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21 April 1995 (USA) moreTagline:
Little Junor Brown. He rules the streets. He owns the game. But he doesn't own all of the players.Plot:
A reformed convict goes undercover with the help of an angry detective to ensnare a psychotic mobster. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
1 nomination moreUser Comments:
Okay, But Just Too Hard, Too Nasty For Most People moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| David Caruso | ... | Jimmy Kilmartin | |
| Samuel L. Jackson | ... | Calvin Hart | |
| Nicolas Cage | ... | Little Junior Brown | |
| Helen Hunt | ... | Bev Kilmartin | |
| Kathryn Erbe | ... | Rosie Kilmartin | |
| Stanley Tucci | ... | Frank Zioli | |
| Michael Rapaport | ... | Ronnie Gannon | |
| Ving Rhames | ... | Omar | |
| Philip Baker Hall | ... | Big Junior Brown | |
| Anthony Heald | ... | Jack Gold | |
| Angel David | ... | J.J. | |
| John Costelloe | ... | Cleary | |
| Lindsay J. Wrinn | ... | Corinna as a Toddler | |
| Megan L. Wrinn | ... | Corinna as a Toddler | |
| Katie Sagona | ... | Corinna, 4 Years Old |
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Dolby DigitalCertification:
Iceland:16 | USA:R (certificate #33340) | South Korea:18 | Philippines:R-18 | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Germany:16 (w) | Norway:15 | Singapore:NC-16 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18Fun Stuff
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In the opening, Jimmy (David Caruso) walks down the same street to his home as in the original film, Kiss of Death (1947). moreGoofs:
Factual errors: The Rolls-Royce being torched at the salvage yard has a perimeter frame; genuine Rolls-Royce Silver Shadows are unibody vehicles. moreQuotes:
[at a bar]Little Junior Brown: See me tomorrow and we'll discuss things.
[goes back to enjoy his drink]
Jimmy Kilmartin: Wait a minute. Why not now?
Little Junior Brown: I haven't been able to find my daughter in a while, and I've already planned the night grieving about it, so you'll just have to see me tomorrow.
Jimmy Kilmartin: No, You see me now.
[takes a tiny gun out]
Jimmy Kilmartin: Tell me now! Go on! I want to hear it.
Little Junior Brown: I ain't going back to jail. I'm tired. They didn't allow me to use silverware. I had to use my fingers. That's right, they didn't even allow me to use plastic spoons, forks, and knives! But I do hate the taste of metal in my mouth. That's why I refused to have braces.
Jimmy Kilmartin: [puts gun on Brown's lip] Tell me what I want to know, or you'll never have a lip again.
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This is not the 1947 film but a 1995 re-make of the famous gangster flick of the same name. While the classic film had one brutally nasty guy, this one has a whole cast full of them....too nasty, frankly. I watched this once and was fairly interested in it. A couple of years later, took a second look and found it so sleazy and I couldn't finish it.
David Caruso, who obtained a lot more fame in television shows than movies, still was interesting for me to watch as he played Victor Mature's old role. Caruso is one of the better actors I've seen when it comes to expressing his emotions just by his facial looks. It seems fashionable to knock him, but I've always been a fan of his work.
Nicholas Cage plays Richard Widmark's psycho character "Tommy Udo" but is called "Little Junior Brown" in this film. Personally, I liked Widmark's performance and character much more.
A lot of people, especially 20-somethings, like these modern tough films with brutal characters and tons of profanity, but the characters in this movie were so nasty that the film never really caught on with anybody.
It certainly had one thing going for it: a very good cast that also included Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Rapaport, Ving Rhames, Stanley Tuccki, Helen Hunt and Kathryn Erbe.
To summarize: it's not that bad: it just has too hard an edge to it.