Knockaround Guys (2001)

The wannabe sons of mobsters go to a remote town in the Midwest, and get themselves into more trouble than anyone could anticipate.

Directors:

Brian Koppelman, David Levien

Writers:

Brian Koppelman, David Levien

Stars:

Barry Pepper, Vin Diesel, Dennis Hopper

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Barry Pepper	...	Matty Demaret
Andy Davoli	...	Chris Scarpa (as Andrew Davoli)
Seth Green	...	Johnny Marbles
Vin Diesel	...	Taylor Reese
John Malkovich	...	Teddy Deserve
Arthur J. Nascarella	...	Billy Clueless (as Arthur Nascarella)
Tom Noonan	...	Sheriff Decker
Nicholas Pasco	...	Freddy the Watch
Shawn Doyle	...	Deputy Ward
Kevin Gage	...	Brucker
Dennis Hopper	...	Benny Chains
Andrew Francis	...	Matty at 13
John Liddle	...	Heslep the Barkeep
Kris Lemche	...	Decker
Dov Tiefenbach	...	Teeze

Storyline

The four sons (Diesel, Green, Pepper, Davoli) of major Brooklyn mobsters have to team up to retrieve a bag of cash in a small Montana town ruled by a corrupt sheriff. Specifically, the story gets started when Matt Demaret (Pepper) goes on a job to deliver the money for his mob father (Hopper) on the advice of his uncle (Malkovich). Things don't go as planned though...

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Plot Keywords:

mobster | mob | sheriff | montana | money | 

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Taglines:

Everywhere they go, they're sure to be a hit.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, language and some drug use

Details

Official Sites:

New Line

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 October 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ajuste de cuentas

Filming Locations:

Alberta, Canada

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$58,345 (South Africa) (4 April 2003)

Gross:

$58,348 (South Africa) (4 April 2003)

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Line Cinema, Lawrence Bender Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Although production wrapped in late 1999, the movie sat on the shelf for nearly three years before it was finally released.

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Goofs

Teddy tosses young Matty a dime and tells him to make a call. Local Payphone calls were 25 cents in 1987.

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Quotes

Benny Chains: Don't piss down my back and tell me it's raining.

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Connections

Features Legendary Weapons of China (1982)

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Soundtracks

"Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)"
Written by Marvin Gaye and James Nyx
Performed by Marvin Gaye
Courtesy of Motown Record Company, L.P.
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

* * out of 4.

The son (Barry Pepper) of a mobster (Dennis Hopper) and his best friend (Seth Green) lose half a million dollars that they were sent to pick up for Pepper's father. If Pepper is not able to get the money back, his father will be killed. So Pepper sends out for his friends in a desperate search of the money. However, the money is somewhere in a small very southern town and the towns citizens aren't exactly excitied about Pepper and company presence. Routine crime caper offers no surprises and features many situations that just simply don't make any sense and some rather horrid dialogue. Saving it from the pits are performances that are much better then the film deserves.

Rated R; Violence and Profanity.