Four Brothers (film)
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| Directed by | John Singleton |
| Produced by | Lorenzo di Bonaventura |
| Written by | David Elliot Paul Lovett |
| Based on |
The Sons of Katie Elder by Henry Hathaway |
| Starring |
Mark Wahlberg Tyrese Gibson André Benjamin Garrett Hedlund |
| Music by | David Arnold |
| Cinematography | Peter Menzies Jr. |
| Edited by |
Bruce Cannon Billy Fox |
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Release date
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August 12, 2005 |
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Running time
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109 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $45 million |
| Box office | $92,494,381 |
Four Brothers is a 2005 American crime thriller film directed by John Singleton. The movie stars Mark Wahlberg, Tyrese Gibson, André Benjamin, and Garrett Hedlund. The film was shot in Detroit, Michigan, Regent Park, in the East End of Toronto, Ontario, and Hamilton, Ontario . The movie plot is loosely based on the classic Western The Sons of Katie Elder (1965).
The seemingly random murder of their adoptive mother, Evelyn Mercer (Fionnula Flanagan), at a Highland Park, Michigan convenience store, brings four brothers back home to Detroit, Michigan to find out what happened. Originally under the impression the crime was a simple robbery-gone-wrong, the brothers soon discover that the robbery was merely a cover for what was, in fact, a hit put out on Evelyn. After this revelation, Bobby (Mark Wahlberg), Angel (Tyrese Gibson), Jeremiah (André Benjamin) and Jack Mercer (Garrett Hedlund) track down the hired guns who killed Evelyn. Refusing to say anything, they are unceremoniously executed by Bobby and Angel.
The next day, Detroit Police Lieutenant Green (Terrence Howard) and Detective Fowler (Josh Charles) confront the brothers about the murders. Lieutenant Green warns them that their interference with Evelyn’s case is ill-advised, and that it will eventually put them in over their heads. After confronting Jeremiah about the revelation of his failing business and benefiting from Evelyn's life insurance, the brothers are treated to a somewhat different version of events. Jeremiah informs them that his construction company was failing precisely because he was not getting involved with Victor Sweet (Chiwetel Ejiofor), and that for a project to succeed he had to pay off the right people, which he initially failed to do. In his effort to restore his business and relieve pressure from himself, he tried to pay off Sweet's henchmen. As for the life insurance, Jeremiah explains that the money went directly to him for his daughters, because he paid all of Evelyn's bills while his other brothers were not around.
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