'John Wick: Chapter 1' (2014)

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John Wick (retrospectively known as John Wick: Chapter 1) is a 2014 American neo-noir action thriller film directed by Chad Stahelski and written by Derek Kolstad. It stars Keanu Reeves, Michael Nyqvist, Alfie Allen, Adrianne Palicki, Bridget Moynahan, Dean Winters, Ian McShane, John Leguizamo, and Willem Dafoe. It is the first installment in the John Wick film series.

SCENE: Red Circle Club Rampage Scene (https://youtu.be/CTJlmlZWWHA)

The story focuses on John Wick (Reeves), searching for the men who broke into his home, stole his vintage car and killed his puppy, which serves as a memento of his recently deceased wife (Moynahan).^[6] Stahelski and David Leitch directed the film together, though only Stahelski was credited.^[1]

Kolstad had completed the screenplay in 2012 and further developed it for Thunder Road Pictures.^[7] The film was produced by Basil Iwanyk of Thunder Road Pictures, Leitch, Eva Longoria, and Michael Witherill. It marks Stahelski and Leitch's directorial debut as a team after multiple separate credits as second-unit directors and stunt coordinators. They previously worked with Reeves as stunt doubles on The Matrix trilogy.^[8]

Stahelski and Leitch's approach to action scenes drew upon their admiration for anime^[9] and