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

Kurt Russell made one of his early screen appearances in the Elvis Presley movie It Happened at the World's Fair (1963) and later played Elvis in a television movie directed by John Carpenter (Elvis (1979)). He also did the voice of young Elvis in Forrest Gump (1994).

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Goofs

When the black Elvis Presley impersonator approaches Murphy and tries to talk to him, he is behind, then suddenly next to, then suddenly in front of him.

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Quotes

Murphy: Ever been to Reno? Get your bubble gum.

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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 Celebrity Deathmatch (1998)

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Soundtracks

Honey Money
by Rich Meijer / Michael Kreple / Pete Meijer
Performed by Rich Meijer / Mike Kreple / Pete Meijer / Erik Topolski
Courtesy of Revved Right Up Records

User Reviews

Fun at times but too long & clever for its own good.

At times this film delivers the high-octane action and intrigue just as promised. Unfortunately, it runs too long in too many directions and loses its "punch". It starts out as a Vegas heist caper. Then it turns into a road movie. Then it tries to be a mystery. Then they pump things back up with some mega-action but by this time they've lost me. It could have been a really satisfying package if they'd wrapped things up a good half hour sooner.

On the plus side, I have to say, this is my favorite Kevin Costner performance. Turns out he's REALLY good at playing the "heavy". Sure hope he does it again, maybe in a tighter movie. I credit him for making the absolute most out of a not-very-good script.