Bones (2001)

Over 20 years after his death by a gunshot, Jimmy Bones comes back as a ghost to wreak revenge on those who killed him and to clean up his neighborhood.

Director:

Ernest R. Dickerson

Writers:

Adam Simon, Tim Metcalfe

Stars:

Snoop Dogg, Pam Grier, Michael T. Weiss

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Snoop Dogg	...	Jimmy Bones
Pam Grier	...	Pearl
Michael T. Weiss	...	Lupovich
Clifton Powell	...	Jeremiah Peet
Ricky Harris	...	Eddie Mack
Bianca Lawson	...	Cynthia
Khalil Kain	...	Patrick
Merwin Mondesir	...	Bill
Sean Amsing	...	Maurice
Katharine Isabelle	...	Tia
Ron Selmour	...	Shotgun (as Ronald Selmour)
Deezer D	...	Stank
Garikayi Mutambirwa	...	Weaze
Erin Wright	...	Snowflake
Josh Byer	...	Jason

Storyline

The time is 1979. Jimmy Bones is respected and loved as the neighborhood protector. When he is betrayed and brutally murdered by a corrupt cop, Bones' elegant brownstone becomes his tomb, Twenty-two years later, the neighborhood has become a ghetto, and his home has turned into a Gothic ruin. Four teens renovate it as an after hours nightclub, unknowingly releasing Jimmy's tortured spirit. Its thrills and chills when blood spills when Jimmy's ghost sets about its frightful revenge, his killers unaware of the gruesome fate that awaits them. With each new victim, the terror mounts, and Bones' vengeance spins out of control, threatening everyone in his path, including his former lover, Pearl. Get ready for Bones!!!

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Plot Keywords:

revenge | nightclub | corrupt cop | drugs | slasher | 

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Taglines:

This Dogg's got a bone to pick.

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Genres:

Crime | Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence/gore, language, sexuality and drugs

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English French Spanish

Release Date:

24 October 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bones - Bis auf die Knochen

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$16,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$2,823,548 (USA) (26 October 2001)

Gross:

$7,307,756 (USA) (23 November 2001)

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Line Cinema, Lloyd Segan Company, The, Heller Highwater Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This was the first time where Snoop Dogg and Pam Grier collaborated together on film - they have done music videos since 1993.

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Goofs

At the end when Patrick is holding the picture of Pearl and Jimmy, he has long red painted fingernails - these are obviously not his hands.

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Quotes

Jimmy Bones: I know what it is and what it will BE, my brotha!

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Crazy Credits

For JACK

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Connections

Referenced in Todd's Pop Song Reviews: Mac and Devin Go to High School (2013)

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Soundtracks

"F-It-Less"
Written by Ft (as W. Morris) and D. Padilla
Performed by Ft (as FT (Fuc That))
Courtesy of Tru Criminal Records

User Reviews

A wild,very entertaining horror movie

I was doubtful about this movie when I went to the cinema to watch it last weekend, but after having watched it I reinforce my good opinion about the products made by New Line Cinema. The film is very well done but apart from that, I think it shouldn´t disappoint any fan of horror, it has everything that a good movie of the genre must have, including great amounts of blood, a very good rhythm and effective actors such as Pam Grier(Jackie Brown), the muse of blaxploitation genre from the seventies, a genre which is paid homage in this movie as well as some classics of the genre such as "Hellraiser" or "Reanimator", although the introduction of the comic element paying homage to that movie was for me the weakest element of the whole(it broke the so tenebrous atmosphere).Finally, director Ernst. R.Dickerson who also directed the not so good but entertaining "tales from the Crypt: Evil Knight" assured that this movie had elements from Italian horror cinema, I don´t know but perhaps there is one: The warms.A homage to Lucio Fulci?, I know there is many homages here but it is the same for other movies and the cocktail is far from being so effectively combined as here.I don´t think they are going to make a sequel, but I am looking forward eagerly the next movie from this director and I wish "Resident Evil" was so satisfactory.