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Shoot 'Em Up (2007) -- A man named Mr. Smith delivers a woman's baby during a shootout, and is then called upon to protect the newborn from the army of gunmen.
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Shoot 'Em Up (2007) -- Behind the scenes: Clive Owen shooting a gun
Shoot 'Em Up (2007) -- Interview: Paul Giamatti "On The Film"
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Overview

User Rating:
7.0/10   58,070 votes
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Michael Davis (written by)
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Release Date:
7 September 2007 (USA) more
Tagline:
Just another family man making a living. more
Plot:
A man named Mr. Smith delivers a woman's baby during a shootout, and is then called upon to protect the newborn from the army of gunmen. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
2 nominations more
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(69 articles)
User Comments:
Take it for what it is more (396 total)

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Feu à volonté (Canada: French title) [fr]
Hepsini vur (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
La huída (Mexico) [es]
La huida (Peru) [es]
Mandando Bala (Brazil) [pt]
Matar o morir (Argentina) [es]
Sõelapõhjaks (Estonia) [et]
Samo pucaj! (Croatia) [hr]
Shoot 'Em Up (Greece) [el]
Shoot 'Em Up (France) [fr]
Shoot 'em up - Spara o muori! (Italy) [it]
Shoot'Em Up - Que la partie commence (France) [fr]
Shoot'em up - En el punto de mira (Spain) (DVD title) [es]
Vatreni obracun (Serbia) [sr]
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MPAA:
Rated R for pervasive strong bloody violence, sexuality and some language.
Runtime:
86 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
There is a slight Warner Brothers theme throughout the film, with Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd. Mr. Smith (Clive Owen) is wise cracking and only eats carrots throughout the film, whilst Hertz (Paul Giamatti) hunts him like a darker Elmer Fudd (note the similar facial structure). more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: In the car scene where Smith shoots out the windshield of his car and the van full of assassins the glass breaks into a few large pieces which easily fall out of his way. Car (and van) windshields are made out of two pieces of glass with a sheet of polymer or laminate between. This means that when broken (even if shot) the windshield will break into many small pieces, but these pieces will be held in position by the laminate. The glass used in the two vehicles for this scene are obviously not 'real' windshields. Furthermore, in a head-on collision of two vehicles traveling at the depicted speed, Smith should have been propelled all the way through the van's cabin, probably hitting his head against the back door. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
1st Killer: You're dead, bitch!
[walks past Smith]
1st Killer: What the hell you looking at?
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Movie Connections:
References Pale Rider (1985) more
Soundtrack:
Play with Your Pussy more

FAQ

What song plays when? (SPOILERS)
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311 out of 400 people found the following comment useful.
Take it for what it is, 4 September 2007
9/10
Author: Insane Ian from B'More, MD

Wow. Shoot 'Em Up is exactly what it claims to be. An action movie. Balls to the wall, no holds barred, but nothing more. And that's exactly what you get. Don't go expecting high art...SEU doesn't take itself seriously enough for that. But that's exactly what makes it work. It KNOWS it's over the top, and doesn't try to hide it. Clive Owen's Smith character is the Bugs Bunny to Paul Giamatti's Hurtz Elmer Fudd. The film takes the best cartoon elements, makes them flesh, and still kicks in that over the top craziness. Bad puns that are so bad they're good, action sequences that there just for the sake of having an action sequence, and the wildest sex scene ever...it's amazing. It's the funniest, coolest, most amazing mix of stunts, bad one liners and paper think plot lines.

You get everything you expect from Shoot 'Em Up...and it's all great.

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