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Chain of Fools

  • 20002000
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  • 1h 38m
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6.0/10
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Salma Hayek, Elijah Wood, Lara Flynn Boyle, David Hyde Pierce, Steve Zahn, and David Cross in Chain of Fools (2000)
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  • Comedy
  • Crime
Salma Hayek plays an avid detective assigned to the heist of a batch of precious coins that end up in the hands of a suicidal barber.Salma Hayek plays an avid detective assigned to the heist of a batch of precious coins that end up in the hands of a suicidal barber.Salma Hayek plays an avid detective assigned to the heist of a batch of precious coins that end up in the hands of a suicidal barber.
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
4.1K
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  • Directors
    • Pontus Löwenhielm
    • Patrick von Krusenstjerna
  • Writer
    • Bix Skahill
  • Stars
    • Steve Zahn
    • Salma Hayek
    • Jeff Goldblum
Top credits
  • Directors
    • Pontus Löwenhielm
    • Patrick von Krusenstjerna
  • Writer
    • Bix Skahill
  • Stars
    • Steve Zahn
    • Salma Hayek
    • Jeff Goldblum
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 21User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
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  • Videos1

    Chain of Fools
    Trailer 2:07
    Chain of Fools

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    Salma Hayek stars as Sgt. Meredith Kolko
    Jeff Goldblum stars as Avnet
    Salma Hayek, Elijah Wood, Lara Flynn Boyle, David Hyde Pierce, Steve Zahn, and David Cross in Chain of Fools (2000)
    Jeff Goldblum, Salma Hayek, Elijah Wood, Lara Flynn Boyle, David Hyde Pierce, and Steve Zahn in Chain of Fools (2000)
    Chain of Fools (2000)
    Chain of Fools (2000)
    Chain of Fools (2000)
    Chain of Fools (2000)
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    Steve Zahn
    Steve Zahn
    • Kreskas Kresk
    Salma Hayek
    Salma Hayek
    • Kolkoas Kolko
    Jeff Goldblum
    Jeff Goldblum
    • Avnetas Avnet
    Elijah Wood
    Elijah Wood
    • Mikeyas Mikey
    David Cross
    David Cross
    • Andyas Andy
    Tom Wilkinson
    Tom Wilkinson
    • Bollingsworthas Bollingsworth
    Orlando Jones
    Orlando Jones
    • Miss Cocoaas Miss Cocoa
    Kevin Corrigan
    Kevin Corrigan
    • Paulieas Paulie
    David Hyde Pierce
    David Hyde Pierce
    • Mr. Kerneras Mr. Kerner
    Lara Flynn Boyle
    Lara Flynn Boyle
    • Karenas Karen
    John Cassini
    John Cassini
    • Henchmanas Henchman
    Michael Rapaport
    Michael Rapaport
    • Hitmanas Hitman
    Myndy Crist
    Myndy Crist
    • Jeannieas Jeannie
    Craig Ferguson
    Craig Ferguson
    • Melander Stevensas Melander Stevens
    Devin Douglas Drewitz
    Devin Douglas Drewitz
    • Scottieas Scottie
    • (as Devin Drewitz)
    Dmitry Chepovetsky
    Dmitry Chepovetsky
    • Dr. Welbyas Dr. Welby
    Sean Smith
    • Scoutas Scout
    Vince Metcalfe
    • Captain Weaveras Captain Weaver
    • Directors
      • Pontus Löwenhielm
      • Patrick von Krusenstjerna
    • Writer
      • Bix Skahill
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Claudia Schiffer was originally cast as Karen.
    • Goofs
      When Mikey (Elijah Wood) is about to shoot Bollingsworth (Tom Wilkinson), he points a Walther P99 pistol at him. The pistol is, however, not cocked as revealed by the absence of the bright red "cocked" indicator below the rear sights. This would make it impossible for the weapon to fire. (This may have been an intentional precaution by the filmmakers as the weapon has no safety switch.)
    • Quotes

      Mickey: Who are you?

      Hitman: I'm the Hitman, who are you?

      Mickey: I'm the hitman.

    • Connections
      Referenced in The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson: Episode #7.157 (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      Better Days (And The Bottom Drops Out)
      Written by Matt Sims & David Cooley

      Performed by Citizen King

      Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records, Inc.

      By Arrangement with Warner Special Products

    User reviews21

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Nice comedy/crime with a lot of characters
    Recap: Kresk, struggling barber, recently divorced by his wife stumbles upon a secret when a gangster comes into his barbershop. This gangster, Avnet, was involved in a high profile theft last night involving three ancient Chinese coins. He thinks Kresk must die, fortunately fro Kresk Avnet stumbles and get Kresk's scissor in his neck. Now Kresk has a body to take care of. Unfortunately for Kresk, Kresk is not the brightest boy in town. And worse, neither is his friend Andy, full time scout, who he enlists for help. But as time goes, and things get worse, more and more people get involved, but Kresk is determined that those coins will change his life. For the better, he hopes.

    Comments: An unusual comedy/crime movie handling a lot of different subplots that runs at the sides of each others with a lot of intersections. What makes this unusual and imaginative is that what happens in a subplot we are not currently following has an impact how the story goes at the next intersection. At the same time we get the full coverage in time with a frequent use of flashbacks and jumps in the timeline. Still, it was never any problem to follow.

    The movie has a really big cast, and a lot of the names on the list are known. Goldblum delivers a solid performance as usual, Zahn is a great choice for Kresk. The best impression however I think I got from Elijah Wood who portrays a teen hit-man with finesse. I think it is the best performance from him I have ever seen. The director team Traktor has done a great work in their movie debut and I hope I will see more work from them like this one.

    7/10
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    • Sep 24, 2005

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    • Release date
      • September 22, 2000 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Warner Bros.
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Shiny New Enemies
    • Filming locations
      • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Bel Air Entertainment
      • City Block Productions
      • Lord-Weaver
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $20,000,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 38 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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