Bad Apple (2004)

An undercover FBI agent tries to infiltrate a gang of goodfellas and falls in love with his informant's sister. Black humor and a cool attitude make the routine story fun.

Director:

Adam Bernstein

Writers:

Anthony Bruno (novel), Howard Korder (teleplay)

Stars:

Chris Noth, Colm Meaney, Mercedes Ruehl

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Chris Noth	...	Tozzi
Colm Meaney	...	Gibbons
Mercedes Ruehl	...	Lorraine Gibbons
Robert Patrick	...	Colonel Tom Ryanmy 'Bells' Bellavita
Dagmara Dominczyk	...	Gina
James Villemaire	...	Freshy
Jim Gaffigan	...	Butters
Anthony J. Ribustello	...	Stanley (as Anthony Ribustello)
Bradley White	...	Ivers
Elliott Gould	...	Buddha Stanzione
Vlasta Vrana	...	Fleisig
Gene Canfield	...	Katapoulos
Robert Higden	...	Tuckman's Guard
Michael C. Maronna	...	Videographer
Rosey Edeh	...	Tuckman's Make-Up Woman

Storyline

Two FBI agents, Mike Tozzi and Cuthbert Gibbons, try to bring down a loan-sharking business run by the mob. Things become increasingly intense after a series of crosses and double-crosses leave both agents at the mercy of their targets. But that doesn't prevent the sexual tension from heating up, as one of the agents gets tangled up with his informant's sister.

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Plot Keywords:

sister | federal agent | stripper | based on novel

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Taglines:

Once you're inside, there's no turning back.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for language, sexuality and violence

Details

Official Sites:

TNT

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 February 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

Buddha nyomában

Filming Locations:

Hoboken Terminal - 1 Hudson Place, Hoboken, New Jersey, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Five Mile River Films, Screenvest Guiliani Produktions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min 120 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Freshy: I'll do anything.
Gibbons: Okay, let me tell you...
Freshy: I don't care, I'll do it.
Mike Tozzi: Shut up so he can tell you.
Freshy: He doesn't have to tell me. Whatever it is, I'll do it.
Gibbons and Tozzi: Shut up!

User Reviews

Good dialogue and some fresh roles for familiar faces.

It took a while to get used to Chris Noth as an undercover cop (and Robert Patrick as a thug!) but once I got over that it was a lot of fun. The characters weren't entirely believable but their quirks served the plot and dialogue well. There were quite a few quotable one and two line bits in this movie that made me laugh out loud. I had pretty low expectations for a TNT movie and this really exceeded them - there were a lot of well-directed moments of great comic timing and meaningful glances that made me chuckle.

I'm very surprised to see the low ratings that this movie got - I'm not sure what people had issues with. (I prefer to comment before reading other people's comments, to avoid tainting my own impressions with other's criticisms.) All of the lead actors turned in excellent performances, the writing was good, the wardrobe for the criminal characters was funny all by itself, and in general I thought this was well done. It's no classic but it was entertaining and I didn't say "oh no it's just more Hollywood crap" once.