114 - Law Abiding Citizen

Episode 114 of the Second Chance Cinema podcast, hosted by Second Chance Cinema, titled "114 - Law Abiding Citizen" was published on August 18, 2023 and runs 61 minutes.

August 18, 2023 ·61m · Second Chance Cinema

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Summary

(Original Airdate - January 4th, 2019) Law Abiding Citizen is a 2009 American vigilante action thriller film[3][4][5] directed by F. Gary Gray, written by Kurt Wimmer, and starring Jamie Foxx and Gerard Butler (who also co-produced). The film takes place in Philadelphia, telling the story of a man driven to seek justice while targeting not only his family’s killer but also those who have supported a corrupt criminal justice system, intending to assassinate anyone supporting the system. Law Abiding Citizen was filmed on location in Philadelphia, and released theatrically by Overture Films in North America on October 16, 2009. The film grossed $127 million worldwide and received generally negative reviews from critics. Despite this, it was nominated for a Saturn Award as the Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film of the year, as well as NAACP Image Award nominations for both Foxx (Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture) and Gray (Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture). HAIKU-- ”It’s what you can prove! Jamie Foxx teeth line up well. He’s Scottish sometimes.” -Spro LIMERICK-- ”There once was a man named Clyde He was sad because his whole family died He had lots of fun Then killed everyone And we got to see his naked backside.” -MC

Episode Description

(Original Airdate - January 4th, 2019)

Law Abiding Citizen is a 2009 American vigilante action thriller film [3][4][5] directed by F. Gary Gray, written by Kurt Wimmer, and starring Jamie Foxx and Gerard Butler (who also co-produced). The film takes place in Philadelphia, telling the story of a man driven to seek justice while targeting not only his family's killer but also those who have supported a corrupt criminal justice system, intending to assassinate anyone supporting the system. Law Abiding Citizen was filmed on location in Philadelphia, and released theatrically by Overture Films in North America on October 16, 2009.

The film grossed $127 million worldwide and received generally negative reviews from critics. Despite this, it was nominated for a Saturn Award as the Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film of the year, as well as NAACP Image Award nominations for both Foxx (Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture) and Gray (Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture). HAIKU-- "It's what you can prove! Jamie Foxx teeth line up well. He's Scottish sometimes." -Spro LIMERICK-- "There once was a man named Clyde He was sad because his whole family died He had lots of fun Then killed everyone And we got to see his naked backside." -MC