Crazy Six
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| Directed by | Albert Pyun |
| Written by | Galen Yuen |
| Produced by | Tom Karnowski Gary Schmoeller |
| Starring | Rob Lowe Mario Van Peebles Ice-T Burt Reynolds |
| Cinematography | George Mooradian |
| Edited by | Natasha Gjurokovic |
| Music by | Anthony Riparetti |
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| Distributed by | Sterling Entertainment Group (US) |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Crazy Six is a 1998 American gangster film directed by Albert Pyun and starring Rob Lowe, Mario Van Peebles, Ice-T, Ivana Miličević and Burt Reynolds. It was released direct-to-video in the United States on July 29, 1998.
Plot
A decade after the fall of
singer
Anna and killing Andrew's girlfriend Viyana.
The American
gunfight
between Dakota and Raul's men, "Dirty" Mao kills Raul and attempts to frame Billie for it but is shot and killed by Dakota.
In the end, Dakota adopts "Dirty" Mao's dog, Anna returns to singing, and Billie gets clean.
Cast
- Rob Lowe as Billie "Crazy Six"
- Mario Van Peebles as "Dirty" Mao
- Ice-T as Raul
- Burt Reynolds as Dakota
- Ivana Milicevicas Anna
- Thom Matthewsas Andrew
- Blanka Kleinova as Viyana
- Norbert Weisser as Jerzy
- Donald Standen as Avi
- Max Van Peebles as Michelle
- Thomas Morris as Yusovic
- Dagmar Edwards as Jackie
- Vladimir Furdik as Stefan
- Marko Igonda as Medina
Production
The screenplay originally took place in
autobiographical.[3]
Release
The film was released direct-to-video in the United States on July 28, 1998.
Reception
Nathan Rabin of The A.V. Club wrote that "Lowe is predictably awful" yet "despite Lowe's performance, Crazy Six is palatable, with Pyun giving the film an appropriately seedy aura of glamorous decay."[4]
References
- ^ Hindes, Andrew (May 2, 1997). "Lowe, Ice-T, Reynolds pack 'Crazy Six' actioner".
- ^ "How SF Chinatown Gangster Became a Hollywood Actor". The San Francisco Standard. 2023-09-17. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
- ^ White, Peter (2023-09-13). "Apple Sets Original Podcast About The Chinese Gang Leader Behind Low-Budget Rob Lowe & Burt Reynolds Movie 'Crazy Six'". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
- ^ Rabin, Nathan (24 April 2002). "Crazy Six". Film.
External links
- Crazy Six at IMDb
