IONCINEMA.com presents: Butterfly on a Wheel (2007)

CAST AND CREW

Director

Mike Barker

Cast (alphabetical order):

Maria Bello

Pierce Brosnan

Gerard Butler

Butterfly on a Wheel

Release Date: 2007 - Wide Release
Distributor: Lionsgate Films
Film Genre: Adventure, Thriller
Country: United States

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Written by William Morrissey, Neil and Abby Warner have the perfect life and a perfect marriage. With their beautiful young daughter, Sophie, they are living the American dream... until today. When Sophie is suddenly kidnapped, they have no choice but to comply with the abductors demands. The kidnapper - Ryan (PIERCE BROSNAN), a cold and calculating sociopath takes over their lives with the brutal efficiency of someone who has nothing to lose. In the blink of an eye Neil and Abby's safe and secure existence is turned upside down. Over the next twenty four hours they are at the mercy of a man who wants only one thing. That they do his bidding. It soon becomes clear that Ryan's demands are all the more terrifying... because he doesn't want their money. What he wants is for Neil and Abbyís life, the life that they have built over 10 years, to be systematically dismantled and destroyed. Piece by piece. With time running out on their little girl, Neil and Abby realise their nightmare is about to take its most deadly turn: They will have to face Ryan's final, horrifying challenge - would they kill an innocent man to save their own child? In the far distance a solitary light burns in the window of a lodge as the car glides to a halt - and Neil knows it is a question only he can answer - when Ryan hands him the gun...

TRIVIA

The film's title comes from Alexander Pope's "An Epistle to Dr Arbuthnot": "Who breaks a butterfly upon a wheel?"

MOVIE NEWS ITEMS

2007-02-16
The Hollywood Reporter reports that Icon Productions has sold stateside distribution rights to Lionsgate Releasing.

2006-01-19
The Hollywood Reporter reports that Maria Bello and Gerard Butler will star in the pic. Filming is set to begin in March in Vancouver.

2005-11-04
Variety reports that Pierce Brosnan has joined the project. Mike Barker will direct the film, to be produced by Icon, Irish DreamTime and Infinity Feature Canada. A February start is scheduled, with locations in Canada and Chicago.