3000 Miles to Graceland (2001)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Demian Lichtenstein

Writers:

Richard Recco (written by) and
Demian Lichtenstein (written by)

Release Date:

23 February 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

Crime Is King.

Plot:

A gang of ex-cons rob a casino during Elvis convention week.

Plot Keywords:

Casino | Elvis Impersonator | Brat | Single Mother | Shootout

Awards:

8 nominations

Cast

Kurt Russell	...	Michael Zane
Kevin Costner	...	Murphy
Courteney Cox	...	Cybil Waingrow
Christian Slater	...	Hanson
Kevin Pollak	...	Damitry
David Arquette	...	Gus
Jon Lovitz	...	Jay Peterson
Howie Long	...	Jack
Thomas Haden Church	...	Quigley
Bokeem Woodbine	...	Franklin
Ice-T	...	Hamilton (as Ice T)
David Kaye	...	Jesse Waingrow
Louis Lombardi	...	Otto Sinclair
Shawn Michael Howard	...	Roller Elvis
Michael Kopsa	...	Jefferson

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence, sexuality and language.

Runtime:

125 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Singapore:M18 | Spain:18 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta) | Canada:18A (British Columbia) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Philippines:R-18 | Argentina:16 | Australia:R | Finland:K-15 | France:-12 | Germany:18 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R18 | Norway:15 | Peru:18 | Singapore:PG (censored version) | South Korea:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | Portugal:M/16 | Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

2400 Motel on Kingsway, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Franchise Pictures

Trivia:

At the beginning of the movie, Kurt Russell's character (dressed as Elvis) steps out of a car, and a kid comes running up to him and kicks him in the shin. This is an inside joke which refers to It Happened at the World's Fair (1963) in which Russell played a kid who runs up to (the real) Elvis Presley, and kicks him in the shin.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: Reflected in Murphy's sunglasses as he is riding in the stolen van.

Quotes:

Michael Zane: It's time to go to work, baby.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs The Wild Bunch (1969)

Soundtrack:

Low

Rest Of Film Can't Match The Wild Beginning

This started with such great style, color and pizazz, I thought I had discovered a real "sleeper," a film I didn't expect to be good that was turning out to be very entertaining.

Well, after the big Las Vegas heist and shortly thereafter when we got a full look at the wild characters and even wilder action scenes, the film settled down and the dialog took over. Unfortunately, that was the film's downfall as the dialog is either incredibly stupid and-or annoying in the second half of this movie. Most annoying was this young kid, you know - the smart-ass kind that says things NO kid his age would say in real life. He also had a foul mouth, and I don't like to see that from young kids.

All the characters in here are pretty much low-life people, the worst being the one played by Kevin Costner, who seemed to relish this role. If you like low-class people, you'll like this story. I gave it points for the style and the fast-moving story, but it's too unpleasant overall for me.