Made Movie Review 2001

Favreau, who also wrote and directed, teams up again with "Swingers" buddy Vaughn in this tale of two-bit losers trying to weasel their way into the mob. Bobby (Favreau), a past-his-prime boxer and construction worker, chauffeurs his stripper girlfriend Jessica (Janssen) to her gigs at night. Ricky (Vaughn), his irritating, motor-mouthed friend, wants to get mobbed up with crime boss Max (Falk). Hoping to earn enough money to "save" Jessica, Bobby reluctantly agrees. Max sends them to New York with cryptic instructions to follow the orders of slick gangsta Ruiz (Puff Da...um...P. Did...er...Sean Combs). While Bobby tries to follow orders, Ricky's rash behavior lands them in constant trouble. Vaughn's comic riffing occasionally crosses the line into excess, but the chemistry between the two leads is excellent and the laughs are plentiful.

Distribution

Artisan Entertainment, 2700 Colorado Ave., Ste. 200, Santa Monica, CA 90404, Phone: (310)449-9200, Fax: (310)255-3730, URL: http://www.artisanent.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 94 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Organized Crime, New York, New York, Boxing, Strippers, Buddies, Screen Teams: Favreau & Vaughn

Screenplay

Jon Favreau

Cast

Jon Favreau, Vince Vaughn, Famke Janssen, Faizon Love, David O'Hara, Vincent Pastore, Peter Falk, P. Diddy) Combs Sean (Puffy Puff Daddy, Drea De Matteo

Cinematography

Christopher Doyle

Director

Jon Favreau

Music

John O'Brien, Lyle Workman

Other

Tom Nelson, Curtiss Clayton, Roswell Hamrick, Laura Jean Shannon, Anne Stuhler

Producer

Vince Vaughn, Jon Favreau, Artisan Entertainment