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| The Flock | |
|---|---|
| Promotional movie poster | |
| Directed by | Andrew Lau |
| Written by | Hans BauerCraig Mitchell |
| Produced by | Philippe MartinezElie SamahaJenette KahnAdam RichmanAndrew Lau |
| Starring | Richard GereClaire DanesKaDee StricklandAvril Lavigne |
| Cinematography | Enrique Chediak |
| Edited by | Martin Hunter |
| Music by | Guy Farley |
| Distributed by | The Weinstein Company |
| Release date | 22 November 2007 |
| Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | US$35 million[1] |
| Box office | $7,119,846 |
The Flock is a 2007 American thriller film directed by Andrew Lau, the co-director of the Infernal Affairs trilogy. The film, which marks his first English-language film, stars Richard Gere and Claire Danes.
Plot
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A hyper-vigilant agent of the Department of Public Safety Erroll Babbage checks on registered sex offenders. Burnt out after a long career, he has become frustrated with the system of sex offender monitoring. With little faith in humanity left he takes on one last job to find a missing girl.
He is three weeks away from taking early retirement and his final job is to train his young female replacement Allison Lowry. After being left a newspaper with his characteristic headline circling, he is convinced the case of kidnapping is connected to a paroled sex offender he’s monitoring and he takes it upon himself to find the victim at all costs.
Errol is eventually forced to leave the department early due to his relentless interrogation of sexual offenders and occasional vigilante actions against them. His efforts center on Viola, a woman who has a history of being abused but is known to have a connection to another culprit that Errol suspects to have taken the girl. Together with his partner they figure out that Viola has become an abuser herself and is the ringleader in a kidnapping and torture syndicate. They track her down to a deserted scrap heap where they find the latest kidnapped girl as well as corpses of previous victims. The movie ends with Viola being brought to book after Errol considers killing her. Errol and Allison realize that in fighting the monsters involved in sexual offenses, they must not become monsters themselves.
Cast
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- Richard Gere as Agent Errol Babbage
- Claire Danes as Allison Lowry
- Avril Lavigne as Beatrice Bell
- KaDee Strickland as Viola
- Paul McGowen as Det. Grant P. Stockdale
- Matt Schulze as Custis
- Carmen Serano as Colette
- Kristina Sisco as Harriet Wells
- Ray Wise as Robert Still
- French Stewart as Haynes Ownsby
- Russell Sams as Edmund Grooms
Production
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In August 2005, it was announced Richard Gere would star in The Flock, the English-language debut of Andrew Lau with producer Philippe Martinez fully financing the film’s entire $35 million budget.[2] After production had wrapped, The Flock had its release held up due to disagreements over the final cut.[3]
Release
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The film was released theatrically in several countries throughout the world in late 2007 and early 2008. In the United States, it premiered April 11, 2008, at the Palm Beach International Film Festival, before being released on DVD on May 20, 2008, by Genius Products.[4][5]
References
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- ^ “The Flock”. doublenickelentertainment.com. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ “Gere tends ‘Flock’ for helmer Lau”. hollywoodreporter.com. August 3, 2005. Archived from the original on February 18, 2006. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
- ^ “‘Infernal’ director teams for ‘Water'”. Variety. Archived from the original on November 28, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
- ^ The Flock – Release dates. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved August 21, 2008.
- ^ The Flock – Company credits. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved August 21, 2008.
External links
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- The Flock at Box Office Mojo
- The Flock at IMDb
- The Flock at Rotten Tomatoes
- The Flock at The Numbers
| hidevteFilms directed by Andrew Lau | |
|---|---|
| The Ultimate Vampire (1991)Rhythm of Destiny (1992)Raped by an Angel (1993)To Live and Die in Tsimshatsui (1994)Young and Dangerous (1996)Young and Dangerous 2 (1996)Young and Dangerous 3 (1996)Young and Dangerous 4 (1997)The Storm Riders (1998)Young and Dangerous 5 (1998)Young and Dangerous: The Prequel (1998)A Man Called Hero (1999)Born to Be King (2000)Sausalito (2000)The Duel (2000)Dance of a Dream (2001)Bullets of Love (2001)Infernal Affairs (2002)The Wesley’s Mysterious File (2002)Infernal Affairs II (2003)Infernal Affairs III (2003)The Park (2003)Initial D (2005)Confession of Pain (2006)Daisy (2006)The Flock (2007)Look for a Star (2008)Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen (2010)A Beautiful Life (2011)The Guillotines (2012)Revenge of the Green Dragons (2014)From Vegas to Macau III (2016)Kung Fu Monster (2018)The Captain (2019)Chinese Doctors (2021) | |
| See also | Basic PicturesInfernal Affairs film series |
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- 2007 films
- 2007 direct-to-video films
- 2007 independent films
- Films set in New Mexico
- Films shot in New Mexico
- American vigilante films
- American independent films
- Films directed by Andrew Lau
- Films produced by Elie Samaha
- 2000s English-language films
- 2000s American films
- English-language independent films