The Escapist

The Escapist (2002)

He can escape from anything... except his past.

  • Genre: Action, Thriller, Drama, Crime
  • Release Date: 2002-04-12
  • User Rating: 5.6/10 from 24 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 28min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Sky Pictures
  • Production Country: United Kingdom
  • Director: Gillies MacKinnon
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Summary

Denis Hopkins, a pilot, lives with his pregnant wife Valerie and has a comfortable lifestyle. When a gang of criminals led by the sadistic Ricky Barnes breaks into his home, he offers whatever the criminals want to protect his wife and unborn child, but the evil Ricky kills Valerie anyway. Their baby is saved, and later Barnes is arrested and sentenced to life in the maximum security prison, Sullen Voe. Denis fakes his own suicide, then assaults a police car in order to get himself arrested and sent to prison with the intention of tracking down and killing Ricky Barnes. He does not reveal his true name and is called John "What" by the prisoners and guards. Denis escapes from successive prisons, forcing his eventual transfer to Sullen Voe. When he reaches his objective, Ricky Barnes schedules a confrontation, but things do not quite turn out the way Denis had expected.

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  • Jonny Lee Miller

    as Denis Hopkins

  • Gary Lewis

    as Ron

  • Jodhi May

    as Christine

  • Andy Serkis

    as Ricky Barnes

  • Paloma Baeza

    as Valerie Hopkins

  • Vas Blackwood

    as Vin

  • Philip Barantini

    as Joey

  • Allen Leech

    as Policeman 1 (Smashed Car)
Directing Gillies MacKinnon Director
Production Ros Hubbard Casting
Sound Adrian Rhodes Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Costume & Make-Up Pamela Smyth Hair Designer
Camera Nigel Willoughby Director of Photography
Visual Effects David Harris Special Effects Supervisor
Visual Effects Frazer Churchill Visual Effects Supervisor
Directing Sabine Wührer Script Supervisor
Art Susie Cullen Set Decoration
Production John Hubbard Casting
Art Sarah Hauldren Art Direction
Art Mark Lowry Art Direction
Writing Nick Perry Writer
Editing Pia Di Ciaula Editor
Art Neil Stevens Assistant Art Director
Camera Ciarán Barry Camera Operator
Costume & Make-Up Pamela Smyth Makeup Designer
Art Anna Rackard Supervising Art Director
Crew Des Whelan Second Unit Cinematographer
Lighting James Maguire Gaffer
Costume & Make-Up Kate Carin Costume Design
Sound Abi Leland Music Supervisor
Camera Patrick Redmond Still Photographer
Sound Paula Boram Foley
Sound Diane Greaves Foley
Editing Dan Roberts First Assistant Editor
Editing Max Hoskins Dialogue Editor
Art Ed Walsh Assistant Art Director
Directing Pat Rambaut Script Supervisor
Visual Effects Hal Couzens Visual Effects Producer
Lighting David Bourke Gaffer
Camera Adam Dale Helicopter Camera
Sound David Evans Supervising Sound Editor
Sound Sven Taits Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Production Jolyon Symonds Producer
Art Andy Harris Production Design
Lighting Mitch Spooner Gaffer
Crew John Seymour Visual Effects Editor
Costume & Make-Up Martina McCarthy Hair Department Head
Camera Mike Parker Helicopter Camera
Sound James Seddon Dolby Consultant
Sound Rob Lane Music
Sound Billy Quinn Sound Recordist

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