The Marine

The Marine
The Marine
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	John Bonito
Screenplay by	Michelle Gallagher; Alan B. McElroy;
Story by	Michelle Gallagher
Produced by	Joel Simon; Kathryn Sommer-Parry; Jonathan Winfrey;
Starring	John Cena; Kelly Carlson; Robert Patrick;
Cinematography	David Eggby
Edited by	Dallas Puett
Music by	Don Davis
Production; company	WWE Films
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	October 13, 2006;
Running time	91 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$15 million
Box office	$22.2 million

The Marine is a 2006 American action film directed by John Bonito from a story written by Alan B. McElroy and Michelle Gallagher. It stars professional wrestler John Cena, in his acting debut and was executively produced by Vince McMahon through the film production division of WWE called WWE Films and distributed in the United States by 20th Century Fox. In the film, a recently discharged U.S. Marine goes after some diamond thieves after they kidnapped his wife.

The Marine was released theatrically on October 13, 2006 to negative reviews and grossed $22 million against a production budget of $15 million. It is the first entry in The Marine film series, spawning five direct-to-video sequels.

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