Made (2001)

Two aspiring boxers, lifelong friends, get involved in a money-laundering scheme through a low-level organized crime group.

Director:

Jon Favreau

Writer:

Jon Favreau

Stars:

Vince Vaughn, Jon Favreau, Joe Goossen

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jon Favreau	...	Bobby
Vince Vaughn	...	Ricky
Joe Goossen	...	Referee
Famke Janssen	...	Jessica
Makenzie Vega	...	Chloe
Jenteal	...	Wendy (as Reanna Rossi)
Tom Morello	...	Best Man
Jonathan Silverman	...	Bachelor
Kimberley Davies	...	Bartender (as Kimberly Davies)
Faizon Love	...	Horrace
Elizabeth Barondes	...	Wife
Gary Auerbach	...	Husband
Bill Capizzi	...	Arthur
Peter Falk	...	Max
Vernon Vaughn	...	Coach

Storyline

Bobby is a struggling boxer and bodyguard for his stripper girlfriend. But he hates his work and wants to move up. So he agrees to go to New York City for his boss to help in the delivery for a money laundering scheme. His partner in crime is his best friend Ricky, an obnoxious loudmouth who has seen one too many mafia movies. Bobby tries to keep it cool and get the job done, but Ricky's antics threaten to blow the entire situation.

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Plot Keywords:

new york city | stripper | directorial debut | friendship | loudmouth | 

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Taglines:

Welcome to disorganized crime

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for pervasive language, some drug use and sexuality

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English French

Release Date:

31 August 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bcё схвачено!

Filming Locations:

Beverly Hills, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$118,003, 15 July 2001

Gross USA:

$5,313,300

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$5,480,653

Company Credits

Production Co:

Artisan Entertainment, Cardiff Giant Productions, Resnick Interactive Development

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The license plate of Jimmy's (Vincent Pastore's) limo reads "DBLDN11". This is a reference to a blackjack strategy articulated in Swingers (1996), that one should always double down on an 11.

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Goofs

When Ricky and Bobby are in the plane and Ricky is talking to Terri the flight attendant, his champagne glass is empty/full/empty between shots.

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Quotes

Ruiz: [to Ricky] And who the fuck told you Red Dragon?
Ruiz: [to Horace] You fat motherfucker.

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Crazy Credits

The Welshman is played by David Patrick O'Hara in the end credits, but he is listed as David O'Hara in the opening credits.

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Connections

Referenced in Dinner for Five: Episode #2.1 (2003)

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Soundtracks

Ease Jimi
Performed by Nightmares on Wax
Written by George Evelyn and Jimi Tenor
Published by Warp Music
Courtesy of Warp Records and Matador Records

User Reviews

Whats the action thats gonna come my way?

I thought this movie was hilarious. To clarify things I have seen Swingers, but Made was the first that I saw out of the two. I have read another persons review where he goes on to say that after Swingers he was disappointed in Vaughn's character (Ricky). I agree only its reversed for me, Vaughn's character in Made was way funnier then Swingers, but we shouldn't compare the two anyway. Why? So they star the same 2 guys, that shouldn't mean anything other then that. Don't get me wrong I enjoyed Swingers, I just like Made more. It's definitely a movie that you appreciate more the more you watch it, I happen to own the DVD and every time my friends and I watch it we find hilarious bits that might have been missed in prior viewings. Another interesting thing I ran into while reading other reviews is that some people said if you like The Big Lobowski you'll like Made. I think the 2 movies are really different but interestingly enough I love The big Lobowski as well. Maybe its a similar type of humor, it never occurred to me to draw a comparison.