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{{Infobox film
| name = After the Sunset
| image = AfterTheSunsetPoster.jpg
| caption = International poster
| director = [[Brett Ratner]]
| producer = {{ubl|[[Beau Flynn]]
| screenplay = {{ubl|[[Paul Zbyszewski]]
| story = Paul Zbyszewski
| starring = {{plainlist|
* [[Pierce Brosnan]] * [[Salma Hayek]] * [[Woody Harrelson]] * [[Don Cheadle]] * [[Naomie Harris]] }}
| music = [[Lalo Schifrin]]
| cinematography = [[Dante Spinotti]]
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| country = United States
| language = English
| budget = $57-60 million<ref name="BOX" /><ref>{{cite web |title=After the Sunset (2004) - Financial Information |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/After-the-Sunset#tab=summary |website=[[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]] }}</ref>
▲| budget = $59 million
| gross = $
}}
'''''After the Sunset''''' is a 2004 American [[heist film|heist]] [[action comedy film]] directed by [[Brett Ratner]] and starring [[Pierce Brosnan]] as Max Burdett, a master thief caught in a pursuit with [[Federal Bureau Investigation|FBI]] agent Stan Lloyd, played by [[Woody Harrelson]]. It was shot in the [[The Bahamas|Bahamas]]. The film was
==Plot==
Master thief Max Burdett
Agent Stanley P. Lloyd shows up 6 months later and accuses Burdett of planning to steal the third Napoleon diamond, which is on a cruise ship that will be docking for a week on the island. He denies this, and unwittingly turns the tables and befriends the frustrated detective Lloyd, showing him the pleasures that Paradise Island has to offer, even paying for the most expensive suite, the bridge suite, for as long as Lloyd is there
Lloyd, out of his element, adapts quickly to the easy-going [[Caribbean]] lifestyle. He partners up with Sophie, a local constable, to try to capture Max at last when he steals the diamond, which Max visits and later gives in to the temptation to steal. Henri Mooré, a powerful, popular tycoon thought of by some as a gangster, learns of Burdett's impressive history as a thief. So, he offers him additional island-life benefits and pleasures in return for stealing the diamond.
Burdett, still wanting the diamond for himself, pretends to work with Mooré. He gives him a fake plan as to how he would steal the diamond (which he had earlier related to Stan), having no trouble keeping ahead of his nemesis in the meantime. Lola kicks Max out after he breaks his promise to spend their first sunset on her new deck she had been working on and after she finds out he lied about writing his vows to her.
The next day, Max is met by Stan while celebrating, who reveals he set him up and let Max do all the work while he later recovered the diamond. Max concedes that his nemesis has won this time, and is simply happy to live out his life with Lola, watching sunsets. However, he has fun with Stan when he tries to leave by remote controlling his car again, promising Lola it was the last time.▼
Max is forced to bunk with Stan, and they share their thoughts about each other's lives. The next morning, the authorities and Sophie discover them, revealing that Stan's on suspension from the FBI. They team up to win back Sophie and Lola, but Max still gives in and uses the dive trip as a distraction to steal the diamond, which works perfectly when Mooré's man tries at the same time but is caught after the fake plan doesn't work.
After the fallout, Lola leaves Max after Lloyd shoots Mooré dead when he comes for the diamond. Max realizes his error, writes his vows, and manages to win back Lola at the airport before she leaves, proposing to her with "the first diamond he ever bought".
▲The next day, Max is met by Stan while celebrating, who reveals he set him up and let Max do all the work while he later recovered the diamond as he'd seen him preparing the hiding place for it. Max concedes that his nemesis has won this time
As Max and Lola are enjoying themselves on the beach, Max uses a remote control on Stan's car that has arrived at the airport, using it to mess with Stan, who quickly realizes what is going on and is unable to do anything about it. Lola asks Max if this is the "last time", which he agrees to.
==Cast==
{{castlist|
* [[Pierce Brosnan]] as Max Burdett
* [[Salma Hayek]] as Lola Cirillo
* [[Woody Harrelson]] as FBI Agent Stan Lloyd
* [[Don Cheadle]] as Henri Mooré
* [[Naomie Harris]] as Sophie
* [[Rex Linn]] as FBI Agent Kowalski
* [[Mykelti Williamson]] as FBI Agent Stafford
* [[Troy Garity]] as Luc
* [[Obba Babatundé]] as Zacharias
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* [[Noémie Lenoir]] as Mooré's Girl
* [[John Michael Higgins]] as Hotel Manager (uncredited)
}}
The film also features several cameos, including [[Gary Payton]], [[Karl Malone]], [[Phil Jackson]], [[Jeff Garlin]], [[Dyan Cannon]], [[Edward Norton]], and [[Shaquille O'Neal]] as themselves.
==Production==
[[Paul Zbyszewski]]'s original screenplay for ''After the Sunset'' was discovered by producers [[Beau Flynn]] and [[Tripp Vinson]], both known for producing movies such as ''[[Tigerland]]'' (2000) and ''[[Requiem for a Dream]]'' (2000). The script was purchased by [[New Line Cinema]], and the producers hired [[Australia]]n screenwriter Craig Rosenberg to create a re-write. Both the studio and the producers agreed that their first choice for the role of master thief Max Burdett was Pierce Brosnan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://login.vnuemedia.com/hr/login/login_subscribe.jsp?id=nXH33mfDnH8ZLlwjPYB5kVaLXU4gP%2Ffw%2FPS0Mn5MQbT2YepvVlqEtJFtwQv8ODWsp5O2v%2Fyekrfl%0AbJWZHjVU6gEtS0OBclVfr%2FWEZKcuF%2FAR0ApPmWTMyyn0repaDJ6Z9oAwoWUi0vZ2Ew%2Bt2JmfmTXM%0A0j96PYFHN9fHOSzrUYwQov6BKIBCkk7XIAV7xQHzlOosCUGoiREpGZmjnO2J%2ByfRiNU0e%2F9JdmY1%0A3gLx58cOJiItMiJ9wJQbMTkbUuZ5hzcomTGhGO0%3D|title=NL catches Brosnan for 'Sunset' sail|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|
Next to join the cast was director [[Brett Ratner]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmstew.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ContentID=6483|title=Brett Ratner Sails to Sunset|website=FilmStew.com|
[[Chris Tucker]] and [[Jackie Chan]] were both offered film cameos as police officers (a nod to the [[Rush Hour (film series)|''Rush Hour'' series]] which [[Brett Ratner]] also directed) but turned them down.{{Citation needed|date=January 2021}}
With the two [[leading actor|leads]] set, [[Woody Harrelson]] was cast in the role of Burdett's nemesis, [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] agent Stanley Lloyd.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.comingsoon.net/news.php?id=837 |title=Woody Harrelson a Nemesis ''After the Sunset'' |website=ComingSoon.net |publisher=CraveOnline |
With the majority of the script set on an island in the [[Caribbean]], the filmmakers decided to shoot in [[The Bahamas]], based out of the [[Atlantis Paradise Island|Atlantis resort]] in [[Nassau, Bahamas|Nassau]].
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===Box office===
The film opened at number 3 in North America, earning $11,100,392 in its opening weekend, with its widest release in 2,819 theaters. It grossed $28,331,233 domestically and $33,016,564 in international markets, adding up to a worldwide gross of $61,347,797.<ref name="BOX">{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=afterthesunset.htm|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|title=''After the Sunset'' (2004)|
===Critical response===
''After the Sunset''
[[Ty Burr]] from ''[[The Boston Globe]]'' saw the film's potential as a "decent heist flick" during the opening robbery scene but felt it devolves into a plotless drag involving sightseeing and female-ogling in the Bahamas.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://archive.boston.com/ae/movies/articles/2004/11/12/theres_no_plot_on_the_horizon_in_sunset/ |title=There's no plot on the horizon in 'Sunset'|last=Burr|first=Ty|author-link=Ty Burr|newspaper=[[The Boston Globe]]|publisher=[[Boston.com]]|date=November 12, 2004|
''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''{{'}}s [[Owen Gleiberman]] gave the film a B− grade, calling it "a knowingly preposterous toy thriller--a sheer escape from consequence."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2004/11/10/after-sunset-2/|title=''After the Sunset''|last=Gleiberman|first=Owen|
==References==
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==External links==
* {{Cite web |url=http://www.afterthesunset.com/ |title=Official website |access-date=May 6, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041012071646/http://www.afterthesunset.com/ |archive-date=October 12, 2004 |url-status=bot: unknown |df=mdy-all
* {{IMDb title|0367479}}
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