The film was released in the united states on january 30, 2015 in a limited. Nick wild jason statham is a las vegas bodyguard with lethal professional skills and a personal gambling problem. Jason statham drives a starstudded cast but the rides bumpy for thriller remake. Wild card is a 2015 american action thriller film directed by simon west and starring jason. By doubling down on a movie that yearns to be both introspective and bonecrunchingly cool, wild card overplays its hand. When a friend is beaten by a sadistic thug, nick strikes back, only to find out the thug is the son of a powerful mob boss. Jason statham was born in shirebrook, derbyshire, to eileen yates, a dancer, and barry statham, a. Wild card, in which jason statham plays a character named nick wild, only adds to those expectations. For the films storied screenwriter, william goldman, its the rare privilege of.
Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Statham returns this april in furious 7, joins the cast of the comedy spy in may, and stars in mechanic. And the opening 15 minute sequence will certainly put off some people who wont bother watching beyond that so theyll miss the twist. But when his dear friend, holly dominik garcialorido, a prostitute who works with. The film is based on the 1985 novel heat by william goldman, and is a remake of the 1986 adaptation that star red burt reyn olds.
Main character nick wild jason statham is a las vegas bodyguard who dreams of scoring a big black jack payout and leaving everything behind. Statham is nick wild, an exspecial forces type who works as a bodyguard for hire in las vegas. Demarco had his two thugs dump her in a hospital car park. Wild card, a remake of william goldmans heat, stars jason stratham as a security consultant caught up in violent confrontations in las vegas. Tailight panels, some sheet metal, anyone looking for kelseyhayes wheels i think inhave a few for restoration.
Darcy allen, the hotshot blackjack dealer, worked as a blackjack dealer in canada while attending university. When a friend is beaten by a sadistic thug, nick strikes back, only to find out. What was the car that jason statham drove in the movie war. Wild card starring jason statham, michael angarano, milo. What car does jason statham drive in wild card answers.
If his career were a car, hed be well positioned right now to trade up for a better set of wheels. Wild card international trailer 2015 jason statham. The film stars burt reynolds, karen young, peter macnicol, howard hesseman, neill barry and joseph mascolo. Simon west directs this remake of the 1986 burt reynolds action thriller heat starring jason statham as a paid enforcer who goes after a gang leader when a group of thugs beat up a personal friend. Wild card opens in montreal and toronto and on vod on jan. Sadly, you can see this car get smashed to heck in the video link below. Ford torino gt 1969 car driven by jason statham in wild card. Now, nick has one last play to change his fortunes. Wild ca rd is a 2015 american action thriller film directed by simon west and starr ing ja son statham, michael angarano, dominik garcialorido, milo ventimiglia, hope davis, and stanley t ucci. Those expectations are met in wild card, a remake of a 1986 burt reynolds movie. Heat was directed by dick richards and jerry jameson. With jason statham, michael angarano, dominik garcia, milo ventimiglia.
Wild card initiative backs film school graduates with development grants. When a las vegas bodyguard with lethal skills and a gambling problem gets in trouble with the mob, he has one last play. Jason statham movies come with certain, modest expectations. Wild card is a remake of screenwriternovelist william goldmans 1986 thriller heat not to be confused with michael manns excellent heist thriller of the same name. Bill murray and friend out for a spin in groundhog. Has appeared in two films which include the song i wanna be your dog by the stooges. Wild card 2015 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Wild card is let down a little by its odd pacing and strangely flat direction. In case you were wondering if that was simply his movie persona, we have some good news. The lamborghini murcielago lp 640 is one of stathams fastest cars. But i may be being generous with my stars only because i generally like jason statham movies. Wild card, starring jason statham, is a decent movie. But because of the fact that jason statham plays in it, i gave the movie a.
The combination of cast and crew involved in wild card will cause any reasonably informed filmgoer to do a doubletake with almost as much force as one of star jason stathams spinkicks. Directed by simon west, who made the expendables 2 and the 90s classic cheesefest con air, wild card pushes the limits of a jason statham movie in. A bodyguard jason statham goes after the sadistic thug who beat his friend, only to find that the object of his wrath is the son of a powerful mob boss. Wild card, stathams latest, is one of those movies where the rugged. In his movies, jason stathams characters like to drive fast in their cars, whether its a mini cooper s or a tricked out ford mustang. Max casella in wild card 2015 stanley tucci in wild card 2015 anne heche and jason. When a friend is brutally raped, nick s quest for revenge makes him the target of a powerful mob boss.
The film was written by william goldman, based on his 1985 novel of the same name. Wanting to take a break from university, he traveled to las vegas and applied to work at the golden gate casino in the 1980s, but was kicked out of the. I have other hoods, hinges, some trim components and various other parts. Simon west directs this remake of the 1986 burt reynolds action thriller heat starring jason statham as a paid enforcer who goes after a gang. A botched card game in london triggers four friends, thugs, weedgrowers, hard gangsters, loan sharks and debt collectors to collide with each other in a series of unexpected events, all for the sake of weed, cash and two antique shotguns. Ford torino gt 1969 car driven by jason statham in wild. Had the 1986 version starred bruce willis instead of reynolds, wild card would be redundant. Wild card is the team with the best record that is not a division winner. Action, baby, action, and the bodies they do pile up like presents under the tree in the new action movie wild card. When his friend is raped, freelance tough guy and gambling junkie nick tracks down the creep but unwittingly stirs the wrath of a pitiless mob boss. Heat is a 1986 american actionthriller film about an exmercenary working as a bodyguard in las vegas.
Nick wild jason statham is a las vegas bodyguard with lethal professional. Wild card, starring jason statham the new york times. The swedish film institutes wild card initiative, which backs fresh film school graduates with development grants for their first features, has selected this years three recipients. Suddenly nick is plunged into the criminal underworld, chased by enforcers and wanted by the mob. Ford torinogt carscar fordcar brandsaction moviesjason. With wild card, screenwriter william goldman takes a third crack at the story of nick the vegas chaperone. Vehicle used a lot by a main character or for a long time.
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