Butterfly on a Wheel
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| Directed by | Mike Barker |
| Produced by | William Morrissey David Valleau Beau St. Clair |
| Written by | William Morrissey |
| Starring | Pierce Brosnan Maria Bello Gerard Butler Callum Keith Rennie |
| Music by | Robert Duncan |
| Cinematography | Ashley Rowe |
| Distributed by | Icon Entertainment Lions Gate Entertainment |
| Release date(s) | 2007 |
| Country | United Kingdom Canada |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $20 million[1] |
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Butterfly on a Wheel is an upcoming film starring Pierce Brosnan, Maria Bello and Gerard Butler. It is due out in 2007. The film’s title is an allusion to a line of Alexander Pope’s Epistle to Dr Arbuthnot: “Who breaks a butterfly upon a wheel?” The line is usually interpreted as questioning why someone would put massive effort into achieving something minor or unimportant.[2]
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[edit] Plot summary
Chicago residents Neil (Gerard Butler) and Abby Warner (Maria Bello) have a perfect marriage and a worry-free life. However, when their daughter Sophie gets kidnapped, their lives are thrown into chaos as they are forced to comply with the kidnapper's demands. The kidnapper is Ryan (Pierce Brosnan), who is a dangerously efficient sociopath who feels like he has nothing to lose.
For the next twenty-four hours, Neil and Abby have no choice but to comply with Ryan's demands, and it soon becomes apparent that money is not the object -- in exchange for Sophie, Ryan wants them to kill an innocent man.[3]
[edit] Production
Pierce Brosnan joined the film's cast in late 2005.[4] Maria Bello and Gerard Butler joined production on January 19, 2006.[5]
Filming began in February, 2006 and finished the following May.[1] Vancouver stands in for Chicago but the production shot in the latter city for landscapes before moving to the United Kingdom for post-production.[1] Filming also took place in Los Angeles.[6]
[edit] Cast
- Pierce Brosnan as Tom Ryan
- Maria Bello as Abby Warner
- Gerard Butler as Neil Warner
- Callum Keith Rennie as Detective McGrath
- Dustin Milligan as Matt Ryan
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[edit] References
- ^ a b c Beiks, Ilona (2006-04-06). Infinity rolls Wheel with Brosnan. Playback. Retrieved on February 24, 2007.
- ^ Thompson, Anne (2007-02-16). Lionsgate nets U.S. rights to Icon's 'Butterfly'. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved on February 23, 2007.
- ^ Butterfly on a Wheel. Retrieved on February 24, 2007.
- ^ Brosnan crushes Butterfly. Empire (2005-10-04). Retrieved on February 24, 2007.
- ^ Fischer, Martha (2006-01-19). Butterfly cast expands. Retrieved on February 24, 2007.
- ^ Ratny, Ruth L. (2006-03-27). Five L.A. productions break production dry spell. Retrieved on February 24, 2007.
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