The Retirement Plan is a 2023 American crime comedy thriller film directed and written by Tim Brown. It stars Nicolas Cage, Ron Perlman, Ashley Greene, Jackie Earl Haley, Grace Byers, Ernie Hudson, Lynn Whitfield, Joel David Moore and Thalia Campbell. It was released in the United States on September 15, 2023.
THE RETIREMENT PLAN Trailer (2023) Nicolas Cage
Ashley is acting as a getaway driver for her husband and his friend. Following her husband's capture, Ashley and her young daughter, Sarah, must seek out Ashley's estranged widowed father, Matt, for help. Unable to buy a ticket for both of them, Ashley sends Sarah alone to her grandfather. Sarah finds Matt, who is living the life of a retired beach bum in the Cayman Islands. Soon Ashley is captured and the crime boss, Donnie, realizes that the evidence he is after is in the Cayman Islands. His lieutenant, Bobo, and the “General” are sent to track them down and retrieve the hard drive. Things do not entirely work out as expected. Matt attacks and kills General and Bobo is the sole survivor. He gets away with Sarah and Matt’s truck. Bobo informs Donny about the situation and Donny advises him to lay low until he can get there. The more time Ashley spends with Matt, she realizes he has a secret past she knew nothing about. Matt reaches out to Drisdale, his handler, to get more information about Donny and his crew. Alexander Carolan is called in to find the hard drive but things go south and he then joins forces with Matt and they kill Bobo and go after the lieutenant. Alexander Carolan and Matt (Nic Cage) share a cigar on the beach. A plane with Matt’s family flies past while Matt looks at Alexander and says “the things you do for family.”[4]
Cast
Nicolas Cage as Matt
Ashley Greene as Ashley
Thalia Campbell as Sarah
Ron Perlman as Bobo
Jackie Earle Haley as Donnie
Ernie Hudson as Joseph
Grace Byers as Hector
Lynn Whitfield as Francine Drisdale
Joel David Moore as Fitzsimmons
Jordan Johnson-Hinds as Jimmy
Rick Fox as Christopher
Cast
Nicolas Cage as Matt
Ashley Greene as Ashley
Thalia Campbell as Sarah
Ron Perlman as Bobo
Jackie Earle Haley as Donnie
Ernie Hudson as Joseph
Grace Byers as Hector
Lynn Whitfield as Francine Drisdale
Joel David Moore as Fitzsimmons
Jordan Johnson-Hinds as Jimmy
Rick Fox as Christopher
Production
Produced by William G. Santor, CEO of Productivity Media, and Nicholas Tabarrok, President of Darius Films, who have a multi-picture deal with the Cayman Islands local authorities.[4] The film was shot on location in the Cayman Islands in 2021.[5] The film was made for less than $20 million[2]
Release
The Retirement Plan was released in the United States on September 15, 2023.[6] It was previously set to be released on August 25, 2023.[7]
Reception
Box office
The film made $745,000 from 1,175 theaters in its opening weekend, the worst total ever for a Cage wide release.[2]
Critical response
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 58% of 19 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5/10.[8]