Montana (1998)

Director:

Jennifer Leitzes

Writers:

Erich Hoeber (writer)
Jon Hoeber (writer)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Drama

Tagline:

Sicker than most.

Plot:

Claire is a tough gang member that has to find the Boss' mistress, Kitty, who ran away from him. She is accompanied by Boss' trigger-happy son Jimmy...

Plot Keywords:

Cellular Phone | Loyalty | Money Counting | Shovel Through Throat | Hitman

Cast

Kyra Sedgwick	...	Claire Kelsky
Stanley Tucci	...	Nicholas 'Nick' Roth
Robin Tunney	...	Kitty
Robbie Coltrane	...	The Boss
John Ritter	...	Dr. Wexler
Ethan Embry	...	Jimmy
Philip Seymour Hoffman	...	Duncan
Mark Boone Junior	...	Stykes
Jerry Grayson	...	Benny
Paul Calderon	...	Boulez
Ajay Naidu	...	Ives
Karl Geary	...	Bosch
Alan Manson	...	Paul
Raynor Scheine	...	Fuller
Richard Zobel	...	Simms

Also Known As:

Nothing Personal (Australia) (video title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong and bloody violence, language and brief sexuality.

Runtime:

96 min | Argentina:95 min | Israel:92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Austria:18 | Germany:18 | Portugal:M/12 (video premiere) | USA:R

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Initial Entertainment Group (IEG)

Quotes:

[the Boss sighs, and then pulls a large pair of shears out of his desk drawer]
The Boss: No, I don't think you fully appreciate your position here. 'Cause if you did, you'd be spilling your guts and praying to God that I kill you quick before I crush your balls like harvest grapes.
Joseph Koo: Oh God, please don't! It wasn't supposed to go this way!
Duncan: [calmly] Wrong, Koo. I think it WAS supposed to go this way.
[pause]
Duncan: Somebody sent you out in public knowing you'd get picked up. You've been set up. Now I know you're scared, but listen carefully, your situation has changed. You are going to be tortured more heinously than you can conceive of by the man behind this desk.
[pause]
Duncan: Only one way to avoid that.
[pause]
Duncan: Only one way out.
[...]

Movie Connections:

References "Happy Days" (1974)

This is the kind of movie I like!

The kind of movie you can´t put in a genre. There´s a mix of violence, comedy and romance. One minute you laugh, then you sit stunned because a hooker has just shot the head off a young kid. Obviously not a big budget movie, but somehow I think that works as an advantage. The actors are great, the direction is great and the script is well written. It is a kind of cozy Pulp Fiction where the scenes are in order. The action scenes are not pumped up to be something they´re not, but are shot in style. Kyra Sedgwick deliveres a great performance and so does the rest of the cast. Worth pointing out is Ethan Embry as the young, annoying, psycho wannabe wiseguy. I give 10 out of 10. RENT THIS MOVIE!!!