The Retirement Plan
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| Directed by | Tim Brown |
| Written by | Tim Brown |
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| Cinematography | Mark Irwin |
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| Music by | Roger Suen |
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| Distributed by | Joker Films |
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Running time | 103 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | < $20 million[2] |
| Box office | $751,370[3] |
The Retirement Plan is a 2023 American crime comedy thriller film directed and written by Tim Brown. It stars Nicolas Cage, Ron Perlman, Ashley Greene, Jackie Earl Haley, Grace Byers, Ernie Hudson, Lynn Whitfield, Joel David Moore and Thalia Campbell. It was released in the United States on September 15, 2023.
Plot
[edit]Ashley is acting as a getaway driver for her husband Jimmy and his friend. Following her husband's capture, Ashley and her young daughter, Sarah, must seek out Ashley's estranged widowed father, Matt, for help. Unable to buy a ticket for both of them, Ashley sends Sarah alone to her grandfather. Sarah finds Matt, who is living the life of a retired beach bum in the Cayman Islands. Soon Ashley is captured and the crime boss, Donnie, realizes that the evidence he is after is in the Cayman Islands. His lieutenant, Bobo, and the “General” are sent to track them down and retrieve the hard drive.
Things do not entirely work out as expected. Matt attacks and kills General and Bobo is the sole survivor. He gets away with Sarah and Matt’s truck. Bobo informs Donny about the situation and Donny advises him to lay low until he can get there. The more time Ashley spends with Matt, she realizes he has a secret past she knew nothing about.
Matt reaches out to Drisdale, his handler, to get more information about Donny and his crew. After killing some more of Donny's men, Matt reunites with his friend Joseph and learns that Donny works for a woman called Hector. Donny and his men attack Matt, Joseph, and Ashley but Matt takes out the men.
Sarah manages to escape Bobo who is killed by Ashley but then Ashley and Sarah are captured by Donny who takes them to Hector's compound. Matt attacks Hector's compound and kills everybody except Donny and Hector. Donny manages to capture Matt and shoots Hector but then is shot by Fitzsimmons who is then shot by Drisdale who figured out that Fitzsimmons was a mole (and killed Hector to cover his tracks). Drisdale's boss arrives and takes the drive explaining it will be used to further his political career.
Cast
[edit]- Nicolas Cage as Matt
- Ashley Greene as Ashley
- Thalia Campbell as Sarah
- Ron Perlman as Bobo
- Jackie Earle Haley as Donnie
- Ernie Hudson as Joseph
- Grace Byers as Hector
- Lynn Whitfield as Francine Drisdale
- Joel David Moore as Fitzsimmons
- Jordan Johnson-Hinds as Jimmy
- Rick Fox as Christopher
Production
[edit]Produced by William G. Santor, CEO of Productivity Media, and Nicholas Tabarrok, President of Darius Films, who have a multi-picture deal with the Cayman Islands local authorities.[4] The film was shot on location in the Cayman Islands in 2021.[5] The film was made for less than $20 million[2]
Release
[edit]The Retirement Plan was released in the United States on September 15, 2023.[6] It was previously set to be released on August 25, 2023.[7]
Reception
[edit]Box office
[edit]The film made $745,000 from 1,175 theaters in its opening weekend, the worst total ever for a Cage wide release.[2]
Critical response
[edit]On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 60% of 20 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5/10.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "The Retirement Plan (15)". British Board of Film Classification. July 3, 2023. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
- ^ a b c "'Nun 2' Scares Off Poirot To Become Mother Superior Of Box Office With $14.7M Second Weekend". Deadline. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
- ^ "The Retirement Plan — Financial Information". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
- ^ a b Wiseman, Andreas (May 26, 2021). "'The Retirement Plan': Nicolas Cage, Ron Perlman, Ashley Greene, Grace Byers, Rick Fox Among Cast For Action Pic". Deadline. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
- ^ "Cayman's Grace Byers in locally-shot action flick with Ron Perlman". Loop News. May 26, 2021. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
- ^ "New Nicolas Cage Action Comedy The Retirement Plan". amctheatres.com. August 8, 2023. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
- ^ Wiseman, Andreas (July 12, 2023). "'The Retirement Plan': First Trailer & Release Date Revealed For Nicolas Cage, Ashley Green & Ron Perlman Action-Comedy". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
- ^ "The Retirement Plan". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
