drive film drive american neo noir crime thriller film directed screenplay based novel stars like book film unnamed hollywood stunt driver driver attracted female neighbor husband owes money local drawn deeper dangerous underworld prior september release shown number film festivals cannes film festival drive praised received standing ovation winding won festival best director award film reviews critics positive drew comparisons work previous eras film nominated best direction plot unnamed driver lives los_angeles apartment works repairing cars time movie double managed jobs auto shop owner shannon duo provides driver service shannon organizing schemes driver gives criminals minutes reach car meeting new neighbor driver soon close befriends young son husband oscar prison husband freed asks driver visit shannon persuades jewish purchase stock car chassis build driver race husband owing protection money time prison beaten gangster cook demands standard rob pay debt gangster gives young boy bullet symbol mother danger driver concerned safety steals ford offers act driver job waiting standard cook accomplice complete driver sees custom pull parking lot returns large bag standard shot times killed owner driver flees money pursued fast turns eventually spins vehicle driver hides learning bag contains million dollars news reports robbery money stolen driver threatens beat forcing admit cook planned steal mysterious money minutes later cook men ambush room killing injuring driver manages kill auto shop driver arm shotgun shannon offers hide money driver refuses hunts cook strip club fingers hammer threatens kill bullet given cook reveals robbery driver decides return million dismisses offer instead sends driver apartment building entering elevator driver encounters spots pistol driver kisses brutally beats death exits horrified stunned reveals money shop low level philadelphia wise guy mob tied robbery lead need kill involved warns steals italian mob angered explains italian mob jewish heritage continually insulted end convinces follow plan proceeds murder cook knives restaurant sole witness agreement shannon refuses whereabouts driver kills auto shop straight razor collection blades driver rubber mask job follows bones car beach chases wreck ocean driver goes meet chinese restaurant makes phone tell leaving saying meeting best thing happened restaurant promises safe exchange money warns driver run car driver gives money attempts kill stabbing stomach driver survives fatally stabs neck drives away abandoning money bag alongside body knocks driver apartment gets response driver shown driving away night cast driver shannon standard assassin tan suit dancer production development novel drive published producers optioned novel read review driver intrigued kind character rarely anymore man purpose good thing character interested reminded movie heroes looked child characters typically portrayed screenwriter adapted novel screen felt rare book receive studio short like poem novel present linear story flashbacks jumps time found adaptation challenging felt non linear structure tricky structure feature film film adaptation drive announced early set direct described action mystery starring vehicle universal_studios trying film version time board february marshall longer attached project signed leading role allowed choose director fan work actor chose danish filmmaker read screenplay drive intrigued concept man having split personality day driver night story casting producer contacted actor drive early explained list created talented individuals work inspire writers directors actors work career life near list despite having starred films diverse genres starred like drive interested action oriented project claimed simply genre believing action films today focus stunts instead characters despite heard actor hours later stated strong attraction plot led leading role unnamed driver saying drawn strong character core powerful romance interview rotten_tomatoes asked film read script director attached replied think original read read drafts read wasn stunt driver newer draft maybe sure exactly basically read trying figure like way sense guy seen movies started confuse life film lost mythology hollywood amalgamation characters given opportunity choose film director career thought winding choice believing director intimidated script unlike concerns desire participate took project casting roles movies doesn watch casting tapes actors audition meets casts spot feels right drive film signed nominated academy_award role education directed danish filmmaker good friend child time casting hadn seen education wife big fan film performance urged cast original script character hispanic woman character changed cast working film moved wife daughters home los_angeles film screenwriter lived family duration film shoot significant changes original script time plays role shannon actors looked cast fan series breaking bad knowing opportunities tried interest asking like develop role hearing called time writing piece paper drive moved winding interest accepted plays small role trying work reality arena character like winding originally auditioned porn stars unable find necessary acting talent meeting decided cast feeling powerhouse persona click character plays foul winding suggested agreed thought actor playing character violent appearing film work brooks accepted role type loved cliché people play kind like director thinking outside box opportunity act outside box liked real style doesn morning thinking killing people sad upset case look key villain portrayed actors join cast casting winding said character originally particularly interesting asked ron wanted movie great films ron said wanted play jewish man wants italian gangster asked said jewish boy automatically cemented oscar portrays latino convict named standard married released prison week meets driver found role bit chose turn character said role soon sat explained universe world story character interested owning restaurant wrong decisions life ending bad place making standard specific interesting found story compelling filming cinematography film production budget million shot parts los_angeles california beginning september locations picked winding drove city night director request los_angeles picked shooting site budget concerns winding moved los_angeles home insisted cast members screenwriter work script film day watch films edit drive night requested editing suite placed home shooting script pages continued trim dialog filming opening chase scene involving character primarily filmed car interior interview revealed idea scene emulate feeling ocean sharks leaving vehicle car chase audience happening character point view tight money time shot scene days different set ups prepared car director found difficult mobility camera switch camera additional set ups nearby downtown los_angeles changed better avoided certain areas preserve atmosphere additionally scene shot low angles minimal light scene film dialog elevator sequence series stunning visuals graphic imagery prime example film conveys ideas emotions images words spoke asked head smashing scene crossing line romance violence scene starts driver kissing share goodbye kiss violently hit man head subsequently sees driver new light movie heart place defines movie scene drive hard wrap head realized needed situation driver romantic knight completely willing use kind violence protect innocence scene written going kind said march interiors online journal concerned relationship architecture film released issue discussed space scene issue highlights use space way creating balance romance violence car scenes filmed rig camera car rig developed film allowed stunt driver steer car freeing concentrate acting consistent winding usual visual style wide angle lenses heavily cinematographer newton handheld avoided preferring film grounded authentic avoided use computer generated imagery cgi inability afford cgi restrictions played factor decision stunt drivers credited number stunts completing stunt driving car crash course production built chevrolet film taking apart putting filming concluded november hired drive production designer recommendation worked half nelson prior filming supervised crew routinely working hour days expensive film date felt compared zero added budget crew built driver apartment building included hallway elevator linked unit built strip club set apartment abandoned building turning run mill los_angeles auto body shop challenging painting walls electric blue color brought vintage cars camera film shot digitally according executive producer film contains abundant evocative intense images los_angeles seen little seen streets downtown dry arid outposts peaks desert landscape surrounding imagined way rocky cliffs sea drive set present day carries heavy 1980s atmosphere set beginning end vehicles music clothes architecture parts city seen valley downtown los_angeles cheap mirrored glass leaving contemporary buildings background settings include southern_california commercial strip los_angeles_times pointed buildings shown seen distance shot scenes helicopter night los_angeles style inspiration journalists reviewers called drive classic los_angeles gone wrong story tribute genre car films vein movies like character study drive examines themes loyalty loneliness dark rise try hardest suppress combines comic gore film noir movie style hollywood spectacle resulting bizarre reminiscent drive pulp fiction angst laden love scenes place scandinavian drama comparisons works according drive dedicated filmmaker includes drive called tough hard edged neo noir art house feature extremely violent stylish european art influences according drive turns superhero film elevator scene driver kills villain drive references 1970s 1980s cult hits day live die influences seen neon bright opening credits retro song picks mix tension synthesizer tones catchy club anthems collectively film consistent tone drive title sequence hot pink inspired editing table indicated film romance partially inspired films winding inspiration drive came partly reading goal fairy tale takes los_angeles background driver hero play common theme fairy tales driver protects good time killing people violent ways inspired films point blank driver thief crime productions influenced cinematography script kind sideways moral code comply rewarded efforts seen driver helps standard son best interests mind vehicles characters escapes commit murder try obtain peace search romance film main character driver compared man character portrayed speaks communicating non verbally driver dialogue designed present tough winding chose driver little dialogue instead drive listening music taking control counts reviewer noted driver lacks psychology makes action stylish driver wardrobe particular jacket logo golden inspired band kiss experimental film rising sees character armor logo sign protection according reviewer jacket reference frog mentioned movie turn evokes use film mainly inspired grand theft auto series music ethereal electronic pop score composed particular fan ambient work sex lies soundtrack score contains tracks vintage keyboards descriptive titles wanted electronic music film music occasionally abstract viewers things driver perspective gave composer sampling songs liked asked emulate sound resulting kind retro synthesizer editor suggested drive opening credits song french electronic musician winding wanted score desire music film studio plans instead hired minute imitate style feel jewel bands winding going catalog picked spell clock thought drive drive climax real hero melody real human real hero driver changes jewel worried spell literal soon realized drive exact way feeling wrote definitely got song understood supposed mean wanted emotion viewer feeling thinking music terms basic elements jewel tell director certain scenes bass earth tone usually emotional ominous jewel thought music upper register scene help writing process melodies producer perform procedure highlighted phrases novel printed words large font hung walls drew pictures drive soundtrack drive listed spin magazine list movie soundtracks changed alternative music scored soundtrack film produced bbc television broadcast october soundtrack included original music banks bring horizon release prior principal photography went cannes film festival effort sell rights drive released promotional posters film november acquired north american distribution rights owners eager hands drive started negotiating buy seeing footage believing appeal people enjoy genre movie crowd film release date september united_states film premiered competition cannes film festival showing media received abundant praise received best responses festival positive review said win won win cannes prize greeted joy media viewers cheering scenes featuring extreme violence drive received minute standing ovation crowd brooks guardian called film guilty pleasure competition labeling enjoyable affair past days witnessed great art potent social commentary birth end world turns wanted scene man gets head lift welcome like long lost relation wrote festival named best director drive drive screened june gala screenings program feature films short projects music videos countries shown festival red dog release date pushed days drive replaced closing night film additionally movie screened studio panel presentation function secret screening drive held london empire big screen middle august september drive screened special presentation toronto international film festival alongside movie starring march home media drive released dvd blu ray january released early itunes playstation store xbox live january drive released blu ray dvd combo december proof concept title upcoming series collaborative releases utilizing artwork reception critical response drive received critical acclaim release critics lauded direction cast especially brooks score visual style action sequences critics found violence putting film approval score rotten tomatoes based reviews average rating critical consensus states hyper stylized blend violence music striking imagery drive represents fully realized vision action film score metacritic based reviews indicating generally favorable reviews highest ranked featured films critics year end lists ranked fourth best film year tree life artist metacritic tally lists tally ranked tree life descendants writers film magazine empire listed drive number film rolling_stone gave film stars declaring drive brilliant piece nasty business blending tough tender skill won best director prize cannes film said drive shot senses love movie soon wanted writing gave film letter grade said drive works great demonstration true talent camera entertainment art enemies allies placed drive number film complimented film action wrote current trends mainstream action filmmaking driving sequences shot edited surgeon clarity precision doesn action fool thinking exciting admired skill handling film violence understated romance score film drive roger_ebert seventh best film praising film wrote movie respect writing acting craft respect like admired drive action sequences practically didn rely cgi wall_street_journal called villainous performance sensational prepare blown away said brooks performance dark humor chilling menace watch blade deserves oscar calling won nominated writing time new_york stated danish director taken opportunity work america pushed limits effort 80s synth scored romance highway plays like work student graduating highest honors drive choice film year lauded type performance film villain called unforgettable elevator sequence film romance violence commended proclaimed sequence film students shot shot years come violence film putting reviewers negative review new_yorker wrote drive violence far graphic ultimately film referring violence said grabbing attention matters horror feelings away chicago_tribune felt similarly enjoyed film early drive set piece additionally phillips thought film relied stylistic substance huffington_post included drive movies years super list audiences polled gave film score attributed audiences feeling tricked having expected driving action based marketing lists drive listed critics lists box office drive grossed worldwide making times million dollar budget north_america drive grossed total drive opened north_america weekend september played theatres wide releases opened weekend came second drive closed north american theatrical run february international marketplace drive grossed drive highest grossing box office france earned total opened france weekend october theatres eventually expanding film opened second place highest screen theatre gross weekend second highest overseas gross came united_kingdom earned total drive opened september theatres eventually expanding film opened australia october grossed total country accolades drive nominated included best direction best actress supporting role best editing nominated films critics groups critics groups nominations won best director award cannes film festival soundtrack drive original motion picture soundtrack released format stores september owned prior thanks viral reviews found social networking website twitter soundtrack sold itunes climbing high number sales charts album released vinyl june nineteen track album amassed positive reviews graded stating cool crowd isn watching drive listening drive soundtrack integral experience film imagine film allmusic reviewer selected opening track drive hammer bride deluxe highlights digital spy gave star rating finding important film stated album beginning songs instead mixing enjoyable listening experience cost star track listing charts
Drive (2011 film)