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Last Boy Scout - Das Ziel ist Überleben

Original title: The Last Boy Scout
  • 1991
  • 18
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
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Bruce Willis and Damon Wayans in Last Boy Scout - Das Ziel ist Überleben (1991)
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A private detective's protected female witness is murdered, prompting him and the victim's boyfriend to investigate the crime that leads to a corrupt politician and a crooked football team o... Read allA private detective's protected female witness is murdered, prompting him and the victim's boyfriend to investigate the crime that leads to a corrupt politician and a crooked football team owner.A private detective's protected female witness is murdered, prompting him and the victim's boyfriend to investigate the crime that leads to a corrupt politician and a crooked football team owner.

  • Director
    • Tony Scott
  • Writers
    • Shane Black
    • Greg Hicks
  • Stars
    • Bruce Willis
    • Damon Wayans
    • Chelsea Field
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    112K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,106
    1,780
    • Director
      • Tony Scott
    • Writers
      • Shane Black
      • Greg Hicks
    • Stars
      • Bruce Willis
      • Damon Wayans
      • Chelsea Field
    • 212User reviews
    • 69Critic reviews
    • 52Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

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    Bruce Willis
    Bruce Willis
    • Joe Hallenbeck
    Damon Wayans
    Damon Wayans
    • Jimmy Dix
    Chelsea Field
    Chelsea Field
    • Sarah Hallenbeck
    Noble Willingham
    Noble Willingham
    • Sheldon Marcone
    Taylor Negron
    Taylor Negron
    • Milo
    Danielle Harris
    Danielle Harris
    • Darian Hallenbeck
    Halle Berry
    Halle Berry
    • Cory
    Bruce McGill
    Bruce McGill
    • Mike Matthews
    Badja Djola
    Badja Djola
    • Alley Thug
    Kim Coates
    Kim Coates
    • Chet
    Chelcie Ross
    Chelcie Ross
    • Senator Baynard
    Joe Santos
    Joe Santos
    • Bessalo
    Clarence Felder
    Clarence Felder
    • McCaskey
    Tony Longo
    Tony Longo
    • Big Ray Walton
    Frank Collison
    Frank Collison
    • Pablo
    Bill Medley
    Bill Medley
    • Bill Medley
    Verne Lundquist
    • Self
    Dick Butkus
    Dick Butkus
    • Dick Butkus
    • Director
      • Tony Scott
    • Writers
      • Shane Black
      • Greg Hicks
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Tony Scott hated working with producer Joel Silver so much that he based the character Lee Donowitz, movie producer and cocaine user and dealer in his next movie True Romance (1993) on Silver and he made sure for him to look and act just like Silver did.
    • Goofs
      The C4 that Joe hides in the trunk cannot be detonated by a gunshot. However it is possible that the bullet struck the detonator which depending on the model could be set off by the impact of the bullet.
    • Quotes

      Alley Thug: Wrong place, wrong time. Nothing personal.

      Joe Hallenbeck: That's what you think. Last night I fucked your wife.

      Alley Thug: Oh you did, hah? How'd you know it was my wife?

      Joe Hallenbeck: She said her husband was a big pimp lookin' motherfucker with a hat.

      Alley Thug: Oh, you're real cool for somebody who's about to take a bullet.

      Joe Hallenbeck: After fucking your wife I'll take two.

    • Alternate versions
      Video retail version in Germany is cut by about 8 minutes in order to qualify for a FSK-16 rating; rental-version is rated FSK-18 rating and is uncut (105 mins).
    • Connections
      Edited into Last Action Hero (1993)
    • Soundtracks
      Friday Night's A Great Night For Football
      Written by Steve Dorff and John Bettis

      Produced by Steve Dorff

      Performed by Bill Medley

      Courtesy of Curb Records

    User reviews212

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    Featured review
    8/10
    A genre classic - oft copied, never matched
    Although this film receives a lot of credit for reinvigorating the action/buddy genre movie, the praise is too often misdirected. For instance, whilst Bruce Willis gives a solid performance as low-life private eye Joe Hallenbeck, we have seen the act a dozen times. There are remnants of Die Hard's John McClane in every knowing smirk and pained cigarette inhalation. Equally, Tony Scott's direction is still based on an obsession with placing bright lights behind the actors and turning up the volume of car chases and gunshots. Jimmy Dix, the faded football hero, is given a suitably comic persona by Damon Wayons and the action sequences are as good as you will find elsewhere in Hollywood. However, these are not the attractions of the film for me.

    You might think, from what is written above, that I disliked the film but you would be mistaken to think that as I believe it to be an absolute classic of its kind. I truly think The Last Boy Scout should be used as a teaching tool at film schools the world over. In spite of its glaring limitations it is a movie that has everything! The opening scene is a modern movie classic - up there with those of Raiders Of The Lost Ark and Goodfellas. If there is a film-goer alive whose mouth didn't gape in wonderous amusement at the climax to the opening scene then I am amazed. The plot, as far fetched as it is, provides a perfect vehicle for the key elements that go towards making this the gem of a movie that it is.

    First in the list of key elements is the wonderfully funny dialogue. Shane Black's hallmark of snappy one-liners is all over the sizzling repartee between the two heroes. Even Hallenbeck's daughter gets a couple of laugh-out-loud lines. Secondly, the story benefits from the ideal combination of: sport, gambling, violence, comedy, the odd topless dancer, important values of family and friendship, revenge and honour. Take out the topless dancer and they pretty much all feature in The Godfather!

    The third crucial component for the success of The Last Boy Scout is the perfect casting of the bad guys. Milo, played to chilling perfection by Taylor Negron, is a bad guy with a difference. He isn't just a mindless hard man. His brilliantly annoying habit of calling people by their elongated names is a superb touch (Joe becomes Joseph, Jimmy becomes James and so on), as are his attempts at civility when trying to "do a formal introduction" with the kidnapped Hallenbeck. Other bad guys are fleshed out and distinguished by quirky traits or funny lines. They are not merely there to make the good guys look good.

    Overall, this film is not a piece of celluloid art. It is, however, a perfect example of popcorn-friendly entertainment. It is the sort of movie you imagine the makers would like to see as movie-goers themselves. Without being utterly contemptible or mindlessly low-brow it entertains. An ideal Saturday night movie to watch with a group of friends.
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    • LukeS
    • May 7, 1999

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 12, 1992 (Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Last Boy Scout
    • Filming locations
      • Qualcomm Stadium - 9449 Friars Road, San Diego, California, USA(Assassination attempt on Senator Baynard during second football game)
    • Production companies
      • Geffen Pictures
      • Silver Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $43,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $59,509,925
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $7,923,669
      • Dec 15, 1991
    • Gross worldwide
      • $59,509,925
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 45 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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