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, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$5,308,707, 14 October 2001

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

Several cast members from The Sopranos (1999) make cameos in this movie. These include Vincent Pastore (Jimmy), Drea de Matteo (Hot Girl 2), and Federico Castelluccio (The Bouncer). Jon Favreau guest-starred in an episode of The Sopranos (1999), where he was pitched an idea by Christopher for a movie based on New Jersey "Made Men".

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Goofs

In the painting scene, during the "isn't it fun to paint" exchange between Vaughn and the little girl, Vaughn has partially painted the ashtray; in the next shot, the ashtray is unpainted and no paint is on the table; in the following shot it is partially painted again.

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Quotes

Ricky Slade: You must be the 'Red Dragon'!

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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

References Saved by the Bell (1989)

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Soundtracks

Quality Control
Performed by Jurassic 5
Written by Akil (as Dante Givens), Soup (as Courtenay Henderson), Cut Chemist (as Lucas Macfadden),
DJ Nu-Mark (as Mark Potsic), Marc 7 (as Marc Stuart) and Chali 2na
Published by Inshallah Music, Najia Music, Upper Cut Music, DJ Nu-Mark Music, Macari & Me Music,
Almo Music Corp. o/b/o Manphibian Music
Contains Excerpts from "One Less Dick" and "Second Show"
Written by Clarence Reid and published by Shoodoff Music
Courtesy of Hot JWP Music, Inc. and Interscope Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

Some laughs but a very average flick.

I tried not to have many pre-conceived notions about 'Made' before renting it. Then again, having Favreau/Vaughn together again will always conjure up thoughts of T & Mikey. Swingers may well haunt Favreau for the rest of his career. He alluded to that with his guest shot on 'The Sopranos'. It was a special movie, an instant classic which would be hard to top for any writer. 'Made' certainly tries to follow suit with the writing style but it falls flat. Vaughn (Ricky) plays a character who talks exactly like Trent but is more of a lunatic loser who's dream is to give up boxing to be a mob guy. Favreau (Bobby) is the level-headed friend who vouches for him while getting an assignment from his boss (Falk). All he wants is to get some $ so he can make better life for his stripper girlfriend & her child. Basically from there it splinters off into Ricky & Bobby trying to take care of 'the drop' in NYC for the boss (Falk). Ricky's "Goodfellas-like" mentality is causing headaches for Bobby who just wants to take care of business. I thought Sean Combs did a fine job playing himself essentially (a ganster living the high life). Yes, there are some funny lines but overall the movie is just too sloppy. It feels like a low budget flick, the camera work is not very good and the film takes no risks. Characters were not developed & the ending tries to be all sweet but I don't think enough was done to set that up. There were just too many missing ingredients. If Vaughn & Favreau want to do future films together maybe bring Doug Liman into direct it. He did a marvelous job with Swingers and maybe they could recapture some magic. It sure was missing in 'Made'.

Rating 6/10