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Director:
Writer:
Franc. Reyes (written by)
Release Date:
6 December 2002 (USA)
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Tagline:
Two worlds collide.
Plot:
A successful South Bronx drug dealer turns his back on his roots and gives money with a Wall Street broker to invest for him.. full summary | add synopsis
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Money
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Drug Dealer
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Revenge
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Investment
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Friend
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NewsDesk:
(5 articles)
'Maid' Shades 'Star Trek'
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 17 December 2002)
'Maid' Has It Made
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 16 December 2002)
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 17 December 2002)
'Maid' Has It Made
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 16 December 2002)
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Just so much recycled hash
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| John Leguizamo | ... | Victor Rosa | |
| Peter Sarsgaard | ... | Jack | |
| Denise Richards | ... | Trish | |
| Vincent Laresca | ... | Jimmy | |
| Isabella Rossellini | ... | La Colombiana | |
| Sonia Braga | ... | Iris | |
| Delilah Cotto | ... | Carmen | |
| Nestor Serrano | ... | Rafael Menendez | |
| Anthony 'Treach' Criss | ... | Chedda (as Treach) | |
| Rafael Báez | ... | Jay | |
| Fat Joe | ... | Tito Severe (as Fat Joe 'Joseph Cartagena') | |
| Carlos Leon | ... | Hector | |
| Felix Solis | ... | Jose | |
| Omar Pastran | ... | Jason | |
| Rob B. Campbell | ... | Det. O'Brien |
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong violence, pervasive language, drug content and some sexuality.
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Runtime:
90 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:16 |
Finland:K-15 |
Argentina:16 |
Australia:MA (cable rating) |
Brazil:16 |
Canada:18A |
Germany:16 |
Singapore:M18 |
Spain:13 |
UK:15 |
USA:R
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To train for his part, John Leguizamo hung out with a gang of drug dealers and gangsters for a few days. They told him how to spot surveillance vans and deal drugs.
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Continuity: When Trish falls onto the bed after Victor Rose meets up with her and Jack Whimmer in Miami, there are four bags surrounding her. In the next shot of the bed a few seconds later, there are only three bags, in different positions.
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Quotes:
Jack:
What do you do?
Victor Rosa: [Admiring Jack's luxurious apartment] Obviously whatever it is I do, I'm not doing enough of it, that's for damn sure!
Jack: Yeah?
Victor Rosa: But basically I'm self-employed.
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Victor Rosa: [Admiring Jack's luxurious apartment] Obviously whatever it is I do, I'm not doing enough of it, that's for damn sure!
Jack: Yeah?
Victor Rosa: But basically I'm self-employed.
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Movie Connections:
References The Godfather (1972)
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Soundtrack:
This Precious Love
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"Empire" is all about a streetwise drug dealer (Leguizamo) in South Bronx, NY who self-narrates his take on how to work your way out of the ghetto and go legit. A slick shoot with a bunch of trite recycled street crime and gangland snippets pieced together for a screenplay, this predictable and contrived flick never really gets where it's trying to go. Chock full of plot holes and nonsequiturs, the auteur asks us to care enough about a thug, murderer, and drug pusher to sit through 1.5 hours of all-sizzle-but-no-steak nonsense about his life. A so-so no brainer action/drama for Leguizamo fans and crime buffs only. (C+)