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Released 24 years ago.
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All About the Benjamins
"Money can make people do funny things."
2002 1h 35m EN
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5.9
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★5.9TMDB · 196
ActionAdventureComedyCrimeThriller
Synopsis
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Bounty hunter Bucum Jackson teams with the small-time con artist, Reggie Wright, that he is pursuing, in an attempt to locate a missing stash of diamonds and a lottery ticket worth millions of dollars. Bucum and Reggie find themselves in a race to the finish as they embark on an unlikely partnership that should -- when all is said and done -- prove beneficial to them both.
“Money can make people do funny things.”
Cast
Ice Cube
Bucum
Mike Epps
Reggie
Eva Mendes
Gina
Tommy Flanagan
Williamson
Carmen Chaplin
Ursula
Valarie Rae Miller
Pam
Roger Guenveur Smith
Julian
Anthony Michael Hall
Lil J
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Kevin Bray
- Writers
- Bill Wright, Ice Cube, Ronald Lang
- Languages
- French, English
- Countries
- United States of America, Germany
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, English.
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WORLD
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International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Germany.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Kevin Bray, shot by Glen MacPherson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by John Murphy. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Suzanne Hines shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Ice Cube and Mike Epps and Eva Mendes carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Money can make people do funny things.".
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Kevin Bray directs. Glen MacPherson behind the camera. John Murphy scores. Suzanne Hines cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America, Germany. Dialogue in French, English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 24 years ago.
- 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, English.
- 3International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Germany.
- 4Directed by Kevin Bray, shot by Glen MacPherson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by John Murphy. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Suzanne Hines shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Ice Cube and Mike Epps and Eva Mendes carry the top of the cast.
- 8Marketing tagline: "Money can make people do funny things.".
- 9IMDB entry: tt0278295 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 10Classified under 22 themes, including "sexuality", "underwear", "painting", "autograph".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Glen MacPherson
- Original score
- John Murphy
- Editing
- Suzanne Hines
- Production design
- J. Mark Harrington
- Costume design
- Sophie de Rakoff
- Makeup / hair
- Donna Battersby Greene
- Sound
- Fred Howard
- Stunt coordinator
- Artie Malesci
- Runtime
- 95 min · 1h 35m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $14,000,000
- Box office
- $25,482,931
- Return
- 182% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
Also by
Kevin Bray
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Trailers & featurettes
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What people are saying
- Andre Gonzales★ 8/10
Very funny movie. Mike Epps is one of my favorite comedians.
Production companies
Who made it
New Line Cinema
US
Cube Vision
US
- FL
Flipside Entertainment
Key crew
- Assistant Production CoordinatorDebby Freeman
- Best Boy ElectricianFred Valentine
- StuntsAlexis Bahr
- StuntsJames M. Churchman
- StuntsRicou Browning Jr.
- StuntsNick Brandon
- Executive In Charge Of ProductionCarla Fry
- "A" Camera OperatorJulian Chojnacki
- First Assistant "A" CameraMichael Klimchak
- First Assistant "B" CameraBrian Williams
- Sound MixerMark Weber
- StuntsChick Bernhard
- Production CoordinatorMarlis Pujol
- StuntsRichard Mihalek
- Camera LoaderMichael Watson
- Chief Lighting TechnicianGary Ryan
- StuntsSammy Maloof
- StuntsLuis J. Silva
- StuntsBradley Bowman
- Art Department CoordinatorAlexa Marino
- LeadmanMark Dane
- Second Assistant "A" CameraArtie Garcia
- StuntsDavid Lomax
- StuntsDanelle Folta
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- sexuality
- underwear
- painting
- autograph
- safe
- sexual attraction
- motorcycle
- juvenile delinquent
- stoner
- music store
- hand on crotch
- raised middle finger
- employer employee relationship
- cupcake
- twenty something
- money bag
- sidewalk
- storem
- mischievous
- suspenseful
- hilarious
- melodramatic
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2002-03-08R
Also known as
International titles
- Doble Impacto MortalSV
- All About the MoneyUS
