Guerrero convinces Manzano to help Creasy wage war against the kidnappers. Manzano interviews Rayburn, who describes Creasy as an “artist of death”, about to 'paint his masterpiece.'

He turns both over to Guerrero, who reveals that Fuentes is part of the brotherhood. Killing two criminal middlemen, Creasy recovers an incriminating ATM card and another kidnapped girl. He brutally interrogates and kills the getaway driver, who points him to a club where he confronts three of the kidnappers. With Rayburn’s help, Creasy obtains a small arsenal of weapons and equipment. Guerrero warns Creasy that the kidnappers belong to a powerful 'brotherhood' called La Hermandad that consists of corrupt officials, police, and criminals, but Pita's mother, Lisa, has Creasy promise her to kill everyone involved in Pita's death. Holding the Ramos family responsible, the Voice informs them that Pita will be lost to them forever as retribution. However, the kidnappers are ambushed at the ransom drop and the Voice’s nephew is killed. 'The Voice,' leader of the kidnapping ring, demands a $10 million ransom and Samuel complies, with the help of police lieutenant Victor Fuentes. AFI agent Miguel Manzano relocates a recovering Creasy to a veterinary clinic to protect him from corrupt police. Creasy is declared a suspect, but reporter Mariana Garcia Guerrero questions the story. Realizing that Pita is about to be abducted, He kills four of the attackers including the officers but is critically wounded and Pita is taken. Waiting outside Pita's piano lesson, Creasy recognizes a car that followed them earlier, as two Federal Police officers block the street. He begins coaching Pita to become a more confident swimmer, bonding with her through the process. Seemingly revitalized, Creasy commits to his newfound purpose as Pita's protector, reducing his drinking and finding comfort in the pages of his Bible. He is reminded by Rayburn of their saying 'a bullet always tells the truth' and begins to consider that he was not meant to die. Struggling with alcoholism, burnout, and guilt over his actions with the CIA, Creasy tries to commit suicide but his gun misfires. Rayburn convinces him to take a bodyguard position with Samuel Ramos, a Mexico City automaker whose young daughter Lupita 'Pita' requires a bodyguard for her kidnapping insurance policy to take effect. In 2003, former CIA SAD/SOG officer John Creasy visits his old friend Paul Rayburn in Mexico.

It grossed $130 million worldwide against a production budget of $60–70 million. The supporting cast includes Christopher Walken, Radha Mitchell, Giancarlo Giannini, Marc Anthony, Rachel Ticotin and Mickey Rourke. Marine Corps Force Reconnaissance captain) turned bodyguard, who goes on a revenge rampage after his charge, nine-year-old Lupita 'Pita' Ramos ( Dakota Fanning), is abducted in Mexico City. In this film, Denzel Washington portrays John Creasy, a despondent, alcoholic former CIA SAD/SOG officer (and U.S. The novel had previously been adapted into a feature film in 1987. Man on Fire is a 2004 action thriller film directed by Tony Scott from a screenplay by Brian Helgeland, and based on the 1980 novel of the same name by A.

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