Vehicle 19 (2013)

In Johannesburg, an American parole breaker unknowingly picks up a rental car that will tie him to a web of corrupt local police.

Director:

Mukunda Michael Dewil

Writer:

Mukunda Michael Dewil

Stars:

Paul Walker, Naima McLean, Gys de Villiers

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Paul Walker	...	Michael Woods
Naima McLean	...	Rachel Shabangu
Gys de Villiers	...	Detective Smith
Leyla Haidarian	...	Angelica Moore / Radio Journalist
Tshepo Maseko	...	Lieutenant
Andrian Mazive	...	Journalist Benji
Welile Nzuza	...	Mohawk
Mangaliso Ngema	...	Judge James Muzuka
Ernest Kubayi	...	Crackhead (as Ernest 'Ray Ray' Kubayi)
Elize Van Niekerk	...	Car Rental Receptionist (voice)
Sizo Motsoko	...	Car Charger Kid #1
Siviwe Mazibuko	...	Car Charger Kid #2
Brandon Lindsay	...	Hostage Reporter
Paul Pieterse	...	Bicyclist
Jeanne Maree Du Pisanie	...	Angelica's Double

Storyline

In Johannesburg, an American parole breaker unknowingly picks up a rental car that will tie him to a web of corrupt local police.

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Plot Keywords:

rental car | police | radio newscast | minivan | hostage | 

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Taglines:

He picked the wrong car. They picked the wrong guy.

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Genres:

Action | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for brief strong language

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site [Japan]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 February 2013 (Bahrain)

Also Known As:

Aucun détour

Filming Locations:

Johannesburg, South Africa

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

The Safran Company, Forefront Media Group, Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Near the end of the movie, a man looks inside the minivan, and tells Michael to "Burn it all away!". Michael is played by Paul Walker, who soon after died in a car crash that set the Porsche ablaze. Incidentally, that car was red, just like the freshly repainted minivan.

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Goofs

After the glass is shot in the van, the windows would have shattered into tiny pieces based on the location of the hole and the pressure of the door opening and closing.

By the time the van went through the car wash, the brushes and rollers would have broken the windows of the van with the pressure applied to the broken windows.

During the course of driving through the car wash, the windows do not leak from the holes in the window.

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Quotes

Michael Woods: Excuse me; excuse me; can you tell me where Smuts Street is?

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Connections

References Drive (2011)

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Soundtracks

Go Away
Written by Ntokozo Mdluli (as N. Midluli), Bantu Hanabe (as B. Hanabe), Ezee Hanabe (as E. Hanabe) and M. Mishali
Performed by Teargas

User Reviews

Good Story But Don't Let The Trailers Fool You

I watched this last week on February 23rd at the theaters. I am not sure why this was released here in Japan well before the rest of the World because Japan tends to be last in getting movies released.

It was a good story overall and I must say excellent cinematography. The film takes places in Johannesburg, South Africa and the film does an excellent job showing the ins and outs of the city.

Paul Walker does a great job playing Michael Woods. His role reminds me of his role in Running Scared as he seems to have a short fuse and quite foul-mouthed. Don't let the trailers of this movie fool you however. You see Paul Walker and car chases and might expect a Fast and the Furious type of flick. However this movie is more of a car adventure/drama than action/car chase movie. I can say however that most of the movie takes place in a car.

I liked this movie overall but it is not the type of movie that you rush out to see in the theaters. There aren't enough action sequences to get the theater effect. Wait for DVD.