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Directed by | Joe Carnahan |
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The A-Team by Stephen J. Cannell and Frank Lupo |
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Narrated by | Corey Burton |
Music by | Alan Silvestri |
Cinematography | Mauro Fiore |
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Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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119 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $110 million |
Box office | $177.2 million |
The A-Team: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | ||||
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Soundtrack album by Alan Silvestri | ||||
Released | June 21, 2010 | |||
Genre | Film score | |||
Length | 72:28 | |||
Label | Varèse Sarabande | |||
Producer | Alan Silvestri | |||
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Quentin Jackson as BA Baracus | |
Jessica Biel as Charissa Sosa |
The A-Team is a 2010 American action comedy film based on the television series of the same name created by Frank Lupo and Stephen J. Cannell. Co-written (with Brian Bloom and Skip Woods) and directed by Joe Carnahan, the film stars Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper, Quinton Jackson, Sharlto Copley, Jessica Biel, Patrick Wilson and Brian Bloom. The film tells the story of "The A-Team", a Special Forces team imprisoned for a crime they did not commit, who escape and set out to clear their names. The film was produced by Stephen J. Cannell,Ridley Scott and Tony Scott. The film was theatrically released on June 11, 2010 by 20th Century Fox.
The film had been in development since the mid-1990s having gone through a number of writers and story ideas and being put on hold a number of times. Upon its release, the film received mixed reviews from critics and underperformed at the box office making $177 million on a $110 million budget.
John "Hannibal" Smith (Liam Neeson) is held captive in Mexico by two Federal Police officers working for renegade General Javier Tuco (Yul Vazquez). Hannibal escapes and sets out to rescue Templeton "Faceman" Peck (Bradley Cooper), who is held captive at Tuco's ranch. Hannibal saves Face after enlisting fellow Ranger B.A. Baracus (Quinton Jackson), driving to the rescue in BA's modified GMC Vandura van. Pursued by Tuco, they stop at a nearby Army Hospital to recruit the services of eccentric pilot Howling Mad Murdock (Sharlto Copley). They flee in a medical helicopter, chased by Tuco, in a dogfight that leaves BA with a fear of flying. The battle ends when they lure Tuco's helicopter into American airspace, where it is shot down by a USAF F-22 Raptor for trespassing.