Welcome to Collinwood (2002)

Directors:

Anthony Russo
Joe Russo

Writers (WGA):

Anthony Russo (screenplay) &
Joe Russo (screenplay)

Release Date:

18 October 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

Five guys. One safe. No brains.

Plot:

When petty thief Cosimo is given the plan for the perfect heist from a lifer in prison - the kind of job you dream about - he has to get out of jail...

Plot Keywords:

Prison | Heist | Choir | Cleveland Ohio | Caper Comedy

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

William H. Macy	...	Riley
Isaiah Washington	...	Leon
Sam Rockwell	...	Pero
Michael Jeter	...	Toto
Luis Guzmán	...	Cosimo
John Buck Jr.	...	Old Man in Prison
Patricia Clarkson	...	Rosalind
Andy Davoli	...	Basil (as Andrew Davoli)
Brett C. Leonard	...	Mickey
Frank O'Donnell	...	Priest
Peter Veneziano	...	Referee
Bernard Canepari	...	Judge
Art Oughton	...	Corrections Officer
Ray Calabrese	...	Oswald
George Clooney	...	Jerzy

Also Known As:

Safecrackers oder Diebe haben's schwer (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated R for language.

Runtime:

86 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:14A | Denmark:7 | Finland:K-11 | France:U | Germany:6 | Netherlands:AL | Singapore:NC-16 | Spain:T | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #38904)

Filming Locations:

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Company:

Gaylord Films

Quotes:

[repeated line]
Cosimo: Your mother's a whore!

Movie Connections:

Remake of I soliti ignoti (1958)

Soundtrack:

Maybe It's You

Great Movie

It's shameful that egotistic, pretentious film geeks need to rip apart remakes claiming that they can't possibly live up to the foreign originals upon which they are based. Foreign movies never translate and those that believe they are fantastic are likely only convincing themselves that is true. That said, I had no idea "Collinwood" was a remake and, regardless, thought it was surprisingly funny, well acted (the cast was phenomenal led by Sam Rockwell's perfectly funny lead) and just a good watch. Was is high handed film noir? No. Should it have won an award? No. Was is an enjoyable hour and change. Absolutely. Clooney, as always, was great in a limited, albeit offbeat role. Macy was fantastic. Michael Jeter was a tour de force as the old dude with the dirty shorts. And Luis Guzman was absolutely hysterical. It's a good watch regardless of what the pompous elite film police think. Check it out.