Best laid plans

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Movie
German title Best laid plans
Original title Best laid plans
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1999
length 89 minutes
Age rating FSK 16
Rod
Director Mike Barker
script Ted Griffin
production Sean Bailey ,
Betsy Beers ,
Alan Greenspan ,
Chris Moore
music Craig Armstrong
camera Ben Seresin
cut Sloane Klevin
occupation

Best Laid Plans is an American film released in 1999 . The director was Mike Barker and the script was written by Ted Griffin . The main roles were played by Alessandro Nivola , Reese Witherspoon and Josh Brolin .

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Bryce calls his friend Nick in the middle of the night. He says that the woman he met in a bar the day before wants to report him for rape . He tied her up and gagged her to prevent her from going out. According to the ID in her handbag, she turns out to be a minor.

A flashback tells how Nick met this woman - Lissa - four months earlier. He and his friends stole drugs from Bad Ass Dude gangster; one of the friends fled, the other was caught, tortured and killed by the drug lord. Nick is expected to raise $ 15,000 for the gangster in a few days . He wants to steal a rare banknote that is in the house where Bryce lives. So that the latter does not report the theft, he is said to be blackmailed into rape of a minor.

Nick persuades Bryce to kill Lissa - but he's only faking the murder. The car with Lissa in the trunk is stolen by Bad Ass Dude, who demands an additional $ 10,000 for Lissa. Nick discovers that this is not a real gangster, but a student who conspired with the allegedly killed friend. Since Bryce wants to go to the police, Nick reveals everything to him and returns the banknote.

The German Film and Media Assessment FBW in Wiesbaden awarded the film the rating particularly valuable.

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