Patriots Day (film)

Patriots Day

Teaser poster
Directed by Peter Berg
Produced by
Screenplay by
  • Peter Berg
  • Matt Cook
  • Joshua Zetumer
Story by
  • Peter Berg
  • Matt Cook
  • Paul Tamasy
  • Eric Johnson
Starring
Music by
Cinematography Tobias Schliessler
Edited by
  • Colby Parker Jr.
  • Gabriel Fleming
Production
company
Distributed by
Release dates
  • November 17, 2016 (2016-11-17) (AFI Fest)
  • December 14, 2016 (2016-12-14) (Boston Premiere)
  • December 21,  2016 (2016-12-21) (NY/LA)
  • January 13,  2017 (2017-01-13) (Wide Release)
Running time
 130 minutes[1]
Country United States
Language English

Patriots Day is a 2016 American drama film directed by Peter Berg and written by Berg, Matt Cook and Joshua Zetumer, based on the book Boston Strong by Casey Sherman and Dave Wedge. Starring Mark Wahlberg, J. K. Simmons, John Goodman, Kevin Bacon and Michelle Monaghan, the film is about the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing and the subsequent terrorist manhunt led by Boston Police Commissioner Edward F. Davis.

Principal photography began on March 29, 2016 in Quincy and Boston, Massachusetts. The film premiered on November 17, 2016 at the AFI Fest. It will have a limited release on December 21, 2016, and a wide release on January 13, 2017.

Cast

Production

Development

The film was one of what had originally been three proposed about the bombings, the other two being Boston Strong (based on the book of the same title) to be directed by Daniel Espinosa and star Casey Affleck,[17] and Stronger about bombing victim Jeff Bauman starring Jake Gyllenhaal.[18] It was to depict Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis' experiences during the manhunt.[19] CBS Films purchased the rights to Boston Strong and merged it into the existing script.[20]

On March 31, 2015, CBS Films announced it was producing the film Patriots' Day, about the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing and manhunt.[21] The film's script was written by Matt Charman, which focused on Boston Police Commissioner Edward F. Davis.[21] The film is also based on the book Boston Strong and material from 60 Minutes.[22] Mark Wahlberg plays police officer, Sgt. Tommy Saunders,[2] and is producing the film along with Scott Stuber, Dylan Clark, Stephen Levinson, Michael Radutzky, Hutch Parker and Dorothy Aufiero.[3] By February 2016, the title had dropped the apostrophe to become Patriots Day.[5] Also by then, J. K. Simmons had joined the cast as Watertown PD Sgt. Jeffrey Puglies.[5]

CBS Films and Lionsgate would co-finance the film, with Lionsgate also handling its distribution.[5] On March 11, 2016, John Goodman signed on to play former Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis.[4] On March 8, 2016, Jimmy O. Yang had joined the film's cast to play Dun Meng, who was carjacked by the Tsarnaev brothers.[8][23] Same day, Vincent Curatola was cast in the film to play the mayor of Boston, Thomas Menino, who was in office for his fifth term when the bombings took place.[6] On March 25, 2016, James Colby joined the film to play William B. Evans, a Boston PD superintendent,[7] and following him, Michelle Monaghan also joined the film to play Carol Saunders, Tommy's wife.[2] On March 31, Kevin Bacon joined the cast as FBI agent Rick Deslauriers.[3] On April 4, 2016, Alex Wolff and Themo Melikidze were cast in the film as Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev, responsible for the bombing and later manhunt,[10] and following them Michael Beach also joined the film to play the Governor of Massachusetts Deval Patrick.[11]

On April 6, 2016, Rachel Brosnahan and Christopher O'Shea joined the film to play the newlyweds Jessica Kensky and Patrick Downes, who were at the finish line, and both seriously injured but survived.[12] The following day, Lana Condor was cast in the role of Sean Collier's girlfriend.[14] On May 5, 2016, Melissa Benoist was cast in the film to play Katherine Russell, the widow of Tamerlan Tsarnaev, with Khandi Alexander to play a law enforcement interrogator, Jake Picking to play the MIT Police Officer Sean Collier, who was killed three days after the bombing, and James Dumont to play a government official.[13] Boston Red Sox player David Ortiz appears as himself.[15]

Filming

Principal photography on the film began on March 29, 2016, in Quincy and Boston,[24][25][26][27] with production offices and a soundstage set up in one of the Centennial Park warehouses in Peabody, Massachusetts.[28] Filming was previously scheduled to take place on Laurel Street in Watertown to recreate the shootout that took place between police and the Tsarnaev brothers on actual location, but after objections by residents, town officials denied permission for the film to be shot there.[29][30] The film crew then approached University of Massachusetts Dartmouth officials for permission to shoot some scenes at the campus, which was also denied by the chancellor Gerry Kavanaugh.[31][32]

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where the Tsarnaev brothers killed MIT Police Officer Sean Collier, had granted the film production to shoot "entirely peaceful scenes" on the campus for three days in June,[33][34] as well as at Collier's actual house.[35] The marathon finish line on Boylston Street was duplicated at Naval Air Station South Weymouth[36] in addition to scenes filmed at the real finish line on the day of the 2016 marathon.[37] Dzhokhar's capture was filmed in Framingham, Massachusetts on its third anniversary.[38] Additional filming was conducted at Doyle's Cafe in Jamaica Plain on April 14, 2016, and at Lasell College in Newton, Massachusetts on May 18, 2016.[39][40]

Music

Academy Award-winning composers Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross were hired to write the musical score for the film.[41]

Release

Patriots Day premiered on the closing night of the AFI Fest on November 17, 2016. It will be released in limited theaters in Los Angeles, Boston and New York City on December 21, 2016, with a wide release following in the United States on January 13, 2017.[42]

Critical response

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 92%, based on 12 reviews, with an average rating of 7.9/10.[43] On Metacritic the film has a normalized score of 72 out of 100, based on 8 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[44]

Accolades

Award Category Recipient(s) Result Ref(s)
National Board of Review Top 10 Films Patriots Day Won [45]
Spotlight Award Mark Wahlberg and Peter Berg (also for Deepwater Horizon) Won

References

  1. ↑ "Patriots Day". AFI Fest. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Pedersen, Erik (March 29, 2016). "Michelle Monaghan Joins 'Patriots Day'". Deadline.com. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Pedersen, Erik (March 31, 2016). "Kevin Bacon Joins 'Patriots Day' As Key FBI Agent". Deadline.com. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
  4. 1 2 Kit, Borys (March 11, 2016). "John Goodman Joins Mark Wahlberg in Boston Marathon Bombing Movie 'Patriots Day'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Hipes, Patrick (February 25, 2016). "J.K. Simmons Joins Boston Marathon Bombing Pic 'Patriots Day'". Deadline.com. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
  6. 1 2 Pedersen, Erik (March 25, 2016). "Vince Curatola Sworn In As Boston Mayor For 'Patriots Day'". Deadline.com. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  7. 1 2 "James Colby Joins Mark Wahlberg's Boston Marathon Bombing Drama, 'Patriots Day'". The Hollywood Reporter. March 25, 2016. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  8. 1 2 Pedersen, Erik (March 8, 2016). "Jimmy O. Yang Joins 'Patriots Day'; Sally Kirkland Cast In 'Most Hated Woman In America'". Deadline.com. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  9. ↑ Official movie synopsis
  10. 1 2 3 Sneider, Jeff (April 4, 2016). "Alex Wolff, Themo Melikidze to Play Boston Marathon Bombers in 'Patriots Day'". TheWrap. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
  11. 1 2 McNary, Dave (April 4, 2016). "Michael Beach to Play Gov. Deval Patrick in 'Patriots Day'". Variety. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
  12. 1 2 3 Pedersen, Erik (April 6, 2016). "Rachel Brosnahan & Christopher O'Shea Join 'Patriots Day'". Deadline.com. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 Sneider, Jeff (May 5, 2016). "Melissa Benoist to Play Boston Marathon Bomber's Widow in 'Patriots Day'". TheWrap. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  14. 1 2 McNary, Dave (April 7, 2016). "'X-Men' Actress Lana Condor Joins 'Patriots Day' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
  15. 1 2 Siegel, Tatiana (May 3, 2016). "Red Sox Slugger David Ortiz to Re-enact Emotional Speech in Boston Bombing Movie (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Patriots Day Cast". Screen Rant.
  17. ↑ Sneider, Jeff (November 18, 2014). "Boston Marathon Bombing Movie 'Boston Strong' Rescued by Fox". TheWrap. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  18. ↑ Kroll, Justin (July 29, 2015). "Jake Gyllenhaal Circles Boston Marathon Bombing Pic 'Stronger'". Variety.
  19. ↑ Stelter, Brian (April 1, 2015). "CBS to turn '60 Minutes' Segment into 'Patriots Day' Movie". CNN Money. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  20. ↑ Shanahan, Mark (November 15, 2015). "Movies on Marathon bombings are combined". Boston Globe.
  21. 1 2 Fleming Jr, Mike (March 31, 2015). "CBS Films Sets Boston Marathon Bombing Pic 'Patriots' Day'; Mark Wahlberg Eyes Police Commish Ed Davis Role". Deadline.com. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
  22. ↑ Busch, Anita (March 11, 2016). "John Goodman Joins Boston Bombing Movie 'Patriots Day'". Deadline.com. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
  23. ↑ Cullen, Kevin (March 12, 2015). "Responsibility worked against carjacking victim Dun Meng". Boston Globe. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
  24. ↑ "Find out where Mark Wahlberg will be filming 'Patriots Day' in Massachusetts next week". On Location Vacations. March 24, 2016. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  25. ↑ "Casting Company Seeks Extras For Boston Marathon Bombing Movie". CBSLocal. March 2, 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  26. ↑ "'Patriots' Day', starring Mark Wahlberg, Open Casting Call will be held in Boston next weekend". On Location Vacations. March 5, 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  27. ↑ Smith, Tovia (March 25, 2016). "Filming For Marathon Bombing Movie Stirs Emotions In Boston". NPR. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  28. ↑ Burke, Alan (March 3, 2016). "'Patriots' Day' film company takes over Peabody warehouse". Salem News.
  29. ↑ Palma, Kristi; Hoover, Amanda (February 23, 2016). "Some Watertown residents object to film studio's plan to reenact Tsarnaev firefight". Boston.com. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  30. ↑ Dwyer, Dialynn (February 26, 2016). "'Patriot's Day' will not film Tsarnaev shootout scenes in Watertown". Boston.com. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  31. ↑ "Boston Marathon filmmakers want to shoot at UMass Dartmouth". SouthCoastToday.com. February 25, 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  32. ↑ Dwyer, Dialynn (March 5, 2016). "UMass Dartmouth won't allow 'Patriots' Day' to film on campus". Boston.com. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  33. ↑ Shanahan, Mark (March 24, 2016). "Marathon bombing movie to film scenes at MIT". Boston Globe. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
  34. ↑ "Letter to the MIT community regarding "Patriots' Day" filming". MIT. March 24, 2016. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
  35. ↑ Annear, Steve (April 5, 2016). "'Patriots Day' to film at Officer Sean Collier's former residence". Boston Globe.
  36. ↑ "PHOTOS: Movie set for "Patriots' Day" taking shape at SouthField in Weymouth". Wicked Local Weymouth. March 17, 2016.
  37. ↑ "Mark Wahlberg Shoots 'Patriots Day' Scene At Boston Marathon Finish Line". CBSLocal. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  38. ↑ Shanahan, Mark (April 19, 2016). "'Patriots Day' films Tsarnaev capture scene in Framingham". Boston Globe.
  39. ↑ "'Patriots Day' Movie Filmed at Doyle's in JP Thursday". Jamaica Plain News. April 14, 2016.
  40. ↑ "'Patriots Day' films in Newton". Wicked Local Newton. May 18, 2016.
  41. ↑ "Patriots Day Score Coming from Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross". ComingSoon.net. October 1, 2016. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
  42. ↑ "Mark Wahlberg's 'Patriots Day' Nabs Prime Awards Season Release". The Hollywood Reporter. March 2, 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  43. ↑ "Patriots Day (2016)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
  44. ↑ "Patriots Day reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
  45. ↑ "National Board of Review Announces 2016 Award Winners". National Board of Review. November 29, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2016.

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