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15 Minutes (2001)

 -  Action | Crime | Drama  -  9 March 2001 (USA)
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A homicide detective and a fire marshall must stop a pair of murderers who commit videotaped crimes to become media darlings.

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Storyline

When Eastern European criminals Oleg and Emil come to New York City to pick up their share of a heist score, Oleg steals a video camera and starts filming their activities, both legal and illegal. When they learn how the American media circus can make a remorseless killer look like the victim and make them rich, they target media-savvy NYPD Homicide Detective Eddie Flemming and media-naive FDNY Fire Marshal Jordy Warsaw, the cops investigating their murder and torching of their former criminal partner, filming everything to sell to the local tabloid TV show "Top Story." Written by Jeff Cross <blackjac_1998@yahoo.com>

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detective | media | fire | criminal | homicide | See more »

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Some people will kill for their...15 MINUTES. Now, two of New York's finest must stop the madness. See more »


Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence, language and some sexuality | See all certifications »

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9 March 2001 (USA)  »

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Box Office

Budget:

$42,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£499,209 (UK) (23 March 2001)

Gross:

ESP 368,305,870 (Spain) (29 June 2001)
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Trivia

The scene in the bathroom bar where Robert De Niro dunks his head in a sink full of ice, is in fact a real trick that real like police detectives use to get over hangovers. De Niro discovered the trick during his research for the role and was eventually written in. See more »

Goofs

When Jordy first saw Daphne she had her hair down and was wearing a collared blouse, but when he gave the description she was drawn with a ponytail with a blue holder, and straps on bare shoulders. When we next see Daphne she is wearing exactly what she was in the drawing, even though no one had yet seen her in that outfit. See more »

Quotes

[about Daphne]
Eddie Flemming: So, you want to talk to her alone?
Jordy Warsaw: Yeah.
Eddie Flemming: All right. But, you bring her in to the station right away and don't let her out of your sight. She's the only moving body we got left.
Jordy Warsaw: Of course. Don't worry about it, I'm a professional.
Eddie Flemming: Yeah, well girls like that got a knack for turning professionals into amateurs.
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Crazy Credits

During the credits you see the aftermath of the punch to Robert Hawkins See more »

Connections

References Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995) See more »

Soundtracks

"Gun"
Written by Baldur Stefansson, Daniel Agust Haraldsson (as Daniel Haraldsson), Birgir Thorarinsson (as Birgir Thoraninsson),
Magnus Jonsson, Magnus Gudmundsson (as Magnus Gudmundson), Hafdís Þrastardóttir Huld (as Hafdis Thrastardottir),
, Stefan Thorgeirsson, Sigurður Kjartansson (as Sigurdur Kjartansson), Stephan Stephenson
Performed by Gus Gus
Courtesy of 4AD
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products
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Unfair Billings And An Underpublized Film
9 January 2007 | by (United States) – See all my reviews

This a rough, edgy film but the interesting characters make it entertaining for the full two hours. For some reason, I don't believe this film got a lot of publicity.

Karol Roder doesn't get any billing but he's as much a star in this movie as big-names Robert Redford and Edward Burns. Another actor who also has a key role, Oleg Taktarov, has no billing! Wow, they really hosed the Eastern European actors in here.

The film is partially another indictment against the tabloid press. Playing the villain in that regard is good 'ole "Frasier" from TV: Kelsey Grammar. He plays a foul-mouthed tabloid television sleazoid "Robert Hawkins.

Sometimes this got a bit too edgy for me, nor did I appreciate Burns' verbal blasphemy, but I also enjoyed some of the black humor in here. Overall, it's not a film that, frankly, was that memorable yet I would watch it again.


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