Lucky Number Slevin (2006)

Director:

Paul McGuigan

Writer (WGA):

Jason Smilovic (written by)

Release Date:

7 April 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Wrong Time. Wrong Place. Wrong Number.

Plot:

A case of mistaken identity lands Slevin into the middle of a war being plotted by two of the city's most rival crime bosses: The Rabbi and The Boss. Slevin is under constant surveillance by relentless Detective Brikowski as well as the infamous assassin Goodkat and finds himself having to hatch his own ingenious plot to get them before they get him.

Plot Keywords:

Police Officer Killed | Stabbed In The Neck | Shootout | Blood Splatter | Shot In The Chest

Awards:

4 wins & 3 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. June 1	2:00 AM	TMC
Mon. June 2	12:30 AM	SHOW

Cast

Josh Hartnett	...	Slevin Kelevra
Bruce Willis	...	Mr. Goodkat
Lucy Liu	...	Lindsey
Morgan Freeman	...	The Boss
Ben Kingsley	...	The Rabbi (as Sir Ben Kingsley)
Michael Rubenfeld	...	Yitzchok
Peter Outerbridge	...	Det. Dumbrowski
Stanley Tucci	...	Det. Brikowski
Kevin Chamberlin	...	Marty
Dorian Missick	...	Elvis
Mykelti Williamson	...	Sloe
Scott Gibson	...	Max
Daniel Kash	...	Bodyguard #1
Dmitry Chepovetsky	...	Bodyguard #2
Sam Jaeger	...	Nick Fisher

Also Known As:

Lucky # Slevin (Germany) (USA) (DVD box title)
Lucky Number S7evin (USA) (poster title)
The Wrong Man (Australia)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence, sexuality and language.

Runtime:

109 min

Country:

Germany | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS

Certification:

Malaysia:18PL | Ireland:16 (theatrical rating) | Hong Kong:IIB | Finland:K-15 | Germany:16 | Argentina:16 | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | New Zealand:R18 | Portugal:M/16 | Iceland:16 | South Korea:18 | Singapore:R21 (cut) | France:U | Netherlands:12 | Spain:18 | Philippines:R-18 | UK:18 | Australia:MA | Canada:18A | Brazil:16 | USA:R (certificate #42253) | Italy:T | Ireland:18 (DVD rating)

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Company:

Capitol Films

Trivia:

The name of the film comes from an episode title of "The New Shmoo" (1979). Shmoo is also referenced by Morgan Freeman in the movie. However, Morgan Freeman's description of a Shmoo is a paraphrase of the standard version from Li'l Abner by Al Capp who introduced the fantasy beast in 1948.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the beginning of the movie, after Slevin has finished shaving in the bathroom, he uses a towel to wipe off the excess shaving cream. He still has some shaving cream on his neck when someone suddenly knocks on the door. We immediately cut to a side shot and Slevin turns his head toward the knock. He no longer has any shaving cream anywhere on his neck.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Soldier: He's clean.
Benny Begin: So, why are you here? Huh?

Movie Connections:

References The Maltese Falcon (1941)

Soundtrack:

Shanty by the Sea

Absolutely Amazing Film

I really felt i needed to write this comment, because the one just before made me so angry. If the prior user had paid a little more attention to this film he would have noticed how intricate and brilliant the plot was. I don't want to give anything away of this film, but i strongly recommend this film to anyone. I would agree that you spend the first 20 minutes in confusion because of its fast paced plot, but by the end, your sympathies for individual characters are all over the place. ALl i can say is go and see it, and give it your full attention, then you wouldn't be on this website, saying "it doesn't make sense". Enjoy the film, 10/10