Unbreakable (2000)
Coming Out at 22 November 2000 in theaters.
Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Unbreakable is superhero thriller film written, produced, and directed by M. Night Shyamalan, and starring Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, Robin Wright, Spencer Treat Clark, and Charlayne Woodard. It is the first installment in the Unbreakable film series a.k.a. Eastrail 177 Trilogy. In Unbreakable, a security guard named David Dunn (Willis) survives a horrific train crash with no injuries, leading to him discovering that he harnesses superhuman abilities, which in turn introduces him to comic book store owner Elijah Price (Jackson), who uses a wheelchair.
Shyamalan organized the narrative of Unbreakable to parallel a comic book’s traditional three-part story structure. After settling on the origin story, Shyamalan wrote the screenplay as a speculative screenplay with Willis already set to star in the film and Jackson in mind to portray Elijah Price. Filming began in April 2000 and was completed in July.
Elijah Price, comic-book art dealer, has brittle bone disease. He develops a theory based on comic book stories that there must be someone “unbreakable” at the opposite extreme.
David Dunn, a former star football quarterback turned security guard, becomes the sole survivor of a train crash which kills 130 others. After a memorial service for the victims he finds a note on his car windshield asking if he has ever been ill and inviting him to Elijah’s art gallery. David realizes that he has indeed never been ill, and goes with his young son Joseph to meet Elijah. He is unsettled and leaves when Elijah proposes his theory of real-life superheroes, but later, curious, finds he can bench press 350 pounds, well above his expectation. Joseph idolizes his father believing him to be a superhero, although David maintains he is just an ordinary man.
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Writer: M. Night Shyamalan
Stars: Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, Robin Wright, Spencer Treat Clark, Charlayne Woodard, Eamonn Walker, Leslie Stefanson
Cast:
| Bruce Willis | … | David Dunn |
| Samuel L. Jackson | … | Elijah Price |
| Robin Wright | … | Audrey Dunn |
| Spencer Treat Clark | … | Joseph Dunn |
| Charlayne Woodard | … | Elijah’s Mother |
| Eamonn Walker | … | Dr. Mathison |
| Leslie Stefanson | … | Kelly |
| Johnny Hiram Jamison | … | Elijah Age 13 |
| Michaelia Carroll | … | Babysitter |
| Bostin Christopher | … | Comic Book Clerk |
| Elizabeth Lawrence | … | School Nurse |
| Davis Duffield | … | David Dunn Age 20 |
| Laura Regan | … | Audrey Inverso Age 20 |
| Chance Kelly | … | Orange Suit Man |
| Michael Kelly | … | ER Doctor |
| Firdous Bamji | … | Businessman |
| Johanna Day | … | Saleswoman |
| James Handy | … | Priest |
| Sally Parrish | … | Ancient Personnel Secretary |
| Richard Council | … | Noel |
| Damian Young | … | Green Army-Jacketed Man |
| Sherman Roberts | … | Physician |
| Whitney Sugarman | … | Physical Therapist |
| Dianne Cotten Murphy | … | Mother Walking By |
| M. Night Shyamalan | … | Stadium Drug Dealer |
| Sasha Joseph Neulinger | … | Thermometer Boy |
| Jose L. Rodriguez | … | Truck Driver |
| Samantha Savino | … | Peering Girl on Train |
| Ukee Washington | … | Radio Announcer |
| Susan Wilder | … | Shoplifter |
| Greg Horos | … | Slicked-Hair Man |
| Todd Berry | … | Frat Party Boy |
| Angela Eckert | … | Frat Party Girl |
| Anthony Lawton | … | Hostage Father |
| Julia Yorks | … | Hostage Girl |
| John Patrick Amedori | … | Hostage Boy |
| John Rusk | … | Security Dispatcher |
| Joey Hazinsky | … | Five-Year-Old Boy |
| Bill Rowe | … | Bar Patron |
| Marc H. Glick | … | EastRail Engineer |
| Kim Simms Thomas | … | Hostage Woman |
| Andrea Havens | … | Hospital Administrator |
| Gina Allegro | … | Fan |
| Gary Beck | … | Stadium Worker |
| Glen Nasser Bell | … | Police Officer |
| Lloyd Booker | … | |
| Anthony Bosco | … | Stadium Security Guard |
| Bob Bowersox | … | Art Patron |
| Robert Randolph Caton | … | Pedestrian |
| Chrismandu | … | Bookie |
| Antonio Costa | … | Subway Passenger |
| Jaime Gallagher | … | Train Passenger |
| Natalie Hultman | … | Extra |
| Rick Kain | … | Grounds Keeper |
| Scott Kennedy | … | Funeral Mourner |
| Greg Korin | … | |
| Lon Lawson | … | |
| Fred Leeds | … | Football Spectator |
| Bryce Lenon | … | Peppie Drug Dealer |
| Erin Lulevitch | … | Girl in Train Station |
| Christina Mahon | … | Pedestrian |
| John Marcionetti | … | Party Guest |
| John Martineau | … | Cyclone Rider |
| Tiffany Marz | … | College Student |
| Robert Millett | … | Platform Commuter |
| Sean Oliver | … | Police Officer |
| Joey Perillo | … | Jenkins |
| Lisa Pickell | … | Mother |
| Mark Poulton | … | |
| Mark Pricskett | … | |
| Wayne Pyle | … | News Reporter |
| Vincent Riviezzo | … | Businessman |
| David C. Roehm Sr. | … | Penn Alumni |
| Robert Romani | … | Patient (wheelchair) |
| Jonathan Sachar | … | Young Father |
| Greg Salvato Jr. | … | Sports Fan |
| Francesco Scorsone | … | Photographer |
| Cue Shepherd | … | Spectator |
| Rita Soto | … | Subway Rider |
| Kevin Stahl | … | Concession Stand Patron |
| Tamara Walker | … | |
| Sonya Wallace | … | Subway Passenger |
| John Wrot! | … | Booth Operator |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia