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| director = Daniel Benmayor
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| story = {{plainlist|
| story = {{plainlist|
* T.J. Scott
* [[T. J. Scott]]
* Kevin Lund
* Kevin Lund
* Matt Johnson
* Matt Johnson
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| producers = {{plainlist|
| producer = {{plainlist|
* Marty Bowen
* Marty Bowen
* [[Wyck Godfrey]]
* [[Wyck Godfrey]]
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| distributor = [[Saban Capital Group|Saban Films]]
| distributor = [[Saban Capital Group|Saban Films]]
| released = {{Film date|2015|01|15|Denmark|2015|03|20|United States}}
| released = {{Film date|2015|01|15|Denmark|2015|03|20|United States}}
| runtime = 94 minutes<ref>{{AllMovie title|565193}}. Retrieved June 27, 2016.</ref><ref name=Variety >{{cite news|title=Film Review: ''Tracers'' | url=https://variety.com/2015/film/reviews/film-review-tracers-1201441420/|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|last=Debruge|first=Peter|date=February 25, 2015|access-date=June 27, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/tracers-2014 | title=''Tracers'' (2014) (12) | work=[[British Board of Film Classification]] | date=February 20, 2015 |access-date=June 27, 2016 }}</ref>
| runtime = 94 minutes<ref name=Variety >{{cite news|title=Film Review: ''Tracers'' | url=https://variety.com/2015/film/reviews/film-review-tracers-1201441420/|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|last=Debruge|first=Peter|date=February 25, 2015|access-date=June 27, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/tracers-2014 | title=''Tracers'' (2014) (12) | work=[[British Board of Film Classification]] | date=February 20, 2015 |access-date=June 27, 2016 }}</ref>
| country = United States
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| language = English
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'''''Tracers''''' is a 2015 American [[action film]] directed by Daniel Benmayor with a screenplay by Matt Johnson and a story by Johnson, T.J. Scott, and Kevin Lund. The film stars [[Taylor Lautner]], [[Marie Avgeropoulos]], [[Adam Rayner]], and [[Rafi Gavron]]. The film was released on March 20, 2015.
'''''Tracers''''' is a 2015 American [[action film]] directed by Daniel Benmayor with a screenplay by Matt Johnson and a story by Johnson, [[T. J. Scott]], and Kevin Lund. The film stars [[Taylor Lautner]], [[Marie Avgeropoulos]], [[Adam Rayner]], and [[Rafi Gavron]]. The film was released on March 20, 2015.


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
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Cam is an [[New York City|NYC]] [[Bicycle messenger|bike messenger]] who rents a garage from a woman named Angie and also struggling to make ends meet. While on a run, Cam wrecks his bike after a stranger named Nikki causes an accident while escaping from police officers. Cam is later accosted by two enforcers Jerry and Hu, who take his check and cash, warning him that he is behind on payments for a $15,000 loan to the Tong, a local gang that controls Chinatown, and warn him not to miss another payment. Cam spends his free time trying to fix his father's [[Pontiac GTO|1967 Pontiac GTO]]. Cam's boss calls and tells him that his "girlfriend" has dropped off his new bike. Cam finds Nikki to thank her and tries to copy Nikki's [[parkour]], but to no avail. Cam also meets Nikki's group, who warn him about the dangers of parkour.
{{Long plot|date=February 2021}}
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Cam is a New York City [[Bicycle messenger|bike messenger]] struggling to make ends meet. He rents a garage from a woman, Angie. While on a run, Cam wrecks his bike after a stranger named Nikki causes an accident while escaping police officers. Cam is later accosted by Jerry and Hu, enforcers who take his check and cash, warning him that he is behind on payments for a $15,000 loan to the Tong, a local gang that controls Chinatown, and warn him not to miss another payment.


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Cam begins practicing parkour and eventually catches the attention of the group, where he is invited to train with them. Cam is formally introduced to the rest of the squad: Jax, Tate, Nikki's older brother Dylan, and Miller, the group's leader. After a workout, Cam arrives home to find Jerry and Hu taking his father's car, taking off $5,000 off his debt for it. They warn him he has one month to pay the rest of the $10,000, threatening Angie and her son. Angered, Angie packs Cam's belongings and kicks him out. Cam joins the group for work. Miller tells Cam that he must follow two rules: if Cam gets into trouble, he must call him immediately and he must stay out of Chinatown. Cam quickly becomes a valuable member of the team. He visits Angie at work and explains that he took the loan from the Tongs to help his sick mother keep her house, but that the money wasn't enough to stop [[foreclosure]] and his mother died a week after.
Cam spends his free time trying to fix a [[Pontiac GTO|1967 Pontiac GTO]], which was once his father's, to no avail. The next morning, Cam gets a call from his boss, telling him that his "girlfriend" has dropped off his new bike. Realizing his new bike is a gift from Nikki, he sets out the find her. Eventually he spots her in the park and gives chase. After catching up to her, Cam introduces himself, and tries to copy Nikki's parkour, but fails. He also meets the rest of Nikki's group, who warn him about the dangers of parkour, before leaving.


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Cam runs into Jerry and Hu, who beat him for not having the money and give him two weeks to pay off his debt or they will kill Angie and Joey. Cam makes a move on Nikki at a party. Nikki initially reciprocates, but then runs out of the party. Miller arrives to pick her up as she is Miller's partner. Nikki apologizes to Cam for not being honest. Cam invites Nikki to leave the city with him once he clears his debt, but Nikki is hesitant. For their biggest heist yet, the group tries to rob a bank which is run by Vietnamese gangsters. They discover that the money had been moved earlier and flee as reinforcements arrive. Jax is shot and killed, while Cam is arrested. Miller visits Cam while the police question him. Miller reveals himself to be James Hatcher, a corrupt [[Drug Enforcement Administration|DEA]] agent. Miller tells Cam that he can free him by claiming him as a confidential informant for the DEA in exchange for helping him pull off one last heist.
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Cam begins practicing parkour. Eventually, Cam catches the attention of the group, and is invited to train with them. The next morning, he is formally introduced to the rest of the squad: Jax, Tate, Nikki's older brother Dylan, and Miller, the group's leader. After the session, Cam arrives home to find Jerry and Hu taking his father's car, taking off $5,000 dollars off his debt for it, but warn him he has one month to pay the rest of the $10,000, threatening Angie and her son in the process. Angered, Angie packs Cam's belongings and kicks him out. Cam joins the group for work.


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Cam reluctantly agrees and confronts Nikki for not telling him about Miller's true identity. Nikki apologizes and reveals she is indebted to Miller for helping Dylan escape custody for beating a man who had sexually assaulted her. On the day of the heist, Miller, Cam, and Dylan go to a [[Russian mafia|Russian]] safehouse to steal a stash of diamonds. Nikki realizes Cam is being set up and tries to save him. Miller steals the diamonds and almost kills Cam, but is stopped as guards arrive and attack them. Cam takes the diamonds and flees, where Miller chases him. After reuniting with Nikki, Cam leads Miller into a restaurant owned by Chen, who is the leader of the Tongs. Chen reminds Miller that he has violated his agreement to never enter Chinatown and has him board a ship headed for [[Macau]], never to return. Cam hands the diamonds to Chen, thus clearing his debt. Jerry congratulates Cam for clearing his debt and returns his father's fully restored car, which Cam and Nikki drive off.
Miller tells Cam that he must follow two rules: if Cam gets into trouble, he must call him immediately and to stay out of Chinatown. Cam quickly becomes a valuable member of the team. He visits Angie at work where he explains that he took the loan from the Tongs to help his sick mother keep her house, but that the money wasn't enough to stop [[foreclosure]] and his mother passed away a week after.

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Cam once again runs into Jerry and Hu, who beat him for not having the money and give him two weeks to pay off his debt or they will kill Angie and Joey. Cam makes a move on Nikki at a party. Nikki initially reciprocates, but then runs out of the party. Miller arrives to pick up Nikki, and Cam realizes that he and Nikki are together. Nikki apologizes to Cam for not being honest. Cam invites Nikki to leave the city with him once he clears his debt, but Nikki is hesitant.

For their biggest heist yet, the group, without Nikki, pick up Cam and arrive at a bank run by Vietnamese gangsters. The group discovers that the money had been moved earlier, and flee as reinforcements arrive. Jax is shot and killed, and Cam is arrested. Miller visits Cam while the police question him. Miller reveals himself to be James Hatcher, a corrupt [[Drug Enforcement Administration|DEA]] agent. Miller tells Cam he can free him by claiming him as a [[Informant|confidential informant]] for the DEA; in return Cam must help him pull off one last heist. Cam reluctantly agrees. Cam confronts Nikki for not telling him Miller's true identity. Nikki apologizes, and reveals she is indebted to Miller for helping Dylan escape custody for beating a man who had sexually assaulted her.

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On the day of the heist, Miller, Cam, and Dylan go to a [[Russian mafia|Russian]] [[Safe house|safehouse]] to steal a stash of [[Diamond|diamonds]]. Nikki realizes Cam is being set up and goes to save him. Miller steals the diamonds and almost kills Cam, but is stopped as guards arrive and attack them. Cam takes the diamonds and flees, and Miller chases. Reuniting with Nikki, Cam leads Miller into a restaurant owned by Chen, leader of the Tongs. Chen reminds Miller that he has violated his agreement to never enter Chinatown and has him board a ship headed for [[Macau]], never to return.

Cam hands the diamonds to Chen, clearing his debt. Chen suggest they leave the city. Jerry congratulates Cam for clearing his debt and returns his father's car, now fully restored. Cam and Nikki drive off.


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
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* Luciano Acuna Jr. as Tate
* Luciano Acuna Jr. as Tate
* Josh Yadon as Jax
* Josh Yadon as Jax
* [[imdbname:3651449|Johnny M. Wu]] as Jerry
* Johnny M. Wu as Jerry
* Sam Medina as Hu
* Sam Medina as Hu
* [[Amirah Vann]] as Angie
* [[Amirah Vann]] as Angie
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== Production ==
== Production ==
The shooting of the film began on June 18, 2013,<ref name="shoot-announce">{{cite news|title='Tracers', starring Taylor Lautner, begins filming in NYC tomorrow|url=http://www.onlocationvacations.com/2013/06/18/tracers-starring-taylor-lautner-begins-filming-in-nyc-tomorrow/|access-date=June 29, 2015|newspaper=On Location Vacations|date=June 18, 2013}}</ref> and wrapped on August 1, 2013, with filming locations including [[Central Park]],<ref name="shoot-announce" /><ref name="shoot-first-day">{{cite news|title=Taylor Lautner's first day filming 'Tracers' in NYC|url=http://www.onlocationvacations.com/2013/06/18/in-photos-taylor-lautners-first-day-filming-tracers-in-nyc/|access-date=June 29, 2015|newspaper=On Location Vacations|date=June 18, 2013}}</ref> [[Riverside Park (Manhattan)|Riverside Park]],<ref name="shoot-announce" /><ref name="shoot-first-day" /> and [[Long Island City]].<ref name="shoot-first-day" /> Shooting also took place in [[Hackensack, New Jersey]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cntyseat.com/taylor-lautner-films-in-hackensack/|title = Taylor Lautner Films in Hackensack &#124; the County Seat}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hackensacknow.org/index.php?topic=2759.0|title=Taylor Lautner filming "Tracers" on Main Street}}</ref>
The shooting of the film began on June 18, 2013,<ref name="shoot-announce">{{cite news|title='Tracers', starring Taylor Lautner, begins filming in NYC tomorrow|url=http://www.onlocationvacations.com/2013/06/18/tracers-starring-taylor-lautner-begins-filming-in-nyc-tomorrow/|access-date=June 29, 2015|newspaper=On Location Vacations|date=June 18, 2013|archive-date=April 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190421214528/https://onlocationvacations.com/2013/06/18/tracers-starring-taylor-lautner-begins-filming-in-nyc-tomorrow/|url-status=dead}}</ref> and wrapped on August 1, 2013, with filming locations including [[Central Park]],<ref name="shoot-announce" /><ref name="shoot-first-day">{{cite news|title=Taylor Lautner's first day filming 'Tracers' in NYC|url=http://www.onlocationvacations.com/2013/06/18/in-photos-taylor-lautners-first-day-filming-tracers-in-nyc/|access-date=June 29, 2015|newspaper=On Location Vacations|date=June 18, 2013|archive-date=April 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190421200333/https://onlocationvacations.com/2013/06/18/in-photos-taylor-lautners-first-day-filming-tracers-in-nyc/|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Riverside Park (Manhattan)|Riverside Park]],<ref name="shoot-announce" /><ref name="shoot-first-day" /> and [[Long Island City]].<ref name="shoot-first-day" /> Shooting also took place in [[Hackensack, New Jersey]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cntyseat.com/taylor-lautner-films-in-hackensack/|title = Taylor Lautner Films in Hackensack &#124; the County Seat}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hackensacknow.org/index.php?topic=2759.0|title=Taylor Lautner filming "Tracers" on Main Street}}</ref>


== Reception ==
== Reception ==
===Critical response===
===Critical response===
On [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film has an approval rating of 23%, based on 30 reviews, with an average rating of 4.40/10.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/tracers/ |title=''Tracers'' (2015)|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media|Fandango]]|access-date=February 1, 2021 }}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film has a [[standard score|weighted average]] score of 45 out of 100, based on reviews from 13 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/tracers |title=''Tracers'' Reviews|website=[[Metacritic]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|access-date=June 27, 2016}}</ref> Called "fun to watch" for the action sequences and energetic use of young actors trained in parkour, the plot was generally regarded as a "[[B-Movie]]".<ref name=Variety /><ref>{{cite news|title=Taylor Lautner jumps back into action |url=https://nypost.com/2015/03/18/taylor-lautner-jumps-back-into-action-with-tracers |newspaper=[[The New York Post]]|last=Stewart|first=Sara|date=March 18, 2015|access-date=June 27, 2016 }}</ref>
On [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film has an approval rating of 23%, based on 30 reviews, with an average rating of 4.40/10.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/tracers/ |title=''Tracers'' (2015)|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media|Fandango]]|access-date=February 1, 2021 }}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film has a [[standard score|weighted average]] score of 45 out of 100, based on reviews from 13 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/tracers |title=''Tracers'' Reviews|website=[[Metacritic]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|access-date=June 27, 2016}}</ref> Called "fun to watch" for the action sequences and energetic use of young actors trained in parkour, the plot was generally regarded as a "[[B-Movie]]".<ref name=Variety />


===Accolades===
===Accolades===
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Tracers
Official poster
Directed byDaniel Benmayor
Screenplay byMatt Johnson
Story by
Produced by
StarringTaylor Lautner
Marie Avgeropoulos
Adam Rayner
Rafi Gavron
CinematographyNelson Cragg
Edited byPeter Amundson
Music byLucas Vidal
Production
companies
Distributed bySaban Films
Release dates
  • January 15, 2015 (2015-01-15) (Denmark)
  • March 20, 2015 (2015-03-20) (United States)
Running time
94 minutes[1][2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$11 million
Box office
  • $18,687,388 (Theatrical Performance)[3]
  • $1,269,632 (Home Market Performance)[3]
  • $19 million+ (total)

Tracers is a 2015 American action film directed by Daniel Benmayor with a screenplay by Matt Johnson and a story by Johnson, T. J. Scott, and Kevin Lund. The film stars Taylor Lautner, Marie Avgeropoulos, Adam Rayner, and Rafi Gavron. The film was released on March 20, 2015.

Plot

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Cam is an NYC bike messenger who rents a garage from a woman named Angie and also struggling to make ends meet. While on a run, Cam wrecks his bike after a stranger named Nikki causes an accident while escaping from police officers. Cam is later accosted by two enforcers Jerry and Hu, who take his check and cash, warning him that he is behind on payments for a $15,000 loan to the Tong, a local gang that controls Chinatown, and warn him not to miss another payment. Cam spends his free time trying to fix his father's 1967 Pontiac GTO. Cam's boss calls and tells him that his "girlfriend" has dropped off his new bike. Cam finds Nikki to thank her and tries to copy Nikki's parkour, but to no avail. Cam also meets Nikki's group, who warn him about the dangers of parkour.

Cam begins practicing parkour and eventually catches the attention of the group, where he is invited to train with them. Cam is formally introduced to the rest of the squad: Jax, Tate, Nikki's older brother Dylan, and Miller, the group's leader. After a workout, Cam arrives home to find Jerry and Hu taking his father's car, taking off $5,000 off his debt for it. They warn him he has one month to pay the rest of the $10,000, threatening Angie and her son. Angered, Angie packs Cam's belongings and kicks him out. Cam joins the group for work. Miller tells Cam that he must follow two rules: if Cam gets into trouble, he must call him immediately and he must stay out of Chinatown. Cam quickly becomes a valuable member of the team. He visits Angie at work and explains that he took the loan from the Tongs to help his sick mother keep her house, but that the money wasn't enough to stop foreclosure and his mother died a week after.

Cam runs into Jerry and Hu, who beat him for not having the money and give him two weeks to pay off his debt or they will kill Angie and Joey. Cam makes a move on Nikki at a party. Nikki initially reciprocates, but then runs out of the party. Miller arrives to pick her up as she is Miller's partner. Nikki apologizes to Cam for not being honest. Cam invites Nikki to leave the city with him once he clears his debt, but Nikki is hesitant. For their biggest heist yet, the group tries to rob a bank which is run by Vietnamese gangsters. They discover that the money had been moved earlier and flee as reinforcements arrive. Jax is shot and killed, while Cam is arrested. Miller visits Cam while the police question him. Miller reveals himself to be James Hatcher, a corrupt DEA agent. Miller tells Cam that he can free him by claiming him as a confidential informant for the DEA in exchange for helping him pull off one last heist.

Cam reluctantly agrees and confronts Nikki for not telling him about Miller's true identity. Nikki apologizes and reveals she is indebted to Miller for helping Dylan escape custody for beating a man who had sexually assaulted her. On the day of the heist, Miller, Cam, and Dylan go to a Russian safehouse to steal a stash of diamonds. Nikki realizes Cam is being set up and tries to save him. Miller steals the diamonds and almost kills Cam, but is stopped as guards arrive and attack them. Cam takes the diamonds and flees, where Miller chases him. After reuniting with Nikki, Cam leads Miller into a restaurant owned by Chen, who is the leader of the Tongs. Chen reminds Miller that he has violated his agreement to never enter Chinatown and has him board a ship headed for Macau, never to return. Cam hands the diamonds to Chen, thus clearing his debt. Jerry congratulates Cam for clearing his debt and returns his father's fully restored car, which Cam and Nikki drive off.

Cast

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Production

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The shooting of the film began on June 18, 2013,[4] and wrapped on August 1, 2013, with filming locations including Central Park,[4][5] Riverside Park,[4][5] and Long Island City.[5] Shooting also took place in Hackensack, New Jersey[6][7]

Reception

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Critical response

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On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 23%, based on 30 reviews, with an average rating of 4.40/10.[8] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 45 out of 100, based on reviews from 13 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[9] Called "fun to watch" for the action sequences and energetic use of young actors trained in parkour, the plot was generally regarded as a "B-Movie".[1]

Accolades

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Award Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie: Action Nominated [10]
Choice Movie Actor: Action Taylor Lautner Nominated

References

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  1. ^ a b Debruge, Peter (February 25, 2015). "Film Review: Tracers". Variety. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
  2. ^ "Tracers (2014) (12)". British Board of Film Classification. February 20, 2015. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Tracers (2015)". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  4. ^ a b c "'Tracers', starring Taylor Lautner, begins filming in NYC tomorrow". On Location Vacations. June 18, 2013. Archived from the original on April 21, 2019. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
  5. ^ a b c "Taylor Lautner's first day filming 'Tracers' in NYC". On Location Vacations. June 18, 2013. Archived from the original on April 21, 2019. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
  6. ^ "Taylor Lautner Films in Hackensack | the County Seat".
  7. ^ "Taylor Lautner filming "Tracers" on Main Street".
  8. ^ "Tracers (2015)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  9. ^ "Tracers Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
  10. ^ "WINNERS OF TEEN CHOICE 2015 ANNOUNCED". Teen Choice Awards. FOX. August 16, 2015. Archived from the original on August 18, 2015. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
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