The Retirement Plan
Promotional release poster
Directed byTim Brown
Written byTim Brown
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyMark Irwin
Edited by
  • Robert Brakey
  • Kurt Nishimura
Music byRoger Suen
Production
companies
Distributed byJoker Films
Release date
  • September 15, 2023 (2023-09-15)
Running time
103 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget< $20 million[2]
Box office$751,370[3]

The Retirement Plan is a 2023 American crime comedy thriller film directed and written by Tim Brown. It stars Nicolas Cage, Ron Perlman, Ashley Greene, Jackie Earl Haley, Grace Byers, Ernie Hudson, Lynn Whitfield, Joel David Moore and Thalia Campbell. It was released in the United States on September 15, 2023.

Plot

Ashley is acting as a getaway driver for her husband and his friend. Following her husband's capture, Ashley and her young daughter, Sarah, must seek out Ashley's estranged widowed father, Matt, for help. Unable to buy a ticket for both of them, Ashley sends Sarah alone to her grandfather. Sarah finds Matt, who is living the life of a retired beach bum in the Cayman Islands. Soon Ashley is captured and the crime boss, Dornie, realizes that the evidence he is after is in the Cayman Islands. His lieutenant, Bobo, and couple of other goons are sent to track them down and retrieve the hard drive. Things do not entirely work out as expected and Bobo is the sole survivor. Sadly, he gets away with Sarah. The more time Ashley spends with Matt, she realizes he has a secret past she knew nothing about.[4]

Cast

Production

Produced by William G. Santor, CEO of Productivity Media, and Nicholas Tabarrok, President of Darius Films, who have a multi-picture deal with the Cayman Islands local authorities.[4] The film was shot on location in the Cayman Islands in 2021.[5]

Release

The Retirement Plan was released in the United States on September 15, 2023.[6] It was previously set to be released on August 25, 2023.[7]

Reception

Box office

The film made $745,000 from 1,175 theaters in its opening weekend, the worst total ever for a Cage wide release.[2]

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 60% of 15 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5/10.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "The Retirement Plan (15)". British Board of Film Classification. July 3, 2023. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  2. 1 2 "'Nun 2' Scares Off Poirot To Become Mother Superior Of Box Office With $14.7M Second Weekend". Deadline. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  3. ↑ "The Retirement Plan — Financial Information". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  4. 1 2 Wiseman, Andreas (May 26, 2021). "'The Retirement Plan': Nicolas Cage, Ron Perlman, Ashley Greene, Grace Byers, Rick Fox Among Cast For Action Pic". Deadline. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Cayman's Grace Byers in locally-shot action flick with Ron Perlman". Loop News. May 26, 2021. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  6. ↑ "New Nicolas Cage Action Comedy The Retirement Plan". amctheatres.com. August 8, 2023. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
  7. ↑ Wiseman, Andreas (July 12, 2023). "'The Retirement Plan': First Trailer & Release Date Revealed For Nicolas Cage, Ashley Green & Ron Perlman Action-Comedy". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
  8. ↑ "The Retirement Plan". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
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