Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Carla Gugino | ... | Coco Chavez | |
Simon Baker | ... | Junior Armstrong (as Simon Baker-Denny) | |
Emma Thompson | ... | FBI Agent Sadie Hawkins | |
Alan Rickman | ... | Detective David Friedman | |
Gil Bellows | ... | Lizard Browning | |
Til Schweiger | ... | Ruben Rubenbauer | |
Hal Holbrook | ... | Senator Rupert Hornbeck | |
Philip Baker Hall | ... | Pobby Malavero | |
Joey Slotnick | ... | Walters | |
Greg Wise | ... | Ben Dyson | |
Lisa Eichhorn | ... | Mary-Ellen Floyd | |
Richard Riehle | ... | Security Guard | |
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Beverly Hotsprings | ... | Space Vixen |
Roscoe Lee Browne | ... | Chief Bleeker | |
Tom Hodges | ... | Jake |
A woman and her lover, who have made a living by running sex scams at hotels, decide to enter the big time by kidnapping a computer company owner and demanding four million dollar ransom. The two hire a tech wizard and a muscle man, who amuses himself by playing Russian roulette. Things go awry during the kidnapping when a neighbor is killed, who turns out to be the wife of a powerful Senator. As things develop, it turns out that the murder may not have been as accidental as it originally appeared. Slowly, things unveil to not to be everything that was originally thought. Written by John Sacksteder <jsackste@bellsouth.net>
Came across this film recently after so long hearing about it. It is an excellent not pretentious movie for people who loves film noir literature and films. Not "camp" but humorous.
GREAT CAST! From the magnificent Carla Gugino and Emma Thompson to German superstar Til Schweiger, this movie is a feast for the eyes. Alan Rickman is very funny as the antagonist of gang. Would love to see spin off movie with this character and Emma Thompson solving cases and arguments between them all the time (much like Tracy and Hepburn, etc.)
Intelligent story, nice twists and scope photography (don't watch unless it is scope because compositions are very rich).
Sexy sexy sexy and very fun time.
Best use of Just Like Heaven by The Cure ever (must see to believe!)
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