The Bourne Supremacy (2004)

Director:

Paul Greengrass

Writers (WGA):

Robert Ludlum (novel)
Tony Gilroy (screenplay)

Release Date:

23 July 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

They should have left him alone.

Plot:

When Jason Bourne is framed for a botched CIA operation he is forced to take up his former life as a trained assassin to survive.

Plot Keywords:

Jason Bourne | CIA | Assassin | Train | Shot In The Back

Awards:

5 wins & 19 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sat. Dec. 12	8:00 PM	TNT
Sun. Dec. 13	3:30 PM	TNT

Cast

Matt Damon	...	Jason Bourne
Franka Potente	...	Marie
Brian Cox	...	Ward Abbott
Julia Stiles	...	Nicky
Karl Urban	...	Kirill
Gabriel Mann	...	Danny Zorn
Joan Allen	...	Pamela Landy
Marton Csokas	...	Jarda
Tom Gallop	...	Tom Cronin
John Bedford Lloyd	...	Teddy
Ethan Sandler	...	Kurt
Michelle Monaghan	...	Kim
Karel Roden	...	Gretkov
Tomas Arana	...	Martin Marshall
Oksana Akinshina	...	Irena Neski

Also Known As:

Die Bourne Verschwörung (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violence and intense action, and for brief language.

Runtime:

108 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English | Russian | German | Italian

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Switzerland:14 (canton of Zurich) | Malaysia:18SG | USA:PG-13 (certificate #40976) | Canada:PG | Italy:T | New Zealand:M | India:A | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:14 | Czech Republic:12 | Finland:K-11 | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIA | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:15 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12A | Iceland:14 (original rating) | Iceland:12 (video rating)

Filming Locations:

Alexanderplatz, Mitte, Berlin, Germany

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

The film was made with no intention of making a third movie after this one; the final scene was also meant to give the Bourne character some closure and properly end the series. When the third film was green-lit, the writers had to write the story around this epilogue.

Goofs:

Factual errors: When Jason enters the train to Moscow at Berlin Ostbahnhof, there is an announcement for a train heard on the platform: "... nach Hamburg. Über Hannover, Bielefeld, Dortmund." (... to Hamburg via Hannover, Bielefeld, Dortmund). There are no direct trains from Berlin to Hamburg going through these towns. In fact, there are not even on the way. Going from Berlin straight westward to Cologne you would get through these cities, Hamburg is farther north and there is a direct connection without any stops (takes 1,5 hours).

Quotes:

[first lines]
Conklin: [voiceover - memories] This is not a drill, soldier. We clear on that? This is a live project. You're a go. Training is over. Training is over.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Gilmore Girls: Emily Says Hello (#5.9)" (2004)

Soundtrack:

Intothinair

Get Ready For More Bourne!

The Bourne Supremacy is the sequel to the successful Bourne Identity spy thriller. This movie, directed by a new director, is given a different yet extremely exciting feel to it. The casting is still great, with Matt Damon bringing a deadpan portrayal to the Bourne character. Hes very good in this role, which commits a great success to the whole of the movie. Supporting players Brian Cox and Julia Styles, along with newcomer Joan Allen, all provide stellar support for Bourne. The action is intense and really well done, and the plot is thrilling and will surprise you quite a bit. The camera-work is extremely fast paced, and overall it has a gritty, captivating style. With all of these elements together, you got one great action thriller that in many cases even surpasses Identity! Movies like this are hard to come by, in todays times with many action pictures that just don't work and become tedious. Ill give this near perfect- *** and 1/2 outs 4 Star's- definitely see The Bourne Identity before this- don't fret: you will be very entertained.