Score, The (2001)
Front Cover Actor
Robert De Niro Nick Wells
Edward Norton Jackie Teller/Brian
Marlon Brando Max
Angela Bassett Diane
Gary Farmer Burt
Paul Soles Danny
Edward Norton Jack Teller
Jamie Harrold Steven
Serge Houde Laurent
Jean-René Ouellet André
Martin Drainville Jean-Claude
Movie Details
Genre Crime; Drama; Thriller
Director Frank Oz; Robert De Niro
Writer Daniel E. Taylor; Kario Salem
Studio Paramount
Language English
Audience Rating R
Running Time 2 hr 3 mins
Country USA
Color Color
Plot
Three generations of method acting giants unite for this crime thriller written by Kario Salem and directed by Frank Oz . Robert De Niro stars as Nick Wells, an aging thief whose specialty is safecracking and who is on the verge of retiring to a life of ease, running his jazz club and romancing his girlfriend Diane ( Angela Bassett ). But before he can ride off into the sunset, Nick is pressured to do one last job by his mentor and business partner, a flamboyant and extravagant upscale fence named Max ( Marlon Brando ). Max is plotting the heist of the Montreal Customs House, and he's got a man on the inside, Jackie Teller ( Edward Norton ), a talented but volatile crook who has managed to ingratiate himself with the facility's staff as a fellow employee suffering from cerebral palsy. Jackie bristles at Nick's interference in "his" score, however, and threatens violence when it seems he's going to be cut out of the action. In the meantime, Nick grows increasingly ill at ease about the operation, as it violates his two most important dictums in thievery: always work alone and never pull a job in your own city. The part of Max in The Score was written specifically for Brando by screenwriter Salem , although the improvisational star and his director Oz reportedly clashed during filming. — Karl Williams
Personal Details
Seen It No
Index 112
In Collection Yes
Purchase Date 8/2/2003
Tape Label 36
Product Details
Format VHS
Region Region 1
Release Date 2003
Nr of Disks/Tapes 1
Links
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