Twelve (2010)

A young drug dealer watches as his high-rolling life is dismantled in the wake of his cousin's murder, which sees his best friend arrested for the crime.

Director:

Joel Schumacher

Writers:

Jordan Melamed (screenplay), Nick McDonell (novel)

Stars:

Chace Crawford, Emma Roberts, Rory Culkin

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Chace Crawford	...	White Mike
Rory Culkin	...	Chris
Philip Ettinger	...	Hunter
Esti Ginzburg	...	Sara Ludlow
50 Cent	...	Lionel (as Curtis Jackson)
Zoë Kravitz	...	Gabby
Billy Magnussen	...	Claude
Emily Meade	...	Jessica Brayson
Emma Roberts	...	Molly
Ellen Barkin	...	Jessica's Mother
Kiefer Sutherland	...	Narrator (voice)
Ako	...	Mrs. Fong
Dionne Audain	...	Nana's Mother
Gregg Bello	...	Detective Keminski
Maxx Brawer	...	Andrew

Storyline

A young drug dealer watches as his high-rolling life is dismantled in the wake of his cousin's murder, which sees his best friend arrested for the crime.

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Plot Keywords:

younger version of character | murder | generation y | coitus | strained relationship | 

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Taglines:

No one needs anything here. It's all about want.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong drug content, alcohol abuse, language, sexual material, brief nudity and some violence - all involving teens

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [France]

Country:

USA France

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 August 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

12

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$110,238, 8 August 2010, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$181,591, 15 August 2010

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gaumont, Hannover House, Radar Pictures

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Dolby SR DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Emma Roberts, Zoë Kravitz and Rosalyn Coleman would go star together again in "It's Kinda of a Funny Story (2010)"

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Goofs

The blood on Hunter's face disappears and reappears throughout the interrogation scene at the police station

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Quotes

Narrator: So you're born in the capital of the world and you can never escape. And that's how it is because that's how everyone wants it to be. It is all about want. No one needs anything here. It is about when you wake up in the morning and the snow is already coming down and it's bright between the buildings where the sun falls but already dark where the shadows are. And it's all about the want. What do you want? Because if you don't want something you've got nothing. You are adrift. You're washed away...

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Connections

References Today (1952)

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Soundtracks

Gravity's Rainbow (Van She Remix)
Performed by Klaxons

User Reviews

Cute Teens Don't Make a Film

I wanted to like this film because it was visually pleasant, filled with pretty teenagers and with some great scenes. But the happiness about it ends here.

A narrator at the beginning seemed to be a good idea, but during the course of the story we don't get rid of him. And i said "get rid" because the excess of explanations diminish film's thickness and turn it into a predictable road. There's a lack of self explanation in the narrative that makes it mediocre.

We like what we see on the screen but never know exactly why. The film does not communicate with us nor is compelling.