Survive the Night
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMatt Eskandari
Written byDoug Wolfe
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyBryan Koss
Edited byR. J. Cooper
Music byNima Fakhrara
Production
companies
Distributed byLionsgate
Release dates
  • May 16, 2020 (2020-05-16) (Brazil)
  • May 22, 2020 (2020-05-22) (United States)[1]
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$220,371[2]

Survive the Night [3][4] (formerly titled The Long Night)[5] is a 2020 American action thriller film directed by Matt Eskandari and starring Bruce Willis, Chad Michael Murray, and Shea Buckner. The film was released in the United States on May 22, 2020.

Plot

Two criminals, Jamie and Matthias, are involved in the attempted robbery of a garage that goes wrong: Jamie on a spur of the moment attempted to rob the garage, but the owner fought back. Jamie shoots a hostage, and Matthias gets shot in the leg. They escape, but Matthias needs medical attention. A disgraced physician (Chad Michael Murray) is taken hostage along with his family, after the two criminals, break in the house and demand he remove a bullet from one of the criminal's legs.

However, the physician's father Frank, (Bruce Willis), finds that his wife had been killed. Rich successfully removes the bullet, but Frank sees an opportunity, suddenly picks up the scalpel, and cuts Jamie, who then grabs a large kitchen knife and stabs Frank, who escapes into the night. Rich threatens to cut Matthias artery with a scalpel, but Jamie shoots him in the shoulder. Matthias is completely incapacitated, as Rich has not closed the wound and but only stemmed the blood flow by using surgical clamps. In the meantime, Frank has returned to the house to his dead wife, and looking through the window, he sees his wounded son. They meet in the garage, where Rich instructs Frank on dealing with his gunshot wound. Jamie and Matthias consider their options.

In the morning, Jamie decides to go find and kill the family. Jan and Riley are together in an outbuilding. Frank and Rich decide to fight back, Rich stuns Jamie in the Garage, and Frank lures Jamie away from the house in the car. Jamie subsequently returns to the house to look for the others. Rich and Jan meet up, but Jamie attacks Rich from behind and knocks him out. When Rich wakes up, he is back in the house, where Jamie forces him to complete the operation. Matthias dies during the operation. Meanwhile, Frank returns to the house and sets Jan free. Jamie threatens to shoot Rich but Jan stops him, shoots, misses, and runs out of the house with Jamie chasing after her. Rich grabs a gun and follows him and fatally shoots him. The family is all reunited on the front porch.

Cast

Production

Principal photography took only ten days and was in Columbus, Georgia.[6][7][8]

Box office

As of August 27, 2022, Survive the Night grossed $220,371 in the United Arab Emirates, Portugal, and Vietnam.[2]

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes the film holds an approval rating of 14% based on 14 reviews, with an average rating of 3.8/10.[9] On Metacritic the film has a weighted average score of 26 out of 100, based on four critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[10]

Accolades

Award Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
Golden Raspberry Awards Worst Supporting Actor Bruce Willis (also for Breach and Hard Kill) Nominated [11]

References

  1. ^ Colburn, Randall (26 March 2020). "Bruce Willis is old, pissed, and lethal in this trailer for Survive The Night". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Survive the Night (2020)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  3. ^ Ho, Rodney (February 19, 2020). "Bruce Willis coming to Georgia for film "Run of the Hitman"". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
  4. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (February 12, 2020). "Bruce Willis To Star In Action-Sci-Fi 'Cosmic Sin', The Exchange To Launch Movie At EFM". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
  5. ^ N'Duka, Amanda (June 14, 2019). "Chad Michael Murray & More Join Bruce Willis In 'The Long Night'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
  6. ^ Kiesewetter, John (January 30, 2020). "Bruce Willis Shooting Fourth Movie In Cincinnati". WVXU. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
  7. ^ Rice, Mark (August 26, 2019). "What was it like to be on the Bruce Willis movie set? We asked locals who were there". Ledger-Enquirer. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
  8. ^ smith, Tandra (March 24, 2020). "Columbus-filmed movie starring Bruce Willis now has a trailer. Watch it here". Ledger-Enquirer. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  9. ^ "Survive the Night (2020)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  10. ^ "Survive the Night reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  11. ^ Kreps, Daniel (March 12, 2021). "'Dolittle,' Sia's 'Music,' '365 Days' Lead 2021 Razzie Awards Nominees". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on March 12, 2021. Retrieved March 12, 2021.

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