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:

Mafia | Achilles Tendon Cut | Vulgarity | Hockey Puck | Police Corruption

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:

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

Filming Locations:

Letnany, Prague, Czech Republic

Company:

Media 8 Entertainment

Trivia:

The word "fuck" is said 328 times.

Goofs:

Factual errors: When the hooker takes Oleg into the drug store for a new inhaler, he asks for Beclovent. The Pharmacist even says, "Yeah, I know." Beclovent is an inhaled cortecosteroid, not a rescue inhaler. It is of no use during an acute asthma attack (which the pharmacist would know) and is no longer being manufactured in an inhaler form.

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:

References Napoli violenta (1976)

Soundtrack:

Guillotine Tactics

Good action, with surprising content

When I saw the trailer for this movie on TV, I thought it looked interesting. The way the movie was shot and the effects were showed off somewhat, and that's what appealed to me the most about the trailer.

I thought I was going to see a gangster flick, great, but I got something else, which turned out to be better. I would call it an odd mix of Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Go, Goodfellas, and Kill Bill. Based on content, cinematography and story. I was enticed throughout the entire movie, and it kept me from yawning. I loved the story, the characters, and the twists and turns this movie provided.

The acting was quite good and believable. Paul Walker impressed me in this one, and I ate up the gangster and cop stereotypical roles as well. The kids did well also, except the main character's son is a bit annoying simply because he never listens to his parents, but this is not due to his acting but the character he plays.

I went to see the movie last night, and the theater was completely empty! Either people don't see movies on Saturday nights anymore, or people didn't feel that they wanted to see this film. I have no idea why. It's a shame, like most other reviewers have pointed out, that this movie did not do better at the box office.

Go see this if you like action movies with an interesting plot.