Felix De La Pena (John Leguizamo) is a hardworking armored-truck driver, a loving husband to his wife Marina (Rosie Perez) and a caring father of two in Los Angeles's Boyle Heights neighborhood. After being abducted and shot in the head during a hijacking led by Adell Baldwin (Tyrese Gibson), Felix loses his memory, exhibits erratic post-trauma behavior, and is framed as a prime suspect for the crime. Since he cannot provide any leads to FBI agent Steve Perelli (Bobby Cannavale), Felix is forced to try to find his assailant by himself.
Both John Leguizamo and Rosie Perez admitted sex scenes with them together felt uncomfortable because they are close friends and attend church together.[2]
Reviews
Weitzman, Elizabeth (2008-04-11). "'The Take' a sturdy vehicle for John Leguizamo". Daily News.
Anderson, John (2007-10-02). "The Take Review". Variety.
Saltz, Rachel (2008-04-11). "Daily Life and Its Disruption". The New York Times.
"Rosie Perez: Filming Sex Scene With John Leguizamo for 'The Take' Was 'Very Awkward'". Fox News. Associated Press. 2008-04-07.
References
^Saltz, Rachel (11 April 2008). "Movie Review: The Take. Daily Life and Its Disruption". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
^"Perez says sex scene was 'very awkward'". www.ctvnews.ca. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
take, 2007, film, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, take, 2007, film, news, newspapers, books, scholar. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources The Take 2007 film news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Take is a 2007 American crime drama film directed by Brad Furman and starring John Leguizamo Tyrese Gibson Bobby Cannavale and Rosie Perez The plot concerns an armored truck driver who survives a violent hijacking and becomes obsessed with tracking down his attackers 1 It was released on April 11 2008 The TakeDVD coverDirected byBrad FurmanWritten byJonas PateJosh PateProduced byBraxton PopeAndrew WeinerStarringJohn LeguizamoTyrese GibsonBobby CannavaleRosie PerezCinematographyLukas EttlinEdited byEdie BleimanMusic byChris HajianRelease datesSeptember 12 2007 2007 09 12 Toronto International Film Festival April 11 2008 2008 04 11 Running time96 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish Contents 1 Plot synopsis 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Reviews 5 References 6 External linksPlot synopsis EditFelix De La Pena John Leguizamo is a hardworking armored truck driver a loving husband to his wife Marina Rosie Perez and a caring father of two in Los Angeles s Boyle Heights neighborhood After being abducted and shot in the head during a hijacking led by Adell Baldwin Tyrese Gibson Felix loses his memory exhibits erratic post trauma behavior and is framed as a prime suspect for the crime Since he cannot provide any leads to FBI agent Steve Perelli Bobby Cannavale Felix is forced to try to find his assailant by himself Cast EditJohn Leguizamo as Felix De La Pena Tyrese Gibson as Adell Baldwin Bobby Cannavale as Agent Steve Perelli Rosie Perez as Marina De La PenaProduction EditBoth John Leguizamo and Rosie Perez admitted sex scenes with them together felt uncomfortable because they are close friends and attend church together 2 Reviews EditWeitzman Elizabeth 2008 04 11 The Take a sturdy vehicle for John Leguizamo Daily News Anderson John 2007 10 02 The Take Review Variety Saltz Rachel 2008 04 11 Daily Life and Its Disruption The New York Times Rosie Perez Filming Sex Scene With John Leguizamo for The Take Was Very Awkward Fox News Associated Press 2008 04 07 References Edit Saltz Rachel 11 April 2008 Movie Review The Take Daily Life and Its Disruption The New York Times Retrieved 18 March 2016 Perez says sex scene was very awkward www ctvnews ca Retrieved 20 February 2022 External links EditOfficial website Toronto International Film Festival The Take at IMDb The Take at Rotten Tomatoes This article about a 2000s crime drama film is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Take 2007 film amp oldid 1107650668, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
