Running Scared (2006)

User Rating:

7.6/10   

Director:

Wayne Kramer

Writer (WGA):

Wayne Kramer (written by)

Release Date:

24 February 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Its Find The Gun, Or Death ..

Plot:

After a drug-op gone bad, Joey Gazelle is put in charge of disposing the gun that shot a dirty cop....

Plot Keywords:

Pedophile | Gangster | Pimp | Absurd Violence | Shot Multiple Times

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Paul Walker	...	Joey Gazelle
Cameron Bright	...	Oleg Yugorsky
Vera Farmiga	...	Teresa Gazelle
Chazz Palminteri	...	Detective Rydell
Karel Roden	...	Anzor Yugorsky
Johnny Messner	...	Tommy 'Tombs' Perello
Ivana Milicevic	...	Mila Yugorsky
Alex Neuberger	...	Nicky Gazelle
Michael Cudlitz	...	Sal 'Gummy Bear' Franzone
Bruce Altman	...	Dez
Elizabeth Mitchell	...	Edele
Arthur J. Nascarella	...	Frankie Perello (as Arthur Nascarella)
John Noble	...	Ivan Yugorsky
Idalis DeLeon	...	Divina
David Warshofsky	...	Lester the Pimp

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive strong brutal violence and language, sexuality and drug content.

Runtime:

122 min

Country:

Germany | USA

Language:

English | Russian

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Ireland:18 | Canada:R (Ontario) | UK:18 | Germany:16 | Singapore:R21 | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | France:-12 | Netherlands:16 | Portugal:M/16 | Iceland:16 | Finland:K-18 | Italy:VM14 | South Korea:18 | Norway:18 | South Africa:18 | Malaysia:(Banned) | Australia:MA | New Zealand:R18 | Denmark:15 | Sweden:15 | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia) | USA:R (certificate #41598) | Japan:R-15

Filming Locations:

Letnany, Prague, Czech Republic

Company:

Media 8 Entertainment

Trivia:

Edele's last name is "Hansel" (as shown on the prescription bottle that Oleg finds). This is likely a reference to the Germanic tale of Hansel and Gretel who are ensnared by a witch who lures children with candy into her house in order to eat them. When Teresa Gazelle enters the play room for the second time (after she almost leaves), she makes a cryptic comment "It's like some kind of a lore", which edifies the Hansel and Gretel idea. Lastly, Teresa makes a point of looking at the door mat. The scattered letters appear to spell "Willkommen", which is German for "Welcome".

Goofs:

Continuity: At the first shootout at the hotel, everyone is told to slide "whatever they are packing" under the bed. Joey slides his, and in the next shot his hand is still resting on the gun.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Joey Gazelle: [while frantically driving] Come on! Come on, kid! The fuck? Look at me. Fuck! Come on Oleg, stay with me. Come on. Come on! Come on, kid. We're gonna make it.
Oleg Yugorsky: We're gonna crash!

Movie Connections:

References Cat-Tails for Two (1953)

Soundtrack:

Guillotine Tactics

Keep me in suspense

This movie is definitely more violent than the ones I normally go to (I'm a woman in her 50's)but I really enjoyed this one. It kept me on the edge of my seat through the whole movie. A couple of times I even jumped in my seat. Paul Walker was great - he seemed perfect for the part. I hadn't seen him in movies before but I'm definitely a fan now. The story has a definite twist which kept me interested. If you can get past the violence and some nudity, I'd really recommend it. Lot of action and suspense and a good story line. The theater was full when I went and the audience clapped for the movie at the end - which means most of them enjoyed it too.