Money Talks (1997)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

Brett Ratner

Writers (WGA):

Joel Cohen (written by) &
Alec Sokolow (written by)

Release Date:

22 August 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

This ain't no buddy movie.

Plot:

Sought by police and criminals, a small-time huckster makes a deal with a TV newsman for protection.

Plot Keywords:

Murder | Police | Framed | Hitman | Chase

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Chris Tucker	...	Franklin Hatchett
Larry Hankin	...	Roland
Robertson Dean	...	Mercedes Owner
Marty Levy	...	Ticket Customers
Mark Benninghoffen	...	Ticket Customers
David Lee McLain	...	Ticket Customers
Victor Ferrerira	...	Car Wash Employe
Gary Briggs	...	Car Wash Employe
Charlie Sheen	...	James Russell
Nathan Anderson	...	News Cameraman
Damian Chapa	...	Carmine
Richard Noyce	...	Arresting Officer
Faizon Love	...	Cellmate
Gérard Ismaël	...	Raymond Villard (as Gerard Ismael)
Ralph W. Odum	...	Prison Bus Guard

MPAA:

Rated R for graphic violence and pervasive strong language.

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:16 | USA:R (certificate #34762) | South Korea:15 | Philippines:PG-13 | Australia:MA | Belgium:KT | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Germany:16 | Netherlands:12 | Singapore:M18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:18 | Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

1st Street Viaduct, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

New Line Cinema

Trivia:

Antwone Fisher did script doctoring work for this film.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Villard embraces Debray in the bus after the shootout, Franklin is not on the other end of the handcuffs.

Quotes:

James Russell: Please do something about that hair of yours.
Franklin Hatchett: My 'do is tight.
James Russell: Well every cop in the city is looking for that tight 'do.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Be Kind Rewind (2008)

Soundtrack:

Will You Remember

This funny, lively, often violent action comedy is well done.

A low-level smooth talking hustler by the name of Franlin Hatchet (Chris Tucker) is on the run from the police, after a jailbreak. Which he is falsely accused of planning a violent jailbreak. Now the whole city is on his trail and the only one, who could clear his name is an ambitious television reporter James Russell (Charlie Sheen). Which is the only reason why Franklin was sent to prison, because of James. Now together, they find each other mixed-up with cops, crooks and euro-trash bad guys. Which Franklin knows that the man (Gerard Ismael) was chained-up with in the bus. He was trying to retrieve a fortune in diamonds.

Directed by Brett Rather (Rush Hour Trilogy, X-Men 3:The Last Stand, Red Dragon) made an highly entertaining comedy with enough thrills and humour. Although the premise is familiar but Tucker's energetic comical performance makes this worth watching.

DVD has an sharp anamorphic Widescreen (2.35:1) transfer (also in Pan & Scan) and an strong-Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound. DVD includes the original theatrical trailer, cast information and star highlights by Tucker and Sheen. After the box office success of this film, Tucker went on the one of the leads of the "Rush Hour" movies. Paul Sorvino is amusingly cast as Russell's future father-in-law. Written by Joel Cohen and Alec Sokolow. Which they wrote films together like "Garfield", "Garfield:A Tale of Two Kitties" and "Toy Story". Tucker also executive produced the film. Super 35. (****/*****).