A conservative judge is appointed by the President to spearhead America's escalating war against drugs, only to discover that his teenage daughter is a crack addict. Two DEA agents protect an informant. A jailed drug baron's wife attempts to carry on the family business.
Director:
Steven Soderbergh
Stars:
Michael Douglas,
Benicio Del Toro,
Catherine Zeta-Jones
In the aftermath of the Persian Gulf War, four soldiers set out to steal gold that was stolen from Kuwait, but they discover people who desperately need their help.
An unemployed single mother becomes a legal assistant and almost single-handedly brings down a California power company accused of polluting a city's water supply.
Director:
Steven Soderbergh
Stars:
Julia Roberts,
Albert Finney,
David Brisbin
A man heading to Vegas to pay off his gambling debt before the Russian mafia kills him is forced to stop in an Arizona town where everything that can go wrong does go wrong.
Spike Lee's vibrant semi-autobiographical portrait of a school teacher, her stubborn jazz musician husband and their five kids living in Brooklyn in 1973.
Director:
Spike Lee
Stars:
Alfre Woodard,
Delroy Lindo,
David Patrick Kelly
A career bank robber busts out of jail (Clooney) with the help of his buddy (Rhames) and kidnaps a US Marshal (Lopez) in the process. When the two cons head for Detroit to pull off their final big scam, the Marshal is put on their case but she finds she is attracted to one of them and has second thoughts about bringing them in.Written by
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Karen's Dad gives her a gun as a birthday present about a week before the Super Bowl which is usually in late January or early February. Yet when Buddy checks her driver's license that night, her date of birth is listed as April. See more »
Quotes
[eavesdropping on Maurice trying to shakedown Ripley]
Jack Foley:
If you're smart, Ripley, you'll tell this guy to fuck off.
Richard Ripley:
Really?
[Maurice gives him a threatening stare]
Richard Ripley:
Well, I - I - I don't know.
Jack Foley:
First of all, if he kills you, then he's gonna get nothin'.
Maurice "Snoopy" Miller:
Well, uh, the man don't just have to die, Foley. I mean, he could accidentally hurt himself falling down on something real hard, you know. Like a shiv, or my dick.
Richard Ripley:
[whispers to Foley]
I'll pay. I'll pay it. Don't worry.
Jack Foley:
If he falls on anything, Snoop, ...
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Alternate Versions
The laserdisk/DVD versions contain the following deleted scenes.
The original trunk scene, much much longer with extra dialog, different lighting and more wriggling.
Moselle is teaching Snoopy's dog "Tuffy" to do tricks with a Frisbee while Snoopy is watching boxing on TV. Glenn calls to tell Snoopy about the Ripley job and then steals a car from a gas station.
In a bizarre scene in the Adams Hotel room, Buddy and Jack talk about the feeling you get when you take a bath.
Karen gets a lecture from her dad about relationships while he fishes ocean debris out of his jetty.
Extended scene of Karen questioning Adele.
In the yard at Lompoc, Ripley talks to Foley about fish.
Glenn, Snoopy, Kenneth and White Boy Bob talk in the car after the transsexual murder.
We see the rather gruesome transsexual murder scene. Ray Cruz talks to Karen who spots Glenn's broken glasses on the floor.
Ripley is released from Lompoc and we see him packing stuff from his cell and saying goodbye to Foley.
After the job "interview" at Ripley's office building, Foley smashes a large fish tank with a paperweight shortly before being thrown out by two security guards.
Foley and Buddy talk in the hotel after Foley has returned from his "socializing" with Karen
Putting ski masks on in the van before the Ripley job. White Boy Bob tells a story about leaving his wallet behind at a break in.
I was so excited about this film, but after 2 hours, all that excitement didn't linger to the end because this film is disappointing. It's not terrible and features some superb work but the Jennifer Lopez character wasn't convincing, she's was too beautiful for the part. Clooney was very good in this, he's becoming a very good performer. Ving Rhames deserves to play a real meaty role and this wasn't it, it was still a good performance.
Clooney and Lopez are provide sexual sparks, a plus point.
The screenplay provides some terrific dialogue but didn't feel complete and the direction was a little tedious, I know Steve is a very good director but I was disappointed with this. The photography is PERFECT.
I want to love this film, but the character played by Lopez was a huge disappointment.
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I was so excited about this film, but after 2 hours, all that excitement didn't linger to the end because this film is disappointing. It's not terrible and features some superb work but the Jennifer Lopez character wasn't convincing, she's was too beautiful for the part. Clooney was very good in this, he's becoming a very good performer. Ving Rhames deserves to play a real meaty role and this wasn't it, it was still a good performance.
Clooney and Lopez are provide sexual sparks, a plus point.
The screenplay provides some terrific dialogue but didn't feel complete and the direction was a little tedious, I know Steve is a very good director but I was disappointed with this. The photography is PERFECT.
I want to love this film, but the character played by Lopez was a huge disappointment.