Pawn Shop Chronicles (2013)

An anthology of stories involving meth addicted white supremacists, a man looking for his kidnapped wife and an Elvis impersonator.

Director:

Wayne Kramer

Writer:

Adam Minarovich (screenplay)

Stars:

Paul Walker, Norman Reedus, Elijah Wood

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Paul Walker	...	Raw Dog
Matt Dillon	...	Richard
Brendan Fraser	...	Ricky
Kevin Rankin	...	Randy
Vincent D'Onofrio	...	Alton
Norman Reedus	...	Stanley
Chi McBride	...	Johnson
Elijah Wood	...	Johnny Shaw
DJ Qualls	...	JJ
Pell James	...	Cyndi
Lukas Haas	...	Vernon
Sam Hennings	...	The Devil
Ashlee Simpson	...	Theresa
Michael Cudlitz	...	Ben
Thomas Jane	...	The Man

Storyline

An anthology of stories involving meth addicted white supremacists, a man looking for his kidnapped wife and an Elvis impersonator.

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Plot Keywords:

small town | stabbed in the chest | white supremacist | elvis impersonator | flail | 

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Taglines:

One small town pawn shop. One big time wild ride.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, sexual material, graphic nudity, pervasive language and some drug use

Did You Know?

Trivia

Fred Durst was originally set to direct.

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Goofs

Richard (Matt Dillon) steals Ben's carbine, cocking the lever in Ben's house. Upon arriving at Johnny Shaw's house he repeats the action.

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Quotes

Alton: You calling me a racist?
Johnson: Well, you don't like black Santa Claus. And last week, you told me you don't like black porno.
Alton: Now hang on a damn minute. Now that's got nothing to do with racism. I like black chicks in porno movies. I just don't like 'em with the black guys in them, that's all.
Johnson: Why come? They make you feel inadequate?
Alton: No. Because their dicks are so dark. They get to fucking, their dicks get wet, they get glisteny and shit, and it's hard for my eyes to unfocus off it. Make me sick.
Johnson: Eh, well...

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Crazy Credits

Outtakes are shown during the end credits.

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Connections

References Battlefield Earth (2000)

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Soundtracks

Cease & Desist
Written by Daniel Hillary (PRS), Liam John Byrne (PRS), and Dorian Neidhardt (SACEM)
Performed by Some Will Be Saved
By arrangement with Fatality Bookings

User Reviews

Funny, bizarre, pointless in a good way

After reading a few reviews about this and seeing the cast, how could this be a bad film? I wasn't expecting any of it. Mostly the film was funny and had some really odd segments which break the usual viewing experience which i found kept me watching the whole way through.

all of the acting in this film is pretty spot on with what is going on, seeing some actors well out of their usual roles really sold the characters to me. Make no mistake however, the film i found was pointless. It switches its character so many times by the half way mark you really don't know what to expect next which i found was the charm of the whole film. Stuff happens, it gets resolved and its all well done in the process. I have to say for a blind pick film this film is something you have to watch to get what i mean with its bizarre nature. Im not sure what message its supposed to be giving, what the film is actually about but all loose ends are tied up . . . what actually happened near the end? I thought it was a good film.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site [Japan]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 January 2014 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Pawn Shop Chronicles

Filming Locations:

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$4,915, 14 July 2013

Gross USA:

$8,088

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$10,080

Company Credits

Production Co:

Anchor Bay Films, Mimran Schur Pictures, Suretone Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1