Crime is King
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Crime is King |
| Original title | 3000 miles to Graceland |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2001 |
| length | 120 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 18 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Demian Lichtenstein |
| script | Demian Lichtenstein, Richard Recco |
| production | Demian Lichtenstein, Eric Manes , Elie Samaha , Richard Spero , Andrew Stevens |
| music | George S. Clinton |
| camera | David Franco |
| cut |
Michael J. Duthie , Miklos Wright |
| occupation | |
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Crime is King (alternative title Crime is King - 3000 Miles to Graceland , original title 3000 Miles to Graceland ) is an American action film from 2001 . Directed by Demian Lichtenstein , who wrote the script together with Richard Recco .
action
Michael Zane is released from prison. By chance he meets Cybil Waingrow, whose son Jesse proves to be thieving and steals both the valve caps of his '59 Cadillac and his money for a short time. After a lazy hour, Zane sets off with his former fellow inmate Thomas J. Murphy and three other accomplices to Las Vegas to rob a casino during a convention of Presley impersonators dressed in Elvis Presley costumes . They loot over 2 million US dollars, but one of the gangsters is fatally wounded in the shooting with the security personnel. The robbers can escape by helicopter at the last second. In their hiding place, the division of the booty leads to an argument and Murphy shoots his accomplice Hanson, secretly observed by little Jesse. The rest of the gang wants to bury his body, Murphy also kills Zane and Gus, because he wants to keep all the booty to himself.
Zane, who wears a bulletproof vest, survives and looks for Murphy, as do two US marshals. He is inevitably accompanied by his chance acquaintance Cybil and Jesse. However, Cybil turns out to be untrustworthy. The hush money offered to her is not enough, she uses the next best opportunity to run away with Zane's part. Zane is now with the abandoned Jesse in a stolen car. The two become friends. Meanwhile, Murphy sought out money laundering antiques dealer Jay Peterson and murdered him. Shortly afterwards, Cybil also arrives there, believing Murphy was Peterson.
Jesse gives Zane the idea to report his own car, which Murphy has been driving since the robbery, as stolen. A short time later, both Zane and Murphy are arrested for car theft and meet in prison. Jesse issues the bail and Zane is released quickly. He finds the tied up Cybil and the hidden money in the trunk of his car. The two speak out at the next opportunity, Cybil keeps a stake and confesses to Zane her feelings for him. But Zane says goodbye to Cybil and Jesse.
A short time later, Murphy finds Cybil and her son, who is immediately kidnapped by him. Cybil begs Zane for help and the two decide to inform the police about a planned meeting between the two gangsters. Zane rescues Jesse after a shootout and Murphy is brutally shot by the police. In the end, Zane, Cybil and their son sail towards the sea on a boat.
Reviews
Roger Ebert wrote in the Chicago Sun-Times on February 23, 2001 that the film had not the slightest pinch of "human kindness" on. He tries to be a "disgusting comedy" and an action film at the same time. The "top cast" extends to the supporting roles that actors like Kevin Pollak and Jon Lovitz would play.
Todd McCarty wrote in Variety magazine that the scenes of violence were brutal and exaggerated.
The lexicon of international films wrote that the film was a "fast-paced, in some scenes extremely tough action thriller".
Awards
He received three nominations for the Taurus Award in 2002 .
- Best Driving
- Best Overall Stunt by a Stunt Woman
- Best stunt coordination scene
The film received five nominations for the negative award of the Golden Raspberry in 2002 :
- As the worst film
- For Kevin Costner as Worst Actor
- For Courteney Cox as Worst Supporting Actress
- For the worst script : Demian Lichtenstein, Richard Recco
- For the worst on screen couple Kurt Russell and Kevin Costner or Courteney Cox
backgrounds
The film was shot in Vancouver , Las Vegas , Memphis ( Tennessee ), Mount Vernon ( Washington ), Nelson's Landing ( Nevada ) and Seattle . Its production amounted to an estimated 42 million US dollars . The film grossed approximately $ 15.7 million in United States cinemas.
Web links
- Crime is King in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Crime is King at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
- Crime is King at Metacritic (English)
- Comparison of the cut versions cable 1 from 16 - FSK 18 from Crime is King at Schnittberichte.com
Individual evidence
- ^ Film review by Roger Ebert, accessed on November 19, 2007
- ↑ uk.rottentomatoes.com, accessed on November 19, 2007 ( Memento of the original from May 24, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Crime is King in the Lexicon of International Films , accessed November 19, 2007
- ↑ http://www.taurusworldstuntawards.com/index.php?id=127
- ^ Filming locations for 3000 Miles to Graceland , accessed November 19, 2007
- ↑ Box office for 3000 Miles to Graceland , accessed November 19, 2007
