Running Scared (2006)

Director:

Wayne Kramer

Writer (WGA):

Wayne Kramer (written by)

Release Date:

24 February 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Its Find The Gun, Or Death ..

Plot:

After a drug-op gone bad, Joey Gazelle is put in charge of disposing the gun that shot a dirty cop....

Plot Keywords:

Hell On Earth | Achilles Tendon Cut | Bathroom | Hockey Puck | Head Butt

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Paul Walker	...	Joey Gazelle
Cameron Bright	...	Oleg Yugorsky
Vera Farmiga	...	Teresa Gazelle
Chazz Palminteri	...	Detective Rydell
Karel Roden	...	Anzor Yugorsky
Johnny Messner	...	Tommy 'Tombs' Perello
Ivana Milicevic	...	Mila Yugorsky
Alex Neuberger	...	Nicky Gazelle
Michael Cudlitz	...	Sal "Gummy Bear" Franzone
Bruce Altman	...	Dez
Elizabeth Mitchell	...	Edele
Arthur J. Nascarella	...	Frankie Perello (as Arthur Nascarella)
John Noble	...	Ivan Yugorsky
Idalis DeLeon	...	Divina
David Warshofsky	...	Lester the Pimp

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive strong brutal violence and language, sexuality and drug content.

Runtime:

122 min

Country:

Germany | USA

Language:

English | Russian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Canada:16+ (Quebec) | France:-12 | Malaysia:(Banned) | Iceland:16 | Italy:VM14 | Norway:18 | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia) | Singapore:R21 | New Zealand:R18 | South Africa:18 | Germany:16 | Australia:MA | Ireland:18 | Sweden:15 | Denmark:15 | Finland:K-18 | UK:18 | South Korea:18 | Portugal:M/16 | USA:R (certificate #41598) | Canada:R (Ontario) | Netherlands:16

Filming Locations:

Letnany, Prague, Czech Republic

Company:

Media 8 Entertainment

Trivia:

The word "fuck" is said 328 times.

Goofs:

Factual errors: When Joey returns home after being shot in the diner, Teresa opens the door to his Mustang and pulls him out. The body of the Mustang is that of a 1967 model, but when the door is open the interior door panels are from a 1968 model.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Joey Gazelle: [while frantically driving] Come on! Come on, kid! The fuck? Look at me. Fuck! Come on Oleg, stay with me. Come on. Come on! Come on, kid. We're gonna make it.
Oleg Yugorsky: We're gonna crash!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Running Scared: Through the Looking Glass (2006) (V)

Soundtrack:

This I$ Hip Hop

Pleasantly Surprised

I wasn't expecting much from this movie with Paul Walker as the star attraction, but this movie was thoroughly entertaining and I would highly recommend seeing it.Paul Walker gives a good performance although Cameron Bright steals the show even though I've always saw the kid as creepy after seeing him in The Butterfly Effect. The action in this movie is non-stop and it keeps you guessing up to the very end. I enjoyed how the movie was shot with New Jersey as a backdrop, the movie covered a lot of ground and used various locations that added to the intrigue. This movie provides a nice twist on modern day mob movies. I do agree with a review that I read that said that the gun floating around served as a maguffin (not sure if I spelled that correct) the action provides a high level of entertainment and excitement.