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Made
on DVD (2001)
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| Starring: |
Jon Favreau, Vince Vaughn, Famke Janssen, Peter Billingsley, Peter Falk, Jonathan Silverman, David O'Hara, Faizon Love, Puff Daddy, Federico Castelluccio, Drea De Matteo, Vincent Pastore |
| Director: |
Jon Favreau |
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MOMENTUM PICTURES |
| Run time: |
91 mins |
| Certificate: |
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| Genres: |
Drama |
| Languages: |
English |
| Released: |
22/07/2002
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Brief synopsis of Made
Following their success five years before with SWINGERS, Jon Favreau and Vince Vaughn team up again in MADE, a comedy about two very different down-on-their-luck L.A. friends who get caught up in a dangerous deal in New York City. Favreau stars as Bobby, a hardworking, very serious construction worker who dreams of becoming a boxer and settling down with his stripper girlfriend (Famke Janssen) and her young daughter. Vaughn plays Ricky, an obnoxious ne'er-do-well who thinks that pulling off a big job for boss Max (Peter Falk) will be their ticket to the big time. The duo is sent off to New York to take part in a deal they know nothing about; while Bobby waits calmly for them to be discreetly contacted, Ricky never shuts his mouth, barking orders at random people, flashing his green and his wry smile all over town, annoying the heck out of everyone he meets, especially Ruiz (Sean "P-Diddy" Combs), who is their connection. The film is beautifully shot by master cinematographer Christopher Doyle, who recently filmed Wong Kar-Wai's stunning IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE. Bobby and Ricky make the perfect pair; Favreau is often silent in scenes, watching deadpan as Vaughn steals the show as the brazen, overbearing, but lovable Ricky. To lend authenticity to the film, Favreau shot it in such landmarks as Hollywood High, Tavern on the Green, and the Central Park Zoo, and he hired SOPRANOS stars Vincent Pastore (Big Pussy), Federico Castelluccio (Furio), and Drea de Matteo (Adriana) to further the mob connection. The film was coproduced by Peter Billingsley, who played Ralphie in 1983's beloved A CHRISTMAS STORY.
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Radio Times
Like Swingers, the first film to co-star Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau, Made explores the dual themes of male friendship and loyalty. Unlike Swingers, a little crowd-pleaser which was one of the gems of 1996, this comedy is less of a success. Containing an uncharacteristically showy performance by Vaughn, Made irritates and annoys where Swingers charmed and beguiled. Vaughn and Favreau play boxing buddies who moonlight as muscle for the local Mob. When they're sent on simple courier duty to New York, it's a recipe for trouble. Favreau just wants to get the job done, and then get back to keeping other people's paws off stripper girlfriend Famke Janssen. Vaughn, by contrast, sees the job as his chance to take a step up the Mob hierarchy. Contrasting ambitions lead to Laurel and Hardy-style humour, with Favreau underplaying it as a resigned, long-suffering Ollie and Vaughn overplaying it as a hyped-up, hyperkinetic Stan. It's all far less funny to watch than it probably was to make. Swingers effortlessly had it made. Made, sadly, just doesn't swing at all.
New York Times
"...Mr. Favreau goes back the roots of verite independent film, having the sleazy milieu photographed by the two-fisted cinematographer Chris Doyle....Mr. Doyle gets the low-life wooziness just right..."
Rolling Stone
"...The kind of crime comedy that you root for....[Combs] brings ease and charm to a crime lord who doesn't have to raise his voice to be heard..."
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