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Synopsis: 15 Minutes is a 2001 American action crime thriller film starring Robert De Niro and Edward Burns. Its story revolves around a homicide detective (De Niro) and a fire marshal (Burns) who team up to stop a pair of Eastern European murderers (Karel Roden and Oleg Taktarov) who are videotaping their crimes in order to become rich and famous. The title is a reference to the Andy Warhol quotation, "In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes."
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Production: New Line Cinema
  1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
6.1
Metacritic:
34
Rotten Tomatoes:
33%
R
Year:
2001
120 min
$24,160,216
Website
919 Views


HAWKINS:

So you got your kids listening to Opera?

You still singing in the church on the

weekends?

INT. SECONDARY IMMIGRATION OFFICE - DAY

Now other officers are questioning Emil and Oleg. They've

been there a while. The SECONDARY OFFICER is looking Oleg.

SECONDARY OFFICER

Okay. You work in a vodka factory. I

understand that.

(to Emil)

And what kind of work do you do?

EMIL:

I am butcher.

SECONDARY OFFICER

You're a butcher? What do you use pig

intestines for?

EMIL:

You stuff sausage in it.

SECONDARY OFFICER

And what do you do with the bones?

EMIL:

Dog food.

Emil looks at Oleg. Blaming his stupid responses at Passport

Control for their detainment.

SECONDARY OFFICER

Are you married?

EMIL:

No. Are you proposing?

ANGLE UP:

through a thousand ICE CUBES. A face plunges towards us...

INT. MENS ROOM

Eddie has his back to us as he dunks his face into a sink

full of ice. He dries his face, looks into his bloodshot

eyes. Presents a small black ring box to the mirror.

EDDIE:

Will you marry me? Wanna get married?

What are you doin' Saturday?

Leon enters. Eddie turns.

EDDIE (CONT'D)

I'm gonna propose.

LEON:

When?

EDDIE:

Tomorrow. At lunch.

LEON:

You ready?

Eddie leans back and drops some Visine in his eyes. Turns.

EDDIE:

The thrill of the hunt. I love it.

EXT. TIMES SQUARE - DAY

Oleg and Emil stare at the bright lights - all the nonstop

action. Each stands with an old suitcase.

OLEG:

(in Russian)

Look. Times Square. Just like in the

movies!

EMIL:

(in Czech)

Don't speak Russian!

OLEG:

(in Russian)

Why? Why do I always have to speak to

you in Czech?

EMIL:

(in Czech)

Because I don't like your ugly language.

I heard enough of it in school! Now

speak Czech or English. And don't fool

around anymore. You almost got us

thrown out!

Emil pulls out an envelope with Milos' address on it. This

is who they came to see. Emil hails a CAB. Oleg is staring

inside a camera store - at himself on a monitor. A

videocamera's pointed out in the street.

OLEG:

Look. New videocameras. Color

viewfinder. Image stabilization.

Solarization. Night vision.

EMIL:

We have no money. Come on.

Oleg stares at the videocamera - dying to have one like this.

Emil slides into the cab.

CABBIE:

Where you wanna go, buddy?

Emil pulls out the post-marked envelope. Points to the

return address on it and passes it through the slot to the

Cabbie.

EMIL:

Here.

Emil looks out the window - no sign of Oleg. Then, Oleg

hurries out the camera store, gripping something inside his

coat. He flings both suitcases in the trunk, SLAMS it shut

and jumps in the back seat. He opens his jacket - pulling

out the VIDEOCAMERA he just stole.

EMIL (CONT'D)

Go!

Oleg smiles sheepishly at Emil.

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John Herzfeld

John Herzfeld is an American film and television director, screenwriter, actor and producer. His feature film directing credits include Two of a Kind, 2 Days in the Valley, 15 Minutes and The Death and Life of Bobby Z. more…

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