Cash Out (film)
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| Directed by | Ives |
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| Cinematography | Alejandro Lalinde |
| Edited by | Marc Fusco |
| Music by | Yagmur Kaplan |
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| Distributed by | Saban Films |
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Running time | 90 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $167,694[2][3] |
Cash Out is a 2024 American action film directed by Ives,[4] written by Dipo Oseni and Doug Richardson, and starring John Travolta, Kristin Davis, Lukas Haas, and Quavo.
The film was released on April 26, 2024.
Premise
"Professional thief Mason attempts his biggest heist with his brother, robbing a bank. When it goes wrong, they're trapped inside surrounded by law enforcement. Tension rises as Mason negotiates with his ex-lover, the lead negotiator".[5]
Plot
The film begins with Mason and his partner Amelia executing a car theft at a private plane exhibition. After a police chase, Amelia reveals her identity as an undercover FBI agent and impedes the theft. Mason decides to retire.
Three months later, Mason's brother Shawn convinces him to take part in a bank robbery. After taking hostages, Mason and Shawn discover that the bank vault they seek is a trap set by the FBI. Shawn reveals that he and his crew are after a hard drive containing millions of dollars' worth of cryptocurrency. They force the bank manager to open the vault, but it turns out to be a decoy. The manager admits that he doesn't know where the real vault is that contains the hard drive.
As the situation escalates, Mason learns that the vault and the hard drive belonging to crime lord Abel Salazar contains not just the large sum of cryptocurrency but also evidence incriminating high-ranking US officials. Mason decides to use the drive to blackmail the authorities to let his crew escape. The military, under Salazar's direction, demand the hostages be released, but Mason refuses to surrender. He and his crew find Salazar's hidden vault, and Mason's tech person, Link, hacks into it.
Mason releases the hostages two by two, and asks his crew to surrender as well; only he and Link remain in the vault. Mason detonates explosives in the bank, leading everyone to believe he and Link are killed in the explosion.
Amelia resigns from her job. She goes to the island for vacation, and meets Mason there. It turns out that Amelia never betrayed the crew to begin with. The failed car theft was a ruse, to trick the FBI into thinking Amelia was still loyal to the government, so Mason could have a mole within the FBI. During the stand-off in the bank vault, Mason had blackmailed Salazar's lawyer to transfer $500 million to his crew, along with new identities for them. Salazar's lawyer reluctantly agreed, and Mason and his crew retired in luxury from their life of crime.
Cast
- John Travolta as Mason Goddard
- Kristin Davis as Amelia Decker
- Lukas Haas as Shawn Goddard
- Quavo as Anton
- Bernard White as Mr. Perez
- Noel G. as Hector
- Joel Cohen as Vernon Richter
- Natali Yura as Link
- Swen Temmel as Georgios Caras
- Matt Gerald as Captain Fabrizio
- Alex Hurt as Mr. Flowers
Production
Principal photography occurred in Columbus, Georgia in June 2022.[6][7][8]
Release
Cash Out was released digitally and in limited theaters by Saban Films on April 26, 2024.[9]
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 20% of 20 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 3.7/10.[10] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 46 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.[11]
Box office
As of December 1, 2024, Cash Out grossed $167,694 in South Korea and the United Arab Emirates.[2][3]
Sequel
References
- ^ "Cash Out (15)". British Board of Film Classification. July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
- ^ a b "Cash Out (2024)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ a b "Cash Out (2024)". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ James, Meg; Kaufman, Amy (April 26, 2024). "After scandal, movie producer Randall Emmett is flying under the radar with a new name". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
- ^ "Cash Out - Saban Films". Saban Films. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
- ^ O'Neal, Jatavia (June 23, 2022). "Columbus officers serve as extras in film starring John Travolta". WTVM. Archived from the original on December 14, 2022. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
- ^ Williams, Ashlee (June 13, 2022). "Economic impact: Cash Out film in Columbus boosting local businesses". WTVM. Archived from the original on December 14, 2022. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
- ^ Rice, Mark (June 15, 2022). "More details emerge about John Travolta movie being filmed in Columbus, including title". Ledger-Enquirer. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
- ^ Massoto, Erick (March 5, 2024). "John Travolta Breaks the Bank in First Cash Out Poster [Exclusive]". Collider. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
- ^ "Cash Out". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
- ^ "Cash Out". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved October 14, 2024.