Taglines: Live or die on this day.
A crew of Alaskan oil-drillers find themselves in the wilderness after their plane crashes. As the crew tries to make a camp around the wreckage of the plane, they discover that they are being watched. The plane has crashed near a wolf den, causing these creatures to aggressively attack the survivors.
As the wolves follow them, John Ottway (one of these survivors, played by Liam Neeson) starts to see these people as actual people (as opposed to “assholes…men unfit for mankind”). Separated from society, we start to see these characters for who they are instead of what they were made to be by their circumstances. As Ottway sees his (now) companions picked off one by one, he questions himself, his companions, and the God he didn’t use to believe in.
The Grey is a 2011 survival film co-written, produced and directed by Joe Carnahan and starring Liam Neeson, Frank Grillo and Dermot Mulroney. It is based on the short story “Ghost Walker” by Ian MacKenzie Jeffers, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Carnahan. The story follows a number of oil-men stranded in Alaska after a plane crash, who must wage a war against a pack of grey wolves stalking them amidst mercilessly cold weather.
Released in the United States on January 27, 2012, the film received praise for its philosophical themes, cinematography, sound effects and acting, while some of the dialogue and the film’s ending were criticized; it grossed $77 million worldwide.
The Grey (2012)
Directed by: Joe Carnahan
Starring: Liam Neeson, Frank Grillo, Dallas Roberts, Dermot Mulroney, Nonso Anozie, Joe Anderson, James Badge Dale, Lani Gelera, Anne Openshaw, Jonathan Bitonti, James Bitonti
Screenplay by: Joe Carnahan, Ian Mackenzie Jeffers
Production Design by: John Willett
Cinematography by: Masanobu Takayanagi
Film Editing by: Roger Barton, Jason Hellmann
Costume Design by: Courtney Daniel
Set Decoration by: Peter Lando
Art Direction by: Ross Dempster
Music by: Marc Streitenfeld
MPAA Rating: R for violence/disturbing content including bloody images, and for pervasive language.
Distributed by: Open Road Films
Release Date: January 27, 2012
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