Law Abiding Citizen
Synopsis
Clyde Shelton is an upstanding family man whose wife and daughter are brutally murdered during a home invasion. When the killers are caught, Nick Rice, a hotshot young Philadelphia prosecutor, is assigned to the case. Over his objections, Nick is forced by his boss to offer one of the suspects a light sentence in exchange for testifying against his accomplice. Fast forward 10 years. The man who got away with murder is found dead and Clyde Shelton coolly admits his guilt. Then he issues a warning to Nick: Either fix the flawed justice system that failed his family, or key players in the trial will die. Soon Shelton follows through on his threats, orchestrating from his jail cell a string of spectacularly diabolical assassinations that can be neither predicted nor prevented. Philadelphia is gripped with fear as Shelton's high-profile targets are slain one after another and the authorities are powerless to halt his reign of terror. Only Nick can stop the killing, and to do so he must outwit this brilliant sociopath in a harrowing contest of wills in which even the smallest misstep means death. With his own family now in Shelton's crosshairs, Nick finds himself in a desperate race against time facing a deadly adversary who seems always to be one step ahead.
Full Credits
- Director:F. Gary Gray,
- Writer:Kurt Wimmer,
- Producer:Mark Gill, Alan Siegel, Kurt Wimmer, Lucas Foster, Robert Katz, Gerard Butler, Mark Gill,
- Cinematographer:
- Editor:Tariq Anwar,
- Executive Producer:Neil Sacker, Michael Goguen,
- Cast:Bruce McGill, Colm Meaney, Leslie Bibb, Jamie Foxx, Gerard Butler,
- Associate Producer:Gregory Veeser, Dave Gare,
- Co-Producer:Ian Watermeier, Jeff G. Waxman,
- Supervising Sound Editor:Mark P. Stoeckinger,
- Camera Operator:Gregory W. Smith, David Taicher, Kyle Rudolph,
- Script Supervisor:Kim Berner,
- Production Coordinator:Jennifer Madeloff,
- Sound Effects Editor:Christopher Assells,
- Production Design:Alex Hajdu,
- Makeup Department Head:Christina Smith,
- Sound Re-Recording Mixer:Marc Fishman, Adam Jenkins,
- Original Music Composer:Brian Tyler,
- Music Editor:Joe Lisanti, Zigmund Gron,
- Sound Designer:Alan Rankin,
- Costume Supervisor:Robert Q. Mathews,
- Music Supervisor:Jim Black,
- Stunts:John Cenatiempo, Stephen Mann, Mark De Alessandro,
- Stunt Coordinator:Artie Malesci,
- Stunt Double:Joe Bucaro III,
- Rigging Gaffer:Michael M. Silver,
- Executive In Charge Of Production:Kathleen M. Courtney,
- Sound Mixer:Bruce Litecky,
- Hair Department Head:Diane Dixon,
- Gaffer:Richard Asbury,
- Art Direction:Jesse Rosenthal,
- First Assistant Editor:Kenneth Marsten,
- Costume Design:Jeffrey Kurland,
- Casting:Deanna Brigidi, Joseph Middleton,
- Set Decoration:Chryss Hionis,
- Key Hair Stylist:Lydia Bensimmon,
- Production Manager:Mark Kamine,
Technical specifications
- Rating:R
- Country:United Kingdom, United States
- Language:English
- Release:October 16, 2009
- Duration:108 min
- Genres:Drama, Suspense/Thriller


