Savages is a 2012 American crime thriller adventure film directed by Oliver Stone and produced by Moritz Borman and Eric Copeloff. The screenplay was written by Shane Salerno, Oliver Stone and Don Winslow and is based on ‘Savages’ by Don Winslow.
Rated: R (movie contains strong brutal and grisly violence, some graphic sexuality, nudity, drug use and language throughout)
Run Time: 2h 11min
Release Date: July 6, 2012 (USA)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director: Oliver Stone
Studio: Universal Pictures
Savages stars Blake Lively, Taylor Kitsch, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Benicio Del Toro, Diego Catano, Joaquin Cosio, John Travolta, Salma Hayek, Emile Hirsch, Uma Thurman, Sandra Echeverria and Leonard Roberts.
Savages is the story of two California entrepreneurs, Ben (Aaron Taylor-Johnson), a peaceful botanist and Chon (Taylor Kitsch), a former Navy SEAL, who run a lucrative business producing and dealing high-quality marijuana. Chon brought back seeds from his tour in Afghanistan and Ben used his specialized knowledge to develop the best marijuana in the country. Ben and Chon are best friends and both share a one-of-a-kind love with the beautiful Ophelia (Blake Lively).
Life in Laguna Beach is idyllic for the trio and their comfortable life changes when the Mexican Baja Cartel demands a partnership with their business. Ben and Chon refuse to deal and Elena (Salma Hayek), the merciless leader of the Mexican Baja Cartel sends her hatchet-man Lado (Benicio Del Toro) in to abduct Ophelia to press the American drug dealers into action to partner up with the cartel. However, Elena underestimates the trio’s unbreakable bond, and with the help of Dennis (John Travolta), a shady DEA agent, Ben, Chon and O got to war to get her back.
Movie Quotes
“It started here in paradise, Laguna Beach, where they say God parked himself on the seventh day, but they towed him on the eighth.” – Ophelia
“Think of it like this, alright? You’re already dead. You’re dead from the moment you’re born. If you can accept that, you can accept anything.” – Chon
“They may love you but they will never love you as much as they love each other. Otherwise they wouldn’t share you, would they?” – Elena
“Buddha would disagree.” – Ben
“Who cares what a fat jap has to say?” – Chon
“Actually, he was a fat Indian.” – Ben
Official Movie Trailer
Movie Stars
Blake Lively as Ophelia ‘O’
Taylor Kitsch as Chon
Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Ben
Benicio Del Toro as Lado
Diego Catano as Esteban
Joaquin Cosio as El Azul
John Travolta as Dennis
Salma Hayek as Elena
Emile Hirsch as Spin
Uma Thurman as Paqu
Sandra Echeverria as Magda
Leonard Roberts as Hayes