Blue Streak (film)
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| Directed by | Les Mayfield |
| Produced by | Daniel Melnick Allen Shapiro Neal H. Moritz |
| Written by | Michael Berry John Blumenthal Stephen Carpenter |
| Starring | Martin Lawrence Luke Wilson Dave Chappelle Peter Greene Olek Krupa Nicole Ari Parker |
| Music by | Ed Shearmur |
| Editing by | Michael Tronick |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Release date(s) | September 17, 1999 (See release history) |
| Running time | 93 min. |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $65,000,000 (estimated) |
| Box office | $117,758,500 (worldwide) |
Blue Streak is a 1999 American action comedy film directed by Les Mayfield and starring Martin Lawrence. The film is a remake of the 1965 British film The Big Job, although the original film is uncredited. The 1999 film co-stars Luke Wilson, Dave Chappelle, William Forsythe, and Nicole Ari Parker.
The film was released in September 1999 and opened as the number one movie in North America. It went on to gross nearly US$120 million at the worldwide box office. A sequel was in the works but never materialized and has since been dropped from plans at Columbia Pictures. [1] [2] [3]
The soundtrack was also a success and has been certified platinum. It features artists such as So Plush featuring Ja Rule, Keith Sweat, Tyrese featuring Heavy D, Foxy Brown, Kelly Price and others. The lead single from the soundtrack was "Girl's Best Friend" performed by Jay-Z. The single garnered much airplay on both television and radio.
The film was shot on location in California. The prime shooting spot was Sony Pictures Studios which is located in Culver City, California.
It was the most viewed film of 1999 in Argentina.
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[edit] Plot
Jewel thief Miles Logan (Martin Lawrence) participates in a $17 million diamond heist in Los Angeles. One accomplice, Deacon (Peter Greene), wants the diamond all for himself, killing one member of the team, and Logan escapes to a nearby construction site, hiding the diamond in a vent as the police close in. Deacon escapes, while Logan is caught and arrested as a robber, spending two years in jail. Upon his release, he argues with his ex-girlfriend, Janiece (Tamala Jones), who is angry for him lying to her about being a banker. Returning to the spot where he hid the diamond, Logan is dismayed that the site is the location of a new police headquarters.
Posing as a ghetto pizza deliveryman, Logan steals an ID card from a rookie detective, and has his contact Uncle Lou (Richard C. Sarafian) create a new persona for him, Detective Malone, a hotshot detective transferring from West Covina. After inadvertently foiling a prisoner escape while searching for the diamond, Logan is teamed up with naive detective Carlson (Luke Wilson) and sent out in the field. He teaches Carlson many different things on the job, substituting his criminal knowledge for police work. Logan and Carlson bring in Logan's former accomplice Tulley (Dave Chappelle) during a failed robbery attempt, and capture a truck that is carrying a large shipment of heroin, and is promoted to Lead Detective of the Burglary Division with the admiration of his colleagues.
Eventually, Logan recovers the diamond from the vent in the women's bathroom, but accidentally drops it into the shipment of heroin. Before he can retrieve it, he and Tulley are volunteered for a sting operation to catch the heroin smugglers. At the delivery, Deacon is present and recognizes Logan. A shootout ensues, and Deacon is eventually killed by Logan.
Eventually, Detective Carlson discovers Miles Logan's identity as a criminal posing as an police officer. However, he discovers this after a car chase led Logan across the border to Mexico, where he is out of the LAPD's and the FBI's jurisdiction, and also where he claimed that he was actually a Mexican Federale. Even though he is only inches over the border, the other detectives feel that they are now friends and let him go. Logan leaves with the diamond.
[edit] Cast
- Miles Logan — Martin Lawrence
- Carlson - Luke Wilson
- Deacon - Peter Greene
- Tulley — Dave Chappelle
- Detective Hardcastle - William Forsythe
- Melissa Green — Nicole Ari Parker
- Rizzo — Graham Beckel
- Glen — Robert Miranda
- Jean LaFleur — Olek Krupa
- Benny — Saverio Guerra
- Uncle Lou — Richard C. Sarafian
- Janiece — Tamala Jones
- Detective Diaz — Julio Oscar Mechoso
- FBI Agent Gray — Steve Rankin
- Captain Penelli — Carmen Argenziano
- Eddie — John Hawkes
[edit] Box office
The film opened at #1 with a weekend gross of $19,208,806 from 2,735 theaters for a per venue average of $7,023.[4] It ended its run with $68,518,533 in North America, and $49,239,967 internationally for a total of $117,758,500 worldwide.
[edit] Soundtrack
[edit] See also
- The Big Job, a 1965 movie with a similar plot
[edit] References
- ^ Ascher-Walsh, Rebecca (February 6, 2001). "Cut It Out". http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,97908,00.html. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,97908,00.html
- ^ "Lawrence on a Hot Streak". ABC News. October 20, 2000. http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=114338&page=1. http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=114338&page=1
- ^ Fleming, Michael (October 19, 2000). "Col's $20 mil double dip for Lawrence". Variety. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117788043?refCatId=13. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117788043?refCatId=13
- ^ Natale, Richard (September 20, 1999). "Comedy 'Blue Streak' Is Off and Running at No. 1; Box Office: Costner's 'Game' takes second spot; low-budget 'Beauty' enjoys strong opening weekend.". The Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/1999/sep/20/entertainment/ca-12173. Retrieved 2010-11-04.
[edit] External links
- Blue Streak at the Internet Movie Database
- Blue Streak at Rotten Tomatoes
- Blue Streak at Box Office Mojo
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