Drive
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7.6Driver is a skilled Hollywood stuntman who moonlights as a getaway driver for criminals. Though he projects an icy exterior, lately he's been warming up to a pretty neighbor named Irene and her young son, Benicio. When Irene's husband gets out of jail, he enlists Driver's help in a million-dollar heist. The job goes horribly wrong, and Driver must risk his life to protect Irene and Benicio from the vengeful masterminds behind the robbery.
Released: 2011-09-15100 minDir: Nicolas Winding RefnDrama, Thriller, Crime
Cast
- Ryan Gosling as Driver
- Carey Mulligan as Irene
- Bryan Cranston as Shannon
- Albert Brooks as Bernie Rose
- Oscar Isaac as Standard
- Christina Hendricks as Blanche
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Nicolas Winding Refn
- Screenplay by
- Hossein Amini
- Based on
- Drive , by James Sallis
- Produced by
- Marc Platt Adam Siegel Gigi Pritzker Michel Litvak John Palermo
- Starring
- Ryan Gosling Carey Mulligan Bryan Cranston Christina Hendricks Ron Perlman Oscar Isaac Albert Brooks
- Cinematography
- Newton Thomas Sigel
- Edited by
- Matthew Newman
- Music by
- Cliff Martinez
- Production companies
- Bold Films OddLot Entertainment Marc Platt Productions Motel Movies
- Distributed by
- FilmDistrict
- Release dates
- May 20, 2011 ( 2011-05-20 ) ( Cannes ) September 16, 2011 ( 2011-09-16 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 100 minutes
Key dates
- Published
- 23 September 2011
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- thriller film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- Drive
- Director
- Nicolas Winding Refn
- Screenwriter
- James Sallis
- Cast member
- James Biberi
- Composer
Article
Drive is a 2011 American action drama film directed by Nicolas Winding Refn. The screenplay, written by Hossein Amini, is based on James Sallis's 2005 novel. The film stars Ryan Gosling as an unnamed Hollywood stunt driver who moonlights as a getaway driver. He quickly grows fond of his neighbor, Irene (Carey Mulligan) and her young son, Benicio. When her debt-ridden husband, Standard (Oscar Isaac), is released from prison, the two men take part in what turns out to be a failed million-dollar heist that endangers the lives of everyone involved. The film co-stars Bryan Cranston, Albert Brooks, Christina Hendricks, and Ron Perlman.
Producers Marc Platt and Adam Siegel optioned the source novel after Siegel read a review from Publishers Weekly. Adapting the book proved to be challenging for Amini, as it had a nonlinear narrative. Gosling, one of Platt's top casting choices, eventually signed on for the lead, as he wanted to star in an action-oriented project. Gosling played a pivotal role in the film's production, which included hiring Refn as director and Beth Mickle as production designer. Newton Thomas Sigel oversaw the principal photography, which started on September 25, 2010, was shot on location in Los Angeles, and ended on November 12.