Sabotage [Blu-ray]

Director: David Ayer David Ayer

Overview

David Ayer's Sabotage stars Arnold Schwarzenegger stars as Breacher, the veteran DEA agent in charge of a fearless squad. After effectively hiding 10 million in drug money during an epic bust, their plan falls apart when they return to discover that someone has swiped the cash. As the incident gets investigated, everyone is suspended from duty. After authorities fail to bring any charges, Breacher starts retraining the group which has grown rusty and distrustful of each other during the long layoff. Soon, members of Breacher's crew start dying in gruesome fashion. He gets close to Caroline Brentwood (Olivia Williams) the investigator put in charge of the case. Caroline eventually learns about a dark secret from Breacher's past. Soon the remaining members of the crew realize that one of them is responsible for the murders, and that same person probably has the cash as well.

Product Details

Release Date:	05/07/2019
UPC:	0191329102213
Original Release:	2014
Rating:	R
Source:	Universal Studios
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language:	English
Time:	1:50:00

Special Features

Blu-ray Exclusive - Alternate Endings; Bonus Features - Deleted Scenes; Making Sabotage

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Sam Worthington	James "Monster" Murray
Arnold Schwarzenegger	Breacher
Terrence Howard	Julius "Sugar" Edmonds
Josh Holloway	Eddie "Neck" Jordan
Joe Manganiello	Grinder
Mireille Enos	Lizzy Murray
Olivia Williams	Caroline Brentwood
Harold Perrineau	Jackson
Max Martini	Tom "Pyro" Roberts
Kevin Vance	Bryce "Tripod" McNeely
Mark Schlegel	"Smoke" Jennings
Joe Maganiello	Actor
Ned Yousef	Dubai Money Launderer
Dawn Olivieri	Actor
Maurice Compte	Sapo
Martin Donovan	Floyd Damel
Michael Monks	ASAC Phelps
Nicolas Chacon	DEA Sniper
Tim Ware	Stan Morris (DEA Interrogator #1)
Gary Grubbs	Lou Cantrell (DEA Interrogator #2)
BJ Winfrey	DEA Agent #1
Kendrick Cross	DEA Agent #2
Hakim Callender	DEA Agent #3
Troy Garity	Agent Spolcheck
Morgan Alexandria	Stripclub Waitress
Jermaine T. Holt	Stripclub Bouncer,Stripclub Bouncer
Jaime FitzSimons	Captain Walther
Everton Lawrence	Deputy Hayes
M. Neko Parham	Deputy Richards,Deputy Richards
Dewayne Calhoun	Coroner
Maia Moss-Fife	Coroner's Assistant
Parisa Johnston	Forensic Technician
Alan Gilmer	General Counsel
Emily B. Torres	Mexican Federal Shooter
Catherine Dyer	Karen Wharton
Patrick Johnson	Jacob Wharton
Maya Santandrea	Latina Hostage
Paul Barreras	Brujo
Amy Parrish	APD Officer
Elizabeth Davidovich	Hostage in Monte Carlo
Andrew Comrie-Picard	Car Crash Driver
Andrew Fincher	Cop #1
Mario Ramírez	Mexican Commandante
Melissa Martinez	Pretty Bar Girl #1
Michelle Alvarado Martins	Brujo's Bar Girl
Jimmy Ortega	Sicario #1
Clare Higgins	Actor
David Sardy	Composer
Jose Vasquez	Apartment Hitman #1
Eddie J. Fernandez	Apartment Hitman #2
Antony Matos	Apartment Hitman #5
Laurence Chavez	Apartment Hitman #6
Michael Ironside	Actor
Rosie Day	Actor
Hannah Arterton	Actor
Ciarán McMenamin	Actor
Dilan Gwyn	Actor
Freddy Carter	Actor
Sian Breckin	Actor
Ania Marson	Actor
Carl Wharton	Actor
David Ayer	Actor

Technical Credits

David Ayer

Skip Woods

Paul Hyett

David Ayer	Director,Screenwriter,Producer
Skip Woods	Screenwriter,Producer
Palak Patel	Producer,Director
Al Ruddy	Producer,Executive Producer,Producer
Bill Block	Producer
Joe Roth	Producer,Executive Producer
Paul Hanson	Producer,Director
Beth Dewey	Producer
Alex Ott	Executive Producer,Producer
Steve Dellerson	Executive Producer
Piero Mura	Sound/Sound Designer
Marc Dobiecki	Camera Operator
Ramon Engle	Camera Operator
Mick Froehlich	Camera Operator
Mike Filosa	Sound Mixer,Sound Effects
Mike Gunther	Second Unit Director,Stunts
Michael McCracken	Makeup Special Effects
Matthew Mungle	Makeup Special Effects
Kelly Capoccia	Makeup Special Effects
Clinton Wayne	Makeup Special Effects
Billy Lucas	Stunts
David Fletcher	Special Effects Supervisor
Peter Staubli	Sound Effects
Albert Gasser	Sound Effects
Michael Chock	Sound Effects
Babette Stith	Script Supervisor
Lisa Pinero	Sound Mixer
Owen Thornton	Character Design
Jason Blumenfeld	Executive Producer,Producer
Anton Lessine	Executive Producer,Producer
Sasha Shapiro	Executive Producer,Producer
Ethan Smith	Producer,Director
Scanlan Backus	Special Effects
Justine Baker	Sound Effects
Ron Bedrosian	Sound Effects
Mark Coffey	Sound Effects
Paul Anthony Barreras	Producer
Jeremy Farlow	Special Effects
Paul Hyett	Director,Screenwriter
Marcia Do Vales	Producer

Editorial Reviews

David Ayer's Sabotage is a bloody and gritty tale about a DEA agent trying to figure out who is killing off the members of his squad. With its violence and stylized camera work, the movie fits right alongside Ayer's other works. Also, much like his previous film End of Watch, Sabotage starts strong before falling back on a tired cliché. Arnold Schwarzenegger stars as Breacher, a veteran DEA agent in charge of a fearless squad. After effectively hiding $10 million in drug money during an epic bust, their plan falls apart when they return only to discover that someone has swiped the cash. As the incident is investigated, everyone is suspended from duty. After authorities fail to bring any charges, Breacher starts retraining the group, which has grown rusty and distrustful of each other during the long layoff. Soon, members of Breacher's crew start dying in gruesome fashion. He gets close to Caroline Brentwood (Olivia Williams), the investigator put in charge of the case. Caroline eventually learns about a dark secret from Breacher's past. Soon the remaining members of the crew realize that one of them is responsible for the murders, and that same person probably has the cash as well. The script for Sabotage, written by Ayer and Skip Woods, has a few too many elements for its own good. The heist/con-artist storyline works quite well, and Ayer has loaded the film with dependable familiar faces. The presence of Josh Holloway, Joe Manganiello, Sam Worthington, and Terrence Howard as part of Breacher's team makes their history seem plausible. The movie doesn't have to waste time establishing how tight these characters are with each other. That way, when that trust is broken and they begin turning on each other, we're as clueless as they are when it comes to identifying the culprit. The whodunit mystery is intriguing, and since the film holds nothing back when it comes to gory gunshot wounds and disembowelment, there's a twisted malevolent edge to the entire movie. However, Breacher's back story, involving a gruesome revenge undertaken by one of the cartels he pursued, turns out to lie at the heart of the film. Ayer uses this to mine the tired theme of old guys doing everything they can to right an old wrong, and this distracts from the central mystery. It's a Clint Eastwood revenge plot grafted onto a super-bloody noirish crime thriller. Small digital cameras allow Ayer to create some flamboyant shots, like watching a gunman from an angle that originates from the tip of his gun's barrel as he whips around looking for his target. Ayer and cinematographer Bruce McCleery have put together a purposefully ugly, gritty movie that on certain occasion looks about as bad as digital images did a decade ago. This doesn't seem like an accident, however. It's a conscious choice that Ayer hopes gives the film some no-nonsense grit. In the end, Sabotage is a schizophrenic movie that encourages audiences to cheer for a guy who has done some genuinely horrible things. Had Ayer and company kept a cool distance from this instead of serving up the perfunctory celebratory orgy of violence that ends the movie, they might have given Schwarzenegger some welcome darkness to his screen persona instead of simply underscoring everything we've come to expect from him. His character's subplot takes over the movie, and sabotages the intrigue and tension of the main plot.