The Brave One
Action, Adventure, Crime
Warner Bros.  (9/14/2007) 122 mins R

6.9 (22,077 votes)
"Why don‘t they stop me?" Erica Bain wonders. Bain, a popular N.Y radio host, watched her fiance die and nearly lost her own life to a vicious, random attack. Now she discovers a stranger within herself, an armed wanderer in the urban night, out for vengeance and at war with her own soul. Two-time Academy Award winner Jodie Foster, as Erica, joins Oscar nominee Terrence Howard, as a determined cop hot on her trail. Erica's future is uncertain, but one thing is not: The Brave One is a high- tension thriller that packs a visceral and emotional punch....

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Cast and Crew
Naveen Andrews  ......  Dr. David Kirmani
Jodie Foster  ......  Erica Bain
Mary Steenburgen  ......  Carol
Jane Adams  ......  Nicole
Nicky Katt  ......  Detective Vitale
Terrence Howard  ......  Detective Mercer
Director  .....  Neil Jordan
Producer  .....  Joel Silver; Susan Downey; Aaron Auch; Bruce Berman
Writer  .....  Cynthia Mort; Roderick Taylor; Bruce A. Taylor
Notes
Goofs:
Factual errors: The closing credits list the wedding invitation lady as "Stationary Saleswoman", but "stationary" means "not moving". The word that means paper and envelopes is "stationery". (more)

Trivia:
Release prints were delivered to theaters with the fake title 'Sweet Revenge'. (more)

Filming Locations:
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA (more)

Quotes:
[first lines]
Erica: I'm Erica Bain. And as you know I walk the city. I bitch and moan about it. I walk and watch and listen, a witness to all the beauty and ugliness that is disappearing from our beloved city. Last week took me to the gray depths of the East River where Dmitry Panchenko swims his morning laps...
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Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 nomination (more)