Carden gets the upper hand on Davis, killing him with his own sniper rifle. However, the battle forces Carden to miss his own window of opportunity to assassinate Hammond Sr. Carden relents in giving Keene a set of keys to a hotel room where Carden locked up Chris, letting father and son reunite while he disappears.
It features the Very Large Array in New Mexico, the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, the Mir space station, and the Space Coast surrounding Cape Canaveral. Warner Bros. Sagan and his wife, Ann Druyan, began working on Contact in 1979.
If you're looking for a high-octane thriller with fresh thrills, you might be left wanting. But if you appreciate strong performances and a touch of social awareness amidst the action, ``The Contract'' might be worth your time.
The only thing this movie has going for it is the scenery, and even that wasn't authentic, having been filmed in Bulgaria, not Washington State.
Filming location. A filming location is a place where some or all of a film or television series is produced, instead of or in addition to using sets constructed on a movie studio backlot or soundstage. In filmmaking, a location is any place where a film crew will be filming actors and recording their dialog.
Frank Carden (Morgan Freeman), one of the world's greatest assassins, is handed a lucrative contract to a highly secretive billionaire. But in a twist of fate, Carden is involved in a car accident during the job, and when his gun is found after he is admitted to a hospital, federal marshals arrest him. Meanwhile, ex-cop Ray Keene (John Cusack) is hiking with his son, Chris (Jamie Anderson), when Carden's cohorts try to spring him from custody, and soon the pair is caught in the crossfire. The Contract / Film synopsis
Freeman has not retired from acting, having starred in two films released this year, My Dead Friend Zoe and Gunner. He also appeared in seven episodes of the TV series Lioness, opposite Aussie Nicole Kidman. He has reprised his role as former magician Thaddeus Bradley in Now You See Me 3.
Filming locations included Boston, Cambridge, Melrose, Somerville, and Charlestown. Fenway Park, Boston, MA, USA.
Frank Carden (Morgan Freeman), one of the world's greatest assassins, is handed a lucrative contract to a highly secretive billionaire. But in a twist of fate, Carden is involved in a car accident during the job, and when his gun is found after he is admitted to a hospital, federal marshals arrest him. Meanwhile, ex-cop Ray Keene (John Cusack) is hiking with his son, Chris (Jamie Anderson), when Carden's cohorts try to spring him from custody, and soon the pair is caught in the crossfire. The Contract / Film synopsis
The only thing this movie has going for it is the scenery, and even that wasn't authentic, having been filmed in Bulgaria, not Washington State.