The Crew (2000/I)

User Rating:

5.4/10   

Director:

Michael Dinner

Writer (WGA):

Barry Fanaro (written by)

Release Date:

25 August 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Comedy

Tagline:

It may be artificial, but it's still their turf.

Plot:

Four retired mobsters plan one last crime to save their retirement home.

Plot Keywords:

Hotel | Stripper | Beach | Father Daughter Relationship | Eighteen Wheeler

Cast

Richard Dreyfuss	...	Bobby Bartellemeo / Narrator
Burt Reynolds	...	Joey 'Bats' Pistella
Dan Hedaya	...	Mike 'The Brick' Donatelli
Seymour Cassel	...	Tony 'Mouth' Donato
Carrie-Anne Moss	...	Detective Olivia Neal
Jennifer Tilly	...	Ferris 'aka Maureen' Lowenstein
Lainie Kazan	...	Pepper Lowenstein
Miguel Sandoval	...	Raul Ventana, Drug Lord
Jeremy Piven	...	Det. Steve Menteer
Casey Siemaszko	...	Young Bobby Bartellemeo
Matthew Borlenghi	...	Young Joey 'Bats' Pistella (as Matt Borlenghi)
Billy Jayne	...	Young Tony 'Mouth' Donato
Jeremy Ratchford	...	Young Mike 'The Brick' Donatelli
Mike Moroff	...	Jorge
José Zúñiga	...	Escobar

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual content, violence and langauge.

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #37364) | Brazil:14 | Australia:M | Germany:12 | Spain:7 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Miami, Florida, USA

Company:

George Litto Productions

Goofs:

Factual errors: City of Miami Police Department responding to a City of Miami Beach murder scene.

Quotes:

Raul Ventana, Drug Lord: Who ARE dose guys?

Movie Connections:

References "Captain Kangaroo" (1955)

Soundtrack:

Solemn Occasion

Space Cowboys with a different Cast and setting - just as funny!

If you happened to read my review of Space Cowboys, you know that when our local critics rate a movie low, it is usually just an enjoyable fun movie not to be taken seriously. Such was the case with Space Cowboys and also The Crew, which they rated a C+.

The movies are quite similar in plot, i.e. four old retired guys come out of retirement and become heros with a lot of antics along the way. This time instead of retired astronauts, we have retired "Sopranos". Whereas all four of the astronauts were big name stars, only two of the retired mobsters, Richard Dreyfus and Burt Reynolds are household names. You will recognize the other two by sight, if not by name, and they do a great job!

Having retired from New Jersey to Florida, I found a lot of the jokes really funny and not to far from the truth in many respects!

No messages at all here except the usual Hollywood swipe at the poor Republicans, so go for enjoyment and fun only!!!!