Jonas Arbor (Cuba Gooding Jr.), A Former U.S Government Operative, Awakens From A Disturbing Dream Involving A Violent Tactical Operation. He Soon Watches A Televised Broadcast Featuring Controversial Reporter Jim O’Bannon.
Elsewhere, Allan Campbell (Cole Houser), A Mid-Level Engineer, Prepares For A Meeting At His Workplace While Reflecting On His Marriage To His Wife, Sydney (Ginny Weirick). Allan Is Under Financial Strain Due To A Large Debt Owed To Loan Shark Dom Estacado (Brandon O'Niel), Who Threatens Him Over The Phone And Warns Him That Failure To Repay The Money Will Result In His Death. Allan Believes An Upcoming Promotion Will Resolve His Financial Problems.
At The Meeting, Allan Arrives With A Black Eye And Is Publicly Humiliated By Coworker Brian Felzner (Sean Cook), Who Is Also Competing For The Promotion. Their Boss, Fred Gates (Jeff Mooring), Announces That Brian Has Received The Promotion. Allan Confronts Gates Privately But Is Dismissed.
Angered, Allan Leaves The Office And Unsuccessfully Attempts To Contact Brian And Sydney. Upon Returning Home, He Discovers His Best Friend Mike Dodd (Drew Waters) Leaving The Apartment, Leading Allan To Believe That Mike And Sydney Are Having An Affair. After A Brief Confrontation, Allan Leaves And Goes To A Bar.
At The Bar, Allan Watches News Coverage Reporting The Murder Of Jim O’Bannon And His Bodyguards. He Meets Jonas Arbor, An Intense Stranger Who Claims To Be A Professional Killer. Initially Dismissing The Claim As A Joke, Allan Drinks Heavily And Vents About His Frustrations. Jonas Encourages Him To Create A “Hit List” Of People Responsible For His Misery. Drunk And Believing The Conversation To Be Meaningless, Allan Writes Down Five Names: Fred Gates, Brian Felzner, Dom Estacado, Mike Dodd, And Sydney. Allan Later Leaves The Bar, Assuming The Encounter Was Insignificant.
That Night, Jonas Murders Fred Gates At His Home.
The Next Morning, Allan Learns Of Gates’ Death And Realises That Jonas Is Responsible And Was Telling The Truth About Being A Professional Killer. Jonas Confronts Allan, Informing Him That He Interpreted The List As A Genuine Contract And Intends To Kill Everyone On It. He Also States That The Only Way To Stop Him Is For Allan To Kill Him.
Panicking, Allan Attempts To Warn Brian Felzner And Contacts Detective Neil McKay (Jonathan LaPalia), Who Is Investigating Gates’ Murder. Before Allan Can Intervene, Jonas Kills Brian By Striking Him With A Car And Executing Him. Jonas Then Abducts Allan And Escapes A Police Pursuit.
Jonas And Allan Travel To Dom Estacado’s Residence. The Former Kills Estacado’s Men And Wounds Estacado, Ordering Allan To Finish Him. Allan Refuses, And Jonas Kills Estacado Himself. During A Subsequent Gunfight, Allan Escapes But Is Arrested By Police, Becoming The Primary Suspect In The Murders.
Sydney Is Questioned By Police And Denies Knowledge Of Allan’s Actions, Falsely Stating That He Was With Her On The Night Of Gates’ Murder. Allan Is Interrogated By McKay And Explains His Encounter With Jonas And The Hit List. McKay Believes Allan Is An Unwilling Accomplice. Authorities Learn From A U.S Government Agent That Jonas Arbor Is A Former Operative Who Went Rogue And Is Now Being Hunted By The Agency.
Police Officers Sent To Protect Mike Dodd Are Killed By Jonas, Who Impersonates An Officer To Gain access To Mike. Jonas Abducts Mike And Later Detonates An Explosive Vest, Killing Mike Outside The Police Station.
Jonas Enters The Police Station, Kills Several Officers, Including McKay’s Superior, And Shoots Sydney In The Leg While Pursuing Allan And Her Through The Building. Allan Hides Sydney And Confronts Jonas Alone. In The Ensuing Confrontation, Allan Kills Jonas, Ending The Killing Spree.
Police And SWAT Units Arrive And Find Allan And Sydney Beside Jonas’s Body. Sydney Is Taken To The Hospital, And All Charges Against Allan Are Dropped After Authorities Conclude He Was Manipulated And Coerced Into The Events. The Film Ends With Allan And Sydney Together, Having Survived The Ordeal.
Actor Christian Slater, who also starred with Cuba Gooding Jr. in Lies & Illusions as well as Sacrifice, was originally rumored to play the part of Allan Campbell. Slater co-starred with Hauser in the film Shadows of the White Nights.
The writers of Hero Wanted, and also starring Cuba Gooding, Jr., penned the screenplay, while several of the producers of Hero Wanted, End Game, and Wrong Turn at Tahoe produced.
Director William Kaufman of the 2005 indie action thriller The Prodigy was chosen to direct.
Filming took place in Spokane, Washington in early 2010. The local police in Spokane refused to officially participate in the film's production because of the film's depiction of violence toward police officers. This is due to the 2009 shooting of Lakewood, Washington, police officers, which occurred two months before principal photography began.[3][4][5]
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