Drive
Drive is a 2011 American action drama film directed by Nicolas Winding Refn. The screenplay, written by Hossein Amini, is based on James Sallis's 2005 novel of the same name. The film stars Ryan Gosling as an unnamed Hollywood stunt driver who moonlights as a getaway driver. He quickly grows fond of his neighbor, Irene (Carey Mulligan), and her young son, Benicio. When her debt-ridden husband, Standard (Oscar Isaac), is released from prison, the two men take part in what turns out to be a botched million-dollar heist that endangers the lives of everyone involved. The film co-stars Bryan Cranston, Christina Hendricks, Ron Perlman, and Albert Brooks.
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| Running time | 100 minutes
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| Country | United States
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| Language | English
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| Budget | $15 million
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| Box office | $81.4 million
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![Ryan Gosling - Arka Pencere Magazine Cover [Turkey] (10 February 2012)](http://img3.bdbphotos.com/images/130x130/p/f/pfdzo4z6dlrbbdd4.jpg?skj2io4l)
Driver: Where is he?
Irene: He's in prison.
Driver: Oh.
- The opening credits song "Nightcall" by Kavinsky, was suggested by editor Mat Newman. The song was also used in The Lincoln Lawyer (2011), which "Drive" costume designer Erin Benach and actor 'Bryan Cranston' also worked on.
- At one point, Bernie asks Shannon (played by Bryan Cranston ) where he can find Driver, to which Shannon replies "Belize, maybe" but Bernie doesn't buy the answer. Years later, in "Breaking Bad" (2008)_, Cranston is the one who gets skeptical when hearing about someone making a trip to Belize.
- Oscar Isaac worked with Nicolas Winding Refn to further develop his character, Standard, as a less archetypal ex-convict.
- Body count: 10 (Standard, Blanche, two hotel thugs, tan suit hit-man, Cook, Shannon, Nino (along with his driver) and Bernie).
- Despite the driving storyline, director Nicolas Winding Refn does not have any interest in cars. He doesn't hold a driving license and has failed his driving test 8 times.
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