Free Guy

Director: Shawn Levy Shawn Levy

Overview

Guy (Ryan Reynolds) is a bank teller and a non-playable character in an open world video game called Free City. All is going well in his virtual world until publisher Antoine (Taika Waititi) decides to insert a code developed by programmers Keys (Joe Keery) and Milly (Jodie Comer) into the game. All of a sudden, he finds himself imbued with consciousness. As he grows increasingly aware of his surroundings, he is confronted with the fact that he is a background character and that he is the only person who can save their game from going offline. Directed by Shawn Levy.

Product Details

Release Date:	10/12/2021
UPC:	0786936871821
Original Release:	2021
Source:	20Th Century Fox
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:55:00

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Jodie Comer	Millie/Molotov Girl
Ryan Reynolds	Guy
Taika Waititi	Antoine
Camille Kostek	Bombshell
Aaron W Reed	Dude
Utkarsh Ambudkar	Mouser
Joe Keery	Keys
Kimberly Howe	Blue Avatar
Matty Cardarople	Gamer
Lil Rel Howery	Buddy
Alex Trebek	Self
Tait Fletcher	Viking Warrior/Security
Leah Procito	Bank Teller
Tyler Blevins	Ninja
Anastasia Tsikhanava	Avatar
Britne Oldford	Missy
Lannan Eacott	LazarBeam
Kayla Caulfield	Soonami Tech
Jacksepticeye	JackSepticeye
Janelle Feigley	Jogger
Kayla Rae Vesce	Desert Soldier Avatar
Olivia Z Cote	Teen Girl #2
Imane 'Pokimane' Anys	Pokimane
Daniel Middleton	DanTDM
Heidi Garrow	Avatar/NPC
Sophie Levy	Big City Dreamer
Michael Tow	Rain Man
Channing Tatum	Gamer's Avatar
Bob Gilliam	Actor
Owen Burke	Bank Robber #2
Lin Hult	Specialty Non Playable Character
Octavia Chavez-Richmond	Barista
Jose Alves	Soonami Security Chief
Yuliyar Mulyar	Street NPC
Alyssa Talbot	Soonami Tech
Al Alshad	Rasel
Jamaal Burcher	Maintenance Man
Michael Malvesti	Newsstand Vendor
Austin Simone	Tsunami Security Guard
Shannon Hartman	Female Game Reporter
Ej Neri	Soonami Tech
Brandon Scales	Businessman NPC
Raj Jawa	Gamer #1
Francisco Márquez	Bank Robber #1
Brett Girard	Dancing Cowboy Avatar
Kenneth Israel	Businessman
Destiny Claymore	Art Nerd
Mariama Conde	Teenager #1
Mark Lainer	Hostage
Mike Devine	Officer Johnny
Cassidy Neal	Police Officer NPC
Daphney Leigh	Meter Maid NPC
Ryan Doyle	Teen Boy #3
Patrick Vincent Curran	Anonamou$e
David Sousa	Homeless Man
Jonathan DeAzevedo	Jonathan - Antwan's Assistant
David Morwick	Douche Guy
Adrian Mompoint	Avatar
Michael Marchand	Fire Fighter
Eugene Nomura	Japanese Reporter
Matthew Hayes	Game Reporter
Gabrielle Lorthe	Teenage Gamer #2
Ralph Ayala	NPC - Security
Meg Fox	Avatar/NPC Motorcyclist
Anabel Graetz	Phyliss
Jeff Bouffard	Police Officer NPC
Elaine Grey	Business Atmos
Martin Lee	Bartender
Derek Mellor	Street NPC
Ric Plamenco	Ice Cream Vendor
Brett Schneider	Contestant
Piper Acord	Contestant
Liam Campos	Kid Gamer
Regina Taufen	Vacuuming Mom
Rosario Corso	Silhouetted Gamer
Briana Mitchell	20-Year-Old Female Gamer
Lily Steven	20-Year-Old Gamer
Charlie Lehmer	Quad-Screen Gamer
Elainy Mata	Quad-Screen Gamer
Jack McLaglen	Quad-Screen Gamer
Minh-Anh Day	Soonami Employee
Euri Nomura	Hinata
Ella Faria	Austrian Female Gamer
Timothy Smith	Bank Robber #3
Justin Johnston	Bank Robber #4
Christophe Beck	Composer

Technical Credits

Matt Lieberman

Zak Penn

Matt Lieberman	Screenwriter
Zak Penn	Screenwriter
Shawn Levy	Director,Producer
George Dewey	Executive Producer,Producer
Michael Riley McGrath	Executive Producer,Producer
Josh McLaglen	Executive Producer,Executive Producer,Producer,Producer
Greg Berlanti	Producer
Adam Kolbrenner	Producer
Ryan Reynolds	Producer
Sarah Schechter	Producer
Dan Levine	Producer,Executive Producer
Angelo Palazzo	Sound/Sound Designer
Angela Peri	Casting
David Grimaldi	Sound/Sound Designer
Ai-Ling Lee	Sound/Sound Designer
Ronna Kress	Casting
Lisa Lobel	Casting
Nathan Robitaille	Sound/Sound Designer
Jack Whittaker	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

Director Shawn Levy (Stranger Things) takes on video games, artificial intelligence, and the meaning of life in Free Guy. The intelligent script from Matt Lieberman (Scoob!) and Zak Penn (The Avengers) is both hilarious and heartwarming, Guy (Ryan Reynolds) is an ordinary average everyday man, getting up each morning, saying hello to his goldfish, getting dressed in the same clothes, going to the same job as a bank teller… and laying down on the ground six times a day for robberies. But one day, he decides he wants more. He wants love, and as fate would have it, he sees the perfect girl. The only problem is that Guy is a non-player character (NPC) in an open world MMORPG, a video game that thousands of people worldwide are playing at the same time. The one he falls for, MolotovGirl, is actually Millie (Jodie Comer), one of the real-life people playing the game. Even though he has become self-aware, both are unaware of his status as an NPC. Unfortunately, their romance is destined to end in tragedy because Antoine (Taika Waititi), the game company owner, intends to delete it in two days. They must work together to find a way to prevent the servers from being taken offline before Guy's world is erased forever. Free Guy is one of those rare films that captures the audience in the first five minutes and holds them right up until the credits. The writing is excellent, and the authors are clearly very familiar with video games. There are so many references to popular titles that only the most avid player will be able to recognize them all in one viewing. Many of these references are clever, showing playfulness by the writers who knew that their audiences would get it. Levy does a great job guiding the actors and the action to keep the pace steady. Reynolds is fantastic as a non-person seeking to find his place and life in a world he only partially understands. Waititi is a bit exaggerated as the villain. Even this works in a film revolving around the world of video games both inside the game and inside the game studio. Adding to the fun is the usage of several well-known gaming streamers, commenting on the action and included in a very organic and believable way. The special effects and CGI are video game realistic. A nice touch is the normal realism when viewing the world from within the video game and the not quite human look of characters when viewing it from outside the game. Excellent instructions and background material were given to the animators so that character and game references were spot-on to the original source material. Because of this, audiences are sure to enjoy watching the game unfold, and many are likely to want to play it, as well. Free Guy is a fun, entertaining, and frequently comical film that simultaneously respects and ridicules the passion behind online gaming. It treads the line between these so carefully that almost anyone who has played a video game will enjoy the callbacks, and anyone who hasn't can still enjoy the film without it pushing any buttons.