Jaded ex-CIA operative John Creasy reluctantly accepts a job as the bodyguard for a 10-year-old girl in Mexico City. They clash at first, but eventually bond, and when she’s kidnapped he’s consumed by fury and will stop at nothing to save her life.
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Film Cast:

• John W. Creasy: Denzel Washington
• Lupita Ramos: Dakota Fanning
• Paul Rayburn: Christopher Walken
• Lisa Ramos: Radha Mitchell
• Samuel Ramos: Marc Anthony
• Miguel Manzano: Giancarlo Giannini
• Jordan Kalfus: Mickey Rourke
• Mariana Garcia Guerrero: Rachel Ticotin
• Daniel Sanchez: Roberto Sosa
• Victor Fuentes: Jesús Ochoa
• Aurelio Sanchez: Gero Camilo
• Jorge Gonzalez: Mario Zaragoza
• Jersey Boy: Charles Paraventi
• Guardian Three: Carmen Salinas
• Guardian Thwo: Esteban de La Trinidad
• Sister Anna: Angelina Peláez
• Reina Rosas: Norma Pablo
• Maria: Rosa María Hernández
• Bruno: Heriberto del Castillo
• Insurance Lawyer: Steve Gonzales
• Vet: Andrés Pardave
• Eighteen: Rodrigo Zurita
• Eighteen’s Girlfriend: Marisol Cal y Mayor
• Chauffeur: Hector Hernandez Zertuche
• Father: René Campero
• Mother: Angélica Rosado
• Rayburn’s Wife: Georgina González
• Rayburn’s Kid: Abraham Sandoval
• Pedro: Hugo Pelaez
• Comandande Judicial: Jorge Victoria
• Reporter 1: Ariane Pellicer
• Piano Teacher: Jorge Picont
• Adjutant AFI: Alberto Estrella
• Executive Adjutant: Gerardo Taracena
• Nurse 1: Nydia A. Trujillo
• Nurse 2: Maria Hall Rueda
• Vet Assistant: Elvira Richards
• Sandri: Javier Zaragoza
• Camila: Valentina Garcia Contreras
• Elderly Man: Enrique Cimet
• Elderly Woman: Sparkle
• AFI Plainclothes 1: Dunia Alvarez
• Undercover AFI: Beatriz Pina
• Mariana’s Driver: Hector Tagle
• Sanchez Kid 1: Jose Jesus Garcia
• Sanchez Kid 2: Guadalupe Flores Garcia
• Sanchez Kid 3: Daniela Martinez
• AFI Trailer Tech 1: Rubén Santana
• AFI Trailer Tech 2: Fernando Berzosa
• AFI Operator on Radio: Eduardo Rivera
• Arms Dealer: Victor De Pascual
• Arms Dealer 2: Norma Martínez
• Nephew: Aram Cardenas
• School Clerk: Manuel Poncelis
• Bodyguard 1: Alejandro Camps
• Bodyguard 1A: Jorge Almada
• Bodyguard 2: Carlos Barada
• Bodyguard 2A: Eduardo Yáñez
• Judicial Police: Jorge Merlo
• Fuentes Man 1: Alberto Pineda
• Fuentes Driver: Jesús González Leal ‘Chis Chas’
• Fuentes Man 5: Rodrigo Chavez
• Thug Cop 1: Fernando Arvizu
• Thug Cop 2: Ghalil Elhateb Estrada
• Plainclothes 1: Hugo Genesio
• Plainclothes 2: Gonzalo Alvarez
• Evelyn (uncredited): Itatí Cantoral
• Bartender (uncredited): Arturo Farfán
• Docile Reporter (uncredited): Adrian Grünberg
• Priest (uncredited): Jorge Guerrero
• Japanese Businessman 6 (uncredited): Roberto Kwok
• Restaurant Owner (uncredited): Jose Montini
• Cynical Reporter (uncredited): Stacy Perskie
• Newscaster (uncredited): Berenice Manjarrez Vericat
• Highranking Government Official (uncredited): Raúl Zermeño
• Customs Official (uncredited): Jorge Zárate

Film Crew:

• Producer: Arnon Milchan
• Casting: Bonnie Timmermann
• Producer: Tony Scott
• Music Consultant: Trent Reznor
• Costume Design: Louise Frogley
• Executive Producer: James W. Skotchdopole
• Editor: Christian Wagner
• Production Design: Benjamín Fernández
• Screenplay: Brian Helgeland
• Conductor: Harry Gregson-Williams
• Production Manager: Anna Roth
• Camera Operator: César Charlone
• Producer: Lucas Foster
• Color Timer: Jim Passon
• Set Decoration: Elli Griff
• Hairstylist: Larry M. Cherry
• ADR Editor: Denise Horta
• Director of Photography: Paul Cameron
• Additional Casting: Carla Hool
• Art Direction: Héctor Romero
• Additional Music: Justin Caine Burnett
• Sound Effects Editor: Odin Benitez
• Steadicam Operator: Stephen St. John
• Camera Operator: Guillermo Rosas
• Co-Producer: Conrad Hool
• Executive Producer: Lance Hool
• Novel: A. J. Quinnell
• Associate Producer: Peter Toumasis
• Production Design: Chris Seagers
• Post-Production Manager: Patrick Esposito
• Supervising ADR Editor: Juno J. Ellis
• Sound Effects Editor: Gary Wright
• Technical Advisor: Don Ferrarone
• ADR Recordist: Rick Canelli
• Casting Associate: Stephen Vincent
• Assistant Property Master: Nick Milner
• Property Master: Graeme Purdy
• Dialogue Coach: Joy Ellison
• ADR Voice Casting: Barbara Harris
• Additional Camera: Luis David Sansans
• Special Sound Effects: Beau Borders
• Local Casting: Manuel Teil
• Construction Coordinator: Ben Zeller
• Music Programmer: Stephen Barton
• Stunts: Fidel Abrego
• Pilot: Alan D. Purwin
• Location Assistant: Analeine Cal y Mayor
• Foley Editor: Fred Burke
• Steadicam Operator: Jacques Jouffret
• First Assistant Editor: Leigh Folsom Boyd
• Extras Casting Assistant: Sonia Guerrero
• Production Runner: Fernando Urdapilleta
• Wardrobe Supervisor: Joyce Kogut
• Key Costumer: Jonny Pray
• Assistant Art Director: Mark Swain
• Assistant Art Director: Alejandro Fernández
• Special Effects Coordinator: Jesus G. Duran
• Visual Effects Supervisor: Nathan McGuinness
• Transportation Captain: Ricardo Díaz Avilés
• Driver: Sergio Galicia
• Foley: Dan O’Connell
• Supervising Music Editor: Richard Whitfield
• Dialogue Editor: David V. Butler
• Foley Artist: John T. Cucci
• Script Supervisor: Julie Pitkanen
• Assistant Art Director: Carlos Benassini
• Makeup Artist: Carl Fullerton
• Supervising Sound Editor: George Watters II
• Still Photographer: Stephen Vaughan
• Music Editor: Robb Boyd
• Script Coordinator: Karin Anderson
• Still Photographer: Jürgen Vollmer
• Underwater Camera: Maryan Zurek
• Transportation Coordinator: Arturo Curiel
• Property Master: Gilberto Cortes
• Camera Operator: Paul A. Edwards
• Visual Effects Supervisor: Marc Varisco
• Aerial Director of Photography: David B. Nowell
• Digital Intermediate Producer: Erik Rogers
• Music Arranger: Meri Gavin
• Sound Effects Editor: Suhail Kafity
• Dialogue Editor: David A. Arnold
• Gaffer: Phil Walker
• Location Manager: Janice Polley
• Editorial Services: Valance Eisleben
• Set Dressing Buyer: Jorge Barba
• Dialogue Editor: Ulrika Akander
• First Assistant Editor: Ron South
• Supervising Dialogue Editor: Teri E. Dorman
• Sound Effects Editor: Randle Akerson
• Armorer: Michael Papac
• Still Photographer: Keith Hamshere
• Makeup Supervisor: Graham Johnston
• Boom Operator: Gary A. Theard
• ADR Editor: Nicholas Korda
• Stunt Coordinator: Paul Borne
• Researcher: Marcela Fuentes-Berain
• Visual Effects Editor: Christopher S. Baird
• First Assistant Director: John Wildermuth
• Location Coordinator: Claudia Montero
• Extras Casting: Jorge Guerrero
• Key Set Production Assistant: Mauricio Lule
• Post Production Supervisor: Michael Tinger
• Armorer: David Fencl
• Sound Effects Editor: R.J. Palmer
• Art Department Coordinator: Ricardo M. Kaplan
• Rigging Gaffer: Jesus ‘Moroco’ Gonzalez
• Underwater Camera: Wayne Baker
• Supervising Sound Editor: F. Hudson Miller
• Production Sound Mixer: Willie D. Burton
• First Assistant Camera: Donald Burghardt
• Assistant Sound Editor: Melissa Lytle
• Assistant Camera: Edgar Hurtado
• Craft Service: Jose Manuel Ballesteros
• Foley Mixer: James Ashwill
• Post Production Assistant: Lonnie A. Mathes
• Art Department Assistant: Vida Corona
• Greensman: Rafael Jaime Mendéz
• Leadman: Tatiana Maganda
• Location Scout: Stuart Raven Barter
• Painter: Panfilo Herrera Sanchez
• Standby Painter: René Marquéz
• Key Grip: Gustavo Covarrubias
• Set Dresser: Denise Camargo
• Wigmaker: Marco A. Garcia
• Cableman: León Sandoval
• Carpenter: Antonio Lopez Martinez
• Camera Loader: Ian Clampett
• Picture Car Coordinator: Alejandro Soto
• Projection: Luis Fuentes Pimentel
• Set Medic: Ernesto Trejo
• Set Production Assistant: Guillermo ‘Memo’ Carreño
• Unit Publicist: Luis Reyes
• Video Assist Operator: Miguel Avilez Betancourt
• Best Boy Electric: Corwin A. Bibb
• Electrician: Jose Luis Anzaga
• Rigging Grip: Alfredo Audel
• Production Accountant: Armando Amador
• Production Coordinator: Jessica Fawcett Garcia
• Production Office Coordinator: Yuria Goded
• Music Supervisor: David Lai
• Orchestrator: Kirk Bennett
• 24 Frame Playback: Stephanie Ormonde
• I/O Supervisor: Brian Cuscino
• Studio Teachers: Jan Cerwonka
• Unit Manager: Carlos Taibo
• Compositing Artist: Steven Fagerquist
• Additional Colorist: Mark T. Osborne
• Best Boy Grip: Craig Vaccaro
• Dolly Grip: Ricardo Covarrubias
• Costumer: Christine Orth
• Negative Cutter: Gary Burritt
• Casting Assistant: Jose Cabrera
• Grip: Salvador De Gante
• Tailor: Pedro Raúl Flores
• Aerial Coordinator: Sean Byrne
• Animal Wrangler: Rocío Ortega
• Second Assistant Director: Frank Kostenko Jr.
• Musician: Peter DiStefano
• Production Executive: Kelly Kiernan
• Key Rigging Grip: Pedro González
• ADR Mixer: Thomas J. O’Connell
• Second Assistant Camera: Thomas A. Barrios
• Wardrobe Assistant: Rocio Ceja
• Graphic Designer: Guillermo Serrano
• Swing: Daniel Gallardo
• Special Effects Assistant: Antonio Cornejo
• Assistant Editor: Daniel Lee
• Colorist: Ryan Pannell
• Digital Color Timer: Joe Hathaway
• Digital Conform Editor: Christopher Reichel
• Editorial Consultant: Skip Chaisson
• Production Assistant: Marcela Arevalo
• Security Coordinator: Luis Aguilar

Movie Reviews:

• cryodome: His bodyguard style is much entertaining. I could watch it all up until certain point. Then it seems Denzels character goes against his usual serious bodyguard style. Only to progress the plot. That is when I turn this movie off
• Wuchak: _**The Punisher in Mexico City, albeit black**_

  A disillusioned ex-CIA operative (Denzel Washington) gets a gig in Mexico as the bodyguard of a precocious girl (Dakota Fanning) from a wealthy family. Christopher Walken plays his friend, Radha Mitchell the mother of the girl and Mickey Rourke an attorney of the family.

  “Man on Fire” is a crime drama/thriller that debuted five days after Thomas Jane’s “The Punisher” in 2004. While “Man of Fire” was based on a novel by A.J. Quinnell and “The Punisher” was based on the Marvel Comics’ character, they’re both about men who suffer great tragedy and enact merciless strategies to take out the criminals responsible. They’re about on par, but I give this one the edge as it has more dramatic depth and flashier filmmaking by director Tony Scott (which some may find annoying). But neither is as supremely effective as the later “Taken” (2008).

  Some complain that the movie’s “schizophrenic” because it’s like two movies stitched together, but don’t all revenge stories have a set-up for the oncoming revenge part? This one just has a longer and more satisfying set-up.

  The film runs 2 hour, 26 minutes, and was shot mostly in Mexico City.

  GRADE: B