Running Scared (2006)

A low-ranking thug is entrusted by his crime boss to dispose of a gun that killed corrupt cops, but things get out of control when the gun ends up in wrong hands.

Director:

Wayne Kramer

Writer:

Wayne Kramer

Stars:

Paul Walker, Cameron Bright, Chazz Palminteri

4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Paul Walker	...	Joey Gazelle
Cameron Bright	...	Oleg Yugorsky
Vera Farmiga	...	Teresa Gazelle
Chazz Palminteri	...	Detective Rydell
Karel Roden	...	Anzor Yugorsky
Johnny Messner	...	Tommy 'Tombs' Perello
Ivana Milicevic	...	Mila Yugorsky
Alex Neuberger	...	Nicky Gazelle
Michael Cudlitz	...	Sal 'Gummy Bear' Franzone
Bruce Altman	...	Dez
Elizabeth Mitchell	...	Edele
Arthur J. Nascarella	...	Frankie Perello (as Arthur Nascarella)
John Noble	...	Ivan Yugorsky
Idalis DeLeon	...	Divina
David Warshofsky	...	Lester the Pimp

Storyline

After a drug-op gone bad, Joey Gazelle is put in charge of disposing the gun that shot a dirty cop. But things go wrong for Joey after a neighbor kid stole the gun and used it to shoot his abusive father. Now Joey has to find that kid and the gun before the police and the mob do.

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Plot Keywords:

white panties | panties | kissing while having sex | adult child friendship | fistfight | 

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Taglines:

It's Not How Far You Go For The Truth. . . It's How Fast You Get There.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for pervasive strong brutal violence and language, sexuality and drug content

Did You Know?

Trivia

There are 2 other movies with the same name, one staring Ken Wahl and Judge Reinhold, which came out in 1980, and the other starring Gregory Hines, and Billy crystal that came out in 1986. All three movies are not related.

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Goofs

In the hockey rink when Oleg is pointing the gun at the man about to kill Joey with the shotgun, the camera shot from the front has him holding the gun with one hand and the rear camera shot has him holding the gun with two hands.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Joey Gazelle: [while frantically driving] Come on! Come on, kid! The fuck? Look at me. Fuck! Come on Oleg, stay with me. Come on. Come on! Come on, kid. We're gonna make it.
Oleg Yugorsky: We're gonna crash!

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Crazy Credits

The director wishes to dedicate the film to Sam Peckinpah, Brian De Palma and Walter Hill

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Connections

Referenced in A Bird in the Bush (2008)

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Soundtracks

Tres Besitos
Written by Chamalo and Dominguez
Performed by Los Cubaztecas Orchestra
Courtesy of LoveCat Music
By Arrangement with Ocean Park Music Group
Published by Big Tiger Music, Inc.

User Reviews

Adrenaline packed action with story !!!!!

This movie took me by surprise. I hated the fast and furious movies and thought Paul Walker wasn't a good actor. This movie proved me wrong. This by far is his best film (rip). This movie is in my top 10 crime movies. Walkers character comes home one night and his kid and the neighbors kid are playing street hockey in the basement(they weren't supposed to be playing down there) and they witness Walker hiding something. This triggers an epic and I mean epic unraveling of a complex story that would make Tarentino and Guy Rich , and Scorsese,s the Departed jealous. Just the police integration scene with the vanilla Coke was a style I wish more directors would use. You feel fear for the characters all of them you wind up liking villains and doubting the good guys your morals get turned upside down and spun around . You are running scared with the characters in this film .

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Germany]

Country:

Germany USA

Language:

English Russian Spanish

Release Date:

24 February 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Running Scared

Filming Locations:

Czech Republic

Box Office

Budget:

$15,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$3,075,000, 26 February 2006

Gross USA:

$6,855,137

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$9,380,029

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Line Cinema, Media 8 Entertainment, True Grit Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

122 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1