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24 February 2006 (USA) moreTagline:
Its Find The Gun, Or Death .. morePlot:
After a drug-op gone bad, Joey Gazelle is put in charge of disposing the gun that shot a dirty cop.... more | add synopsisAwards:
2 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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Grand Guignol done with flair more (387 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | 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 |
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Rated R for pervasive strong brutal violence and language, sexuality and drug content.Parents Guide:
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122 minColor:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
Ireland:18 | Canada:R (Ontario) | UK:18 | Germany:16 | Singapore:R21 | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | France:-12 | Netherlands:16 | Portugal:M/16 | Iceland:16 | Finland:K-18 | Italy:VM14 | South Korea:18 | Norway:18 | South Africa:18 | Malaysia:(Banned) | Australia:MA | New Zealand:R18 | Denmark:15 | Sweden:15 | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia) | USA:R (certificate #41598) | Japan:R-15Fun Stuff
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The word "fuck" is said 328 times. moreGoofs:
Continuity: In the shootout at the beginning, Joey takes cover behind a mattress that has obviously taken a couple of blasts. In later shots, the mattress is fully intact. moreQuotes:
[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!
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Those who dismiss this classic film, and it really is destined to be a cult classic are perhaps properly outraged by the characters that Wayne Kramer populates this film with. Drug addicts, hookers, mobsters, wife beaters, pedophiles, crooked cops and pimps cross the path of Oleg and Joey as they run through the city looking to stay alive. Tarantino comparisons will abound as with any clever and violent film these days, but Wayne Kramer imprints Running Scared with his own wonderful style. I watched Richard Roeper give this a thumbs down by saying that Kramer throws in everything but the kitchen sink, I wholeheartedly agree but consider that a compliment. The climactic finale that takes place in a hockey rink starts off reminding me of one of my favorite scenes from another cult classic Philip Kaufman's "The Wanderers" which was derived from "The Hustler", but it only starts off there, and then it becomes perhaps the best all out violent mess that has ever been filmed.
I can't say enough about this film. I even thought Paul Walker was terrific. He shows promise that he has never shown before by eschewing the pretty boy shtick.
I just watched the film a second time upon it's DVD release which is something I seldom do, and I realized that Kramer views the film as a fairy tale. The evil characters are so over the top. They are the creatures of the night that populate our nightmares as opposed to the evil actually populating the streets. The film is about legends and myth. If the bad guys are the ones portrayed in the film, the good guys are John Wayne. If this sounds a little strange just watch the ending credits carefully.
People will discover this film. It is pure testosterone. But it sure kicks ass. I liked Wayne Kramer's the Cooler a lot as a simple character piece. I also enjoyed Mindhunters more than most, but now I anxiously await his next film. I think Wayne Kramer is going to create a great body of work over the next few years.