Firewall [Blu-ray]

Director: Richard Loncraine Richard Loncraine

Overview

A businessman becomes the last line of defense for his family and his business in this thriller. Jack Stanfield (Harrison Ford) is an upper-echelon technology executive at Landrock Pacific Bank, a leading financial institution based in Seattle. Stanfield oversees security for Landrock, and has made sure that their online banking services are the best-protected in the world, and that the bank's data is safe from hackers and other intruders. However, Stanfield finds out the hard way that his system does indeed have a flaw when he's visited by Bill Cox (Paul Bettany), a cold and calculating man who has spent months learning everything there is know about Stanfield and his family. Cox's underlings have taken Stanfield's wife, Beth (Virginia Madsen), and their two children hostage, and they inform Jack that they will be released only when he uses his knowledge of the bank's security systems to deposit 100 million dollars in Cox's account in an offshore bank. Stanfield is deeply wary but willing to go along to ensure the safety of his family, but when he has reason to doubt that Cox and his cohorts will live up to their end of the bargain, he swings into action to exact justice against the criminals. Firewall also stars Alan Arkin, Robert Forster, and Mary Lynn Rajskub.

Product Details

Release Date:	09/05/2006
UPC:	0012569829473
Original Release:	2006
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	STUDIO DISTRIBUTION SERVS LLC
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:45:00
Sales rank:	25,702

Special Features

Closed Caption;Conversation with Harrison Ford and director Richard Loncraine; Firewall: Writing a Thriller; Theatrical trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Harrison Ford	Jack Stanfield
Virginia Madsen	Beth Stanfield
Carly Schroeder	Sarah Stanfield
Jimmy Bennett	Andy Stanfield
Paul Bettany	Bill Cox
Robert Patrick	Gary Mitchell
Alan Arkin	Arlin Forester
Robert Forster	Harry Romano
Mary Lynn Rajskub	Janet Stone
Candus Churchill	Betty
Brenda Crichlow	Bank Teller
Vincent Gale	Willy
Richard Hendery	Security Guard
Eric Keenleyside	Alan Hughes
Vince Vieluf	Pim
Kevin Mundy	Video Surveillance Technician
Kett Turton	Vel
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau	Liam
Jennifer Kitchen	Wendy
Matthew Currie Holmes	Bobby
Ty Olsson	Airport Traffic Cop
Ona Grauer	Waitress
Zahf Paroo	Ravi
Finn Michael	Bank Employee #2
Beverly Breuer	Sandra,Actor
Elizabeth Thai	Janet's Neighbor
Andrew McNee	Doorman
David Lewis	Actor,Bank Employee #1
Ken Tremblett	Bob
Pat Jenkinson	Laurie
Rebecca Robbins	Girlfriend
Rebecca Reichert	Girlfriend
Marcus Mosely	Group Singer
Joe Richards	Group Singer
Joe Forte	Actor
Jonathan Shestack	Actor
Alexandre Desplat	Composer

Technical Credits

Joe Forte

Richard Loncraine	Director
Joe Forte	Screenwriter
Armyan Bernstein	Producer
Jonathan Shestack	Producer,Producer
Basil Iwanyk	Producer
Simon Ager	Special Effects
Andrew Bock	Sound Effects
Linda Folk	Sound Effects
Dave Griffiths	Sound Effects
Bruce Berman	Producer,Executive Producer
Dana Goldberg	Producer,Executive Producer
Charlie Lyons	Producer,Executive Producer
Brent O'Connor	Producer,Executive Producer
Ed Anders	Stunts
Mary Artz	Casting
Coreen Mayrs	Casting
Garvin Cross	Stunts
Rob Paller	Special Effects
Curt Bonn	Stunts
Timothy M. Hogan	Key Grip
W.A. Andrew Sculthorpe	Special Effects
Heath Stevenson	Stunts
Kimani Smith	Stunts
Jason Calder	Stunts
Darryl Scheelar	Stunts
Ron Otis	Stunts
Gavin Buhr	Stunts
Ryan Ennis	Stunts
Sylvestra Stuart	Stunts
Crystal Dalman	Stunts
Mike Carpenter	Stunts
Owen Walstrom	Stunts
Kaska Calder	Stunts
Mike Crestejo	Stunts
Rick Shuster	Stunts
Rod May	Stunts
Patrick Ramsey	Sound Mixer
Dennis Sands	Sound Mixer

Editorial Reviews

At 63 years old, Harrison Ford still has plenty of Indiana Jones left in him. In fact, his energetic performance helps turn this slightly improbable nail-biter into a convincing, highly entertaining thriller. Ford plays Jack Stanfield, the security expert for a large financial institution that's been targeted for takedown by suave thief Bill Cox (Paul Bettany). To secure Stanfield's cooperation in this high-tech robbery, Cox's men invade Jack's home and hold his wife, Beth (Virginia Madsen) and two children hostage. Director Richard Loncraine (Wimbledon) gives equal weight to the banker's twin challenges: facilitating the theft to save his family and buying time to apprehend the criminals before the police catch up with him. Ford does a crackerjack job of conveying Jack's resourcefulness under pressure, even performing most of his own stunts, including a climactic, bone-crunching fight with Bettany's villain. Ford easily commands the screen, but an unusually strong supporting cast including Robert Patrick, Robert Forster, and Alan Arkin also shine. Loncraine wastes little time on exposition, establishing a crackling pace from the first reel -- a pace sustained successfully throughout the film. Firewall may have the ring of familiarity, but it's solid proof that Ford can still deliver the goods.