Gridlocked (2015 film)
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| Directed by | Allan Ungar |
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| Cinematography | Pasha Patriki |
| Edited by | Michael Lane |
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| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Gridlocked is a 2015 Canadian action-thriller film directed by Allan Ungar and co-written by Ungar and Rob Robol. It had its world première at Fantastic Fest on September 26, 2015, and stars Dominic Purcell, Stephen Lang, Danny Glover, Trish Stratus, and Saul Rubinek. The film became available worldwide on Netflix on July 14, 2016.
Former SWAT leader David Hendrix (Dominic Purcell) and arrogant movie star Brody Walker (Cody Hackman) must cut their ride-along short when a police training facility is attacked.
Principal photography on the film began July 7, 2014 in Toronto, Ontario and lasted for five weeks.Cuba Gooding, Jr. was previously set to play the lead role, but he was replaced by Purcell. The majority of filming took place in an abandoned meat packing plant, which the producers turned into a studio for the duration of the shoot.
All of the effects, including gun shots and blood, were done practically with the exception of a few digital enhancements. The film set a record for the most bullets fired on screen in a Canadian film.
The film had its world première at Fantastic Fest in Austin on September 26, 2015, and had its Canadian première at Toronto After Dark on October 20th where it won Best Action Film. It premièred in China on June 12, 2016 at the Shanghai International Film Festival as part of Jackie Chan's Action Movie Week, and was nominated for several awards alongside films such as Ip Man 3, Point Break and The Man From UNCLE. It was released across North America on June 14, 2016 and became available on Netflix July 14, 2016.
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