# Fled > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Fled > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Fled.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fled > Source revision: 1354848270 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1996 film directed by Kevin Hooks This article is about the film. For the soundtrack, see [Fled (soundtrack)](/source/Fled_(soundtrack)). For the flashing LEDs, see [Light-emitting diode § Flashing](/source/Light-emitting_diode#Flashing). This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Fled" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (June 2011) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Fled Theatrical release poster Directed by Kevin Hooks Written by Preston A. Whitmore II Produced by Frank Mancuso, Jr. Starring Laurence Fishburne Stephen Baldwin Will Patton Robert John Burke Salma Hayek Cinematography Matthew F. Leonetti Edited by Richard Nord Joseph Gutowski Music by Graeme Revell Production companies Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Frank Mancuso Jr. Productions Distributed by MGM/UA Distribution Co. (United States) United International Pictures (International) Release date July 19, 1996 (1996-07-19) Running time 98 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $25 million Box office $17,193,231[1] ***Fled*** is a 1996 American [buddy](/source/Buddy_film) [action comedy film](/source/Action_comedy_film) directed by [Kevin Hooks](/source/Kevin_Hooks). It stars [Laurence Fishburne](/source/Laurence_Fishburne) and [Stephen Baldwin](/source/Stephen_Baldwin) as two prisoners chained together who flee during an escape attempt gone bad.[2][3] ## Plot An interrogator prepares a man to take the stand against mob boss Frank Matajano on an Air Force base. A driver delivers takeout, which is taken to the interrogation room. Once opened, it explodes, killing the witness. In court, a judge places court on recess until the attorney general can bring sufficient evidence against Matajano. The attorney general angrily demands a [U.S. marshal](/source/U.S._marshal), Pat Schiller ([Robert John Burke](/source/Robert_John_Burke)), get evidence in 72 hours to replace the killed witness. On a chain gang, an inmate harasses Luke Dodge ([Stephen Baldwin](/source/Stephen_Baldwin)), who fights back. When Charles Piper ([Laurence Fishburne](/source/Laurence_Fishburne)) intervenes, the guards chain him and Dodge together, and then Dodge and Piper begin fighting. The guards discuss a plan in hushed tones and change their magazines, but before they do anything, the inmate who attacked Dodge snatches a gun and starts a shootout. During the confusion, Dodge and Piper escape. The cop who arrested Dodge, Matthew 'Gib' Gibson ([Will Patton](/source/Will_Patton)) picks up a magazine at the crime scene. A fellow cop informs him that the attorney general asked him to place Dodge on that chain gang against protocol. Suspicious, he runs off into the woods and finds the third convict, who is shot and killed by Marshal Schiller. Dodge and Piper argue about their plan; Dodge reveals he needs to escape to collect $5 million he stole. Piper demands half in exchange for his help. Gibson begins to grow suspicious of the marshal's motives and circumstances when he finds out the company from which Dodge stole the money by hacking did not press charges; the company is owned by Matajano. Matajano commissions the hitman from the food delivery to recover a computer disc from, then kill, Dodge. Gibson reveals the magazine he found at the escape scene had blanks—the guards were never intended to kill anyone, and it was supposed to be a setup. Piper and Dodge are cornered by a hunter whom Piper attacks, causing him to have a heart attack. They take his car and drop his body at a hospital, then demand a woman named Cora ([Salma Hayek](/source/Salma_Hayek)) drive them to a hideout. At her house, they change clothes and part ways—Piper gives Dodge his harmonica for good luck. Dodge goes to a strip club to meet up with his girlfriend; after arranging to meet his hacking partner, Puffy, at a massage parlor to hand off the disc, Matajano's thugs enter their hotel room and kill her and begin to torture Dodge. Piper arrives and kills several of the hitmen, escaping with Dodge. He reveals that he's an undercover cop that Marshal Schiller hired to break Dodge out of prison so that he could recover the disc in exchange for exonerating him from an undercover drug bust that went bad in New York. The disc has evidence the attorney general needs against Matajano. At the massage parlor, Dodge meets up with Puffy, who is immediately shot by Matajano's men. Gibson, who hired a private investigator to get him information on Dodge, also arrives and participates in the gunfight. Piper and Dodge escape on special Ducati motorcycles left by Puffy; Gibson is reprimanded for not leaving the case to the attorney general. Not knowing the location of the disc, Piper and Dodge get desperate. Dodge notices a clue on his bike that lead them to the Georgia Dome and the disc, with Cora's help. The marshal (revealed to be working for Matajano to get the disc before the attorney general), Gibson, Dodge and Piper all end up in a gunfight. Piper and Dodge again escape with Cora's help, telling the attorney general they will hand off the disc at the top of Stone Mountain. Dodge and Piper lead Matajano's men on a chase up the mountain which results in Piper killing them; he meets up with Dodge and they ride a skycar up the mountain. The marshal, presumed dead in the gunfight, stops the car and demands the disc. Piper eventually throws him from the car and they hand the disc off to the attorney general, who exonerates them both and gets Piper his job back in New York. ## Cast - [Laurence Fishburne](/source/Laurence_Fishburne) as Charles Piper - [Stephen Baldwin](/source/Stephen_Baldwin) as Luke Dodge - [Will Patton](/source/Will_Patton) as Detective Matthew 'Gib' Gibson - [Robert John Burke](/source/Robert_John_Burke) as U.S. Marshal Pat Schiller - [Robert Hooks](/source/Robert_Hooks) as Lieutenant Henry Clark - Victor Rivers as Rico Santiago - [David Dukes](/source/David_Dukes) as District Attorney Chris Paine - [Ken Jenkins](/source/Ken_Jenkins) as Warden Nichols - [Michael Nader](/source/Michael_Nader) as Frank Mantajano - [Brittney Powell](/source/Brittney_Powell) as Cindy Henderson / Faith - [Salma Hayek](/source/Salma_Hayek) as Cora - [Steve Carlisle](/source/Steve_Carlisle) as Herb Foster - [Brett Rice](/source/Brett_Rice) as Officer Thornhill - Anderson Martin as Officer Kevin - Gary Yates as Sergeant Bailey - [J. Don Ferguson](/source/J._Don_Ferguson) as Chairman - Kathy Payne as Margaret Parks - Robert Apisa as Jose Marti - Jon Huffman as Milliner - Bob Hannah as Mason - [Angela Elayne Gibbs](/source/Angela_Elayne_Gibbs) as Jocelyn - Michael Cary Hooks as Vonte - [Joe Torry](/source/Joe_Torry) as Bo Grant - [Bill Bellamy](/source/Bill_Bellamy) as Ray - [Taurean Blacque](/source/Taurean_Blacque) as Les - K. Addison Young as 'Puffy' - Libby Whittemore as Sandra - David Dwyer as Sergeant Leonard - [RuPaul](/source/RuPaul) as himself - Kenny Endoso as Manny, Mantajano Thug (uncredited) - Jay Amor as Mantajano Thug (uncredited) - Henry Kingi Jr. as Mantajano Thug (uncredited) - Baby Norman as Exotic Dancer (uncredited) ## Soundtrack Main article: [Fled (soundtrack)](/source/Fled_(soundtrack)) A soundtrack consisting of mostly hip hop and R&B music was released on July 15, 1996, by [Arista Records](/source/Arista_Records) and [Rowdy Records](/source/Rowdy_Records). It peaked at #60 on the [Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums](/source/Top_R%26B%2FHip-Hop_Albums). ## Reception ### Critical response *Fled* was widely panned by critics. It holds an 18% rating on review aggregation website [Rotten Tomatoes](/source/Rotten_Tomatoes) based on 33 reviews, with an [average score](/source/Weighted_arithmetic_mean) of 4.36/10.[4] Audiences polled by [CinemaScore](/source/CinemaScore) gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale.[5] "Stephen 'After [Alec](/source/Alec_Baldwin) but better than [Billy](/source/William_Baldwin)' Baldwin is one of two convicts on the run," wrote *[OK!](/source/OK!)*. "Laurence *[The Matrix](/source/The_Matrix)* Fishburne is the other. Saucy Salma Hayek and Will *[Armageddon](/source/Armageddon_(1998_film))* Patton are in there too. So now you don't have to actually *watch* it."[6] ### Box office The film opened at No. 6 at the North American box office with $5.4 million. In total it made $17.2 million in the domestic market and didn't get a worldwide release, failing to recover its $25 million budget during its theatrical run.[7] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Box Office Mojo](https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=fled.htm) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Movie Reviews"](https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9C00E6DA1F39F93AA25754C0A960958260). *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160307093523/https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9C00E6DA1F39F93AA25754C0A960958260) from the original on March 7, 2016. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["MOVIE REVIEW : Engaging Stars Keep 'Fled' From Being Run-of-the-Mill"](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-07-19-ca-25544-story.html). *[Los Angeles Times](/source/Los_Angeles_Times)*. July 19, 1996. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160306102513/https://articles.latimes.com/1996-07-19/entertainment/ca-25544_1_laurence-fishburne-and-stephen-baldwin) from the original on March 6, 2016. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Fled (1996)"](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/fled). *[Rotten Tomatoes](/source/Rotten_Tomatoes)*. [Fandango Media](/source/Fandango_Media). Retrieved September 11, 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Cinemascore"](https://web.archive.org/web/20181220122629/https://www.cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/). Archived from [the original](https://www.cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/) on December 20, 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** MacDonald, Bruno (May 19, 2000). "Film guide". *[OK!](/source/OK!) #213*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Fled"](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl3327362561/weekend/). *Box Office Mojo*. Retrieved April 4, 2023. ## External links - [*Fled*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116320/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) - [*Fled*](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/fled) at [Rotten Tomatoes](/source/Rotten_Tomatoes) v t e Films directed by Kevin Hooks Roots: The Gift (1988) Heat Wave (1990) Strictly Business (1991) Passenger 57 (1992) Irresistible Force (1993) To My Daughter with Love (1994) Fled (1996) Glory & Honor (1998) Black Dog (1998) Mutiny (1999) The Color of Friendship (2000) Prison Break: The Final Break (2009) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Fled](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fled) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fled?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.