No good deed

Movie
German title	No good deed
Original title	The House on Turk Street
Country of production	USA , Germany
original language	English
Publishing year	2002
length	94 minutes
Age rating	FSK 16
Rod
Director	Bob Rafelson
script	Steve Barancik , ; Christopher Canaan
production	Barry M. Berg , ; David Braun , ; Herb Nanas , ; Sam Perlmutter , ; Julian Rémillard , ; Maxime Rémillard , ; André Rouleau
music	Jeff Beal
camera	Juan Ruiz Anchía
cut	William S. Sharp
occupation
	Samuel L. Jackson : Jack Friar; Milla Jovovich : Erin; Stellan Skarsgård : Tyrone; Doug Hutchison : Hoop; Joss Ackland : Mr. Quarre; Grace Zabriskie : Mrs. Quarre; Jonathan Higgins : David Brewster; Shannon Lawson : Amy; Robert Welch : Willy;

No Good Deed ( The House on Turk Street ) is an American - German thriller directed by Bob Rafelson from 2002 . The plot is based on the short story The House on Turk Street by Dashiell Hammett from 1924.

action

Police investigator Jack Friar is asked by his neighbor to look for her missing 15-year-old daughter on Turk Street. During the investigation, Friar comes across a gang led by gangster Tyrone who is preparing a robbery and is taken hostage. Friar and Tyrone's girlfriend, Erin, become friends. There is a dispute between Tyrone and his accomplice Hoop, which Erin also claims for himself. Erin manipulates the men and deliberately incites the opponents.

Reviews

Roger Ebert wrote in the Chicago Sun-Times that the subject matter of the film is similar to that of Bob Rafelson's earlier films - Five Easy Pieces and When the Postman Rings Twice . The film cannot compete with the best works by Rafelson, but it is “gripping” and offers the atmosphere of film noir .

Awards

Bob Rafelson was nominated for a prize at the Moscow International Film Festival in 2002.

background

The film was shot in Montreal . Its production amounted to an estimated 12 million US dollars . He played in the cinemas of the United States 181 600 US dollars, in Italy 130,800 euros , in Spain 587,000 euros, in Russia the US dollar equivalent of 194,000.

Web links

Individual evidence

^ Certificate of Release for No Good Deed . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , July 2006 (PDF; test number: 106 912 V / DVD).
↑ Roger Ebert : Critique. In: Chicago Sun-Times , September 14, 2003
↑ Filming locations for The House on Turk Street. Internet Movie Database , accessed May 22, 2015 .
^ Business Data for The House on Turk Street. Internet Movie Database , accessed May 22, 2015 .

[FSK-1] Certificate of Release for No Good Deed . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , July 2006 (PDF; test number: 106 912 V / DVD).

[2] Roger Ebert : Critique. In: Chicago Sun-Times , September 14, 2003

[3] Filming locations for The House on Turk Street. Internet Movie Database , accessed May 22, 2015 .

[4] Business Data for The House on Turk Street. Internet Movie Database , accessed May 22, 2015 .