Stark Raving Mad (2002)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Directors:

Drew Daywalt
David Schneider

Writers:

Drew Daywalt (concept) and
Patrick Kiely (concept) ...

Release Date:

23 May 2002 (Russia)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

They've got The DJ, The Club, The Amps and The Plans to The Bank. It's Party Time!

Plot:

A crook quietly plots his revenge against the boss who murdered his brother while working for him. |

Plot Keywords:

Revenge | Vinyl | Stoned | Nightclub | Gun

Cast

Seann William Scott	...	Ben McGewan
Timm Sharp	...	Rikki Simms
Patrick Breen	...	Jeffrey Jay
John B. Crye	...	Jake Nealson (as John Crye)
Suzy Nakamura	...	Betty Shin
Lou Diamond Phillips	...	Gregory
Dave Foley	...	Roy
Kavan Smith	...	Michael Frakes
Paul Hungerford	...	Scott
Monet Mazur	...	Vanessa
Jody Racicot	...	D.J.
Terry Chen	...	Jin Sun
Yee Jee Tso	...	Chan (Gang Member #1)
Ty Olsson	...	Nate (Goon)
Carl McDonald	...	Mitchell (Trannie)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexual content, language, some drug use and violence.

Runtime:

Argentina:102 min | UK:101 min | Spain:96 min (DVD edition)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

USA:R (#38715) | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 (DVD rating) | Canada:18A (Canadian Home Video rating) | France:U | Spain:13 | UK:15 | Argentina:16

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Newmarket Capital Group

Goofs:

Continuity: The blood coming from Rikki's forehead when Greg has the knife to his face.

Quotes:

Scott: So what are you doing now?
Jeffrey Jay: I rob banks.
Scott: What you doin here then?
Jeffrey Jay: Robbing a bank.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Creepies (2003) (V)

Soundtrack:

Apollo Vibe

He 'can' carry a movie!

Direct to video it seems in North America, while it hit theatres in Europe.

I saw this in a convenience store rental area - DVD for $1.99. The name of the movie's star was written larger than the title of the movie. It reaked of B-movie caliber. The name? Sean William Scott! I liked Sean in Road Trip, Final Destination, Dude Where's My Car and Evolution. His fame though comes from the American Pie movies. You'll also see him in Bulletproof Monk and The Rundown. He hasn't shown a ton of range in his acting ability and the closest he came to carrying a movie was in Dude where he co-starred. He has always done his role effectively though so after a few visits to the convenience store we decided to give him a try.

I didn't expect much, and was shocked by what I viewed. Not only is Sean the star of this movie but he carries this movie with a superb cast, script, and direction. From the beginning to the end this was a classic in the making. From the stop scenes where characters talk to the camera, to the white haired Lou Diamond Phillips, to the Chinese Food delivery guy and further. I laughed and laughed and kept feeling "What a great movie!" Here's the gist you could easily get from the back of the box. They're going to pull a robbery using a Rave as a cover. In the course of the movie, they have many hurdles to overcome. During this, funny stuff happens.

Sean plays the straight guy and a relatively serious role - very different from his other roles. He pulls it off without a hitch. Lou Diamond Phillips (Young Guns fame) is another surprise. You won't believe how good he is until you see him in this role. Easily the best of Lou I've ever seen. The whole cast was fantastic but I do have to mention Timm Sharp who's character was hard to like, but well developed and acted with precision. One would be remiss not to mention Dave Foley who played a part that was totally unlike anything I've ever seen from him. Truly amazing he was. Like I said, there wasn't a bad actor in the movie.

Drew Daywalt and David Schneider seemed to make great directors and great writers. As Dave Foley said (the gist of it anyway from the DVD extras) - the difference between one director and two directors is that with two director's you have to pretend to listen to TWO people. Dave's humour! This movie is well developed, it has good camera action, and leaves you feeling like you spent two hours wisely.

It's a classic for me and will sit on my shelf proudly displayed while I mention it to everyone who visits!

Pick up the movie!