The Rundown (2003)
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71% of critics liked it
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72% of users liked it
(166,125 ratings)
Beck (The Rock) is a "retrieval specialist" in hock to a powerful and not particularly nice gentleman named Walker (William Lucking). Beck is anxious to retire from his dangerous work and open a small restaurant. Walker tells Beck he'll be free and clear with enough cash to fulfill his… More Beck (The Rock) is a "retrieval specialist" in hock to a powerful and not particularly nice gentleman named Walker (William Lucking). Beck is anxious to retire from his dangerous work and open a small restaurant. Walker tells Beck he'll be free and clear with enough cash to fulfill his dream if he does one more job. He sends Beck into the Brazilian rainforest to bring back his wayward son, Travis (Seann William Scott). Travis is down there looking for a legendary idol, El Gato Diablo, which he could sell for millions if he found it. A pretty local, Mariana (Rosario Dawson), offers Travis the use of her boat in exchange for a cut of the take on the statue. But the powerful Hatcher (Christopher Walken) owns the area's huge mine, where locals work for slave wages, and feels that anything found in the area is his property. He refuses to let Beck take Travis back to the U.S. until the statue is in his hands. Using his estimable fighting prowess (he doesn't like guns), Beck manages to get Travis out of town, but Travis doesn't want to go home, and he ends up getting them stranded in the jungle, where they're confronted with horny monkeys and angry guerrillas. To make matters worse, Hatcher and his thugs are hot on their trail, and Mariana turns out to have her own motives for getting involved. The Rundown, the second film directed by actor Peter Berg (Very Bad Things), features a brief, uncredited cameo by Arnold Schwarzenegger. ~ Josh Ralske, Rovi
- Directed By
- Peter Berg
- Written By
- James Vanderbilt, R.J. Stewart
- Genres
- Action & Adventure, Comedy
- In Theaters
- Sep 26, 2003 Wide
- Studio
- Universal Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com
A tolerable alternative when everything else playing at the mall is sold out on Saturday night.
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Desson Thomson, Washington Post
The Rock ... has a special quality.
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Stephen Hunter, Washington Post
Will probably make a star of the Rock.
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, USA Today
If Arnold Schwarzenegger had made a movie this tepid in his Commando/Terminator heyday, burned fans would be suggesting that he pursue some tenure as a Fresno alderman.
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Peter Howell, Toronto Star
Too often brings guffaws at all the wrong moments, when it's not being simply too stupid for words.
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Cast
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Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
as Beck
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Seann William Scott
as Travis
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Rosario Dawson
as Mariana
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Christopher Walken
as Hatcher
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Ewen Bremner
as Declan
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Jon Gries
as Harvey
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William Lucking
as Walker
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Ernie Reyes Jr.
as Manito
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Stuart Wilson
as Swenson
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Mary Joy
as Professor
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Tony Lima
as Whipped Miner
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Zella Jackson Price
as Rudy
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Todd Stashwick
as Quadrant Manager
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Jeff Chase
as Kambui
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Toby Holguin
as Head Indian Tracker
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Garrett Warren
as Henshaw
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Paul Power
as Martin
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Chuck Norman
as Mullaire
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Dennis Keiffer
as Naylor
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Corey Large
as Danny
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Anthony Diaz-Perez
as Paymaster
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Jamal Duff
as Jamal
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John Duff
as Coggeshall
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Marcio Moraes
as Guard
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James K. Miranda
as Supply Unimog Passenger
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David Prak
as Rebel
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Ron Cummings
as Quadrant Captain
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Bruno Serrano
as Kontiki Rebel
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Donald R. Jankiewicz
as Goon
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Patrick A. Jankiewicz
as Goon
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Filipe Teixeira
as Kontiki Rebel
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Alberto Teixeira
as Kontiki Rebel
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Adriano Paulo
as Goon
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Reginaldo Santana
as Goon
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Stephen Bishop
as Knappmiller



