicating that he is involved with Earl. Milo decides to investigate with her.

Clues from Earl s car lead them to a country club, where they learn from a caddie that Earl owns a tattoo parlor in Queens, so they start to make their way there. Bobby warns them to stay off the road.

The nearest hotel is the bed and breakfast where they spent their honeymoon. They discover they still have feelings for each other and admit their mistakes. Coming out of the bathroom, Nicole overhears Milo telling Sid he may sleep with her, but he s still taking her to jail. She handcuffs him to the bed and goes to the tattoo parlor, finding Jimmy and freeing him before being captured by Irene s thugs.

Milo rescues Nicole at a strip club. Then, they hear Bobby is heading to the police s evidence warehouse, which is being relocated to a new building. Bobby confronts Earl, a former friend who has used Bobby s name to gain access to the warehouse and steal a large amount of narcotics and cash. Bobby decides to arrest him, but Earl shoots him. Milo and Nicole enter the warehouse and Milo is ambushed, but Earl surrenders when Nicole points a shotgun at him.

Bobby explains Earl was using him, as well as the man who supposedly committed suicide, to gain access to the warehouse. There was no proof, so Bobby was waiting for Earl to make his move before arresting him. Milo proudly notes that Earl might have gotten away with it if Nicole hadn t picked up clues. He and Nicole appear to have reconciled. They concede that sometimes their jobs have to come first. Milo turns Nicole in to the police, so she can make her court hearing the next day.

On his way out of the precinct, Milo runs into a cop who insulted him earlier and punches him in the face. He is arrested and put in the cell next to Nicole s. He reminds her that it is their anniversary and they have to spend it together. Through the bars they admit their love and kiss.

Cast

• Jennifer Aniston as Nicole Hurley (previously Boyd), a Daily News reporter, and Milo s ex-wife.
• Gerard Butler as Milo Boyd, a bounty hunter, former police officer, and Nicole s ex-husband.
• Jason Sudeikis as Stewart, Nicole s co-worker who has unrequited feelings for her.
• Jeff Garlin as Sid, Milo s friend, and employer as a bail bondsman.
• Cathy Moriarty as Irene, a gift shop owner, and local bookmaker.
• Ritchie Coster as Ray, one of Irene s employees.
• Joel Marsh Garland as Dwight, one of Irene s employees.
• Siobhan Fallon Hogan as Teresa, the secretary of Sid s business.
• Peter Greene as Earl Mahler, a cop.
• Dorian Missick as Bobby Jenkins, NYPD detective and Milo s best friend.
• Carol Kane as Dawn, a co-owner of a bed and breakfast.
• Adam LeFevre as Edmund, a co-owner of a bed and breakfast.
• Adam Rose as Jimmy, a bartender.
• Christine Baranski as Kitty Hurley, Nicole s mother.
• Matt Malloy as Gary, a co-worker of Nicole s.
• Christian Borle as Caddie.

Production

In May 2007, it was announced Columbia acquired the then untitled bounty hunter pitch for Development with Original Film.

Release

Box office

The Bounty Hunter was released alongside Repo Men and Diary of a Wimpy Kid. It grossed $20.7 million in its opening weekend. As of July 5, 2010 it has grossed $67,061,228 in North America and $69,031,265 internationally for a worldwide total of $136,333,522.

Critical response

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 12%, based on 150 reviews, and an average rating of 3.60/10. The site s critical consensus reads, Gerard Butler and Jennifer Aniston remain as attractive as ever, but The Bounty Hunter s formula script doesn t know what to do with them – or the audience s attention. On Metacritic, the film has a score of 22 out of 100, based on 31 critics, indicating generally unfavorable reviews . Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of B− on an A+ to F scale.

Roger Ebert gave the film one-and-a-half stars out of four, commenting that neither is allowed to speak more than efficient sentences to advance the plot and that it is rife with exhausted action clichés. A.O. Scott of The New York Times gave the film a completely negative review and said it was rated PG-13 for witless sexual innuendo and witless violence. Kerry Lengel of The Arizona Republic gave the film three and a half stars out of five: As formula films go, The Bounty Hunter is more enjoyable than most, even if it packs in as many clichés as any. However, Lengel did praise Aniston s and Butler s performances, but was critical of the improbable plot.

Accolades

Association	Category	Nominee	Results
Alliance of Women Film Journalists awards	Actress Most in Need of a New Agent	Jennifer Aniston	Won
31st Golden Raspberry Awards	Worst Picture	—	Nominated
	Worst Lead Actress	Jennifer Aniston	Nominated
	Worst Lead Actor	Gerard Butler	Nominated
	Worst Screen Couple	Jennifer Aniston Gerard Butler	Nominated
Teen Choice award	Choice Movie Actor - Romantic Comedy	Gerard Butler	Nominated

Home media

The Bounty Hunter was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on July 13, 2010. The only extra material is three featurettes ( Making The Bounty Hunter , Rules for Outwitting a Bounty Hunter , and Stops Along the Road: Hunting Locations ). The film grossed $23,310,266 from DVD sales in North America.

Condition

New

Publisher

Columbia Tri-Star

Published Date

2010-01-01

Recording Length

111

Recording Studio

Columbia Tri-Star

Format

DVD

Brand

Sony

Age Group

Adult

Amazon ASIN

B00A2JB0Q2

UPC / EAN

043396350403

Year

2010

ReleaseDate

2010-03-19

RuntimeMins

110

RuntimeStr

1h 50min

Awards

Awards, 4 wins & 5 nominations

Directors

Andy Tennant

Writers

Sarah Thorp

Stars

Jennifer Aniston, Gerard Butler, Gio Perez

Produced by

Ryan Kavanaugh, Donald J. Lee Jr., Ori Marmur, Robyn Meisinger, Wink Mordaunt, Neal H. Moritz

Music by

George Fenton

Cinematography by

Oliver Bokelberg

Film Editing by

Troy Takaki

Casting By

Kathleen Chopin

Production Design by

Jane Musky

Art Direction by

Patricia Woodbridge

Set Decoration by

Ellen Christiansen

Costume Design by

Sophie De Rakoff

Makeup Department

Matiki Anoff, Nathan J. Busch II, Naomi Donne, Kelsie Gigandet, Erin Hicks, Nicky Pattison Illum, Angela Levin, Werner Sherer, Jasen Joseph Sica, Bert Reo Anderson, Jenai Chin

Production Management

Donna E. Bloom, Kendall McCarthy, Vincent G. Scotti

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Joseph Aspromonti, Kate Bogle, Doug Coleman, Rachel Iovine, Murphy Occhino, Richard Patrick, John Douglas Webster, Tudor Jones

Art Department

Toni Barton, Patrick Campbell, Katie Clinebelle, Justin Elterman, Steve Gallo, William Geiger, Scott Gertsen, Robert Griffon Jr., Kenneth Hammer, Ryan Heck, Philip Kennedy, Joseph K. Kepple IV, Lynn Maffessoli, John McDonnell, Rebecca Meis DeMarco, Fred Merusi, Ari David Schwartz, Mark Paul Selemon, Dick Tice, Patricia Walker, Kimberly Asa, Sarah Berney, Mike Biskupski, Brian Buteau, Mason Chesler, Andy Collins, Thomas Hocking, Tom Hocking, Arlo Hoffman, Barbra Matis, Ryan McGrath, Ramona Messina, Alyssa Motschwiller, Louis J. Porzio, Paul Robotti, Evan Scott, Diana Shaller, Dennis Tillberg, Joel Tishcoff, Roland Trafton, Holly Watson

Sound Department

Michael Barry, Ron Bochar, David Boulton, Kam Chan, Marko A. Costanzo, Chris Fielder, Sean Garnhart, Eric Hirsch, Bobby Johanson, Frank Kern, Angela Organ, Schavaria Reeves, Philip Stockton, Clémence Stoloff, Lidia Tamplenizza, Deborah Wallach, Joe White, Allan Zaleski, Alexa Zimmerman, George A. Lara, Phil Rosati

Special Effects by

Drew Jiritano, Andrew Mortelliti, Stephanie Finochio, Chuck Khoury

Visual Effects by

Colleen Bachman, D. Walt Cameron, Manda Cheung, Mike Collins, Wendy Garfinkle, Sunil Kamath, Matt Kushner, Shawn Lipowski, Joseph Oberle, Dan Schrecker, Jarmila Seflova, Greg M. Silverman, Niko Tavernise, Molle DeBartolo, Steve Dellerson, Jose E. Lopez, Chris MacKenzie, Joseph Oberle, Andy Simonson

Stunts

Paul Bucossi, Peter Bucossi, Vic Bucossi, Mike Burke, John Cenatiempo, Tim Connolly, Norman Douglass, Roy Farfel, Shane Geraghty, Mickey Giacomazzi, Tony Guida, Steve Mack, Tara Martell, Jonathan Nosan, Tracey Ruggiero, Brian Smyj, Anthony Vincent, Chuck Zito, Ray Abbott, Dennis Albanese, Roy T. Anderson, Chris Barnes, Peter Bond, Myra Dakota Bown, Scott Burik, Chris Cenatiempo, Jeff Chumas, Bob Colletti, Chris Colombo, John Copeman, Stacy Courtney, Lee Cunningham, Peter Epstein, Roy Farfel, Jim Ford, Tim Gallin, Tim Garris, Mickey Giacomazzi, Gabriel Hansen, Gene Harrison, Cort Hessler, Donald John Hewitt, Stephen Izzi, Pete Klein, Chad Knorr, Bob Lake, Bobby Lake, Jennifer Lamb, Drew Leary, Katie Letien, Asa Liebmann, David MacDonald, Jeffrey M. Marchetti, Dina L. Margolin, Tina Mckissick, Ian Mclaughlin, Mick O Rourke, Christopher Place, Thomas Place, Brieann Rich, Michael Rich, Nicholas Rich, Kevin Rogers, David Shumbris, Manny Siverio, Aaron Vexler, Caroline Vexler, Jen Weissenberg, Nicole Wilson, Henry Fleming Wood

Camera and Electrical Department

James R. Belletier, Joe Belschner, Hans Bjerno, Adriana Brunetto-Lipman, Stephen Consentino, Michelle Coughlan, Gene Engels, Robert Falcone, James Gregory, Richard Guinness Jr., Craig Haagensen, Jasper Johnson, Billy Kerwick, Kevin Kerwick, Scott Lipkowitz, Frances Buddy McBride, Kevin McKenna, John Milcetic, David Norris, Brent Poleski, Frank Rinato, Kevin Walter, Barry Wetcher, Joseph Williams, Tristan Allen, Cesar Baptista, Dane Bjerno, Alex Bunin, Luis Colon, Nicole Cosgrove, Mark Cyr, Jonathan Dahan, James Dombey, Chris Drechsler, Shane Duckworth, Max Frankston, Spencer Gillis, Ted Goodwin, Brooks P. Guyer, Emily Millay Haddad, Rob Harlow, Martin Jaksa, Eugene Paul Lynch, Nick Maczka, Lance Mayer, Mark Melendez, Toby Miller, John J. Moers, Evan Nelson, Phil Oetiker, John Oliveira, Tod Olivieri, Jeff Panessa, Edward Read, Lance Rieck, Chris Rosen, Ethan Rosenduft, Mike Sime, Howard Smith, Kyle Stephens, Brooks Toran

Casting Department

Rori Bergman, Stephanie Forrest, Mihal Freinquel

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Aneikit Bonnel, Rose Marie Cappelluti, Clare Hallworth, Nina Hallworth, Kenn Hamilton, Barbara Hause, Anne Laoparadonchai, Jill Losquadro, Alison Parker, Susan Bakula, Gina Battoglia, Conan Castro Jr., Jennifer S. Frankel, Erika Lilienthal Gage, Colleen Morris Glennon, Staci Greenbaum, Rebecca Hofherr, Charlese Antoinette Jones, Alethea McElroy, Karen McGovern, Katie Novello, Geoffrey Roiz, Malik Summers

Editorial Department

Christopher Aguis, Joe Gawler, Morgan Gjovik, Mo Henry, Mark Reaser, Sarah Dorman Sveen, Marcus Alexander, Gilbert Carreras, John Potter, Jonathan Sanden, Darrell R. Smith, Kevin Soares, Seth Weinman

Location Management

Josh Dorn, Heather Gauntt, Damon Michael Gordon, Len Murach, Hyo Park, Alec Bates, Chris Cloud, Amy Cutler, Scott Ferlisi, Brian Ketcham, Christopher LeStrange, Drew Schofer

Music Department

Geoff Alexander, Julianne Jordan, Leigh Lawson, Sandra Park, Steve Price, Paul Rabjohns, Tony Terran, Tony Finno, John T. LaBarbera, Isobel Waller-Bridge

Script and Continuity Department

Mary A. Kelly, Michael Miceli

Transportation Department

Henry S. Avelin, Ronald Baum, Bryan Place, David Conelli, Daniel Davis, Brent Godek, James Schmidt

Additional Crew

Scott Abrahams, Joan Altman, Toby Ascher, Maurice Cabrera, Ethan Carlson, Mason Chesler, Angie Lee Cobbs, Ryan Cunningham, Angela Cutrone, Kathleen Fellegara, Frances Fiore, Rhonda George, Diana Hammons, Sally May Homer, Niki Hossack, Sondra James, Jeffro, Nikki King, Ben Lusthaus, Talia Mayer, Carolyn Mcguinness, K.C. McLeod, Sarah Miles, Tim Monich, Sean C. Nattini, Maria Palazon, Brian Papworth, Nicole Real, Bill Richards, Chris Skotchdopole, Amy H. Tung, John Whitley, Adam Wolenski, David Harry Yoon, Louis Armistead, Dawn Barkan, Dustin Baxley, John Betts, Theo Brooks, Kyle Campbell, Daniel Fine, Andrea Giannetti, Vaughn Goland, Dan Graziano, Duck Grossberg, Katie Groves, Christina Hwang, Kim Justice, Danny Keefe, Russ Klein, Katie Letien, Rebecca Lindsey, Dan Majkut, Margaret Maloney, Ed McKeever, Adam Milano, Sean Oliver, Laura Pearson-Smith, Dan Rafeld, Chauency Reese, Marlaine Reiner, Erich Rettstadt, Bill Richards, Lacey Smithers, C.L. Mega Sterling, Jason Turer, Matthew J. Vince, Dan Watt, Rachel C. Webster, Steven Weisz, Joshua Williams, Nate Wood

Thanks

Mike Sheehan

Genres

Action, Comedy, Romance

Companies

Columbia Pictures, Relativity Media, Original Film

Countries

USA

Languages

English, Ukrainian

ContentRating

PG-13

ImDbRating

5.5

ImDb Rating Votes

128025

Metacritic Rating

22

Short Description

The Bounty Hunter is a 2010 American action comedy film directed by Andy Tennant, starring Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler. The story centres on a bounty hunter hired to retrieve his ex-wife, who has skipped bail. The film was released in the United States on March 19, 2010. The film was panned by critics but was a box office success, grossing $136.3 million against a production budget of $40–45 million.

Box Office Budget

$40,000,000 (estimated)

Box Office Opening Weekend USA

$20,686,423

Box Office Gross USA

$67,061,228

Box Office Cumulative Worldwide Gross

$136,333,522

Keywords

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