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Running Scared

Actor(s): Paul Walker, Cameron Bright, Vera Farmiga, Karel Roden, Johnny Messner
Director(s): Wayne Kramer
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Movie Details

MPAA Rating: R
Content Advisory: Graphic Violence, Nudity, Adult Situations, Strong Sexual Content, Rape & Sexual Abuse, Not For Children, Adult Humor, Profanity, Substance Abuse, Children in Peril
Movie Release: 2006
DVD Release: 06/06/2006
Format: DVD - Color,Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned
Audio Tracks: English
Subtitles: English, Spanish
SwapaDVD Credits: 1
Number of Discs: 1
Run Time: 2 hrs 2 mins
Studio: New Line Home Video
Total Copies: 7
Genres: Action, Thriller, Action Thriller, Crime Thriller, Gangster Film
See Also: Running Scared

DVD Synopsis

A minor crook finds himself in major peril when a "hot" weapon goes missing in this violent crime thriller. Joey Gazelle (Paul Walker) is a low-level "mechanic" in the Mafia who hopes to rise through the ranks by doing whatever is needed. One night, a drug deal goes very wrong when police show up and try to close down the operation; shots break out and a battle ensues, with a pair of of cops meeting a particularly violent fate at bad end of a gun barrel. Joey is given the gun that killed the policemen and is told to make it disappear so it can't be used as evidence; however, before he can do that, the weapon is stolen by Oleg (Cameron Bright), a friend of Joey's young son, who takes the pistol and uses it to shoot his abusive stepfather. Now that the gun is implicated in high profile crimes, it's vitally important that Joey find it as soon as possible, but his search for the firearm is complicated by the fact that Oleg's stepdad is affiliated with a rival gang of Russian mobsters, and that Rydell (Chazz Palminteri), a seriously corrupt police detective, is hot on Joey's trail. Joey's search for the gun takes him through the grim criminal netherworld of the city, where he must face off against nearly every sort of crook, con artist, and deviate that has ever walked the earth. Running Scared is from writer-director Wayne Kramer, who made a name for himself with the well-reviewed independent feature The Cooler. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Actors

Paul Walker - Joey Gazelle
Cameron Bright - Oleg Yugorsky
Vera Farmiga - Teresa Gazelle
Karel Roden - Anzor "Duke" Yugorsky
Johnny Messner - Tommy "Tombs" Perello

Member Movie Reviews

Patrick B. (royale) from TERRE HAUTE, IN wrote on 1/5/2009...

2 of 2 member(s) found this review helpful.

I think this one slipped by a lot of people. I'm not a big Paul Walker fan so avoided this movie for quite a while until a friend strongly suggested it to me. I was not disappointed. This is a gritty, twisting, turning story that kept me glued to the screen. It is violent and sometimes very dark and to me that was a plus. There is very little watered-down crime drama here. I think it was well shot and acted and I got a new appreciation for Paul Walker. I would definitely recommend this movie to anyone who enjoyed Reservoir Dogs, Boondock Saints, A History of Violence, etc.