3000 Miles to Graceland (2001)

A gang of ex-cons rob a casino during Elvis convention week.

Director:

Demian Lichtenstein

Writers:

Richard Recco, Demian Lichtenstein

Stars:

Kurt Russell, Kevin Costner, Courteney Cox

12 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kurt Russell	...	Michael Zane
Kevin Costner	...	Murphy
Courteney Cox	...	Cybil Waingrow
Christian Slater	...	Hanson
Kevin Pollak	...	Damitry
David Arquette	...	Gus
Jon Lovitz	...	Jay Peterson
Howie Long	...	Jack
Thomas Haden Church	...	Quigley
Bokeem Woodbine	...	Franklin
Ice-T	...	Hamilton (as Ice T)
David Kaye	...	Jesse Waingrow
Louis Lombardi	...	Otto Sinclair
Shawn Michael Howard	...	Roller Elvis
Michael Kopsa	...	Jefferson

Storyline

It was an ingenious enough plan: rob the Riviera Casino's count room during an Elvis impersonator convention. But Thomas Murphy decided to keep all the money for himself and shot all his partners, including recently-freed ex-con Michael Zane. With $3.2 million at stake, the Marshals Service closing in, and single mom Cybil Waingrow and her son Jesse constantly confounding things, Michael must track down Murphy.

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Plot Keywords:

casino | gun | elvis impersonator | rascal | heist | 

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Taglines:

Crime Is King.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence, sexuality and language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 February 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

3000 millas al infierno

Filming Locations:

El Dorado Canyon, Nevada, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$62,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$7,160,521, 25 February 2001, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$15,738,632, 15 April 2001

Company Credits

Production Co:

Franchise Pictures, Epsilon Motion Pictures, 3000 Miles Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

125 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The gas station that explodes, is at Eldorado Canyon, approximately 55 miles from Las Vegas, and the site of a (now unused) gold mine. The plane used as a canopy over the pumps, is an original 60's vintage Grumman OV-1 Mohawk attack aircraft and is still there at the side of the road as of August 2013. The gold mine is a tourist attraction.

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Goofs

When Quigley and Damitry are discussing Murphy's file, Quigley says Murphy along with 75 others were denounced in their case of being Elvis Presley's biological children. In his very next line Quigley says DNA testing eliminated 73 of the 75 outright. Damitry then asks him if Murphy was one of the inconclusive 2 remaining defendants, to which Quigley responds by showing a picture of Murphy's sideburns. This exchange implies that there were only 75 defendants total when the earlier statement points to 76.

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Quotes

Cybil Waingrow: Uh, you're making that cigarette look really good.
Michael Zane: You're making that dress look good!
[quick cut to bedroom scene and the two having wild sex]

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Crazy Credits

Then, there is an out-take with Kevin Costner and Kurt Russell. Kevin Costner says "You're going back, Michael, back to the future!"

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Connections

References Rosewood (1997)

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Soundtracks

Who's Your Uncle?
by Uncle Kracker (as M. Shafer) / Kid Rock (as R.J. Ritchie) / Paradime (as F. Beauregard)
Performed by Uncle Kracker
Courtesy of Lava / Atlantic Recording Corp.
by arrangement with Warner Special Products

User Reviews

decent film, you might find something you like in it

I saw elements of "Out of Sight" and "Honeymoon in Vegas" in this action movie. The film deals with a heist pulled off by thieves posing as Elvis impersonators during a convention, and their following dillemas afterwards. The film becomes fairly predictable and unbelievable in the ensuing chaos, as most of the action takes place in showdowns between Kurt Russell and Kevin Costner's characters, the latter of whom claims to be an illegitimate child of Elvis. I thought it was a pretty good movie, and you might find something you like in it.

** 1/2 out of ****