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Overview

User Rating:
6.1/10   23,640 votes
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Director:
John Herzfeld
Writer (WGA):
John Herzfeld (written by)
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Release Date:
9 March 2001 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller more
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Plot:
A homicide detective and a fire marshall must stop a pair of murderers who commit videotaped crimes to become media darlings. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
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(11 articles)
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User Comments:
Very exciting but unbelievable and sadistic more (250 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Robert De Niro ... Detective Eddie Flemming

Edward Burns ... Fire Marshal Jordy Warsaw

Kelsey Grammer ... Robert Hawkins

Avery Brooks ... Detective Leon Jackson

Melina Kanakaredes ... Nicolette Karas
Karel Roden ... Emil Slovak

Oleg Taktarov ... Oleg Razgul

Vera Farmiga ... Daphne Handlova
John DiResta ... Bobby Korfin
James Handy ... Deputy Chief Fire Marshal Declan Duffy
Darius McCrary ... Detective Tommy Cullen
Bruce Cutler ... Himself

Charlize Theron ... Rose Hearn

Kim Cattrall ... Cassandra
David Alan Grier ... Mugger in Central Park
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
15 Minuten Ruhm (Germany)
Fifteen Minutes (USA) (alternative spelling)
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong violence, language and some sexuality.
Runtime:
120 min
Country:
USA | Germany
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The immigration officer at the beginning of the movie is a real immigration officer, not an actor. more
Goofs:
Continuity: The blood disappears from Eddie's lapel after he has been struck on the face. more
Quotes:
Emil Slovak: I love America. No one is responsible for what they do. more
Movie Connections:
References Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995) more
Soundtrack:
1% (The Long Way Down) more

FAQ

Why is this film called 15 minutes?
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9 out of 13 people found the following comment useful.
Very exciting but unbelievable and sadistic, 19 March 2001
8/10
Author: Wayne Malin (wwaayynnee51@hotmail.com) from United States

Two foreigners (one Russian, the other Czech) go to America and decide to get rich by videotaping themselves murdering people, sell it to a sleazy TV tabloid host (wonderfully played by Kelsey Garmmer), get off by pleading insanity and then sell their story to the highest bidder. Obviously, the plot is ridiculous. Also it decries violence but shoves scenes of extreme blood and violence in our face--one sadistic sequences shows a topless hooker being beaten and stabbed the death. Also we get more than a few shots of her nude, bloody body afterwords. Yet, if you ignore the loopholes (and there are many) in the plot and brace yourself for the violence, the film works. It's virtually nonstop action, violence, noise going at you full blast. The acting--well, who cares? This movie is not an acting movie. DeNiro walks through his role as a celebrity cop and Edward Burns looks very handsome but utterly miserable all through the film. Also the two psychos tend to overdo it too much. And the constant switching between video and film stock gets tiresome real quick. But if it's a loud, noisy, stupid, fun (in a way) action film you're looking for...this is it!

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