Scenes of the Crime (2001)

A young man about to get married earns extra cash by driving a local mobster, but things go awry when the mobster is killed by a rival crime boss.

Director:

Dominique Forma

Writers:

Dominique Forma, Daniel Golka

Stars:

Jeff Bridges, Jon Abrahams, R. Lee Ermey

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jeff Bridges	...	Jimmy Berg
Jon Abrahams	...	Lenny Burroughs
R. Lee Ermey	...	Mr. Parker
Mädchen Amick	...	Carmen
Morris Chestnut	...	Ray
Kerri Randles	...	Donna
Noah Wyle	...	Seth
Henry Rollins	...	Greg
Lombardo Boyar	...	Zeke
Kenny Johnston	...	Al
Peter Greene	...	Rick
Bob Gunton	...	Steven, Jimmy's Partner
Dominic Purcell	...	Mark
Robert Wahlberg	...	Arnon
Brian Goodman	...	Trevor

Storyline

Lenny Burroughs is a struggling auto mechanic who serves as part-time driver for local gangster Rick in order to earn enough to buy his own garage and pay for his upcoming marriage. Unbeknownst to Lenny, his assignment includes kidnapping Jimmy Berg, an important gang kingpin who has robbed rival criminal Trevor Morrison of over $7 million dollars and killed three of his men including the son of Morrison's partner. The plan is for Morrison to trade Berg back to his partner, Steve Wayne, in exchange for the return of his money, a million dollar indemnity, and a percentage of union municipal contracts which are very profitable for the politically savvy Wayne. However, something goes wrong. Rick contradicts Trevor's plans and seems to be following the agenda of an unknown third party by ordering Lenny to a side street instead of the agreed-upon location. When he leaves the van, he's immediately run down by Wayne's men, who execute him gangland style. Fearing he'll be killed too, Lenny ...

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Plot Keywords:

topless female nudity | breasts | bare breasts | female frontal nudity | coitus | 

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, language and some strong sexual content

Did You Know?

Quotes

Jimmy Berg: [to Lenny] Nobody gets any guarantees. Follow your gut... may end up with twenty bullets pumped into it, but at least you'll go down being your own man.

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Connections

References Bullitt (1968)

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Soundtracks

Whisper In A Hurricane
Composed by Robert J. Walsh

User Reviews

What happened to the ending?

I recently caught this movie on cable. While the production values definitely had a lower budget, indie feel I thought the movie was quite good. I love small scale action drama movies and this was an excellent example...up until the end. The movie ends very abruptly and with a completely unnecessary cliffhanger that is resolved literally seconds later. To me it felt like an ending that was deliberately placed there by one of these possibilities:

1. The production ran out of money. They wanted to shoot a better ending but simply couldn't due to budget.

2. The studio pressured the director to make a cut, and so to spite them she literally took a meat cleaver to the film.

When the realities of film making tend to stick their noses so blatantly into a movie it tends to ruin the rest of it for me.

I give it a six out of ten, but I will definitely keep eye open for this director in the future.

Details

Country:

Germany USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 August 2002 (Israel)

Also Known As:

Escenas de un crimen

Filming Locations:

Figueroa Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$70,812

Company Credits

Production Co:

Battleplan Productions, Cinecrime, Cinerenta Medienbeteiligungs KG

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1