Free Fire

All guns. No control.
Free Fire (2017)
Timing: 1:31 (91 min)
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Budget
$10 000 000
Box office
$3 719 383
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Director
Scenario
Producer
Andrew Starke, Martin Scorsese
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Composer
Artist
Paki Smith
Audition
Shaheen Baig

Short description

Set in Boston in 1978, a meeting in a deserted warehouse between two gangs turns into a shoot-out and a game of survival.

What's left behind the scenes

  • Filming was interrupted on the second day by a visit from the police. Someone in a nearby store heard gunshots and called the police.
  • In the scene where Sharlto Copley's character is engulfed in flames, no computer technology was used. The actor refused to use a stunt double and performed the scene himself in a fireproof suit. Four people stood by with fire extinguishers at the ready.
  • Luke Evans was cast as Vernon, but he was unable to participate in the project due to filming in Bill Condon's musical film "Beauty and the Beast" (2017). The role was then given, with corresponding changes, to South African actor Sharlto Copley.
  • Luke Evans was cast as Vernon, but he was unable to participate in the project due to filming for Bill Condon's musical 'Beauty and the Beast' (2017). The role was given to South African actor Sharlto Copley, with the character being modified accordingly.
  • The primary reason Ben Wheatley set the film in the 1970s was the lack of mobile phones at the time.
  • The main reason Ben Wheatley set the film in the 1970s was the absence of mobile phones at that time.
  • Olivia Wilde was initially cast in the lead role in the film, but soon left the project.
  • In the scene where Charlto Copley's character is engulfed in flames, no computer graphics were used. The actor refused a stunt double and performed the scene himself in a fireproof suit. Four people with fire extinguishers were on standby nearby.
  • Olivia Wilde was cast in the lead role, but the actress soon left the project.
  • The role of Chris was written for Cillian Murphy after he approached the director and expressed his desire to act in one of his films.
  • The role of Chris was written for Cillian Murphy after he approached the director and said he would like to play it.

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