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Writer (WGA):
Russell Gewirtz (written by)
Release Date:
12 September 2008 (USA)
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Tagline:
Most people respect the badge. Everybody respects the gun. more
Plot:
Two veteran New York City detectives work to identify the possible connection between a recent murder and a case they believe they solved years ago; is there a serial killer on the loose, and did they perhaps put the wrong person behind bars? full summary | full synopsis
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Serial Killer
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Murder
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Bar
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Ex Girlfriend
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New York City
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Awards:
1 nomination
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(242 articles)
De Niro wants to be a rap star!
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50 Cent Covets Chace Crawford's Charm
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50 Cent Covets Chace Crawford's Charm
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Makes my heart bleed...
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Robert De Niro | ... | Tom 'Turk' Cowan |
 | Al Pacino | ... | David 'Rooster' Fisk |
 | 50 Cent | ... | Spider (as Curtis Jackson) |
 | Carla Gugino | ... | Karen Corelli |
 | John Leguizamo | ... | Det. Simon Perez |
 | Donnie Wahlberg | ... | Det. Ted Riley |
 | Brian Dennehy | ... | Lieutenant Hingis |
 | Trilby Glover | ... | Jessica |
 | Saidah Arrika Ekulona | ... | Gwen Darvis |
| Alan Rosenberg | ... | Stein |
| Sterling K. Brown | ... | Rogers |
| Barry Primus | ... | Dr. Prosky |
 | Melissa Leo | ... | Cheryl Brooks |
 | Alan Blumenfeld | ... | Martin Baum |
 | Shirly Brener | ... | Natalya |
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Rated R for violence, pervasive language, some sexuality and brief drug use.
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101 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
UK:15 |
Ireland:15A |
Finland:K-15 |
USA:R (certificate #44434) |
Norway:15 |
Sweden:15 |
Brazil:14 |
Portugal:M/16 (Qualidade) |
Portugal:M/16 |
Argentina:18 |
Australia:MA |
Germany:16 |
Netherlands:12 |
South Africa:16LV |
Singapore:M18 |
Mexico:B15
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Carla Gugino played the sex partner of Robert De Niro in this movie. 15 years earlier, she played his daughter in This Boy's Life (1993)
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Continuity: During the opening credits, the two main characters fire H&K MP5 submachine guns, but then we see 5.56 rifle casings falling. The MP5 usually fires 9mm pistol rounds. They're rarely used by police, 10mm and .40SW variants exist.
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Referenced in Streets of Blood (2009)
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Straighten Up and Fly Right
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Is "Righteous Kill" based on a book?
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'Righteous Kill' not only disappoints, it's an epic failure. And I mean wanna-punch-everyone-involved failure. Re-watching that one petite coffee-house scene with De Niro and Pacino in 'Heat' will jolt more electricity into you than this whole waste of celluloid. 'Righteous Kill' is a movie that actually accomplishes to have both De Niro and Pacino hand in a performance so far under their usual level, I'm still in disbelief over it. A healthy suggestion: avoid all films by this untalented hack not worthy of the title 'director'. For example, he also made Pacino look bad in the stinker '88 minutes', a straight-to-cable thriller meets 'Phone Booth'.
Shouldn't these two legends make use of their golden years to partake in interesting movies, why doesn't Pacino make another Lumet (see: Dog Day Afternoon) or why not team up again with Mann again (Heat). Surely they have the power to pull the tablecloth toward them when it comes to getting roles in prestigious projects? Why they rather star in a movie that kids 'you can lick my balls any time' is beyond me.
If you think I'm being too dramatic, go see for yourself but don't come crying to me when you get your heart ripped out and served on a platter as well...