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Hancock

Year:
Duration:
92 min | USA:102 min (unrated version)
Genres:
Action | Fantasy
IMDB rate:
6.5
Director:
Peter Berg
Awards:
4 wins & 9 nominations
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 2008-07-02
Filming Locations: Los Angeles, California, USA
Earnings
Budget: $150,000,000
Opening Weekend: $62,603,879 (USA) (6 July 2008)
Gross: $227,946,274 (USA) (7 September 2008)
Cast
Actor
Character
Charlize Theron
Charlize Theron
Hancock
Will Smith
John Hancock
Jason Bateman
Ray
Jae Head
Aaron
Eddie Marsan
Red
David Mattey
Man Mountain
Maetrix Fitten
Matrix
Thomas Lennon
Mike
Johnny Galecki
Jeremy
Hayley Marie Norman
Hottie
Dorothy Cecchi
Woman in Dive Bar
Michelle Lemon
Girl at Bus Bench
Akiva Goldsman
Executive
Michael Mann
Executive
Brad Leland
Executive
Trieu Tran
Executive
Darrell Foster
Police Sergeant
Liz Wicker
Female Cop
Taylor Gilbert
Female Hostage
Caroll Tohme
Clapping Guy
Barbara Ali
Woman Under Ray's Car
Ryan Radis
Rail Crossing Crowd
Elizabeth Dennehy
Rail Crossing Crowd #2
Darren Dowler
Rail Crossing Crowd
John Frazier
Train Engineer
Daeg Faerch
Michel
Matthew King
Neighborhood Kid
Martin Magdaleno
Neighborhood Kid
Ronald W. Howard
Man on Street
Gregg Daniel
Police Chief
Nancy Grace
Herself
Atticus Shaffer
Boy at Bus Bench
Aaron Henderson
Ice Cream Truck Patron
Huy Nguyen
Ice Cream Truck Patron
Mary-Jessica Pitts
Ice Cream Truck Patron
Kalee St. Clair
Ice Cream Truck Patron
Donald Gibb
Convict
Ralph Richeson
Convict
Allan Havey
Convict
Timothy Brennen
Convict
Anthony Ledesma
Convict
Steven Pierce
Convict
Dominic Prampin
Convict
Diamond Dan Quinn
Convict
Mars Crain
Convict
Jack Axelrod
Convict
Eddie J. Fernandez
Convict
Martin Klebba
Convict
Richard W. Gallegos
Angry Man
Marc C. Geschwind
Angry Man
Rob Maron
Angry Man
Aisha Jau
Sunglass Woman
Pritam Singh Biring
Sikh
Cher Calvin
Reporter
Bill McMullen
Valet
Leslie Berger
Wife of Angry Man #3
Don Abernathy
Reporter
Rio Ahn
LAPD Officer
Sampson Alexander
Prison Inmate
Peter Berg
Doctor who helps Mary
Matt Bettinelli-Olpin
Reporter
Stephen Bishop
ER Doctor
Pete Brown
Beachgoer
Samantha Cannon
Hospital Doctor #2
Bonnie Carter
Model
Dave Allen Clark
Television Reporter
Kate Clarke
ER Nurse
Mike Cochrane
Inmate
Shea Curry
Reporter #2
Kyla Dang
Kid in Street
Rico Devereaux
Inmate
Tammy Dugen
E R Nurse
Derek Easley
Convict
Natasha Ellis
News Reporter
Mike Epps
Criminal
Sean Field
Mohawk Man
Jeane Fournier
Girl Being Mugged
Les Gardonyi
Theater Goer
Giovanni V. Giusti
Street Patron
Wray Gould
Bunkhouse Guard
Brandon Ford Green
Radio Caller
Adam Greeves
Fireman
Krystal Grenseman
Hollywood Starlet
Johnathan Hallgrey
Theatergoer #2 (uncredited)
Mustafa Harris
Young Guard
Alexa Havins
Hot Fan
Joe Hernandez-Kolski
Man #2 (uncredited)
David Hill
Man on Street
Alex Huynh
Gun Nut
Terrence Julien
Inmate Basketball Player
Edward M. Kelahan
Theatre Guest (uncredited)
Kristen Marie Kelly
Reporter
Joel Lambert
SWAT Cop
Rae Sunshine Lee
Crowd Onlooker Outside Bank
Michelle Lenhardt
ER Front Desk Nurse
Ronnie Lewis Jr.
ER Doctor #2
Loki
Prison Inmate
Rick Mali
Correction Officer
Mike McIntosh
Male Hostage
Chris Mitchell
Chain Gang Guard
Sumalee Montano
Newsanchor
Scott Michael Morgan
Interviewer
Alan Mueting
Blind Man
Tang Nguyen
Asian Gang Member
Montana Ovikian
Reporter
Julie Pepin
Tourist #3 (uncredited)
Bryan Keith Ponton
Hospital Doctor #1
Alan D. Purwin
Helicopter Pilot
Dawn Ressy
Theater Goer
Nicholas Rich
Los Angeles City Fire Paramedic
DJ Rivers
Basketball Prisoner
Mark Simich
Matt
Brennan Taylor
ER Technician
Drew Taylor
Man on Street
Michael Thornberry
LA Cop
Ryan Van de Kamp Buchanan
On Camera Reporter
Jobeth Wagner
Hollywood Punk
Rob Watt
News Camera Man
Algerita Wynn
Mug Shot Officer
Did you know?
Trivia
Warner Bros. passed on the chance to make the film. Sony then stepped in.
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When Jonathan Mostow pulled out of the project in May 2006, Gabriele Muccino (who previously directed Will Smith in The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)) was attached in to direct. But while Pursuit was still under editing, Smith switched projects, working on I Am Legend (2007) first before this. However, by October 2006, Muccino left the project due to an incompatibility to the story. This allowed Peter Berg to come in for the director's job.
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When Mary gets ready for bed, her t-shirt is from Macalester College, in St. Paul, Minnesota, director Peter Berg's alma mater.
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Goofs
When Hancock picks up the police cruiser to protect the downed female officer, the car has no transmission or drive shaft.
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Ray picks up a tri-colored towel, then opens a jar with a green and gold towel.
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In the opening scenes, Hancock drinks Seagram's 7 whiskey from a 1.75 liter bottle. The bottles shown are obviously plastic, but when they roll on the ground, or are shattered, they sound like glass.
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Quotes
Asian Gang Member: [in foreign language] Beat it, Soulja Boy!
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Hancock: [on Aaron's learning to deal with bullies] Ah the whole turn the other cheek thing huh?
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Hancock: Good job!
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Faq
Q
Is Hancock an alien or what?
A
No, Hancock (Will Smith) is not an alien. He's described in the film as one of the last survivors of an ancient race that died out because they had the unfortunate tendency to become mortal when near each other for long. Their origin is never made clear, only hinted. Charlize Theron's character mentions that "normal" humans used to call them "gods and angels", for instance, showing that even she is unaware of their true past.
Q
Who is the villain?
A
Some viewers claim that Mary Embrey (Charlize Theron) is the villain. Others name Ray Embrey (Jason Bateman) as the villain. The most obvious villains are a trio of escaped convicts--Red (Eddie Marsan), Mountain (David Mattey), and Matrix (Maetrix Fitten)--who hold a grudge against Hancock for putting them behind bars. However, part of the subversion of the genre that Hancock engages in is that Hancock is the true villain of the story, as well as the hero - an antihero. The person he truly has to fight is himself; the person who causes all the troubles in his life is himself; the person who perpetuates the cycles of violence in his life is himself. Since the film turns the idea of a Hero on its head, as well as the idea of a Villain, it's very hard to assign the role to any one character.
Q
Is "Hancock" based on a book?
A
No. Hancock began as a script by screenwriter Vincent Ngo. It was originally titled Tonight, He Comes, in 1996, but it got passed around from director to director until Peter Berg took it over in October of 2006. After several rewrites and a change of title, Hancock finally began filming in July of 2007.
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Photos from cast
Charlize Theron
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