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Director:
Writer:
Tom DiCillo (writer)
Release Date:
3 August 2001 (Portugal)
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Plot:
A world-weary police detective who fails to stop a fast-food restaurant massacre struggles to regain his departmental reputation, public image and self-worth. full summary | add synopsis
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1 win
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Kristen Stewart: Just Scratching the Surface! Is she ready for the big time?
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tMF Launchpad Sequel: Robert Pattinson takes number 1 slot at IMDb STARmeter!
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Denis Leary | ... | Ray Pluto | |
| Elizabeth Hurley | ... | Dr. Ann Beamer | |
| Luis Guzmán | ... | Juan Benitez | |
| Victor Argo | ... | Lt. Spigot | |
| Chris Noth | ... | Chick Dimitri | |
| Donald Faison | ... | Cletis | |
| Keith Nobbs | ... | Duke | |
| Steve Buscemi | ... | Jerry Cubbins | |
| Maurice Compte | ... | Jo Jo | |
| Otto Sanchez | ... | Ping Pung | |
| Melonie Diaz | ... | Maribel Benitez | |
| Millie Tirelli | ... | Yolanda | |
| Kevin Olson | ... | Ricky Lapinski | |
| Joe D'Angerio | ... | Detective Janks | |
| Maurice G. Smith | ... | Boover |
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Rated R for language, violence, some sexuality and drug use.
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Runtime:
93 min | UK:100 min
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Certification:
Iceland:12 |
New Zealand:R16 |
Australia:MA (cable rating) |
France:U |
Italy:T |
Spain:13 |
UK:15 |
USA:R (certificate #38135)
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Continuity: When Ray's boss holds up the newspaper it reads "Super [superintendent] Stabbed", but in the next shot, the paper on the desk clearly reads "Super Slain".
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I was surprised last night when I saw the poster for this one at Blockbuster. Being a big Steve Buscemi fan, I try to keep up on his work but I must have missed this one somewhere. Denis Leary and Elizabeth Hurley were also top-billed so I decided to take it home. Once it was all said and done, I had gotten pretty much what I had expected: An offbeat comedy with quirky characters and some unexpected touches of heart. I can't say I care much for the title, but the movie does make for a pretty entertaining 90 minutes.
Denis Leary plays the somewhat burnt-out detective, Ray Pluto, who has just failed to stop a big shooting from going down at a local fast food joint. It's a mess, to say the least, and it doesn't help that the crime was stopped by a dorky seven year old kid with coke bottle glasses. This disgrace, and a bad back problem (which was the cause for the said fast food incident) has forced him to take a little time off, where he meets up with a sexy chiropractor played by none other than Liz Hurley.
Meanwhile, we meet the Superintendent of Ray's apartment building (Luis Guzman who's great as ever), the super's teenage daughter, a couple of identically dressed, bumbling screenwriters, and a couple of crooks who are even dumber. Since the whole thing moves at a nice leisurely pace, we learn that Ray is not the luckiest guy in the world. He recently lost his wife and son in a horrible accident and his big pleasure is to smoke pot and watch aerobic videos. His partner, Jerry (Buscemi) is having problems concerning his sexuality and the case that he was on has just been assigned to another detective. Not only does he have a recent tragedy to deal with, but also a bad back and a ruined reputation to restore.
While watching all of the fun characters, you can be sure that they will all cross paths sooner or later, and somehow, everything will tie together in the end. I had a fun time with this one and surprisingly, one particularly emotional scene near the end, brought a tear to my eye. That's very surprising for a movie like this. If you're not a fan of the actors or the genre, then you may have a hard time with it, but if oddball characters are your thing, then you'll be right at home. 8/10