'R Xmas

"Dual identities, dueling dealers, and an overdose of greed."

2001 1h 25m EN

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6.2

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★6.2TMDB · 77

DramaCrimeThriller

Synopsis

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A New York drug dealer is kidnapped, and his wife must try to come up with the money and drugs to free him from his abductors before Christmas.

“Dual identities, dueling dealers, and an overdose of greed.”

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Cast

Drea de Matteo
Wife
Lillo Brancato
Husband
Ice-T
Kidnapper
Victor Argo
Louie
Denia Brache
Louie's Wife
Meredith Ostrom
Elf 1
Janis Corsair
Shopper 1
Gloria Irizarry
Aunt

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Abel Ferrara
Writers: Cassandra De Jesus, Abel Ferrara, Scott Pardo
Languages: English, Spanish
Countries: France

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RUNTIME

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85 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $3.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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3 / 8

MONEY

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Earned back only 3% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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4 / 8

ERA

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25 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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5 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Abel Ferrara, shot by Ken Kelsch. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Suzanne Pillsbury shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Drea de Matteo and Lillo Brancato and Ice-T carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Abel Ferrara directs. Ken Kelsch behind the camera. Suzanne Pillsbury cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in France. Dialogue in English, Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $3.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Earned back only 3% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
425 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
5Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.
6Directed by Abel Ferrara, shot by Ken Kelsch. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Editor Suzanne Pillsbury shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Drea de Matteo and Lillo Brancato and Ice-T carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Dual identities, dueling dealers, and an overdose of greed.".
10IMDB entry: tt0217978 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Only 77 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.