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Plot summary
After taking Satan's personal gun, the Godkiller, John Milton breaks out of Hell and heads to Colorado, hunting the followers of Jonah King, the Satanic cult leader who murdered his daughter and abducted her baby. King means to sacrifice the infant, and the ritual is set for Stillwater, an abandoned Louisiana prison. In a diner Milton meets Piper Lee, a waitress, sabotages her car and offers a repair in return for a ride. Piper has just walked in on her boyfriend Frank with another woman, and when Frank knocks her down, Milton steps in and takes his car, with Piper along. Satan's assistant, the Accountant, comes to Earth to retrieve Milton and the gun.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Drive Angry (2011)
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- Nicolas Cage was originally drawn to the project by a scene in which his character's eyes get shot out; he had wanted such a scene in his previous film, Season of the Witch, but the producers there rejected the idea.
- The film's box-office performance made it the lowest-grossing opening of a 3D film released in more than 2,000 US theaters, despite the wide release.
- Cage drives a 1964 Buick Riviera, a 1969 Dodge Charger R/T and a 1971 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 454; three Chargers and three Chevelles were used, one made very safe for stunts. Writer-director Patrick Lussier called the Riviera a beautiful driving car and said it was a shame to smack it up.
- One reason Cage chose the film was to be part of the new 3D technology, and the production rented its cameras from the specialist firm Paradise FX.
