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The Limey

  • 19991999
  • RR
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
33K
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Terence Stamp in The Limey (1999)
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  • Crime
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An extremely volatile and dangerous Englishman goes to Los Angeles to find the man he considers responsible for his daughter's death.An extremely volatile and dangerous Englishman goes to Los Angeles to find the man he considers responsible for his daughter's death.An extremely volatile and dangerous Englishman goes to Los Angeles to find the man he considers responsible for his daughter's death.
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
33K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Steven Soderbergh
  • Writer
    • Lem Dobbs
  • Stars
    • Terence Stamp
    • Peter Fonda
    • Lesley Ann Warren
Top credits
  • Director
    • Steven Soderbergh
  • Writer
    • Lem Dobbs
  • Stars
    • Terence Stamp
    • Peter Fonda
    • Lesley Ann Warren
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 280User reviews
    • 103Critic reviews
    • 73Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 9 nominations

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    Terence Stamp and Luis Guzmán in The Limey (1999)
    Peter Fonda in The Limey (1999)
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    Terence Stamp
    Terence Stamp
    • Wilsonas Wilson
    Peter Fonda
    Peter Fonda
    • Valentineas Valentine
    Lesley Ann Warren
    Lesley Ann Warren
    • Elaineas Elaine
    Luis Guzmán
    Luis Guzmán
    • Edas Ed
    • (as Luis Guzman)
    Barry Newman
    Barry Newman
    • Averyas Avery
    Joe Dallesandro
    Joe Dallesandro
    • Uncle Johnas Uncle John
    • (as Joe Dallessandro)
    Nicky Katt
    Nicky Katt
    • Stacyas Stacy
    Amelia Heinle
    Amelia Heinle
    • Adharaas Adhara
    Melissa George
    Melissa George
    • Jenniferas Jennifer
    William Lucking
    William Lucking
    • Warehouse Foremanas Warehouse Foreman
    Matthew Kimbrough
    Matthew Kimbrough
    • Tomas Tom
    John Robotham
    John Robotham
    • Rickas Rick
    Steve Heinze
    Steve Heinze
    • Larryas Larry
    Nancy Lenehan
    Nancy Lenehan
    • Lady on Planeas Lady on Plane
    Wayne Pére
    Wayne Pére
    • Pool Hall Creepas Pool Hall Creep
    • (as Wayne Péré)
    John Cothran
    John Cothran
    • DEA Guyas DEA Guy
    • (as John Cothran Jr.)
    Ousaun Elam
    Ousaun Elam
    • DEA Guyas DEA Guy
    • (as Ousan Elam)
    Dwayne McGee
    • DEA Guyas DEA Guy
    • Director
      • Steven Soderbergh
    • Writer
      • Lem Dobbs
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Footage from the 1967 film Poor Cow (1967) (Ken Loach's directorial debut) is featured as flashbacks of Wilson (Terence Stamp) with his baby daughter and wife.
    • Quotes

      Wilson: How you doin' then? All right, are you? Now look, squire, you're the guv'nor here, I can see that. I'm in your manor now. So there's no need to get your knickers in a twist. Whatever this bollocks is that's going down between you and that slag Valentine, it's got nothing to do with me. I couldn't care less. Alright, mate? Let me explain. When I was in prison - second time - uh, no, telling a lie, third stretch, yeah, third, third - there was this screw what really had it in for me, and that geezer was top of my list. Two years after I got sprung, I sees him in Holland Park. He's sittin' on a bench feedin' bloody pigeons. There was no-one about, I could've gone up behind him and snapped his fuckin' neck, *wallop!* But I left it. I could've knobbled him, but I didn't. 'Cause what I thought I wanted wasn't what I wanted. What I thought I was thinkin' about was something else. I didn't give a toss. It didn't matter, see? This berk on the bench wasn't worth my time. It meant sod-all in the end, 'cause you gotta make a choice: when to do something, and when to let it go. When it matters, and when it don't. Bide your time. That's what prison teaches you, if nothing else. Bide your time, and everything becomes clear, and you can act accordingly.

    • Connections
      Edited from Poor Cow (1967)
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      The Seeker
      Written by Pete Townshend

      Performed by The Who

      Published by Windswept Pacific Songs o/b/o

      Towser Tunes, Inc./ABKCO Music, Inc./Fabulous Music Limited

      Courtesy of MCA Records/Polydor Limited

      Under license from EMI Music Special Markets

    User reviews280

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    Top review
    8/10
    Artistic and simple
    The `revenge story' is a pretty overdone plot device, so when a film comes along that employs this theme and still remains fresh and compelling, it is safe to say that is a truly good film. Steven Soderbergh's `The Limey' is able to do just that. In `The Limey', Terrence Stamp plays Wilson, a career criminal who, upon being released from prison in England, finds out that his estranged daughter has died (or perhaps been murdered) in Los Angeles. Wilson's mission is to find out what happened to her, and prescribe his own brand of justice on the man behind her death.

    Soderbergh's direction in `The Limey' is superb. While I enjoy and admire most of his filmography, I was so enamored with his second film, the barely-seen, highly acclaimed `Kafka' for its originality, its daring style and intellectual feel, that films like `Oceans Eleven' and `Erin Brockovich', while quite good, didn't reflect what I felt was to be his true maverick style. Seeing `The Limey', made before `Erin Brockovich' and shortly a couple of years after `Kafka', I was happy to see that he kind of held on to that spirit (for lack of a better expression) for one more film before producing more commercial fare. `The Limey' is told in a very non-linear style, and not even as clearly delineated as say, `Pulp Fiction' was; rather it is flashbacks and real-time events expressed by fluttering scenes and an almost wispy presentation. Soderbergh also employs scenes from one of Terrence Stamp's films from the 1960's for some flashbacks, a thoroughly brilliant and creative tactic.

    Terrence Stamp certainly deserves mention for his performance as Wilson. Whether seeing him as General Zod in `Superman II' or as the drag queen Bernadette in `The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert' he is a true badass. Watching him chase after Peter Fonda in `The Limey' was like watching a reincarnation of Yul Brunner in `Westworld'; he just never let up. Anyone who would get in his way were pretty much toast, but it was all so coldly done that it was almost clinical – just by the hard and distant expression on Wilson's face you know that all of these people were incidental and he wouldn't receive any pleasure until he comes face to face with his nemesis; and even then, it's possibly more of a duty than a pleasure.

    Check out this film – you won't regret it. However, if you're expecting a film with the same kind of commercial tone as say, `Oceans Eleven' you may be in for a surprise, albeit, in this viewer's opinion, a pleasant one.

    --Shelly
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 4, 1999 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Denizci
    • Filming locations
      • The Astral House, 2210 Astral Place, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Artisan Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $10,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $3,204,663
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $187,122
      • Oct 10, 1999
    • Gross worldwide
      • $3,325,736
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 29 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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