Gangster Chronicles
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Gangster Chronicles |
| Original title | Pawn Shop Chronicles |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2013 |
| length | 112 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Wayne Kramer |
| script | Adam Minarovich |
| production |
David Mimran , Steven Schneider , Jordan Schur , Paul Walker |
| music | The Newton Brothers |
| camera | James Whitaker |
| cut | Sarah Boyd |
| occupation | |
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Gangster Chronicles (Original title: Pawn Shop Chronicles ) is an American comedy film directed by Wayne Kramer . The film opened in the United States on July 12, 2013. In Germany it was released directly on DVD and Blu-ray in August 2014 . It was the last Paul Walker film to be released during his lifetime.
action
At the center of the events is a pawn shop and three overlapping stories that are initiated by items bought or sold in the pawn shop, including a rifle, ring, and medallion.
Two junkies want to steal from a drug dealer, some things go wrong and in the end everything explodes. Richard discovers the jewelry of his wife, who has been missing for six years, in a pawn shop. His search leads to a farm whose pornography-addicted owner Johnny (Elijah Wood) maintains a menagerie of naked, kidnapped women who are caged like wild animals and writhing in their own filth. The unsuccessful Elvis impersonator Ricky wants to make a pact with the devil in order to finally become successful.
background
Gangster Chronicles was filmed in Baton Rouge , Louisiana , in June 2012 . The film's carnival scene was filmed in William and Lee Park in Port Allen, Louisiana .
Originally, Fred Durst was supposed to direct.
Reviews
The film received mostly negative reviews on Rotten Tomatoes based on 16 reviews and currently has only a 13 percent approval rating . At Metacritic , too , the film received a “generally unfavorable reviews” based on 10 ratings.
The film critic Stephen Holden wrote for the New York Times : " Hee Haw meets Pulp Fiction at the meth lab: That describes the style of Pawn Shop Chronicles, a hillbilly grindhouse yawp of a movie that belches in your face and leaves a sour stink."
A positive review came from JoBlo.com , where the Kririker admitted that he had a somewhat “distorted taste”: “'Pawn Shop Chronicles' is a wildly bizarre and politically incorrect mix of b-movie genres wrapped into one. Kramer - with the script by Minarovich - amps up the action and violence without pushing it too far - well at least for my personally warped taste. "
Web links
- Gangster Chronicles in theInternet Movie Database(English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Certificate of Approval for Gangster Chronicles . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , June 2014 (PDF; test number: 145 295 V).
- ↑ Matt Dillon, Brendan Fraser, Elijah Wood, Vincent D'Onofrio Join Wayne Kramer's "Pawn Shop Chronicles" at deadline.com , accessed March 4, 2020.
- ↑ Fred Durst to Direct “Pawn Shop Chronicles” at collider.com, accessed on March 4, 2020.
- ↑ Criticism retrieved from rottentomatoes.com.
- ↑ Reviews at metacritic.com , accessed March 4, 2020.
- ↑ A Simple Swap or Sale? Not Here at nytimes.com, accessed March 4, 2020.
- ↑ Review at joblo.com, accessed on March 4, 2020.