The Rundown (2003)

6.7PG-13100 minDirector: Peter Berg

2003 film by Peter Berg

The Rundown (also known as Welcome to the Jungle outside the US) is a 2003 American action comedy film directed by Peter Berg and written by James Vanderbilt and R.J. Stewart from a story by Stewart. It follows an aspiring chef working as a debt collector for a loan shark who is tasked with retrieving the loan shark's son, who went to Brazil to search for a lost artifact. The film stars Dwayne Johnson, Seann William Scott, Christopher Walken and Rosario Dawson.

The film was released by Universal Pictures in the United States, Canada and Japan and by Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International under the Columbia Pictures label internationally on September 26, 2003. It received positive reviews but was a box office failure, grossing $80.9 million on an $85 million budget.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is The Rundown about?
The Rundown (2003) — In an attempt to earn enough money to start his own small business, the dauntless bounty hunter--or retrieval expert--and aspiring restaurateur, Beck, is talked into bringing back home his shady boss' adventure-seeking son, Travis, from the impenetrable Amazon jungle. However, th
Is The Rundown based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is The Rundown scary?
Content rating: PG-13. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.