Deuces Wild (2002)

Director:

Scott Kalvert

Writers (WGA):

Paul Kimatian (written by) &
Christopher Gambale (written by)

Release Date:

3 May 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama

Tagline:

Before gangs had guns... they fought with guts.

Plot:

Two brothers, Leon and Bobby are members of the street gang in Brooklyn known as the deuces. Their brother...

Plot Keywords:

Butterfly Knife | 1950s | Beach | Brother Brother Relationship | Carnival

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Stephen Dorff	...	Leon
Brad Renfro	...	Bobby
Fairuza Balk	...	Annie
Norman Reedus	...	Marco
Max Perlich	...	Freddie
Drea de Matteo	...	Betsy
Vincent Pastore	...	Father Aldo
Frankie Muniz	...	Scooch
Balthazar Getty	...	Jimmy Pockets
Nancy Cassaro	...	Esther
Matt Dillon	...	Fritzy
Deborah Harry	...	Wendy
James Franco	...	Tino
Joshua Leonard	...	Punchy (as Josh Leonard)
Alba Albanese	...	Brenda

Also Known As:

Deuces Wild - Wild in den Straßen (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence, language, some drug content and brief sexuality.

Runtime:

96 min | Spain:100 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #37939) | Portugal:M/16 | Australia:MA (cable rating) | Canada:14A (video rating) | Finland:K-15 | Norway:15 | Singapore:NC-16 | Spain:18 | UK:18 | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:AA (Ontario)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

CineWild

Trivia:

Josh Hartnett was originally cast in the role of Tino but was allowed by the producers to drop out when he won the role of Danny in Pearl Harbor (2001).

Goofs:

The end of the movie shows what is clearly a Roman Catholic funeral, presided over by the parish priest. Over the shoulder of one of the main characters can be seen a Masonic square and compasses on a tombstone which would be highly unlikely in a Catholic cemetery.

Quotes:

Annie: He puts his name on all the milk in the fridge so we can't drink any of it. I mean, he sits in the bathroom, shootin' junk and drinkin' beer all day and he thinks a glass of milk is gonna save him?

Movie Connections:

Featured in The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo (2007)

Soundtrack:

Compare Franks Tarrantella

Low budget West Side Story, but Romeo and Juliet live happily ever after.

I'm a fan of both Stephen and Brad. But was not impressed with this offering. Brad is getting fat in his "old" age. Stephen never seems to change. The story starts out with a touch of West Side Story (aka Romeo and Juliet), but dribbles off into perdictables. The parts were definitely over emoted through out making it difficult to enjoy. Every body got to swagger to demonstrate the egotism of the character. The language and a couple of bare breasted scenes gave it the R rating, but added nothing to the over all significance of the movie. I gave it a 4.