Snitch (1998)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

Ted Demme

Writer:

Mike Armstrong (writer)

Release Date:

25 September 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Every city has one.

Plot:

A small time hoodlum is divided between his conscience and loyalty to his boss when his cousin is murdered.

Plot Keywords:

Cousin | Gun | Irish American | Car Thief | Revenge

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Denis Leary	...	Bobby O'Grady
Ian Hart	...	Mouse
Jason Barry	...	Seamus
Lenny Clarke	...	Skunk
Kevin Chapman	...	Mickey Pat
George MacDonald	...	Gallivan (as George Macdonald)
John Diehl	...	Digger
Lyndon Byers	...	Fitzie
Herbie Ade	...	Herbie
Noah Emmerich	...	Red
Famke Janssen	...	Katy
Melissa Fitzgerald	...	Sheila
Don Gavin	...	Brosnihan
Billy Crudup	...	Teddy
Colm Meaney	...	Jackie O'Hara

Also Known As:

Noose (Australia) (DVD title) (USA) (working title)
Monument Ave. (USA) (new title)
Talk of the Town (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive strong language, drug use and violence.

Runtime:

93 min | Australia:90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Canada:14A (Ontario) | Iceland:12 | Spain:13 | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Barry Playground - Chelsea Street & Mystic River, Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA

Company:

Apostle

Quotes:

Mouse: [Mouse and Bobby approaching Sheila and Katy] I know I might like her, but sometimes she's a different person. I don't know what she's gonna be one moment to the next.
Bobby O'Grady: Don't say anything.
[to Katy and Sheila]
Bobby O'Grady: Hey, whats goin' on?
Katy: Boys.
Mouse: Hey, Sheila.
Sheila: Hey, Mouse.
Mouse: That's a nice sweater.
Sheila: It's a, uh, blouse, Mouse.
Mouse: Yeah, it's nice.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary (2003) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Black Love

Monument Avenue really works with it's fine acting and directing

Monument Avenue is a familiar story that has been done before. However, this film really works due to the fine acting and directing. Ted Demme does an outstanding job developing the characters through his his long and sometimes drawn out dialogue scenes. The cast of Dennis Leary and Famke Janssen are extremely convincing and really make this film better than most of it's kind. Perhaps the small, almost cameo roles played by stars Billy Crudup, Martin Sheen and Jeanne Tripplehorn are what really make this film worth seeing. This is a perfect example of how good directing and acting can make a big difference on a common and somewhat predictable script.