Snatched (2017 film)

Snatched

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Jonathan Levine
Produced by
Written by Katie Dippold
Starring
Music by
Cinematography Florian Ballhaus
Edited by
Production
company
Distributed by 20th Century Fox
Release date
  • May 2, 2017 (2017-05-02) (New York City)
  • May 12, 2017 (2017-05-12) (United States)
Running time
 97 minutes[1]
Country United States
Language English
Budget $42 million[2]
Box office $59.5 million[2]

Snatched is a 2017 American comedy film directed by Jonathan Levine and written by Katie Dippold. The film stars Amy Schumer and Goldie Hawn (in her first film since 2002's The Banger Sisters), with Joan Cusack, Ike Barinholtz, Wanda Sykes and Christopher Meloni in supporting roles, and depicts a mother and daughter who are abducted while on vacation in South America.

Snatched was premiered in New York City on May 2, 2017, was theatrically released on May 12, 2017 by 20th Century Fox. The film received mixed reviews and grossed $59 million worldwide on a $42 million budget.

Plot

Recently fired from her job and dumped by her boyfriend, Michael, Emily Middleton is determined to enjoy a previously planned trip to Ecuador. Learning of her relationship status from social media, her mother, Linda, tells her to go home in order to move on, where she reunites with her agoraphobic brother, Jeffrey. Initially refusing, Linda agrees to go on the trip with her daughter.

In Ecuador, after they check into the hotel, Emily meets a man named James, and they begin a relationship. After one night of bonding with James, Emily and her mother take a sightseeing ride with James. During their ride, masked men in a white van ram James' Jeep and abduct Emily and Linda. James escapes. Emily awakens inside a cell and begins to panic, while Linda calms herself by reading men's magazines. The leader, Hector Morgado, has his nephew take both women away from the kidnappers' hideout and to another location. They manage to escape from their captors' car and stow into a passing truck, but not before Emily kills the leader's nephew by pounding his head with a shovel. The truck's driver then stops his truck and leaves them both in the middle of the jungle.

They find a phone at a nearby bar, where they call the U.S. State Department officer Morgan Russell, saying that they are in peril, after escaping from the kidnappers and Morgan advises them to go to the US Consulate in Bogota, Colombia. They meet an American named Roger Simmons, who agrees to help them find the consulate. After the three share a meal, Morgado and his men track them down. Morgado is about to kill them both as revenge for his nephew's death, but Linda distracts him while Emily retrieves a nearby spear gun and threaten hims. As she retrieves it, she accidentally fires it, killing Morgado's only son. They manage to escape with Simmons onto a boat. Soon, however, they are forced off the boat when the captain detects another boat nearby that is looking for the two women.

Meanwhile, Jeffrey, learning that his mother and sister have been kidnapped, calls Morgan, saying he will join forces with the agents in order to find his mother and sister. Morgan reluctantly agrees. In Colombia, Emily, Linda, and Simmons hike through the jungle until Simmons falls to his death from a cliff. Later, Emily passes out from the infection of tapeworm. After a local village doctor removes the tapeworm from her body, Morgado and his men track them down again. They spot a zip line and decide to use it to escape. Unfortunately, the zip line is good for only one person. Linda forces Emily to leave her behind and is recaptured.

Emily safely arrives at the US Consulate. Determined to find her mother, she seeks help from two American women, Ruth and Barb, whom Emily met in Ecuador. Ruth and Barb take her to James, who was conspiring with Morgado, to the apartment where he is being interrogated for the kidnappers' location. With the ladies' help, Emily rescues her mother at the kidnappers' apartment. They try to escape in another truck, but Morgado intercepts them. As he is about to kill Emily, Linda blows her dog whistle, summoning a dog that attacks Morgado. U.S. State Department agents arrive to arrest Morgado, and Jeffrey reunites with his mother and sister.

One year later, Emily and Linda take another trip to Kuala Lumpur, at which point Emily meets another man, who offers her a drink. Emily refuses, and she and Linda proceed to dance.

Cast

Production

On May 22, 2015, trade reports announced that Amy Schumer would star in an action-comedy film scripted by Katie Dippold, which was rewritten by Schumer and her sister Kim Caramele.[3] Dippold said it was inspired by her own relationship with her mother.[4] Paul Feig produced through Feigco Entertainment, along with Chernin Entertainment's Jessie Henderson.[3] 20th Century Fox distributes the film worldwide.[3] On August 18, 2015, Jonathan Levine was reported to be in talks to direct the film.[4]

On February 8, 2016, it was reported that Goldie Hawn was in talks to play Schumer's mother in the film, in her first film role since 2002's The Banger Sisters.[5] In May 2016, Christopher Meloni, Ike Barinholtz, Óscar Jaenada and Wanda Sykes were added to the cast.[6][7][8] By May, the film had the working title Mother/Daughter.[7][8]

By June 15, 2016, the film had begun principal photography in Hawaii.[9] Filming wrapped on August 12, 2016. On December 12, 2016, Schumer announced that the movie would be titled Snatched.[10] It was released May 12, 2017.[10][11]

Release

Box office

Snatched has grossed $45.8 million in the United States and Canada and $13.3 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $59.2 million, against a production budget of $42 million.[2]

In North America, Snatched was released on May 12, 2017 alongside King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, and was projected to gross $15 million to $20 million during its opening weekend.[12] It made $675,000 from Thursday night previews at about 2,625 theaters, before expanding to 3,501 theaters for the weekend.[13] It went on to debut to $19.5 million, finishing second at the box office, behind Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.[14]

Critical response

Snatched received mixed reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 35% based on 179 reviews with an average rating of 5.1/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Snatched has a pair of terrifically talented stars, but their presence isn't enough to compensate for this rote comedy's threadbare plot and scattershot laughs."[15] On Metacritic, the film has a score 45 out of 100 based 41 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[16] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale.[17]

References

  1. ↑ "Snatched". AMC Theatres. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "Snatched (2017)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 Kit, Borys (May 22, 2015). "Amy Schumer to Write, Star in Fox Mother-Daughter Comedy (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
  4. 1 2 Fleming Jr, Mike (August 18, 2015). "Director Jonathan Levine Circles Amy Schumer Mother-Daughter Comedy At Fox". Deadline.com. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
  5. ↑ McNary, Dave (February 8, 2016). "Goldie Hawn in Talks to Play Amy Schumer’s Mom in Fox Comedy". Variety. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  6. ↑ Patten, Dominic (2016-05-10). "Amy Schumer’s Fox Action/Comedy Adds Christopher Meloni". Deadline.com. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
  7. 1 2 Hipes, Patrick (2016-05-17). "Ike Barinholtz Joins Cast Of Amy Schumer-Goldie Hawn Comedy ‘Mother/Daughter’". Deadline.com. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
  8. 1 2 Patten, Dominic (2016-05-18). "Amy Schumer & Goldie Hawn’s ‘Mother/Daughter’ Adds Wanda Sykes". Deadline.com. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
  9. ↑ "Wednesday, June 15 Filming Locations for Amy Schumer’s Untitled Movie, Rizzoli & Isles, Younger, Landline, & more!". OnLocationVacations.com. June 15, 2016. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
  10. 1 2 Bacle, Ariana (December 12, 2016). "Amy Schumer, Goldie Hawn comedy gets a title". Entertainment Weekly.
  11. ↑ McNary, Dave (October 21, 2015). "Amy Schumer’s Comedy ‘Mother/Daughter,’ ‘Kingsman 2’ Get Release Dates". Variety. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  12. ↑ "'King Arthur: Legend of the Sword' poised for soft box office opening as 'Guardians' rules". Los Angeles Times. May 9, 2017.
  13. ↑ "'King Arthur' Delivers $1.15M from Thursday Previews, 'Snatched' Takes in $650k". Box Office Mojo. May 12, 2017.
  14. ↑ "‘King Arthur’s Head Cut Off With $14.7M Opening As ‘Snatched’ Swims To $17.5M In A ‘Guardians’-Ruled Mother’s Day Weekend". Deadline.com. May 14, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Snatched (2017)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
  16. ↑ "Snatched reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
  17. ↑ "CinemaScore". cinemascore.com.
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