City of Industry

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Movie
German title	City of Industry
Original title	City of Industry
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1997
length	92 minutes
Age rating	FSK 16
Rod
Director	John Irvin
script	Ken Solarz
production	Evzen Kolar , Barr B. Potter , Ken Solarz
music	Stephen Endelman
camera	Thomas Burstyn
cut	Mark Conte
occupation
Harvey Keitel : Roy Egan Stephen Dorff : Skip Kovich Timothy Hutton : Lee Egan Famke Janssen : Rachel Montana Wade Dominguez : Jorge Montana Michael Jai White : Odell Williams Lucy Liu : Cathi Rose Reno Wilson : Keshaun Brown Dana Barron : Gena Tamara Clatterbuck : Sunny Brian Brophy : Backus François Chau : Uncle Luke Flex Alexander : A Roc Brian Shen : Dealer Ai Wan : Gwen

City of Industry (alternatively: City of Crime ) is an American thriller directed by John Irvin from 1997 .

action

Roy Egan was once a highly successful thief, but eventually got out of business and retired in the American Midwest . However, his brother Lee manages to persuade him to do one last big coup. Together with two hired accomplices, the hot-blooded driver Skip Kovich and the family man Jorge Montana, they rob a jewelry store in Palm Springs . The plan works completely, but shortly afterwards Lee and Montana are killed by Kovich. Roy is injured, flees and hides with Rachel Montana, Jorge's widow. She helps him to get his revenge.

Reviews

James Berardinelli wrote on ReelViews that the production company - if it wanted to be successful - should produce more interesting films than this "clichéd" thriller. The film borrows from the other heist and revenge films, has a "stale" plot and stereotypical characters. Berardinelli criticized the portrayal of Stephen Dorff, who lacks any charisma. The only positive thing is the fast pace, but that is not a sufficient reason to see the film.

Cinema wrote that the film was a "sparse, brutal big-city western".

TV Movie 11/1998 wrote that the film was "staged without any rough edges" and that it lacks tension. The editors scoffed that some night scenes wouldn't turn the film into film noir . Only the portrayal of Harvey Keitel was praised.

Awards

John Irvin was nominated in 1997 for a prize at the International Mystery Film Festival of Cattolica in the category of Best Film .

background

The film was shot in various locations in California , especially Los Angeles . Production costs were estimated at 8 million US dollars . The film grossed approximately $ 1.5 million in US cinemas.

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1. ^ Review by James Berardinelli, accessed June 6, 2007
2. ↑ www.cinema.de, accessed on July 19, 2007
3. ↑ Quotation in the Dirk Jasper FilmLexikon, accessed on June 6, 2007 ( Memento from September 11, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
4. ↑ Filming locations for City of Industry, accessed June 6, 2007
5. ^ Box office / business for City of Industry, accessed June 6, 2007

Web links

• City of Industry in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• City of Industry at Rotten Tomatoes (English)