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Title: American Crude (2008)
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Cast
| Credited cast: | |||
| Raymond J. Barry | ... | Mr. Grand | |
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Aaron Brumfield | ... | Policeman |
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Gino Cabanas | ... | Bagman |
| Ski Carr | ... | Ed butler | |
| Claudia Choi | ... | Cindy | |
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Daniel Colletti | ... | Benny |
| Amanda Detmer | ... | Olivia | |
| Martin Dorsla | ... | Stripper cop | |
| Michael Clarke Duncan | ... | Spinks | |
| Jennifer Esposito | ... | Carlos | |
| Cam Gigandet | ... | Kip Adams | |
| Kamal John Iskander | ... | Manny (as John Iskander) | |
| Shannon Ivey | ... | Marlene (as Shannon Jarrell) | |
| Jeffrey Licon | ... | Julio | |
| Ron Livingston | ... | Johnny | |
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The criminal Carlos breaks out from prison and her pimp Felonious Spinks drives the runaway car. Carlos seeks revenge against the criminal Henrique, who raped and introduced her to prostitution. The smalltime crook Johnny is married with Jane, but he is still fancy Olivia that is the love of his life and will marry his best friend Bill while Jane organizes a shower for Olivia. Johnny's father is the pedophile Mr. Grand that sells abducted teenagers to Henrique. Mr. Grand has injured his wife when she asked for the divorce and now she is crippled. Johnny plots a scheme with the travesty Gigi LaRush to separate Olivia from Bill and is negotiating fake passports with Carlos and Spinks. But when Bill and Gigi are arrested by a police officer and Mr. Grand kidnaps Tammy Snow, the lives of these players are entwined with tragic consequences. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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sex in a bed | woman in a bathtub | prostitution | lesbian kiss | prostitute |Taglines:
Four lives collide in one crazy night.Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for strong sexual content, violence, language and some drug use | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Written by Jason Solowsky
Performed by The Jason Solowsky Ensemble
Courtesy of JRSBACH Music (BMI)
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In his opening voice-over, the character Johnny Grand (Ron Livingston) attributes the quote "Oh, what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive," to William Shakespeare. Sir Walter Scott actually wrote that in Marmion in 1808, about 192 years after Shakespeare died. This probably is the quote most often erroneously attributed to Shakespeare. See more »Soundtracks
SwingWritten by Jason Solowsky
Performed by The Jason Solowsky Ensemble
Courtesy of JRSBACH Music (BMI)
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
3 June 2008 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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$10,000,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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even a review would be a waste of time, but i'll give you the important bits: this is one of the most poorly written films i have ever seen.
the fact that so many decent actors/comedians are in it is beyond me. i can't explain how they suckered these guys into regurgitating the terrible dialog.
the story goes nowhere, takes forever, and basically sucks.
no one is like-able, there is no hero, no bad guy, just nothing.
it is a vapid, useless, and moronic film, and THE ABSOLUTE WORST attempt at making a dark comedy i have ever seen in my entire life.
from the script, to the editing, to the directing, absolutely everything is painful.
please, save yourself, do not watch this movie.