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Writer (WGA):
James Robinson (written by)
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Release Date:
1 January 2002 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
Obsession. Betrayal. Revenge. And other funny business.
Plot:
Told from the point of view from Archie, a comic book collector, this is the story of a rivalry between two comic book shop owners... more | add synopsis
NewsDesk:
Pam Grier brings on the bad in "Smallville"
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Donal Logue ... Raymond McGillicudy

Cary Elwes ... Carter

Michael Rapaport ... Norman Link

Natasha Lyonne ... Judy

DJ Qualls ... Archie
Eileen Brennan ... Mrs. Cresswell

Monet Mazur ... Kiki

Danny Masterson ... Conan

James Duval ... Baz

Marshall Bell ... Gun Store Order

Chris Weber ... Tony
Denny Kirkwood ... Dino
Irene Montalà ... Woman in Barcelona
Donnal Ward ... Normal Customer
Ric Borelli ... Slob
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for language, violence, some sexuality and drug content.
Runtime:
92 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

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Continuity: During the fight at the end between Ray and Carter, the image is flipped. Ray's cast moves from his right to his left hand, the gun from the right to the left. When Carter shoves him through the door it is a left hand opening door. It is corrected when Ray comes back through the door. more
Quotes:
[The cops arrive]
Raymond: My ride's here.
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Movie Connections:
References Clerks. (1994) more

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5 out of 8 people found the following comment useful.
What?, 26 March 2004
Author: Claire (soymaid327@gmail.com) from PA, USA

Was this supposed to be comedy? It could hardly be called funny. A serious movie? Let's not even ask.

This movie transitions from lighthearted, mediocre but sweet/harmless farce to some sort of dark thriller in a way that is simply bizarre. The characters went from benign to murderous without any evolution... they just went from good to evil, plain and simple (I apologize for using that phrase). Both halves of the movie were vaguely interesting, and watchable. Neither was amazing. If the writers had chosen one tone to stick with throughout the movie, it would've been a regular old two-star, maybe two-and-a-half. But this... this was like if halfway through You've Got Mail, Meg Ryan went insane for some reason and started murdering people. It just fundamentally doesn't make any sense.

As for the acting, Logue was actually fun to watch, Cary Elwes (of whom I'm a fan) made me cringe, Eileen Brennan was actually quite likable, and DJ Qualls was hardly ever on screen despite being the narrator. He went through the first half of the movie mildly, and the second half with a sense of unease. Just like me.

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