Echoing Francis Ford Coppola's APOCALYPSE NOW, William Friedkin's THE HUNTED opens with a close-up of the protagonist, Aaron Hallam (Benicio Del Toro), a Special Ops soldier who is witnessing atrocities in Kosovo. His battle stress soon turns him into a killing machine, as he murders hunters in the Oregon woods. Meanwhile, L.T. Bonham (Tommy Lee Jones) is living a solitary existence in the Pacific Northwest, rescuing wolves and living off the land. The Feds lure Bonham out of retirement, since he was responsible for training Hallam--and might be the only person alive who can stop him.

Combining elements of RAMBO: FIRST BLOOD, in which Richard Crenna played the only man who could stop the battle-fatigued Sylvester Stallone, with THE PARK IS MINE, in which Jones played a Vietnam veteran who took over Central Park and booby-trapped it, THE HUNTED is an exciting chase film that is infused with a compelling streak of humanity amid all the blood and gore. Del Toro and Jones are both excellent, conveying a father-and-son-like relationship that is filled with intrigue. Johnny Cash's talk-rendition of Bob Dylan's "Highway 61" opens and closes the film with gusto.

Theatrical Release: March 14, 2003

DVD Features:

Region 1
Keep Case
Widescreen
Audio:
Dolby Surround - English, French
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English, French
Additional Release Material:
Alternate Scenes - Deleted Scenes (6)
Audio Commentaries - William Friedkin - Director
Behind the Scenes - 1. "Pursuing THE HUNTED"
2. "Filming THE HUNTED"
3. "Tracking THE HUNTED"
4. "The Cutting Edge"
Trailers - Theatrical Trailer
Interactive Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Selection

Tracks:
1. Kosovo, 1999
2. Lone Wolf
3. No Reverence
4. A Hard Man to Find
5. Tracking Hallam
6. A Killing Machine
7. Sweepers
8. Like a Father
9. Irene and Loretta
10. In the Tunnels
11. City Camouflage
12. Preparing for Battle
13. Kill Me a Son
14. Credits

Tommy Lee Jones: American Actor
Benicio Del Toro: Actor, TRAFFIC (2000)
Leslie Stefanson: 
Connie Nielsen: 
Jenna Boyd: Actor, THE HUNTED (2003)
Jose Zuniga: Actor/"Crooklyn"

William Friedkin: Oscar winning American director, THE FRENCH CONNECTION

Ricardo Mestres: 
James Jacks: Executive Producer
Art Monterastelli: Screenwriter, THE HUNTED (2003)

David Griffiths: Screenwriter, COLLATERAL DAMAGE (2002)
Peter Griffiths: Screenwriter, COLLATERAL DAMAGE (2002)
Art Monterastelli: Screenwriter, THE HUNTED (2003)

Brian Tyler: Composer

"...The landscapes of wilderness, city, and movie-set Kosovo are finely delineated by cinematographer Caleb Deschanel..."
"...As Jones tracks Del Toro, the movie stays close to their immediate physical experience....Surprisingly effective..."
"...The visceral violence is razor sharp..."
"...An efficient nuts-and-bolts thriller....Shot with striking thematic continuity....This is muscular film-making at its most instinctive..."