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The story centers on Phil Broker (Jason Statham), a former DEA agent who moves his family to a quiet town to escape his past. However, he discovers the town is overrun by a dangerous meth distributor named Gator (James Franco).
Homefront is an American action thriller film directed by Gary Fleder and released nationwide in theaters on November 27. Based on Chuck Logan’s novel of the same name and adapted into a screenplay by Sylvester Stallone, the film stars Jason Statham, James Franco, Winona Ryder, and Kate Bosworth. Filming began on October 1, 2012 in New Orleans.
About the Story (2013)
In Shreveport, Louisiana, DEA Agent Phil Broker (Jason Statham) is undercover in a biker gang, led by Danny T (Chuck Zito). The bikers go to a bar where they cook crystal meth. The DEA invade the bar and Broker is revealed to be a DEA agent and escapes during a shootout, along with Danny T and his son Jojo. Broker chases them and Danny T is arrested, but Jojo commits suicide by cop. A distraught Danny T swears revenge on Broker for his son’s death as he is taken away to jail. Disturbed by what has happened, Broker quits his job.
Two years later, Broker and his daughter Maddy (Izabela Vidovic) have moved to a small town, where Maddy’s deceased mother grew up. Broker has set up a contracting business with his friend Teedo (Omar Benson Miller). One day while Maddy is playing at school, a classmate & bully named Teddy Klum takes Maddy’s cap, makes fun of her, then pushes her to the ground. She had initially responded by twice politely asking for her hat back, but then punches him in the gut and breaks his nose with a foot to the face as he falls down.
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Broker and Teddy’s parents are called by school counselor Susan (Rachelle Lefevre). Susan tells Broker that Teddy is a special needs child, while his parents, Cassie (Kate Bosworth) and Jimmy (Marcus Hester), can be a handful. Broker tells Susan he has taught Maddy to defend herself. The local sheriff (Clancy Brown) arrives and attempts to keep the peace. Cassie convinces Jimmy to confront Broker, Broker defends himself and gains the attention of teachers, townspeople and the sheriff.
Susan warns Broker that he needs to be careful. Meanwhile, drug dealer Gator Bodine (James Franco) confronts some local teens for doing business in his area. That night, Cassie, who is Gator’s sister, goes to his home and asks him to scare Broker. It is also revealed that she has a drug problem and Gator is her main supplier.
A few days later, Broker is approached and threatened by a couple of Gator’s thugs (Stuart Greer and Owen Harn), but he defeats them in a fight at a gas station. The sheriff later stops him on the road to ask Broker ‘what he is’, and Broker tells him it is a “need to know” situation. The sheriff tells him that he now has his attention, and drives off.
The next day, while Broker is horseback riding with Maddy, Gator breaks into Broker’s house and steals Maddy’s cat and one of her stuffed animals. Looking through Broker’s personal belongings he finds a a file and photo of an undercover Broker and takes it. After going through Broker’s file, Gator realizes that Broker is responsible for Danny T’s arrest.
Scheming to acquire exclusive state-wide drug distribution rights through the biker gang, Gator tells his ex-girlfriend Sheryl Mott (Winona Ryder) about Broker, since she knows people searching for him. Sheryl warns him the whole idea is dangerous and crazy, but he insists she tell Danny T’s lawyer, who manages to get the information to Danny T, who then asks his lawyer to “take care of this for me” (to kill Broker to avenge Jojo’s death).
Broker asks Teedo about Gator and he learns that Gator is a Meth cook & local criminal badass. Gator gets away with his crimes by informing for the sheriff, eliminating the other criminal competition in town, thus making the sheriff’s job easier. In turn, the sheriff tends to look the other way when Gator cooks (despite this, the sheriff is still basically an honest man). Teedo also mentions that Gator eats breakfast every day at the same time at a local diner where Teedo does.
The next morning, Broker confronts Gator, who is having breakfast with Sheryl, and makes it clear he knows the break-in and theft was committed by Gator. Broker receives a photo of Sheryl from an old DEA colleague. He goes to Gator’s house to investigate. After setting a booby trap in the meth lab he discovers, he finds the stuffed animal and Maddy’s cat. While catching the cat, he is knocked out by Gator’s thugs. In revenge for their earlier defeat they torture him, but he manages to break free, beat down the thugs and escape. He decides that he and Maddy need to leave town immediately. Broker asks Teedo to help him.
Homefront (2013)
Directed by: Gary Fleder
Starring: James Franco, Jason Statham, Winona Ryder, Kate Bosworth, Rachelle Lefevre, Nicole Andrews, Christa Campbell, Izabela Vidovic
Screenplay by: Chuck Logan, Sylvester Stallone
Production Design by: Greg Berry
Cinematography by: Theo van de Sande
Film Editing by: Padraic McKinley
Costume Design by: Kelli Jones
Set Decoration by: Cynthia La Jeunesse
Music by: Mark Isham
MPAA Rating: R for strong violence, pervasive language, drug content and brief sexuality.
Studio: Open Road Films
Release Date: November 27, 2013
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