Monument Ave.

Movie
German title	Monument Ave.
Original title	Snitch
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1998
length	90 minutes
Age rating	FSK 16
Rod
Director	Ted Demme
script	Mike Armstrong
production	Nicolas Clermont Ted Demme Adam Doench Elie Samaha Jim Serpico Joel Stillerman
music	Todd Kasow
camera	Adam Kimmel
cut	Jeffrey Wolf
occupation
Denis Leary : Bobby O'Grady Ian Hart : Mouse Jason Barry : Seamus Lenny Clarke : Skunk Kevin Chapman : Mickey Pat George MacDonald : Gallivan John Diehl : Digger Lyndon Byers : Fitzie Herbie Ade : Herbie Noah Emmerich : Red Famke Janssen : Katy Melissa Fitzgerald : Sheila Don Gavin : Brosnihan Billy Crudup : Teddy Colm Meaney : Jackie O'Hara Martin Sheen : Hanlon Jeanne Tripplehorn : Annie

Monument Ave. (Alternative title: Noose - vicious circle of silence ; Original title: Snitch ) is an American thriller from 1998 . Directed by Ted Demme , the script was written by Mike Armstrong .

action

Bobby O'Grady lives in the Charlestown district of Boston , where many people of Irish descent live. He works for the Irish mafia led by Jackie O'Hara. O'Hara has a friend of O'Grady's, Teddy, killed. He instructs O'Grady to hide the circumstances of Teddy's death from even his family. O'Grady takes revenge by killing O'Hara and two of his helpers.

Reviews

James Berardinelli wrote on ReelViews that the film was a study of the ways Charlestown residents cope with internal and external challenges. There are many dialogues, but they are "captivating and intelligent". Their freshness and willingness to show the protagonists in unfavorable light would make the film remarkable.

The Lexicon of International Films wrote: “A film located in the Boston Irish district of Charlestown, striving for documentary accuracy, which atmospherically describes the desolate life in a poor working class suburb. He takes time to develop the cleverly thought-out, convincingly interpreted plot in order to gradually develop into an uncompromising thriller. "

Awards

Martin Sheen was nominated for the ALMA Award in 1999.

backgrounds

The film was shot in Boston and a few other locations in Massachusetts . Its production amounted to an estimated 11 million US dollars . The world premiere took place on January 20, 1998 at the Sundance Film Festival , which was followed in February 1999 by a screening at the Fantasporto Festival . The film grossed around 332,000 US dollars in cinemas in the United States.

Web links

• Monument Ave. in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Monument Ave. at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
• Monument Ave. at Metacritic (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Film review by James Berardinelli , accessed August 17, 2008
2. ^ Monument Ave. in the Lexicon of International Films , accessed on August 17, 2008
3. ^ Filming locations for Snitch , accessed August 17, 2008
4. ↑ Release dates for Snitch , accessed August 17, 2008
5. ↑ Box office / business for Snitch , accessed August 17, 2008