American Siege is a 2022 American action film written and directed by Edward Drake. It stars Timothy V. Murphy, Bruce Willis, Rob Gough, Johann Urb, Anna Hindman, Johnny Messner, Cullen G. Chambers, and Janet Jones. The film was released by Shout! Studios on January 7, 2022. American Siege was panned by critics.
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Premise
A sheriff is put in charge of taking down a gang of thieves who have taken a wealthy doctor hostage.
Cast
Bruce Willis as Ben Watts
Rob Gough as Roy Lambert
Timothy V. Murphy as Charles Rutledge
Johann Urb as Toby Baker
Anna Hindman as Grace Baker
Johnny Messner as Silas
Cullen G. Chambers as John Keats
Janet Jones as Marisa Lewis
Trevor Gretzky as Kyle Rutledge
Sarah May Sommers as Brigit Baker
Production
Principal photography for American Siege began on November 10, 2020. Notable filming locations included Fitzgerald, Georgia, Bellingham, Washington, and Victoria, British Columbia. Shot on a $10 million production budget, filming concluded on December 1, 2020. Shout! Studios acquired the North American distribution rights for the film.
It was possible that in this movie Bruce Willis required a lot of assistance with his role as in later years it was revealed he was suffering from the effects of Frontal-Temporal Dementia, he would have lines spoken to him through an earpiece and he didn't move from place to place so much.
Release
The film was released in theaters and on demand by Shout! Studios on January 7, 2022.
Box office
As of August 27, 2022, American Siege grossed $121,967 in the United Arab Emirates, Portugal, Russia, and South Korea, against a budget of $10 million.
Critical reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 8% of 13 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 3.8/10.
Accolades
Bruce Willis was nominated for his performance in this movie, as he was for all movies he appeared in, in 2021, in the category Worst Performance by Bruce Willis in a 2021 Movie at the Golden Raspberry Awards. The category was later rescinded after he announced his retirement due to aphasia.