Crime Spree (2003)

A French gang of thieves flies over to Chicago for a one time job. However, things seem to get out of hand soon.

Director:

Brad Mirman

Writer:

Brad Mirman

Stars:

Gérard Depardieu, Harvey Keitel, Johnny Hallyday

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Gérard Depardieu	...	Daniel Foray
Harvey Keitel	...	Frankie Zammeti
Johnny Hallyday	...	Marcel Burot
Renaud	...	Zero
Saïd Taghmaoui	...	Sami
Stéphane Freiss	...	Julien Labesse
Shawn Lawrence	...	Agent Pogue
Albert Dray	...	Raymond Gayet
Joanne Kelly	...	Sophie Nicols
Richard Bohringer	...	Bastaldi
Abe Vigoda	...	Angelo Giancarlo
Gino Marrocco	...	Joey Two Tons
Sal Figliomeni	...	Nicky The Rake
Diego Chambers	...	Raphael
Carlos Diaz	...	Hector

Storyline

An out-of-town heist becomes a nightmare for a crew of French burglars when they mistakenly rob the head of the Chicago mafia. Unaccustomed to the ways of the American underworld, it is not long before they have the mafia, the FBI and a couple of street gangs on their backs as they attempt to make their way back to Paris.

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Plot Keywords:

men's room | french | mafia | street gang | fbi | 

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Taglines:

It was supposed to be an easy job.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language, some violence, sexuality and drug use

Details

Official Sites:

Hannibal Pictures Official site

Country:

UK Canada

Language:

English French

Release Date:

16 April 2003 (France)

Also Known As:

Wanted

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

GFT Entertainment, Studio Eight Productions, Vision View Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Marcel and Zero are respectively played by Johnny Hallyday and Renaud, two of the most famous French rock singers. In the scene where the two are fighting to decide which radio station they'll listen to, they each want to listen to their own song, Marcel wants to listen to some Johnny Hallyday, and Zero wants to listen to some Renaud.

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Goofs

Raymond's coat was quite stained from jumping out of the car onto the grass. When he gets back to the hotel his coat is completely clean.

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Quotes

Angelo Giancarlo: Eh, Frankie... what's this I hear about you brother?
Zammeti: He missed three weeks **for which Zammeti had his arm broken**
Angelo Giancarlo: But your OWN Brother
Zammeti: Angelo, we live and die by the rules we make. We are men of honor, but honor without respect is a...
[thoughtful pause]
Zammeti: horseless carriage.
Zammeti: [Zammeti leaves]
Angelo Giancarlo: [short pause]
[Then turns to camera]
Angelo Giancarlo: What the fuck does that mean?

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Crazy Credits

Outtakes run during the end credits.

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Connections

Features Judge Judy (1996)

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Soundtracks

Can't Be Still
Written by Booker T. Jones, Steve Cropper, Al Jackson Jr. & Lewie Steinberg
Performed by Rupert Gregson-Williams
Courtesy of Rupert Gregson-Williams

User Reviews

USA gets hilariously frogged

If you are familiar with both American and French culture, this movie is hilarious. If you are not familiar with the frog culture, you won't get all the jokes, but there should be enough jokes left to enjoy yourself seriously. This is one very well-made crime-comedy. The movie does not suffer from overacting and the jokes are not laid on heavily. The actors are superb and seem to have had a great time making this movie. The script is intelligent and funny.

Let me explain one joke for those who are not familiar with French culture: during the bar scene in Paris, the Johnny Halliday and Renaud characters (they are popular singers in real life) repeatedly switch off the other guy's music to play their own recording. And I was impressed by the way they played tough criminals. Good acting !

On a personal note, this movie was a very nice surprise for me, who have lived in France for many years and speak French fluently. I had picked up the DVD in the video store only because I saw Harvey Keitel's name on the cover. The title did not mean anything to me and I did not bother to read anything else on the cover. Harvey Keitel was enough assurance the movie would at least be OK. Then the movie starts in total darkness, with some people whispering. At first I did not understand what was said, as I was expecting to hear English, but no, they spoke French. And for the next 10 to 15 minutes, it was a French movie set in Paris. I was sure they had put the wrong DVD in the box, but I did not mind so much as I found the movie entertaining. Then of course the action moved to the USA...