Crime Spree (2003)

Director:

Brad Mirman

Writer (WGA):

Brad Mirman (written by)

Release Date:

16 April 2003 (France)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

A side-splitting action comedy with a dream cast!

Plot:

A French gang of thieves flies over to Chicago for a one time job. However things seem to get out of hand soon.

Plot Keywords:

French | Mafia | Street Gang | FBI | Mens Room

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Gérard Depardieu	...	Daniel Foray
Harvey Keitel	...	Frankie Zammeti
Johnny Hallyday	...	Marcel Burot
Renaud	...	Zero
Saïd Taghmaoui	...	Sami
Stéphane Freiss	...	Julien Labesse
Shawn Lawrence	...	Agent Pogue
Albert Dray	...	Raymond Gayet
Joanne Kelly	...	Sophie Nicols
Richard Bohringer	...	Bastaldi
Abe Vigoda	...	Angelo Giancarlo
Gino Marrocco	...	Joey Two Tons
Sal Figliomeni	...	Nicky The Rake
Diego Chambers	...	Raphael
Carlos Diaz	...	Hector
K.C. Collins	...	Lamar (as Chris Collins)
Michel Perron	...	Vinny
Louis Di Bianco	...	Bobby Vee
Jeff Geddis	...	Wayne
Joyce Gordon	...	Waitress
Dwayne McLean	...	Old Man Caretaker
Rick Sood	...	Store Clerk
Cam Natalie	...	Half Tooth Tony (as Cam Natale)
Philip Mackenzie	...	FBI Agent
Lory Wajnberg	...	Joey's Wife
Ron Kennell	...	Felix
Scott Watson	...	Motel Clerk
Lyriq Bent	...	Ellwood
P.J. Ingram	...	Deaf Guy
D. Garnet Harding	...	Gang Member #1 (as Garnet Harding)
Geoffrey Coulter	...	Car Rental Clerk
Reginald Doresa	...	Eddie The Hare
Billy Khoury	...	Freddy O
Richard Bauer	...	Man on Phone
Kiera Belley	...	Little Girl
Liz Gordon	...	Receptionist
Philip Marshall	...	Large Man
Rhona Shekter	...	Judge
Plato Fountidakis	...	Gang Member #2
Hakan Coskuner	...	Gang Member #3
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Grace Armas	...	Maid
Ho Chow	...	Taxi driver
Patrick Ezerzer	...	French Mobster
Mike Haddad	...	The Snitch
J.C. Kenny	...	TV Reporter
Vania Giusto	...	Angie (uncredited)

Directed by
Brad Mirman

Writing credits (WGA)
Brad Mirman		(written by)

Produced by
Jamie Brown	....	producer
Patricia Eberle	....	associate producer
Gary Howsam	....	producer
Juan Montilla Eslava	....	co-producer
Jim Reeve	....	executive producer
Richard Rionda Del Castro	....	producer
Steve Robbins	....	executive producer
Perry Santos	....	producer
Lewin Webb	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Rupert Gregson-Williams

Cinematography by
Curtis Petersen
Derek Rogers
Matthew Williams

Film Editing by
Eddie Hamilton

Casting by
Dean E. Fronk
Marjorie Lecker
Donald Paul Pemrick

Production Design by
Gordon Barnes

Art Direction by
Kim Rennick

Set Decoration by
Andy Loew

Costume Design by
Gersha Phillips

Makeup Department
Muriel Baubeau-Howden	....	assistant makeup artist
Suzanne Benoit	....	key makeup artist
Susan Exton-Stranks	....	key hair stylist
Amanda Milne	....	assistant hair stylist
Matthew Dewilde	....	prosthetic makeup supplier (uncredited)
Sheilagh McGrory	....	prosthetic makeup supplier (uncredited)

Production Management
Oliver Groom	....	post-production supervisor
Ted Miller	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Avrel Fisher	....	first assistant director
Jennifer Foxton	....	third assistant director
John Karmouche	....	daily assistant director
David MacDonald	....	third assistant director
Ken A. Smith	....	second assistant director (as Ken Smith)
Sandra Taupin	....	assistant director: Paris
Jonathan Wright	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Andra Fay Butler	....	junior assistant art director
Frank Consiglio	....	set dresser
Craig Grant	....	property master
Jeff Helgason	....	key scenic artist (as Jeffrey Helgason)
Eric McNab	....	lead set dresser
Jeremy Simser	....	storyboard artist
Scott Thom	....	head carpenter
Steven Travis	....	set dresser
Dave Watt	....	construction coordinator
Richelle Wilks	....	art department apprentice

Sound Department
Ross Adams	....	supervising sound editor
Mike Anscombe	....	foley artist
Tony Anscombe	....	sound re-recording mixer
Sylvain Arseneault	....	sound recordist
Gareth Bull	....	foley recordist
Iain Eyre	....	dialogue editor
François Grenon	....	boom operator
James Harrison	....	sound effects editor
Mathew Knights	....	sound re-recording mixer
Zachary Rogers	....	sound trainee
Jessie Taylor	....	foley editor
David Tripeau	....	adr recordist
David Tripeau	....	sound recordist

Special Effects by
Brock Jolliffe	....	special effects supervisor

Visual Effects by
Mark Chong	....	digital artist
Dug Claxton	....	digital compositor
Drake Conrad	....	scanning and recording
Peter Denomme	....	visual effects producer: Calibre Digital Pictures
Kenn Elliott	....	digital scanning
Peter Gallo	....	digital opticals effects
Rob Gyorgy	....	digital effects artist
Gudrun Heinze	....	digital compositor
Elizabeth Holmes	....	digital compositor
Noel Hooper	....	on-set visual effects supervisor
Chad Malbon	....	visual effects producer: ToyBox
Ian Maxwell	....	visual effects coordinator
Eric Myles	....	digital film technician: Toybox
Mark Tureski	....	digital opticals effects
Rainy Venne	....	Flame artist

Stunts
Marco Bianco	....	stunt coordinator
Logan Brown	....	stunts
Christopher Cordell	....	stunts
Hakan Coskuner	....	stunts
Anthony Ferri	....	stunts
Plato Fountidakis	....	stunts
Brian Jagersky	....	stunts
Joe Lalogga	....	stunts (as Joe La Logga)
Danny Lima	....	stunts
Steve Lucescu	....	stunt driver
Steve Lucescu	....	stunt rigger
Anthony Martins	....	stunts
Edward A. Queffelec	....	stunt rigger
John Stead	....	stunt coordinator
David Stinson	....	stunt double
David Stinson	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Cudah Andarawewa	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Erik Berger	....	key grip
Tara Dixit	....	second assistant camera
Filip Dobosz	....	second assistant camera: Chicago
Dave Erlichman	....	key rigging grip
Hugues Espinasse	....	camera operator: Paris
Paul Hildebrand	....	grip
Jeremy Hudspith	....	gaffer
Adam Jeffery	....	camera trainee
John MacLean	....	grip
Robert Mountjoy	....	first assistant camera
Barry Newton	....	first assistant camera: Chicago
Curtis Petersen	....	camera operator
Curtis Petersen	....	director of photography: Chicago (as Curtis J. Petersen)
Derek Porter	....	best boy electric
David Riding	....	electrician
Daniel Sauvé	....	camera operator
Carl Savage	....	dolly grip
Peter Stranks	....	still photographer
Scott Tremblay	....	best boy electric
Jeff Wachsmann	....	best boy grip
David Watts	....	electrician
David J. Woods	....	video playback operator (as David Woods)

Casting Department
Megan Conacher	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sheila Fitzpatrick	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Lex Batten	....	colorist: final video
Erin Deck	....	assistant editor: post-production
Colin Kish	....	assistant editor: post-production
Klaus Richtmann	....	color timer
Barbara Swift	....	negative cutter (as Barb Swift)
Lee Romberg	....	post-production consultant (uncredited)

Music Department
Tony Clarke	....	musician: guitars
Guy Fletcher	....	music mixer
Guy Fletcher	....	musician: guitar and keyboards
Guy Fletcher	....	soundtrack mastering
Nicola Fletcher	....	music supervisor: UK
Rupert Gregson-Williams	....	musician: keyboards
Rupert Gregson-Williams	....	orchestrator
Joe Henson	....	musician: bass guitar (as Jo Henson)
Ron Proulx	....	music supervisor
Phil Todd	....	musician: saxophone
Chris White	....	musician: saxophone
Lorne Balfe	....	music arranger (uncredited)

Transportation Department
David Di Venanzo	....	head driver
Susan Shaw	....	driver

Other crew
Susan Althor	....	payroll accountant
Shelley Anderson	....	post-production accountant
John 'Frenchie' Berger	....	armorer
Jim Bertram	....	key accountant
Sherry Bondy	....	production coordinator
Brady Breen	....	location manager: Chicago
Pauline Burt	....	risk manager (as Pauline Larkkom)
Justine Butryn	....	production assistant
Emma Callinan	....	assistant to producer
John Comfort	....	assistant location manager
Danielle Depeyre	....	script supervisor
Martin Dzatko	....	location manager
Claude Forest	....	insurance broker
James Fraser	....	assistant production coordinator
Wayne Godfrey	....	set supervisor
Robin Hayman	....	production assistant
Trina Hickey	....	assistant to producer
Trevor P. Jenkins	....	personal assistant
Stephanie Keating	....	unit publicist
John Musikka	....	assistant location manager
Michael Poulenard	....	location manager
Lolita Sechan	....	production assistant
Karen Sharp	....	assistant accountant
Nina Sparks	....	post delivery supervisor
Kelly Sutherland	....	production assistant
Sandra Taupin	....	production assistant
Jana Tomcko	....	location assistant
Marta Tomkiw	....	key assistant location manager
Nick Veziris	....	gun wrangler

Production Companies

• GFT Entertainment
• Studio Eight Productions
• Vision View Entertainment

Distributors

• Alliance Atlantis Communications (Canada)
• Bac Films (France)
• DEJ Productions (USA)
• Eagle Films (2001) (Non-USA) (all media) (middle east)
• Innovation Film Group (IFG)
• M.I.B.
• Marco Polo Productions (2012) (France) (all media)
• Minerva (2004) (Italy)
• Paradise Group (2003) (Russia) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (Bangladesh) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (Bhutan) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (India) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (Maldives) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (Nepal) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (Pakistan) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (Sri Lanka) (all media)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2008) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Viacom (USA)

Special Effects

• Calibre Digital Pictures
• Cine-Byte Imaging
• Toybox

Other Companies

• Anvil Post Production  foley recording and editing
• Calibre Digital Pictures  title design
• Hand Prop  props supplied by
• Medallion/PFA  adr recording facilities
• Neg Cutting Services  negative cutting
• PPI Camera Corporation  camera equipment provided by
• PPI Camera Corporation  camera support
• Production Services  grip and lighting services
• Sound Design Company, The  sound editing facilities
• Starcraft  craft services
• Studio Line  adr studio

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for language, some violence, sexuality and drug use

Runtime:

Germany:98 min | Argentina:98 min | Spain:95 min (DVD edition)

Country:

Canada | UK

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

Germany:16 | USA:R | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Iceland:12 | UK:15 (DVD) | Australia:M | Argentina:16 | Spain:13

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

GFT Entertainment

Trivia:

Another "in joke": when the thieves want to take aliases to protect their identities, Marcel insists on being called "Elvis". That's because Johnny Hallyday, who plays Marcel, is know as the "Elvis of France".

Goofs:

Continuity: After Frankie Zammeti throws the spaghetti, the remaining spaghetti on the plate changes between shots.

Quotes:

Zero:Zero does not care about your life story.

Movie Connections:

References The Godfather (1972)

Soundtrack:

Snatch It Back and Hold It

USA gets hilariously frogged

If you are familiar with both American and French culture, this movie is hilarious. If you are not familiar with the frog culture, you won't get all the jokes, but there should be enough jokes left to enjoy yourself seriously. This is one very well-made crime-comedy. The movie does not suffer from overacting and the jokes are not laid on heavily. The actors are superb and seem to have had a great time making this movie. The script is intelligent and funny.

Let me explain one joke for those who are not familiar with French culture: during the bar scene in Paris, the Johnny Halliday and Renaud characters (they are popular singers in real life) repeatedly switch off the other guy's music to play their own recording. And I was impressed by the way they played tough criminals. Good acting !

On a personal note, this movie was a very nice surprise for me, who have lived in France for many years and speak French fluently. I had picked up the DVD in the video store only because I saw Harvey Keitel's name on the cover. The title did not mean anything to me and I did not bother to read anything else on the cover. Harvey Keitel was enough assurance the movie would at least be OK. Then the movie starts in total darkness, with some people whispering. At first I did not understand what was said, as I was expecting to hear English, but no, they spoke French. And for the next 10 to 15 minutes, it was a French movie set in Paris. I was sure they had put the wrong DVD in the box, but I did not mind so much as I found the movie entertaining. Then of course the action moved to the USA...