A drug addict is brought to Los Angeles for treatment, who soon learns the treatment center is not meant to help people but instead a coverup for a fraud operation enlisting addicts to recruit other addicts.
Principal photography took place in August 2019 in Oklahoma.[4]
Release
In December 2020, Vertical Entertainment acquired distribution rights to the film, and set it for a February 19, 2021, release.[5]
Reception
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, Body Brokers holds an approval rating of 64% based on 25 reviews, with an average rating of 5.7/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Body Brokers attempts an ambitious juggling act between genre thrills and a serious social message -- and unfortunately fumbles a little too often to really pull it off."[6] On Metacritic, the film holds an average weighted score of 65 out of 100, based on five critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[7]
References
^McNary, Dave (July 30, 2019). "Melissa Leo, Michael K. Williams Starring in Thriller 'Body Brokers'". Variety. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
^Ramos, Dino-Ray (July 30, 2019). "Melissa Leo, Michael K. Williams, Frank Grillo, Alice Englert And Jack Kilmer Set For Crime Thriller 'Body Brokers'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
^Ramos, Dino-Ray (August 13, 2019). "Crime Thriller 'Body Brokers' Adds Jessica Rothe, Owen Campbell, Thomas Dekker and More". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
^Smith, Michael (August 15, 2019). "'Happy Death Day' star among cast members added to Tulsa-filming 'Body Brokers' movie". Tulsa World. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
^Alexandra Del Rosario (December 8, 2020). "'Body Brokers': Vertical Entertainment Acquires John Swab's Crime Thriller Starring Jack Kilmer & Alice Englert". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
body, brokers, 2021, american, crime, thriller, film, written, directed, john, swab, starring, jack, kilmer, michael, kenneth, williams, jessica, rothe, alice, englert, peter, greene, frank, grillo, melissa, theatrical, release, posterdirected, byjohn, swabwri. Body Brokers is a 2021 American crime thriller film written and directed by John Swab and starring Jack Kilmer Michael Kenneth Williams Jessica Rothe Alice Englert Peter Greene Frank Grillo and Melissa Leo Body BrokersTheatrical release posterDirected byJohn SwabWritten byJohn SwabProduced byRobert Ogden Barnum Oliver Ridge Jeremy M Rosen John SwabStarringJack Kilmer Michael Kenneth Williams Jessica Rothe Alice Englert Peter Greene Frank Grillo Melissa LeoCinematographyMatt CleggEdited byJohn David AllenMusic byChris KeatingProductioncompaniesRoxwell Films Voltage Pictures BondIt Media Capital Blood Moon Creative One Two Twenty EntertainmentDistributed byVertical EntertainmentRelease dateFebruary 19 2021 2021 02 19 United States Running time111 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishThis was Michael Kenneth Williams last film to be released in his lifetime before his death on September 6 2021 The film was released in the United States on February 19 2021 by Vertical Entertainment Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Release 5 Reception 6 References 7 External linksPlot EditA drug addict is brought to Los Angeles for treatment who soon learns the treatment center is not meant to help people but instead a coverup for a fraud operation enlisting addicts to recruit other addicts Cast EditJack Kilmer as Utah Michael Kenneth Williams as Wood Jessica Rothe as May Alice Englert as Opal Peter Greene as Dr Riner Frank Grillo as Vin Melissa Leo as Dr White Thomas Dekker as Jacko Sam Quartin as Tina Renee Willett as Penny Pam Dougherty as Miss TeeProduction EditIn July 2019 Melissa Leo Michael Kenneth Williams Frank Grillo Alice Englert and Jack Kilmer joined the cast of the film with John Swab directing from a screenplay he wrote 1 2 In August 2019 Jessica Rothe Owen Campbell Thomas Dekker Peter Greene and Sam Quartin joined the cast of the film 3 Principal photography took place in August 2019 in Oklahoma 4 Release EditIn December 2020 Vertical Entertainment acquired distribution rights to the film and set it for a February 19 2021 release 5 Reception EditOn review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes Body Brokers holds an approval rating of 64 based on 25 reviews with an average rating of 5 7 10 The site s critical consensus reads Body Brokers attempts an ambitious juggling act between genre thrills and a serious social message and unfortunately fumbles a little too often to really pull it off 6 On Metacritic the film holds an average weighted score of 65 out of 100 based on five critics indicating generally favorable reviews 7 References Edit McNary Dave July 30 2019 Melissa Leo Michael K Williams Starring in Thriller Body Brokers Variety Retrieved August 28 2019 Ramos Dino Ray July 30 2019 Melissa Leo Michael K Williams Frank Grillo Alice Englert And Jack Kilmer Set For Crime Thriller Body Brokers Deadline Hollywood Retrieved August 28 2019 Ramos Dino Ray August 13 2019 Crime Thriller Body Brokers Adds Jessica Rothe Owen Campbell Thomas Dekker and More Deadline Hollywood Retrieved August 26 2019 Smith Michael August 15 2019 Happy Death Day star among cast members added to Tulsa filming Body Brokers movie Tulsa World Retrieved August 28 2019 Alexandra Del Rosario December 8 2020 Body Brokers Vertical Entertainment Acquires John Swab s Crime Thriller Starring Jack Kilmer amp Alice Englert Deadline Hollywood Retrieved December 9 2020 Body Brokers Rotten Tomatoes Retrieved March 5 2021 Body Brokers review Metacritic Retrieved February 19 2021 External links EditBody Brokers at IMDb Body Brokers at Rotten Tomatoes Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Body Brokers amp oldid 1110298790, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
