Danny the Dog
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| Directed by | Louis Leterrier |
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Luc Besson Jet Li Steven Chasman |
| Written by | Luc Besson |
| Starring | Jet Li Morgan Freeman Bob Hoskins Kerry Condon |
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Neil Davidge Massive Attack |
| Cinematography | Pierre Morel |
| Edited by | Nicolas Trembasiewicz |
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| Distributed by | Rogue Pictures |
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102 minutes |
| Country | France United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $45 million |
| Box office | $50.9 million |
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| Soundtrack album by Massive Attack | ||||
| Released | October 11, 2004 | |||
| Genre | Trip hop | |||
| Length | 52:39 | |||
| Label | Virgin/EMI Records | |||
| Producer | Neil Davidge, Robert Del Naja, The RZA | |||
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Unleashed (also known as Danny the Dog) is a 2005 British-Frenchmartial arts action thriller film directed by Louis Leterrier, written by Luc Besson, and produced by Jet Li. It stars Li, Bob Hoskins, Morgan Freeman, and Kerry Condon. The film's setting and shooting location are Glasgow.
Bart (Bob Hoskins) is a vicious loan shark whose method of persuading men to pay him back involves Danny the Dog (Jet Li), a man with the mentality of a child and a dog. Danny is a violently skilled fighter who stops at nothing to take down his targets, but only when a metal collar around his neck is removed by Bart. Once the collar is on, Danny is a harmless, withdrawn person, with very little knowledge of how to live as a socialised person, and he is constantly bullied by Bart, whom Danny perceives as his master. Danny meets Sam (Morgan Freeman), a kind blind pianist, at the antique warehouse while dealing with Bart's clients.
After the collar trick with Danny starts to fail, Bart realizes he can end his loan shark career by entering Danny as a fighter in underground fighting deathmatches. If Danny wins, Bart receives a hefty prize money. However, after the first fight, Bart is involved in a mishap with another criminal and is left for dead after being shot by a machine gun. A critically injured Danny returns to the antique warehouse for shelter, where he is found by Sam. Danny is out for two days and wakes up at the home of Sam and his stepdaughter Victoria (Kerry Condon), Danny starts to open up to them. He starts a new life with the benevolent family. The two teach Danny how to eat, read, speak, cook, go grocery shopping, and how to play the piano. Danny socializes with Victoria and Sam by hanging out with them in public areas and taking family photos. Danny drastically changes with new clothes, hairstyle, and fresh lifestyle. He finally learns to live without his collar after Victoria removes it. He is drawn closer to music while spending time with Victoria. He also develops curiosity about who his mother was after Victoria teaches him what it means to have a family.
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