The House on Turk Street (2002)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

Bob Rafelson

Writers (WGA):

Dashiell Hammett (story)
Christopher Canaan (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

25 October 2002 (Italy)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Music | Thriller

Tagline:

...goes unpunished.

Plot:

While doing a friend a favor and searching for a runaway teenager, a police detective stumbles upon a bizarre band of criminals about to pull off a bank robbery.

Plot Keywords:

Robbery | Detective | Runaway | Bank | Police Detective

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Samuel L. Jackson	...	Jack Friar
Milla Jovovich	...	Erin
Stellan Skarsgård	...	Tyrone (as Stellan Skarsgard)
Doug Hutchison	...	Hoop
Joss Ackland	...	Mr. Quarre
Grace Zabriskie	...	Mrs. Quarre
Jonathan Higgins	...	David Brewster
Shannon Lawson	...	Amy
Robert Welch	...	Willy
Francis X. McCarthy	...	Bank Manager
Noël Burton	...	Mr. Leeds (as Noel Burton)
Roberto Blizzard	...	Man Mowing Lawn
Shawn Roberts	...	Passer-by
Terence Bowman	...	Mail Carrier
Robert Brewster	...	Fish & Chip Store Owner (as Bob Brewster)

Also Known As:

No Good Deed (USA) (DVD title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language and sexuality.

Runtime:

Italy:103 min | USA:97 min (2003 DVD)

Country:

Germany | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:MA | Finland:K-15 | Iceland:16 | UK:15 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Singapore:M18 | South Korea:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Company:

ApolloMedia

Trivia:

During the scene where David is driving in the rain, the song playing is "(I'm Not Your) Stepping Stone," which originated on the TV series "The Monkees" (1966),which Bob Rafelson created. The version in the film is performed by his son, Peter Rafelson.

Goofs:

Continuity: When they hit the heavy traffic, Jack puts his red light on the roof. It then disappears for the rest of the sequence.

Quotes:

Erin: The best way to chase something, Hoop, is to let it chase you.

Soundtrack:

(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone

Good acting, crappy plot, sexy Milla Jovovich

Samuel L. Jackson, Milla Jovovich and the rest display fairly good acting throughout the entirety of the movie, but it seems almost as if the story was written on the fly. The bank rip-off seems pretty well thought through but everything after that just seems like crap, plotwise. On a positive note (at least for us guys) Milla Jovovich is particularly sexy in this movie in her wardrobe and brief Stockholm-syndrome-fling with Jackson. It still burns the hell out of me that Best Buy carries this DVD while Equilibrium was no where to be found.