Running Scared (2006)

Regisseur:

Wayne Kramer

Drehbuchautor (WGA):

Wayne Kramer (written by)

Premierendatum:

24. Februar 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Krimi | Drama | Thriller

Werbezeile:

Its Find The Gun, Or Death ..

Plot:

After a drug-op gone bad, Joey Gazelle is put in charge of disposing the gun that shot a dirty cop....

Plot Keywords:

Broken Finger | Hockey Puck | Semi Unrealistic | Achilles Tendon Cut | Shot In The Stomach

Filmpreise:

2 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

You'll be hooked within seconds

Besetzung

Paul Walker	...	Joey Gazelle
Cameron Bright	...	Oleg Yugorsky
Vera Farmiga	...	Teresa Gazelle
Chazz Palminteri	...	Detective Rydell
Karel Roden	...	Anzor Yugorsky
Johnny Messner	...	Tommy 'Tombs' Perello
Ivana Milicevic	...	Mila Yugorsky
Alex Neuberger	...	Nicky Gazelle
Michael Cudlitz	...	Sal "Gummy Bear" Franzone
Bruce Altman	...	Dez
Elizabeth Mitchell	...	Edele
Arthur J. Nascarella	...	Frankie Perello (as Arthur Nascarella)
John Noble	...	Ivan Yugorsky
Idalis DeLeon	...	Divina
David Warshofsky	...	Lester the Pimp

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive strong brutal violence and language, sexuality and drug content.

Länge:

122 Min

Produktionsland:

Deutschland | USA

Sprache:

Englisch | Russisch

Farbe:

Farbe (DeLuxe)

Seitenverhältnis:

2.35 : 1

Tonverfahren:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Altersfreigabe:

Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Ireland:18 | South Korea:18 | UK:18 | Finland:K-18 | Malaysia:(Banned) | Iceland:16 | Portugal:M/16 | Canada:R (Ontario) | USA:R (certificate #41598) | Norway:18 | South Africa:18 | France:-12 | Australia:MA | Netherlands:16 | Sweden:15 | Germany:16 | Singapore:R21 | Italy:VM14 | Denmark:15 | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia) | New Zealand:R18

Drehorte:

Letnany, Prague, Czech Republic

Firma:

Media 8 Entertainment

Dies und das:

The word "fuck" is said 328 times.

Pannen:

Abfolgefehler: In the café near the end the food on Oleg's chin suddenly disappears.

Dialogzitate:

[first lines]
Joey Gazelle: [while frantically driving] Come on! Come on, kid! The fuck? Look at me. Fuck! Come on Oleg, stay with me. Come on. Come on! Come on, kid. We're gonna make it.
Oleg Yugorsky: We're gonna crash!

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Soundtrack:

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You'll be hooked within seconds

I was a big fan of Tarantino after seeing "Resevoir Dogs" and "Pulp Fiction". "Running Scared" is certainly in that same vein, and it also reminds me of John Woo's "The Killer". But where this film lacks the dialog of a Tarantino film, it is a lot more visually stylish than anything QT has ever done. There are great transitions, effective dynamic time warping (speed up or slow down a shot, like a bullet flying through the air), and if you thought Maynard, Zed, and the Gimp were bizarre in "Pulp Fiction", wait until you meet the creepy married couple who through their sick hobby make every other evil character in this film look like Buddhist Monks. It's a fast, furiously-paced film, certainly aptly titled. A great cast, beginning with Paul Walker and Vera Farmiga. And certainly the main kids stand their ground, especially Cameron Bright. Also worth mentioning is the end title sequence animated by Gary Hebert. Bottom line, if you were disappointed by films like "Kill Bill" and "Sin City", films you really wanted to like but found them too cartoonishly clichéd, you'll be more than satisfied with "Running Scared". It's sharp and engaging.