
RED is a movie directed by Robert Schwentke in 2010 and inspired by the comic book of the same name by Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner, first published in 2003. The movie features Bruce Willis, Mary-Louise Parker, Heidi von Palleske, Jefferson Brown, Karl Urban, Chris Owens, and others.
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Storyline
Frank Moses (Willis), a former black-ops CIA agent, who’s now in RED (Retired, Extremely Dangerous) status, lives alone in Cleveland. Lonely, Frank creates opportunities to talk to Sarah Ross (Parker), a worker at the General Services Administration’s pension office in Kansas City, by tearing up his pension checks and calling to say they have n’t arrived.
Movie vs Book

Year
2010
Minutes
111
Movie Rate
7.00
Source: IMDb

Year
2003
Pages
128
Book Rate
7.00
S: Goodreads
Comic Book
Red
Author: Warren Ellis, Cully Hamner
Country: USA
First published in: 2003
Length: 128 pages
Genre: Fiction
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