Unleashed

Original title: Danny the Dog

2005
R
1h 43m

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Morgan Freeman, Bob Hoskins, and Jet Li in Unleashed (2005)

A man enslaved by the mob since childhood and raised into behaving like a human attack dog escapes his captors and attempts to start a new life.A man enslaved by the mob since childhood and raised into behaving like a human attack dog escapes his captors and attempts to start a new life.A man enslaved by the mob since childhood and raised into behaving like a human attack dog escapes his captors and attempts to start a new life.

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7.0/10

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Awards
- 1 nomination

Trivia
Morgan Freeman's character Sam was at first not blind at all. After hearing from a piano school for the blind (with a very high reputation, and where the scholars developed their hearing), Freeman had the idea of making his character blind because like this it is easier for Sam to "see" the child in Jet Li's character, and not the brutal killer.

Goofs
Set in Glasgow, Scotland. However not a single character in the film has a Scottish accent.

Quotes
Bart: I tell you, I feel really good here. And I feel generous. Danny, what do you want?
Danny: A piano.
Bart: Excuse me?
Danny: I want a piano.
Bart: A piano? Oh yeah. How about a lobster dinner?
Danny: I want a piano.
Bart: How about a woman? You've never had a woman.
Danny: I want a piano.
Bart: Danny, you're starting to piss me off.
Danny: I want a piano.
Bart: [laughs] That's what I love about you, Danny. One thought at a time.

Alternate versions
The Europa Ultimate Edition of the film contains deleted scenes like:
1) Danny admits to Sam that he 'hurts people'.
2) An incomplete fight-sequence at a indoor car park.
3) A 3D track shot inside the piano
..and also U.S version scenes include:
1) A longer montage of Bart taking Danny throughout Glasgow to collect money.
2) Alternate ending: instead of ending with a close-up of Danny, it simply ends with the piano crawl.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith/Mindhunters/Unleashed/Monster-in-Law (2005)

Soundtracks
Aftersun
Performed by Massive Attack
Vocal by Dot Allison
Written by Dot Allison (as Allison), Robert Del Naja (as Del Naja), Neil Davidge (as Davidge) and Magnus Fiennes (as Fiennes)
(p) 2003 Virgin Records Ltd
(c) Copyright Control/Copyright Control/BMG/Warner Chappell

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Riveting movie

Found this movie very entertaining.

I was riveted to my seat and totally absorbed into the movie.

It really tore me up to see how badly he was treated by his captors and I was overjoyed each time he escaped. Also enjoyed seeing Morgan Freeman again. He's a classic. I hadn't seen the previews of this movie beforehand and thought it was "just another action film" ---- until I saw Morgan Freeman come on the scene.

The story line was unusual and the acting was great --- for an action film. Wish that more action films were directed at this level.

Jet Li is fabulous and he can act. I wish him a lifetime of successful films and hope to see them all.