The Brave One

The Brave One (2007) follows Erica Bain (Jodie Foster), a New York radio host who becomes a vigilante after a vicious attack leaves her severely injured and her fiance dead. As she hunts down those responsible, she grapples with her own sense of justice and morality.

• Jodie Foster was 44 years old when she played Erica Bain.
• This is the third movie where Jodie Foster plays a vigilante.
• Director Neil Jordan has an uncredited cameo as a subway passenger.
• The film was shot in 53 days.
• Terrence Howard improvised many of his lines in the film.

• "I always believed that fear belonged to other people. Weaker people."
• "I want my dog back."
• "I'm not a killer. I'm just cleaning up the city."
• "What are you scared of?" - "That this will start to make sense."
• "The hammer or the gun? Your choice."