Information
| Year: | 1998 |
| Rating: | 6.4(4703) |
| Listed in: | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Directed by: | Larry Clark |
| Actors: | James Woods Vincent Kartheiser James Otis Branden Williams Melanie Griffith Natasha Gregson Wagner |
| "We live at the abyss." | |
Cast
| Directed by | |
|---|---|
| Larry Clark | |
| Actors | |
| James Woods | as Mel |
| Vincent Kartheiser | as Bobbie |
| James Otis | as Reverend |
| Branden Williams | as Danny |
| Brent Briscoe | as Clem |
| Peter Sarsgaard | as Ty |
| Paul Hipp | as Richard Johnson |
| John Gatins | as Phil |
| Ryan Donahue | as Barry |
| Christopher Doyle | as Conan |
| Dick Hancock | as Breather |
| Jay Leggett | as Security Guard |
| Michael Jeffrey Woods | as Big Man |
| Mitchell Orr | as Big Man's Boy |
| Leo Fitzpatrick | as Guard at Reverend's Gate |
| Simon Williams | as Maitre d' |
| Steve Connell | as Gas Station Attendant |
| Clarence Carter | as Himself |
| Roosevelt Bitten | as Band Member |
| Greg Dalton | as Band Member |
| Donald Hayes | as Band Member |
| Ishma Israel | as Band Member |
| Maurice James | as Band Member |
| Eddie Lott | as Band Member |
| Will Miller | as Band Member |
| Darryl Richards | as Band Member |
| Isaac Smith | as Band Member |
| Lou Diamond Phillips | as Jewels |
| Actresses | |
| Melanie Griffith | as Sid |
| Natasha Gregson Wagner | as Rosie |
| Kim Flowers | as Bonnie Johnson |
| Pamela Gordon | as Waitress |
| Karen Sheperd | as Big Man's Wife |
Movie info
| Languages: | English |
| Budget: | USD 4,500,000 |
| Gross: |
USA - 998,793 USD (4 April 1999) |
| Plot: | A vending machine robbery by small time thief and drug addict Bobbie goes badly awry and his friends contact street-wise thief and sometime drug user Mel to patch him up. Recognizing a kindred spirit Mel befriends Bobbie and his girlfriend Rosie and invites them to join him and his long-suffering girlfriend Sid on a drugs robbery which should set them up for life. The seemingly simple robbery is a great success but the sale of the drugs afterwords fails badly and Mel and Bobbie are shot. The four take refuge with the Reverend who charges them half of their haul from the drugs robbery to care for them. In a desperate attempt to recover their losses Mel involves the crew in an ill-advised jewelry robbery with Jewels which goes disastrously wrong and the crew become caught up in web of violence that rapidly spirals out of control. |
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Original Soundtracks
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"Boogaloo Down Broadway" Written by Jesse James Performed by The Fantastic Johnny C (as Fantastic Johnny C) "Boogaloo Down Broadway" Written by Jesse James Performed by Polyester Players "That's How It Feels" Written by Donald Covay, Bobby Womack Performed by The Soul Clan (as Soul Clan) "Hard to Handle" Written by Otis Redding, Al Bell, Allan Jones Performed by Otis Redding "Looking for a Fox" Written by Wilbur Terrell, Clarence Carter, Rick Hall, Marcus Daniels Performed by Clarence Carter "Here I Am" Written by Dolly Parton Performed by Percy Sledge "The Gremmie Part 1" Written by Gerald Sanders, Norman Sanders, Jesse Sanders, Leonard Delaney, George White Performed by The Tornadoes "Me & Mrs. Jones" Written by Kenny Gamble, Cary Gilbert, Leon Huff Performed by Sun City Girls "I'll Let Nothing Separate Us" Written & Performed by Otis Redding "Soul Sister" Written & Performed by Allen Toussaint "Can I Change My Mind" Written by B. Despenza, C. Wolfolk Performed by Chocolate Genius "Nervous" Written & Performed by Willie Dixon "One More Cup of Coffee" Written by Bob Dylan Performed by N'Dea Davenport "If I Lose Your Love" Written by Abrim Tilmon Jr, James Mitchell Jr Performed by Sam Moore "Some Kind of Wonderful" Written by J. Ellison Performed by Soul Brothers Six "Permanent Press" Written by Keith Roustor, Greg Dalton Performed by Polyester Players "I Can't See Myself" Written & Performed by Clarence Carter "Every Grain of Sand" Written & Performed by Bob Dylan |
Goofs
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Crew: When Vincent Kartheiser, alone in a toilet cubicle, climbs into the roof cavity through the overhead access hole. The hand of a crew member can be seen coming up from bottom of frame, giving him a boost. Crew: When Mel and Bobbie are pulling over by the clinic pharmacy, a reflection of a camera rain cover is visible in the windscreen of the car. |
Quotes
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Sid: I'm no role model. I'm a junkie and a thief. Bobbie: Are you a doctor, Melvin? Mel: Yeah. I'm a doctor, shooting you up with heroin. That's right. Mel: You're hotter than a freshly fucked fox in a forest fire. |
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