Bait (2000)

An ex-con is used by police to lure a criminal out of hiding.

Director:

Antoine Fuqua

Writers:

Andrew Scheinman, Adam Scheinman

Stars:

Jamie Foxx, David Morse, Robert Pastorelli

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jamie Foxx	...	Alvin Sanders
David Morse	...	Edgar Clenteen
Robert Pastorelli	...	Jaster
Doug Hutchison	...	Bristol
Kimberly Elise	...	Lisa Hill
David Paymer	...	Agent Wooly
Mike Epps	...	Stevie Sanders
Jamie Kennedy	...	Agent Blum
Nestor Serrano	...	Agent Boyle
Kirk Acevedo	...	Ramundo
Jeffrey Donovan	...	Julio
Megan Dodds	...	Agent Walsh
Tia Texada	...	Tika
Neil Crone	...	Supervisor
Matthew Witherly	...	Guard

Storyline

In New York, Alvin Sanders is a small-time thief who's just been hauled in for stealing a bunch of prawns (shrimp) from a local restaurant. He ends up in a cell with John Jaster, one half of a high-tech criminal team that's just stolen $42,000,000 worth of gold from the Federal Reserve. Realizing that he could die at any moment from his worsening heart condition, Jaster tells Alvin to relay a cryptic message to his wife about the whereabouts of the hidden gold. Alvin doesn't know exactly what the message means, and Edgar Clenteen, the U.S. Treasury investigator working the case, hopes it will lead to the gold or Jaster's partner Bristol, but it does neither. Eighteen months later, Jaster is dead, and both Clenteen and Bristol are still looking for that gold. Clenteen decides to secretly plant a tracking device in Alvin's jaw, release him from prison, and then let the word out that he knows where the gold is hidden. Knowing that Bristol is probably watching their every move, Clenteen ...

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Plot Keywords:

one word title | bare chested male | sex scene | police sting | mother son fight | 

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Taglines:

It's Criminal vs. Criminal

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language, violence and a scene of sexuality

Did You Know?

Trivia

Kris Kristofferson was originally set to play Edgar Clenteen.

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Goofs

Alvin sets up an elaborate chase to trick is Federal agent tormentors into revealing themselves. In front of a row of pay phones, Alvin, the small time crook, checks the time on a Rolex Yacht Master Stainless Steel & Platinum watch. Anytime he needed $10,000 all Alvin had to do was sell his watch.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Supervisor: Gentlemen, we owe a quarterly. Vault 23, encryption download.
Guard: Loaded.
Supervisor: Level five. Sonic, please.
Guard: Stable.
Supervisor: Motion?
Guard: Stable.
Supervisor: Status check, please.
Guard: All secure.
Supervisor: Excellent. Carry on, gentlemen.

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Connections

References The Godfather (1972)

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Soundtracks

Life is Sweet
Chemical Brothers

User Reviews

A good rental movie.

This was a good movie to rent. I enjoyed it for it's entertainment. This is not a movie that I would have to see over and over again, then again there are very few movies that good.

Overall, though, this was a well made and entertaining movie. After reading some of the reviews, I still hear people who are wanting perfection out of a movie before they can just sit down and enjoy. People, remember they are just movies. If you want reality watch the news. At least this movie had some good acting and some humor built into it. I'll be the first to admit that I have seen some better movies than this one, but then again, I have seen way worse.

If you just enjoy sitting back and laughing, with a little bit of adrenaline rush, rent this movie.

Details

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 September 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

Carnada

Filming Locations:

Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$51,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$5,485,591, 17 September 2000

Gross USA:

$15,325,127

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$15,471,969

Company Credits

Production Co:

Castle Rock Entertainment, Bait Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

119 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1