Money Talks (1997)

Sought by police and criminals, a small-time huckster makes a deal with a TV newsman for protection.

Director:

Brett Ratner

Writers:

Joel Cohen, Alec Sokolow

Stars:

Chris Tucker, Charlie Sheen, Heather Locklear

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Chris Tucker	...	Franklin Hatchett
Charlie Sheen	...	James Russell
Heather Locklear	...	Grace Cipriani
Elise Neal	...	Paula
Paul Sorvino	...	Guy Cipriani
David Lee McLain	...	Ticket Customers
Vic Ferreira	...	Car Wash Employe (as Victor Ferrerira)
Gary Briggs	...	Car Wash Employe
Larry Hankin	...	Roland
Nathan Anderson	...	News Cameraman
Damian Chapa	...	Carmine
Richard Noyce	...	Arresting Officer
Faizon Love	...	Cellmate
Gérard Ismaël	...	Raymond Villard (as Gerard Ismael)
Ralph W. Odum	...	Prison Bus Guard

Storyline

Chris Tucker is a small time con man who instantly becomes famous after a murder, wanted dead or alive, his only hope is a journalist named James Russell (Sheen).

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Plot Keywords:

murder | police | showdown | los angeles memorial coliseum | shootout | 

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Taglines:

They're getting the lowdown on the high price of living.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for graphic violence and pervasive strong language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English French

Release Date:

22 August 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

Argent comptant

Filming Locations:

1st Street Bridge, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$10,654,369 (USA) (22 August 1997)

Gross:

$41,067,398 (USA) (12 December 1997)

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Line Cinema, Sheen/Michaels Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film opens with Barry White's 1974 hit single You're the First, the Last, My Everything. Throughout the film, Chris Tucker's character makes references to the song - including the scene where he proposes a toast and recites the lyrics.

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Goofs

Text will appear reversed when viewed in a shaving mirror.

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Quotes

Franklin Hatchett: James had a lot of women. Actually, he had all the women.
James Russell: All the women, all the guys, I fucked 'em all!

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Connections

References 60 Minutes (1968)

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Soundtracks

"Will You Remember"
Composed by Sigmund Romberg
Lyrics by Rida Johnson Young
Performed by Vic Damone

User Reviews

Entertaining but hardly worthwhile

The only thing that can be said for "Money Talks" is that it held my interest. No, it's not a great film, but then again few comedies of this sort are. For what it is, the film entertained me enough to recommend it. Tucker and Sheen have rather good chemistry together, albeit it in a less-than-spectacular way.

Essentially the plot is a bunch of nonsense, it's just an excuse to see another white man/black man buddy comedy in the vein of "Lethal Weapon," "Running Scared," etc.

This is not a "good" movie but if it's on TV you might as well give it a go, it's hardly awful and certainly better than it could have turned out to be.

3/5