“You
can be the best in the world but
someone can always let you down, as
a
highly-experienced getaway driver
finds out in the hi-octane thriller Drive that has already been hailed as a
modern masterpiece...”
NOMINATED FOR FOUR ORANGE BRITISH ACADEMY FILM AWARDS for 2012, the brilliantly-paced
and thrill-a-minute Drive was said to be one of the coolest films of 2011 on
its theatrical debut — and it is now making its hugely anticipated appearance
on home entertainment.
A Hollywood stunt driver (Ryan Gosling: The Ides Of March; Blue Valentine)
moonlights as a staggeringly-efficient getaway driver by night; disappearing
into the shadows and blending with the crowds with ease.
Known only as The Driver in the film, he is a mystery man with a dark past.
His heists go smoothly as he meticulously plans a five-minute slot where he
will give himself totally to his assignment, but his love for the young woman
who lives nearby is to take him into a highly dangerous game.
His friend and senior car mechanic Shannon (Bryan Cranston) is becoming involved
in a race team to be bankrolled by the shady Bernie Rose (Albert Brooks, whose
performance in Drive has received Golden Globe and London Critics Circle
nominations for Best Supporting Actor). Understatement of the film: Driver,
hesitating to shake Bernie Rose's hand as he has been working on a car: "My
hands are all dirty"; Rose: "So are mine".
Befriending and forming a relationship with Irene (Carey Mulligan: An Education;
Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps) and her young son Benicio (Kaden Leos),
the Driver quickly realises that there is an attraction between him and the
vulnerable Irene, although she is married.
Irene's ex-convict husband is due to come out of prison, but he has become involved
with the wrong people and owes a great deal of money that he cannot pay back.
The Driver decides to help him and finds himself behind the wheel of a getaway
car and stealing money that nobody will admit to having — but that could
have the most dire consequences for all those involved as the job goes horribly
wrong.
Cross these guys and you're a dead man. They will stop at nothing; and as events
spin erratically out of control, the Driver finds himself fighting for his life
and the lives of those around him. After he finds Shannon murdered, he begins
to uncover the trail back to the man responsible — and becomes a target
for some of LA's most dangerous men. In order to protect Irene and her son,
he is forced to do what he does best — Drive.
Nominated for four Orange British Academy Film Awards (Best Film; Best Director,
Nicolas Winding Refn (Bronson); Supporting Actress, Carey Mulligan; and
Editing, Matthew Newman), the smart and classy Drive is an ultra-fast
action thriller laden with twists and turns and heart-thumping, adrenaline-pumping
excitement that knows no bounds. A stunning film.
Drive made its world premiere in May 2011 at the Cannes International
Film Festival where Nicolas Winding Refn was awarded Best Director. Winding
Refn and Gosling's new film Only God Forgives, also starring Kristin
Scott Thomas, goes into production in Bangkok at the end of January 2012. Speaking
from Thailand, Winding Refn exclaimed: "I am very super-cool-happy and I love
England. Drive on!!!"
Since then, Drive has wowed audiences and critics; stirring up a flurry
of Oscars-related buzz. Not since Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction has
there been such assured direction, and knowing respect to the legacy of modern
classic cinema. Drive delivers an original style and substance all of
its own.
With a notable star turn from Ryan Gosling in the lead role there are many memorable
performances from a phenomenal cast. Drive is adapted from James Sallis'
2005 novel of the same name and features one of the hottest young casts to date,
headed by Academy Award Nominees Ryan Gosling and Carey Mulligan — supported
admirably by the wonderful Golden Globe Winner Ron Perlman (Sons of Anarchy;
Hellboy) as Nino; Emmy Nominee Christina Hendricks (Mad Men) as Blanche;
Oscar Isaac (Body Of Lies) as Irene's husband Standard, and Academy-Award
Nominee Albert Brooks (Taxi Driver; Broadcast News) as Bernie Rose.
Original Music is by Cliff Martinez; Director of Photography is Newton Thomas
Sigel; Producers are: Michel Litvak, John Palermo, Marc Platt, Gigi Pritzker
and Adam Siegel; and the Director is, of course, Nicolas Winding Refn.
Drive is released on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital Download by Icon Home Entertainment
on 30 January 2012. Subtitles: Hard of Hearing | Certificate 18 | RRP: Blu-ray
£17.99; DVD £17.99 | Film Running Time: 104 Minutes. College Feature: Electric
Youth A Real Hero, taken from the Drive Original Movie Soundtrack.
Special Features (Blu-ray and DVD) — Q & A With Director Nicolas
Winding Refn, From the BFI | 2 x Poster Galleries — Capturing Drive:
The Anatomy Of A Film Poster; Reflecting Drive: Alternative Poster Designs |
Stills Gallery | Drive In Sixty Seconds, Television Spot | UK Theatrical Trailer.
"Smart and classy, Drive is an ultra-fast action thriller laden with
twists and turns and heart-thumping, adrenaline-pumping excitement that knows
no bounds" — Maggie Woods, MotorBar
"A blood-pumping fuel ride" — The Times
"A masterpiece *****" — The Daily Mirror
"The most stylish film in years *****" — The Independent
“You
can be the best in the world but