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| Credits | |
| Title: | Sucker Punch |
| Director: | Zack Snyder |
| Writers: | Zack Snyder; Steve Shibuya |
| Producers: | Wesley Coller; Christopher DeFaria; Jon Jashni; Thomas Tull; Deborah Snyder; Zack Snyder |
| Composer: | Tyler Bates Marius De Vries |
| Cinematography: | Larry Fong |
| Editors: | William Hoy |
| Production | |
| Distributed by: | Warner Bros. Pictures; Legendary Pictures; Lennox House Films |
| Released: | March 25th, 2011 |
| Rating: | PG-13 |
| Running time: | 110 min. |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
| Budget: | $82,000,000 [1] |
| Gross: | $78,512,019 [2] |
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Sucker Punch is an American science fiction/fantasy film directed by Zack Snyder and produced by Warner Bros. Pictures, Lennox House Films and Legendary Pictures. It was released theatrically in the United States on March 25th, 2011. Set in the 1960s, the premise of the film revolves around an attractive young mental patient named Babydoll (Emily Browning) who is scheduled to be lobotomized as a result of incurable treatment relating to the death of her younger sister. Along with three other patients, Babydoll retreats into a fantasy world filled with monsters and hi-tech weapons, which she uses to strategize a possible escape from the hospital in the real world.
Plot[]
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Emily Browning | Babydoll |
| Abbie Cornish | Sweet Pea |
| Jena Malone | Rocket |
| Jamie Chung | Amber |
| Carla Gugino | Doctor Vera Gorski |
| Oscar Isaac | Blue Jones |
| Jon Hamm | High Roller/Doctor |
| Scott Glenn | Wise man |
| Richard Cetrone | CJ |
| Gerard Plunkett | Stepfather |
| Malcolm Scott | The cook |
| Ron Selmour | Danforth |
| AC Peterson | Mayor/Lighter orderly |
| Revard Dufresne | Big boss thug/Orderly #3 |
| Kelora Clingwell | Babydoll's mother |
| Frederique De Raucourt | Babydoll's sister |
| Monique Ganderton | Lobotomy nurse/High roller girl #1 |
| Lee Tomaschefski | Lobotomy nurse/High roller girl #2 |
| Eli Snyder | Tommy soldier #1 |
| Cainan Wiebe | Tommy soldier #2 |
| Danny Bristol | Tommy soldier #3 |
| Brad Kelly | Guard/Chauffeur #1 |
| Peter Bryant | Guard/Chauffeur #2 |
| Patrick Sabongui | Earl |
| John R. Taylor | Grim doctor |
| Chris Nowland | Cemetery cop |
| Christine Willes | Reception nurse/designer |
| Gina Garenkooper | Bitter clipboard nurse |
| Michael Adamthwaite | State trooper #1 |
| Phillip Mitchell | State trooper #2 |
| Ian Tracey | Police officer #1 |
| Sean Campbell | Police officer #2 |
| Arassay Reyes | Dancer |
| Danielle Benton | Dancer |
| Caitlin Goguen | Dancer |
| Maiko Miyauchi | Dancer |
| Paula Giroday | Dancer |
| Louise Hradsky | Dancer |
| Juliana Semenova | Dancer |
| Allie Bertram | Dancer |
| Vicky Lambert | Dancer |
| Caroline Torti | Dancer |
| Chantal Hunt | Dancer |
| Carla Catherwood | Dancer |
| Stephanie Sy | Dancer |
| Kathryn Schellenberg | Dancer |
| Geneen Georgiev | Dancer |
| Annie Au | Dancer |
| Tia Haraga | Dancer |
| Hailley Caulfield | Dancer |
| Daniela Dib | Dancer |
| Jeff Dimitriou | "Emilio" gangster dancer |
| John Howard | Band member #1 |
| Thomas Fornataro | Band member #2 |
| Antoine Baby Harry Calaway | Band member #3 |
| G! Force | Band member #4 |
| Nii Hortey Engmann | Band member #5 |
Notes & Trivia[]
- The title "Sucker Punch" is never explained in the film itself.
- The tagline for this film is, "You will be unprepared".
- Principal filming on Sucker Punch began on September 10th, 2009 and concluded on January 29th, 2010.
- Closed out of theaters on April 20th, 2011 with a total release duration of 3.9 weeks (27 days) in theaters.
- Early casting decisions included Amanda Seyfried as Babydoll, Emma Stone as Amber and Evan Rachel Wood as Rocket, all of whom dropped out of the picture due to scheduling conflicts. Their parts ultimately went to Emily Browning, Jamie Chung and Jena Malone (respectively).
- The cast of Sucker Punch appeared at a special panel at the San Diego Comic Con.
Box Office[]
Sucker Punch grossed $19,058,199 over its opening weekend and was screened in 3,033 theaters, averaging $6,284 per theater. It ranked #2 in box office receipts during its opening weekend (March 25th-27th). In the UK, it grossed £814,976 over it's opening weekend on 392 screens. It's domestic gross was $35,512,019 with a foreign gross of $43,000,000 for a combined worldwide gross of $78,512,019. [3]
Gallery[]
External Links[]
- Sucker Punch at AMG
- Sucker Punch at IMDB
- Sucker Punch at Wikipedia
- Sucker Punch at Metacritic
- Sucker Punch at Box Office Mojo
- Sucker Punch at Rotten Tomatoes