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The Rundown

The Rundown

Bulls, guns, whips, gold and one sacred cat.

20036.41h 44m

Overview

When Travis, the mouthy son of a criminal, disappears in the Amazon in search of a treasured artifact, his father sends in Beck, who becomes Travis's rival for the affections of Mariana, a mysterious Brazilian woman. With his steely disposition, Beck is a man of few words -- but it takes him all the discipline he can muster to work with Travis to nab a tyrant who's after the same treasure.

Directed by Peter Berg
Written by R.J. Stewart, James Vanderbilt
Produced by Marc Abraham, Bill Corless, Karen Glasser
Box OfficeBudget: $85.0MRevenue: $80.9M

Top Cast

Dwayne Johnson

Dwayne Johnson

Beck

Seann William Scott

Seann William Scott

Travis

Rosario Dawson

Rosario Dawson

Mariana

Christopher Walken

Christopher Walken

Hatcher

Ewen Bremner

Ewen Bremner

Declan

Jon Gries

Jon Gries

Harvey

William Lucking

William Lucking

Walker

Ernie Reyes Jr.

Ernie Reyes Jr.

Manito

Stuart F. Wilson

Stuart F. Wilson

Swenson

Dennis Keiffer

Dennis Keiffer

Naylor

Themes & Keywords

bounty hunterhunterfighttreasure huntamazon rainforestgold minejunglebrazilamusedvibrant

About The Rundown

The Rundown is a adventure, action, comedy, thriller film released in 2003 exploring themes of bounty hunter, hunter, fight, treasure hunt, amazon rainforest, gold mine. Directed by Peter Berg, it stars Dwayne Johnson, Seann William Scott, Rosario Dawson. When Travis, the mouthy son of a criminal, disappears in the Amazon in search of a treasured artifact, his father sends in Beck, who becomes Travis's rival for the affections of Mariana, a mysterious Brazilian woman. With his steely disposition, Beck is a man of few words -- but it takes him all the discipline he can muster to work with Travis to nab a tyrant who's after the same treasure.

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