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Taken Plot Synopsis:
Seventeen year-old Kim is the pride and joy of her father Bryan Mills. Bryan is a retired agent who left the Central Intelligence Agency to be near Kim in California. Kim lives with her mother Lenore and her wealthy stepfather Stuart. Kim manages to convince her reluctant father to allow her to travel to Paris with her friend Amanda. When the girls arrive in Paris they share a cab with a stranger named Peter, and Amanda lets it slip that they are alone in Paris. Using this information an Albanian gang of human traffickers kidnaps the girls. Kim barely has time to call her father and give him information. Her father gets to speak briefly to one of the kidnappers and he promises to kill the kidnappers if they do not let his daughter go free. The kidnapper wishes him "good luck," so Bryan Mills travels to Paris to search for his daughter and her friend.
Synopsis / Plot Summary: A retired CIA agent travels across Europe and relies on his old skills to save his estranged daughter, who has been kidnapped while on a trip to Paris.
Tagline: They took his daughter. He"ll take their lives.
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Type: MovieYear: 2008 (more 2008 movies)
Box Office: $145,000,989
Awards: 2
Nominations: 2
Language: English, French, Albanian, Arabic, Serbian
Country: France, United Kingdom, United States
Release Dates: Movie Release Dates / Taken Release Dates In Theaters: Jan 30, 2009
Writers: Luc Besson, Robert Mark Kamen
Producers: Luc Besson, Didier Hoarau, Franck Lebreton, Michael Mandaville
Editors: Frédéric Thoraval
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Taken Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | Character(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| Liam Neeson | ... | Bryan Mills |
| Maggie Grace | ... | Kim |
| Leland Orser | ... | Sam |
| Jon Gries | ... | Casey |
| David Warshofsky | ... | Bernie |
| Holly Valance | ... | Sheerah |
| Katie Cassidy | ... | Amanda |
| Xander Berkeley | ... | Stuart |
| Olivier Rabourdin | ... | Jean-Claude |
| Gérard Watkins | ... | St-Clair |
| Famke Janssen | ... | Lenore |
| Marc Amyot | ... | Pharmacist |
| Arben Bajraktaraj | ... | Marko |
| Radivoje Bukvic | ... | Anton (as Rasha Bukvic) |
| Mathieu Busson | ... | Undercover Agent |
| Michel Flash | ... | Gio |
| Nicolas Giraud | ... | Peter |
| Rubens Hyka | ... | Leka |
| Camille Japy | ... | Isabelle |
| Valentin Kalaj | ... | Vinz |
Fun Facts: 15 Real AGES of Cast
- Liam Neeson (b. June 7, 1952) – Bryan Mills
Sign: Gemini, Height: 6' 3½" (1.92 m) - Maggie Grace (b. September 21, 1983) – Kim
Sign: Virgo, Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m) - Leland Orser (b. August 6, 1960) – Sam
Sign: Leo, Height: 5' 8½" (1.74 m)
Also known as: Lee Orser - Jon Gries (b. June 17, 1957) – Casey
Sign: Gemini, Height: 5' 11" (1.8 m)
Also known as: Jon Francis | Johnathan Gries | John Gries | Jonathan Gries | Jonathon Gries - David Warshofsky (b. February 23, 1961) – Bernie
Sign: Pisces
Also known as: Dave Warshofsky - Holly Valance (b. May 11, 1983) – Sheerah
Sign: Taurus, Height: 5' 7½" (1.71 m)
Also known as: Holly Rachel Valance - Katie Cassidy (b. November 25, 1986) – Amanda
Sign: Sagittarius, Height: 5' 7½" (1.71 m)
Also known as: Katie Cassidy Rodgers - Xander Berkeley (b. December 16, 1955) – Stuart
Sign: Sagittarius, Height: 6' (1.83 m)
Also known as: Kander Berkeley | Xander Berkely | Xander Berkley - Olivier Rabourdin (b. March 3, 1959) – Jean-Claude
Sign: Pisces, Height: 5' 9¼" (1.76 m) - Gérard Watkins – St-Clair
- Famke Janssen (b. November 5, 1964) – Lenore
Sign: Scorpio, Height: 5' 11½" (1.82 m)
Also known as: Famke - Marc Amyot – Pharmacist
Also known as: Marc Amiot - Arben Bajraktaraj – Marko
- Radivoje Bukvic – Anton (as Rasha Bukvic)
- Mathieu Busson – Undercover Agent
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