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Sin City (2005) -- US Home Video Trailer from Dimension Films
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Sin City (2005) -- US Home Video Trailer from Dimension Films

Overview

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Writer:
Frank Miller (graphic novels)
Contact:
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Release Date:
1 April 2005 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Crime | Thriller more
Tagline:
Hell of a way to end a partnership. more
Plot:
A film that explores the dark and miserable town Basin City and tells the story of three different people, all caught up in the violent corruption of the city. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
16 wins & 29 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(740 articles)
Sin City 2 will be a prequel, says Alexis Bledel
 (From The Geek Files. 6 July 2009, 6:20 AM, PDT)

The Arrival Blu-ray Review
 (From TheHDRoom. 5 July 2009, 5:04 AM, PDT)

User Comments:
Hyper-Noir for today more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Additional Details

Also Known As:
Frank Miller's Sin City (USA) (complete title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for sustained strong stylized violence, nudity and sexual content including dialogue.
Runtime:
124 min | USA:147 min (director's cut)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Certification:
Canada:R (Alberta/Manitoba) | Taiwan:R-12 | Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) (original rating) | Canada:R (Nova Scotia) (re-rating) | Venezuela:PG-13 | USA:Unrated (unrated extended edition) | Australia:MA | South Africa:16 | Hungary:18 | New Zealand:R16 (TV rating) | USA:R (certificate #41611) | Iceland:16 | Italy:T | Portugal:M/16 (Qualidade) | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A (British Columbia/Ontario) | Czech Republic:15 | Denmark:15 | Germany:18 | Hong Kong:III | Ireland:18 | Israel:18 | Japan:R-15 | Malaysia:(Banned) | Netherlands:16 | Philippines:R-13 (cut) | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:18 | Finland:K-15 (re-rating) | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | Mexico:C | Poland:18 | Brazil:16 | Singapore:R21 (director's cut) | Finland:K-18 (original rating) | Argentina:18 | Chile:18 | New Zealand:R18 | Peru:18 (original rating) | Peru:14 (re-rating) | France:-16 | France:-12 (cut) | Colombia:18 | Austria:16 | Switzerland:18 (canton of Basel-Stadt)
Filming Locations:
Austin, Texas, USA

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
As each sequence of this film was shot separately, new cast members were added and incorporated in the stories throughout the production. In many cases separate footage was composited in post-production to look as if it were all shot the same day. For example: Marv (Mickey Rourke) takes Wendy (Jaime King) to Nancy's (Jessica Alba) home. Alba had not been cast yet when Rourke and King shot the scene; her footage was added in later. The same is true of the scenes between Marv and Cardinal Roark (Rutger Hauer) and Kevin (Elijah Wood), as Hauer and Wood were cast after Rourke had shot his scenes. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Marv steals the Police Car and ditches it in the water, he gets out of the car while underwater and swims away and comes up through a drainpipe. Once he emerges from the drainpipe, his hair and clothing are dry. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
The Salesman: [voiceover] She shivers in the wind like the last leaf on a dying tree. I let her hear my footsteps. She only goes stiff for a moment.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Everything Is Illuminated (2005) more
Soundtrack:
Sensemaya more

FAQ

Why is Kevin sitting on the porch when Hartigan comes to the farm? Why doesn't he do anything to help Junior stop Hartigan?
What are the differences between the theatrical release and the extended & recut version?
Is "Sin city" based on a book?
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292 out of 488 people found the following comment useful:-
Hyper-Noir for today, 16 March 2005
8/10
Author: Jim Shippey (shippey@hotmail.com) from Washington, DC

I just came back from an advance screening of Sin City, and I can tell you this is one salient reel of pitch of a film. Think of it as film noir amped up for a post modern century. It comes across like most of Frank Miller's writing, modestly fantastic for the comic environment, but steeped long and hard in the tradition of the underground crime writers of the '40's. Visually, the juxtaposition of the rich B&W with digitally-hued Technicolor makes it hard to take your eyes off the screen. This film was tailor made for most of the people who have been following Miller's writing for the past twenty odd years, brimming with many of his trademark elements and visual style that he, along with Messrs. Rodriguez and Tarantino, capture brilliantly. Not for more sensitive or under aged souls, Sin City will burn like a fire that you have to watch for everyone else.

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