Get Carter

Get Carter (2000)

The Truth Hurts

Jack Carter, a mob enforcer living in Las Vegas, travels back to his hometown of Seattle for his brother's funeral. During this visit, Carter realizes that the death of his brother was not accidental, but a murder. With this knowledge, Carter sets out to kill all those responsible.

Date of release
2000-10-06
TMDB
5.2 / 10 (689)
Runtime
1h 42m
Genres
Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime
Director
Stephen Kay

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Jack's Return Home
  • Awards: 0 · Nominations: 2

Get Carter is a 2000 American neo-noir action thriller film directed by Stephen Kay, written by David McKenna, and starring Sylvester Stallone, Miranda Richardson, Rachael Leigh Cook, Alan Cumming, Mickey Rourke, John C. McGinley, Rhona Mitra, and Michael Caine. Based on the Ted Lewis' novel Jack's Return Home, the film is a remake of the 1971 film of the same name, in which Caine played the title role.

Production

A remake of Get Carter was first announced in 1997. The film had previously been remade in 1972 by director George Armitage as Hit Man. Tarsem Singh was first attached to direct, then replaced by Samuel Bayer, before Stephen Kay signed on. The remake shifted the action from Newcastle upon Tyne to Seattle.

Principal photography took place mainly in Vancouver, British Columbia, although the production spent several days in Seattle and Tacoma, Washington to film exteriors of local landmarks. The opening Las Vegas sequence was shot at The Venetian casino-hotel.

Michael Caine's role was originally relegated to a one-scene cameo appearance, which he agreed to do as a favor to his friend Sylvester Stallone. However, after a test screening, additional scenes were scripted and shot to expand this role.

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