Scorched (2003)

By chance 3 employees rob their bank the same weekend.

Director:

Gavin Grazer

Writers:

Joe Wein, Joe Wein (story)

Stars:

Alicia Silverstone, Rachael Leigh Cook, Woody Harrelson

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Alicia Silverstone	...	Sheila Rilo
Rachael Leigh Cook	...	Shmally
Woody Harrelson	...	Jason 'Woods' Valley
John Cleese	...	Charles Merchant
Paulo Costanzo	...	Stuart 'Stu' Stein
David Krumholtz	...	Max
Joshua Leonard	...	Rick
Ivan Sergei	...	Mark
Marcus Thomas	...	Carter Doleman
Jeffrey Tambor	...	Bank Employer
Max Wein	...	Loomis
Gavin Grazer	...	Cleatis
Steven Shenbaum	...	Winston
Wayne Morse	...	Gavin
Renee Olstead	...	Girl Scout

Storyline

Three mischievous employees of a bank in a small deserted town all make plans to rob at the same time, however none of them knows about the others. Meanwhile, a clothing store employee has plans for revenge against a local millionaire.

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Plot Keywords:

revenge | unlikely criminal | poetic justice | caper | bank heist | 

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Taglines:

Not Shaken Not Stirred But Scorched

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 May 2003 (Portugal)

Also Known As:

Abgezockt!

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$7,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$8,000, 3 August 2003

Gross USA:

$8,000

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$369,194

Company Credits

Production Co:

Code Entertainment, Eclipse Catering

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Alicia Silverstone and Rachael Leigh Cook were born on the same day.

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Goofs

When Woods has George make footprints, they are at the bottom of the page, however, when Woods steps on the page a moment later, George's prints were up higher above the middle of the page.

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Quotes

Woods: [Voice Over] And for my hard work and talents, I would be a long over due raise. This was it. The fruits of my labor was finally acknowledged.
Rick: $55c more an hour. Now that is a 15% raise.

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Crazy Credits

John Cleese's name appears written in the back of a truck.

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Connections

Featured in Cinemania: Ypalliloi en drasei! (2009)

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Soundtracks

Dig It
Written by Tom Wilson, Memphia, Yas Taalat, Bobby McIntosh
Performed by Tom Wilson
Courtesy of Columbia Records and Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc.
by arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

User Reviews

Fresh off-beat and very funny.

Devoid of any hype "Scorched", is one of those movies, which totally takes you by surprise, and I mean this in the best of ways. It reminded me of Nick Gomez's "Drowning Mona", because it is set in a small town, its fresh, off-beat, and very funny. While it may not be everybody's cup of tea, individuals with a liking for fresh comedy will probably lap it up, just like I did. The movie tells the tale of average people who are fed up with the problems of everyday life, and so decide to take their revenge by robbing the local bank, which happens to be their place of work. The movie is well written, and awesomely directed by Grazer. Even the casting works very well, by mixing established, semi-established and young and up-coming actors, which include John Cleese, Alicia Silverstone, Woody Harrelson, Rachael Leigh Cook, and Paulo Costanzo.