Drive (1997)

A prototype enhanced human, on the run from Chinese-hired hit men, hooks up with a dread-locked bystander, and the two of them elude their pursuers narrowly each time.

Director:

Steve Wang

Writer:

Scott Phillips

Stars:

Mark Dacascos, Kadeem Hardison, John Pyper-Ferguson

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mark Dacascos	...	Toby Wong
Kadeem Hardison	...	Malik Brody
John Pyper-Ferguson	...	Vic Madison
Brittany Murphy	...	Deliverance Bodine
Tracey Walter	...	Hedgehog
James Shigeta	...	Mr. Lau
Masaya Katô	...	Advanced Model
Dom Magwili	...	Mr. Chow
Ron Yuan	...	Razor Scarred
Clive Rosengren	...	Cantwell
Christopher Michael	...	Jeb
'Evil' Ted Smith	...	Joss (as Ted Smith)
Tedd Szeto	...	Receptionist / Assistant
R.A. Mihailoff	...	Singing Trucker
David Watts	...	Apollo Bartender

Storyline

A prototype enhanced human, on the run from Chinese-hired hit men, hooks up with a dread-locked bystander, and the two of them elude their pursuers narrowly each time.

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Plot Keywords:

on the run | violence | tough guy | showdown | gunfight | 

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Taglines:

There ain't no cruise control.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violent content and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

Film debut of Sanaa Lathan.

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Goofs

When the cops put the second set of restraints on Toby and Malik the wire that separates them is only about a foot long. Yet during the fighting, the length of the wire extends to allow Toby to do his fighting moves.

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Quotes

Vic Madison: We've been doing this shit for a long time, you can tattoo that on your ass!

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Alternate Versions

The original cut of the movie was about 20 minutes longer and had a different soundtrack than the one heard throughout the movie. When the production company saw the movie was longer than they expected, they recut the film and added a techno soundtrack to it.

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Connections

References Batman (1966)

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Soundtracks

I Can Make You Feel Good
Written by Rodney Chambers, Richard Redd, Andre Scott, Reggie Bell, Atone Bryant and Stan Scates
Performed by Style

User Reviews

Fast and furious

My wife and I both liked this action thriller, which is a fast-paced, witty road movie about a super assassin (Dacascos) hunted down by his own people, teaming up with Hardison and trying to get to Los Angeles. There's little plot but the action scenes and the dialogue more than make up for that. It was a sort of cross between the Bourne Identity and the Rush Hour films (without all the yelling!), and if you liked those, you will probably like this.

Murphy's character added some additional female humour to what was otherwise a male-dominated thriller.

I saw the director's cut, so I don't know what scenes were missing from the original. 8 out of 10.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 August 1997 (Philippines)

Also Known As:

Drive

Filming Locations:

25955 Vía Catalina, Santa Clarita, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$3,500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Overseas FilmGroup, NEO Motion Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min 117 min (director's cut)

Sound Mix:

DTS-Stereo DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1