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Money Talks

  • 1997
  • R
  • 1h 37m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
32K
YOUR RATING
Charlie Sheen and Chris Tucker in Money Talks (1997)
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Buddy ComedyActionComedyCrimeThriller

Sought by police and criminals, a small-time hustler makes a deal with a TV newsman for protection.Sought by police and criminals, a small-time hustler makes a deal with a TV newsman for protection.Sought by police and criminals, a small-time hustler makes a deal with a TV newsman for protection.

  • Director
    • Brett Ratner
  • Writers
    • Joel Cohen
    • Alec Sokolow
  • Stars
    • Charlie Sheen
    • Chris Tucker
    • Heather Locklear
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    32K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Brett Ratner
    • Writers
      • Joel Cohen
      • Alec Sokolow
    • Stars
      • Charlie Sheen
      • Chris Tucker
      • Heather Locklear
    • 58User reviews
    • 36Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Trailer 2:26
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    Top cast49

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    Charlie Sheen
    Charlie Sheen
    • James Russell
    Chris Tucker
    Chris Tucker
    • Franklin Hatchett
    Heather Locklear
    Heather Locklear
    • Grace Cipriani
    Larry Hankin
    Larry Hankin
    • Roland
    Robertson Dean
    Robertson Dean
    • Mercedes Owner
    Marty Levy
    • Ticket Customer
    Mark Benninghoffen
    Mark Benninghoffen
    • Ticket Customer
    David Lee McLain
    David Lee McLain
    • Ticket Customer
    Vic Ferreira
    • Car Wash Employe
    • (as Victor Ferrerira)
    Gary Briggs
    • Car Wash Employee
    Nathan Anderson
    Nathan Anderson
    • News Cameraman
    Damian Chapa
    Damian Chapa
    • Carmine
    Richard Noyce
    • Detective at Carwash
    Faizon Love
    Faizon Love
    • Cellmate
    Gérard Ismaël
    Gérard Ismaël
    • Raymond Villard
    • (as Gerard Ismael)
    Ralph W. Odum
    • Prison Bus Guard
    Frank Bruynbroek
    Frank Bruynbroek
    • Dubray
    David Warner
    David Warner
    • Barclay
    • Director
      • Brett Ratner
    • Writers
      • Joel Cohen
      • Alec Sokolow
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews58

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    7fanan450

    better than I expected

    I watched this movie and I really like it , the acting was so good , Tucker and Sheen had great chemistry together they made it great .the story was perfect and it was hilarious with a lot of action .i think this movie need more recognition and i recommend it to all Tucker fans .

    7/10
    SMLA11

    Hilarious

    Chris Tucker and Charlie Sheen are excellent and hilarious in this great movie. Almost all of the jokes that Chris Tucker made I laughed at. He proved once again, after Friday fame, that he is a great comic. Charlie sheen does really good in this one, too.

    Overall the whole movie is a great comedic flick and I definitely, definitely recommend this to the average person. Rating 10 out of 10.
    7view_and_review

    Chris Tucker in New Role

    Ever since I saw Chris Tucker on Def Comedy Jam in the early 90's I was committed to see him in whatever he appeared in. "Money Talks" was his first significant role in which he wasn't a heavy drug user. From what I remember, that's the reason he chose this role and turned down the role for "Next Friday;" he didn't want to be type-cast. True to form, he was hilarious in "Money Talks" just as I expected.
    6lee_eisenberg

    Chris Tucker and Paul Sorvino should have had more scenes together

    The movie that made director Brett Ratner a recognizable name is mostly another white-yuppie-and-black-ghetto-guy-have-to-join-up kind of story (summer 1997 also saw the release of the Tim Robbins-Martin Lawrence buddy comedy "Nothing to Lose"). But as far as I'm concerned, Chris Tucker - who earlier that summer had starred in "The Fifth Element" - is always funny enough to merit at least some recognition; and anyway, this sort of flick is supposed to be silly. While Charlie Sheen is far less entertaining in his role, Paul Sorvino played such an interesting character that I agreed with one of my friends that he and Chris Tucker should have gotten more scenes together. Truth be told, I'd actually never heard of Vic Damone until I saw this movie.

    OK, so maybe we could be cynical and say that Chris Tucker just gets the same role in every movie. I still consider him funny, and I wish to assert that "Money Talks" is good for a few laughs. Worth seeing if only for that.
    7lil_mexx31

    Chris Tucker + Charlie Sheen = Brilliant

    A Classic Action Comedy. This in my opinion is Chris Tucker at his best. From the opening scene to the end, Chris Tucker is hilarious. From the funny looking hair cut to the cussing and singing, he reminds you of Eddie Murphy in Beverly Hills Cop. Charlie Sheen also does an impressive job. The action scenes are not spectacular, but it does a good job.

    Money talks is a good blend of Guns/Explosions and laughter. If your a fan of 48 Hours, Nothing To Lose or any other Action Comedy, Money talks is a must see.

    7.4/10

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    • Trivia
      The jail scene with Faizon Love listening to Chris Tucker explain his arrest, was not originally scripted. Love visited Tucker on set during the filming of that scene. The director expressed his uncertainty for the written scene, which had another man chasing Tucker around the cell. The director proposed that Love and Tucker do the scene. The two came up with dialog and movements, moments before filming. It took 89 takes to finalize that scene due to uncontrolled laughter from the actors and the director.
    • Goofs
      The scene in the Colosseum, Arron raises an AT4 (rocket launcher) to blow up the control booth, as he raises it, you can see through the tube. Obviously no rocket in the launcher. Also, AT-4s are not re-loadable, the launchers have one shot and then are discarded.
    • Quotes

      Franklin Hatchett: I will slap you man! I will slap the hell outta you. You don't know who you messin' with. I don't even know when I'm gonna slap somebody. My reflexes just slap people. I'm like damn why did I do that? I don't know when I be slapping people. I don't know when I'm gonna slap somebody. You keep messing with me. I'm dangerous! I'm scared of myself. They call me snap and pop cuz I will snap and I will pop yo ass in the mouth! Don't mess with me man. You better watch your back. Watch your goddamn back! Even in the shower! Even on picnics! You better watch your goddamn back. Make a right.

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Leave It to Beaver/Money Talks/Mimic/Masterminds/Gabbeh (1997)
    • Soundtracks
      You're the First, The Last, My Everything
      Written by Barry White, Tony Sepe and P. Sterling Radcliffe

      Performed by Barry White

      Courtesy of Mercury Records

      By arrangement with Polygram Film & TV Licensing

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    • Release date
      • August 22, 1997 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Most Wanted
    • Filming locations
      • Frontier Hotel - 111 W. 5th Street, Los Angeles, California, USA(Paula's apartment.)
    • Production companies
      • New Line Cinema
      • Sheen/Michaels Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $25,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $40,922,619
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $10,654,369
      • Aug 24, 1997
    • Gross worldwide
      • $48,407,611
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 37 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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