The Escapist (2002)
1h 28m
Running Time
April 12, 2002Release Date
Plot.
Denis Hopkins, a pilot, lives with his pregnant wife Valerie and has a comfortable lifestyle. When a gang of criminals led by the sadistic Ricky Barnes breaks into his home, he offers whatever the criminals want to protect his wife and unborn child, but the evil Ricky kills Valerie anyway. Their baby is saved, and later Barnes is arrested and sentenced to life in the maximum security prison, Sullen Voe. Denis fakes his own suicide, then assaults a police car in order to get himself arrested and sent to prison with the intention of tracking down and killing Ricky Barnes. He does not reveal his true name and is called John "What" by the prisoners and guards. Denis escapes from successive prisons, forcing his eventual transfer to Sullen Voe. When he reaches his objective, Ricky Barnes schedules a confrontation, but things do not quite turn out the way Denis had expected.
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Cast & Crew.

Jonny Lee Miller
Denis Hopkins

Philip Barantini
Joey

Gary Lewis
Ron

Jodhi May
Christine

Andy Serkis
Ricky Barnes

Barry Barnes
D.I. Simm

Michael Bates
Spaz

Paloma Baeza
Valerie Hopkins

Vas Blackwood
Vin

Philip Barantini
Joey

Gerry Behan
Guard 1

Allen Leech
Policeman 1 (Smashed Car)

Gillies MacKinnon
Director

Des Braiden
Magistrate

Barry Cassin
Judge

Mike Parker
Helicopter Camera

Richard Dormer
Denis' Brief

Adrian Rhodes
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Sven Taits
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Kate Carin
Costume Design

Diane Greaves
Foley

Martina McCarthy
Hair Department Head

Dan Roberts
First Assistant Editor

Mark Lowry
Art Direction

Neil Stevens
Assistant Art Director

Adam Dale
Helicopter Camera

Mitch Spooner
Gaffer

Pamela Smyth
Hair Designer / Makeup Designer

Nigel Willoughby
Director of Photography

Andy Harris
Production Design

David Evans
Supervising Sound Editor

Pat Rambaut
Script Supervisor

James Maguire
Gaffer

Rob Lane
Music

Ed Walsh
Assistant Art Director

David Bourke
Gaffer

David Harris
Special Effects Supervisor

Abi Leland
Music Supervisor

Des Whelan
Second Unit Cinematographer

Susie Cullen
Set Decoration

Paula Boram
Foley

Jolyon Symonds
Producer

Sarah Hauldren
Art Direction

Frazer Churchill
Visual Effects Supervisor

James Seddon
Dolby Consultant

Ros Hubbard
Casting

Anna Rackard
Supervising Art Director

Hal Couzens
Visual Effects Producer

Nick Perry
Writer

John Hubbard
Casting

Max Hoskins
Dialogue Editor

Pia Di Ciaula
Editor

Sabine Wührer
Script Supervisor

John Seymour
Visual Effects Editor

Ciarán Barry
Camera Operator

Patrick Redmond
Still Photographer

Billy Quinn
Sound Recordist
Details.
Release DateApril 12, 2002
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 28m
Genres
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Wiki.
The Escapist is a 2002 thriller film directed by Gillies MacKinnon and written by Nick Perry. It stars Jonny Lee Miller, Andy Serkis and Gary Lewis.
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