Crime Spree
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| Directed by | Brad Mirman |
| Written by | Brad Mirman |
| Starring | Gérard Depardieu Harvey Keitel Johnny Hallyday Renaud |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Countries | Canada United Kingdom |
| Languages | English French |
| Budget | $10,000,000 (estimated) |
| Box office | $2,294,823 (Foreign)[1][2] |
Crime Spree is a 2003 Canadian-British comedy-heist thriller film, written and directed by Brad Mirman, starring Gérard Depardieu, Harvey Keitel and French singers Johnny Hallyday and Renaud. The fish out of water film concerns a band of French thieves who get more than they bargain for after burglarizing the home of a Chicago mafia boss.
Plot
Daniel Foray (
Shortly after the revelation, Pogue bludgeons Sophie to death, frames burglar Sam (
As newly minted fugitives from justice and marks of the American mafia, the thieves make amends with a
With Zammeti gone and Laurent also in line to get "whacked" by Giancarlo's right-hand man, the burglars discover they were once again duped with a suitcase filled with counterfeit money. Before embarking as stowaways, they notice Laurent's Van Gogh painting get blown into Chicago River and comically dive into the water, with the outcome of their latest pursuit unknown.
Main cast
- Gérard Depardieu - Daniel Foray
- Harvey Keitel - Frank Zammeti
- Johnny Hallyday - Marcel Burot
- Renaud - Zéro
- Saïd Taghmaoui - Sam Zerhouni
- Stéphane Freiss - Julien Labesse
- Shawn Lawrence - Agent Pogue
- Albert Dray - Raymond Gayet
- Joanne Kelly - Sophie Nicols
- Richard Bohringer - Laurent Bastaldi
- Abe Vigoda - Angelo Giancarlo
- Gino Marrocco - Joey Two Tons
- Sal Figliomeni - Nicky The Rake
- Diego Chambers - Raphael Ruiz
- Carlos Diaz - Hector
- Ron Kennel - Felix
- Chris Collins - Lamar
External links
- Crime Spree at IMDb
- Crime Spree at Rotten Tomatoes
- First draft of the script (1996)
References
- ^ "Crime Spree". IMDb. 16 April 2003.
- ^ "Crime Spree".