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6.4A man who loves when a plan comes together, Col. Hannibal Smith leads a close-knit team of elite operatives and Iraq War veterans. Framed for a crime they didn't commit, Smith and his men, Capt. H.M. ‘Howling Mad’ Murdock , Sgt. Bosco ‘B.A.’ Baracus, and Lt. Templeton ‘Faceman’ Peck, break out and go rogue, using their special talents to clear their names and find the perpetrator. Hot on their trail is Capt. Charissa Sosa, who was once involved with a member of Smith's team and has sworn to capture them, no matter what it takes.
Cast
- Liam Neeson as Hannibal
- Bradley Cooper as Face
- Jessica Biel as Charisa Sosa
- Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson as B.A. Baracus
- Sharlto Copley as Murdock
- Patrick Wilson as Lynch
Themes
- plan
- mexico
- explosive
- war crimes
- secret mission
- fear of flying
- ex-lover
- tank
- military court
- us army
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Joe Carnahan
- Written by
- Joe Carnahan Brian Bloom Skip Woods
- Based on
- The A-Team , by Stephen J. Cannell Frank Lupo
- Produced by
- Stephen J. Cannell Tony Scott Spike Seldin Jules Daly Alex Young Iain Smith
- Starring
- Liam Neeson Bradley Cooper Quinton Jackson Sharlto Copley Jessica Biel Patrick Wilson
- Cinematography
- Mauro Fiore
- Edited by
- Roger Barton Jim May
- Music by
- Alan Silvestri
- Production companies
- Dune Entertainment Top Cow Productions Scott Free Productions
- Distributed by
- 20th Century Fox
- Release date
- June 11, 2010 ( 2010-06-11 )
- Running time
- 118 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $100–110 million
- Box office
- $177.2 million
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Encyclopedic overview
The A-Team is a 2010 American action comedy film based on the 1980s television series of the same name created by Frank Lupo and Stephen J. Cannell. Directed by Joe Carnahan and written by Carnahan, Brian Bloom, and Skip Woods, the film stars Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper, Jessica Biel, Quinton Jackson, Sharlto Copley, and Patrick Wilson. The film tells the story of a Special Forces team who, imprisoned for a crime they did not commit, escapes and sets out to clear their names. The film was produced by Cannell, Tony Scott, and (as executive producer) his brother Ridley Scott.
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. Neeson, Cooper, and the rest of the cast joined in summer 2009, and filming took place around Canada later that year. The film was theatrically released on June 11, 2010, by 20th Century Fox. It received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the cast and action sequences but criticized the script. A sequel was initially anticipated, but as the film underperformed at the box office, grossing $177 million worldwide against its $110 million budget, plans were scrapped.
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