Stevie (Van Hoy) is an ordinary thirteen year-old boy who finds his mother's gun and impulsively decides to rob a bank with his girlfriend, Rocky (Barton). The holdup escalates... more
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Production Year: 2004 - Thriller - Director: Brad Turner, Rodney Charters, Tim Iacofono, Bryan Spicer, Jon Cassar, Kevin Hooks, Ken Girotti - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over
Advantages: Very topical at the moment and interesting in a voyeuristic way. Disadvantages: Score and script are forgettable
Plot -- What would have been seemingly absurd a situation 20 years ago; 13 year-old Stevie (Cameron Van Hoy) and his girlfriend Rocky (Mischa Barton - 'the OC') find Stevie's mothers gun and on a whim whilst walking to school decide to rob a bank instead. Word soon spreads of this and it is turned into a media frenzy. In comes the disgruntled veteran smoking Police negotiator (Burt Reynolds) to save the situation. But the demands are that of achild ... ...kidnap/hold-up film would be complete without the ubiquitous case of "Stockholm Syndrome" as some of the detained customers begin to side with the adventurous and wild children.
With the trend of ever more situations of gun's and children, watching this movie now seems even more hard-hitting and relevant!
The film has some interesting incites into children's mind's and their simplistic nature of viewing solutions to life's woe's.
On the whole ...
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Actor(s): Burt Reynolds, Mischa Barton, Cameron Van Hoy, Kurt Loder, David Graf, Darling Narita
Director(s): Ash
Genre: Thriller & Mystery - Thriller
Classification: 15 years and over
Production Year: 1999
Running Time: 1 hour 40 minutes
Video Category: Feature Film
Release details
DVD Region: Region 0 (All Regions)
Studio(s): PRISM LEISURE
Release date: 25/09/2006
No of Discs: 1
Catalogue No: PPA 1733 R
Barcode: 5050824173355
Producer: Ash
DVD Description
Stevie (Van Hoy) is an ordinary thirteen year-old boy who finds his mother's gun and impulsively decides to rob a bank with his girlfriend, Rocky (Barton). The holdup escalates into a media circus, with an FBI negotiator (Reynolds) unable to stop the madness and the hostages inside the bank causing trouble as well. A raw, intense look at what happens when kids who have seen too many movies get a taste of celebrity and power.
Languages
Main Language: English
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