Riders (2002)

Director:

Gérard Pirès

Writers:

Mark Ezra (adaptation)
Mark Ezra (written by)

Release Date:

8 May 2002 (France)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Thriller

Plot:

Slim, Otis, Frank and Alex (three boys and a girl) form a group of snowboard and skate young bank robbers...

Plot Keywords:

Bank | Heist | Fake Moustache | Passenger List | Flight Attendant

Cast

Stephen Dorff	...	Slim
Natasha Henstridge	...	Karen
Bruce Payne	...	Lt. Macgruder
Steven Berkoff	...	Surtayne
Clé Bennett	...	Otis
Karen Cliche	...	Alex
Steven McCarthy	...	Frank
Alain Goulem	...	Pandelis
Andreas Apergis	...	Nixdorfer
Tom McCamus	...	Jerry
Andy Bradshaw	...	Sargeant Garret (as Anderson Chet Bradshaw)
David Gow	...	Charlie / Brinks
Jamie Orchard	...	Newsreader
Stephen Spreekmeester	...	Eddie / Brinks
Mariusz Sibiga	...	Police officer / Karen's street

Also Known As:

Steal (Canada: English title) (working title) (Europe: English title) (DVD title) (France) (working title)
$teal (France) (working title)
2-11 (France) (working title)
Extrême inconduite (Canada: French title)
Heist (UK) (working title)
Riders (France) (dubbed version)
Team Riders (France) (poster title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language, some violence and sexuality.

Runtime:

83 min

Country:

France | UK | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Finland:K-15 | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | France:U | Germany:16 | Philippines:R-13 | South Korea:15 (cut) | South Korea:18 (DVD rating) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R | Singapore:NC-16

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Company:

Alliance Atlantis Communications

Goofs:

Continuity: As the van turns into the parking garage after the bank robbery it looses a hubcap. All hubcaps are present in the subsequent shots.

Movie Connections:

Features Heist (2001/I)

Soundtrack:

Ho Ho

Almost a Good Action Movie

A group of four young and daring thieves leaded by Slim (Stephen Dorff) commit heist against a bank and an armored truck without any shooting. Their problems begin when they steal some possessions that belonged to a bad guy and they are blackmailed by the dangerous bandit and by the dirty Lt. Macgruder (Bruce Payne). Karen (Natasha Henstridge) is a detective who has just been transferred to the jurisdiction and command of Lt. Macgruder and has an affair with Slim. After many plot points, the conclusion of this amoral story is very reasonable. This flick is almost a good action movie. There are many good elements, such as the action scenes themselves, the soundtrack (on DTS, it is great!), the beauty of Natasha Henstridge, who looks like wine and some funny situations. However, Bruce Payne is horrible and ridiculous as usual, the character of Steven Berkoff is boring and not funny, and the story, full of clichés, has many flaws. The `actress' who performs a policewoman in the scene on the bridge is showed a couple of minutes on the screen and has an amazingly bad short performance. Further, Natasha Henstridge is `too much sand for the truck' of Stephen Dorff, isn't she? This 1.78 m very good-looking and perfect body Canadian woman does not fit well with this 1.77 m evil face actor in a romantic couple. Anyway, a watchable and forgettable entertainment especially on DVD, recommended for killing time. My vote is six.

Title (Brazil): `Steal – Fuga Alucinada' (`Steal – Crazy Getaway')