Double Take (2001)

Director:

George Gallo

Writers (WGA):

Graham Greene (story)
Guy Elmes (1957 screenplay Across the Bridge) ...

Release Date:

12 January 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

One big shot. One big mouth. The switch is on.

Plot:

A man on the run takes another man's passport, only to find himself stuck with the identity of a street hustler.

Plot Keywords:

Police | Remake | Helicopter | Buddy Comedy | Shot In The Head

Cast

Orlando Jones	...	Daryl Chase
Eddie Griffin	...	Freddy Tiffany
Gary Grubbs	...	Timothy Jarret McReady
Daniel Roebuck	...	Agent Norville
Sterling Macer Jr.	...	Agent Gradney
Benny Nieves	...	Agent Martinez
Garcelle Beauvais	...	Chloe
Andrea Navedo	...	Maque Sanchez
Edward Herrmann	...	Charles Allsworth
Shawn Elliott	...	Thomas Chela / Minty Gutierrez
Brent Briscoe	...	Junior Barnes
Donna Eskra	...	Kiki Barnes
Carlos Carrasco	...	Capt. Garcia
Frank Pesce	...	Vito
Julie Lott	...	Julie

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violence and language.

Runtime:

88 min | UK:84 min | Argentina:91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #37927) | Iceland:12 | Malaysia:18PL | Finland:K-11 (video premiere) | Australia:M | Germany:12 | Hungary:14 | Spain:13 | UK:12 | Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Kumbaya Productions Inc.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: The car that Tiffany and Chase are driving in Texas is obviously on a trailer, as the gearshift is seen in the 'Park' position.

Quotes:

Freddie Tiffany: I'll roll you like a Philly blunt and smoke your bitch ass!

Movie Connections:

Version of Across the Bridge (1957)

Soundtrack:

Stutter (Double Take Remix)

What, no "Seven Up Liquor"? -->This movie isn't representin', it ain't kepn it Real....

Double Take is a film that makes you wonder how a pretty good premise like "Across the Bridge" (1957) can be turned into such a convoluted piece of... (anyway a very bad movie).

There really is no way to descibe or spoil the movie because the plot is such a mess. For example here is a plot summary--> there is a good guy (Orlando Jones) and a bad guy (Eddie Griffin) who has a dog that hates the good guy, but then the good guy is framed (by apparently the bad guys using what is called a "Double Take", but was he really framed by the good guys imitating the bad guys? So, then the bad guy (Griffin) changes places with the good guy (Jones). Only to have (Jones become a bad guy in another country where the now good-bad-guy (Griffin) killed a really bad guy and stole his dog for evidence (only no wait, he didn't really kill him either (probably another double take, i dont remember who really killed him, I think it was a bad guy).

So then wait, Jones apparently had a child with someone so that they could pull a " double take" on the real bad guys, only Griffin is still bad and the U.S. cops are bad, but the undercover cops are good, but the undercover mofia as undercover cops are bad, and eventually the head moffia boss guy is also good, but only until he is bad again.

And then.....

Well, if you made it this far and really want to know, watch the movie.

It has a few nice points (mainly around a beginning that references The Godfather (look for oranges, which signify death). The bit about "Slitz malt liquor is good too).

But that is about it, a few good quotes does not a good movie make and Double Take gives you the fealing of, "Heah, maybe I can throw a good idea (or a zillion) at you". One of them has got to stick.

The problem is that with so many ideas and concepts and bads and goods, and mechanical pen gismos used to call in the national guard, Double Take ain't kepn it Real. It sure isn't representing the original 1957 movie idea.

Viewed in theatres (35mm) Rated:1