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A wild and tangled
crime adventure involving gangsters, Irish gypsies, and
a dog that can't stop swallowing things, SNATCH is both
hilarious and action-packed. Jewel thief Franky Four
Fingers (Benicio Del Toro) is in London en route to New
York, where he will deliver an 86-karat diamond to his
boss, Avi (Dennis Farina). A compulsive
gambler, Franky is tempted into an illegal boxing scam,
becoming the unwitting suspect in a robbery committed by
bumbling pawnshop owners Vinny (Robbie Gee), Sol (Lennie
James), and their oaf-of-a-driver, Tyrone (Ade).
Meanwhile, novice boxing promoter Turkish (Jason
Statham), and his dim-witted partner, Tommy (Stephen
Graham), move into the "big time" with twisted
crime boss, Brick Top (Alan Ford), and Mickey, a
mumbling, unhinged Irish gypsy boxer (Brad Pitt). Thrown
into the proceedings are killers Bullet Tooth Tony (Vinnie
Jones) and Boris the Blade (Rade Sherbedgia). A stylized
work with a gritty urban soundtrack and a cast of
intricately developed characters, SNATCH delivers superb
and witty dialogue while depicting one of the more zany,
complex diamond heists ever portrayed in film. The budget for
SNATCH was only $6 million.
Shot in London, with principal photography for the film
beginning in October of 1999.
After Guy Ritchie's first feature, LOCK, STOCK AND TWO
SMOKING BARRELS, Brad Pitt phoned the director and asked
to be in his next movie. Pitt, who normally gets paid
around $20 million for a film, agreed to a much smaller
fee and the same trailer as the other actors. "He
was one of the lads right from the start," said
Ritchie about Pitt, "a top boy who doesn't mince
around." Pitt's character, Mickey, was originally
supposed to be a huge, overweight Irishman, but the part
was altered somewhat when he signed on to the film.
On the set, Ritchie devised a "fine system" to
keep a tight ship: fining cast and crew for everything
from having mobile phones, arriving late, taking naps
during shooting, to being "cheeky" and
unfunny, and moaning. "Unfortunately, I was one of
the ones who suffered the most," said Ritchie of
his system.
Ritchie has said that casting was key: "The roles
needed coarseness as well as credibility. It's no good
getting Shakespearean actors to play violent cockney
gang members."
Scottish actor Ewan Bremner makes a cameo as Mullet.
British electronica artist Goldie appears briefly as
Lincoln.
The film was originally titled DIAMONDS, but the title
was taken by another
film before production began, so Ritchie had to change
it to SNATCH.
The Austin Chronicle named SNATCH one of the 10 best
films of 2000!! |
- Attractive Retail Box
- Rated: R (MPAA)
- Rating Reason: For Strong
Violence, Language and Some Nudity.
- Starring: Ade, Benicio Del Toro, Dennis Farina, Alan Ford,
Robbie Gee, Lennie James, Vinnie Jones, Brad Pitt,
William Bradley Pitt, Mike Reid, Rade Serbedzija,
Rade Sherbedgia, Jason Statham
- Directed By: Guy
Ritchie
- Studio: Columbia Tri-Star
- Theatrical Release Date: January
19, 2001
- DVD Release Date: July 3, 2001
- Run Time: 103 minutes
- Production Company: Columbia
Tri-Star
- Package Type: Keep Case
- Number of Discs/Layers:
2-Disc Set
- Special
Edition
- DVD Features:
- Encoding:
Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only).
This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other
countries.
- Aspect Ratio(s):
- Widescreen anamorphic - 1.85:1
- Full Screen (Standard) - 1.33:1
- Available Audio Tracks:
- English (Dolby Digital 5.1
Surround)
- French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
- Available Subtitles: English,
French and Pikey
- Language: English
- Dubbed: French
- Closed Captioned: Yes
- Bonus Features:
- Disc 1:
- Digitally Mastered Audio and
Anamorphic Video
- Widescreen and Full Screen
Presentations of U.K. Version
- Director and Producer Commentary
- "Stealing Stones"
- Branching
- Production Notes
- Disc 2:
- "Making Snatch"
Featurette
- Storyboard Comparisons
- Deleted Scenes
- Video Photo Gallery
- TV Spots
- Theatrical Trailers
- Production Notes
- Enhanced DVD-Rom Features for
your DVD-ROM PC:
- Direct Link to Official
"Snatch" Website
- Filmographies
- Both Discs:
- Interactive Features:
- Interactive Animated Menus
- Scene Access
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