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Overview
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Rian Johnson (written by)
Release Date:
7 April 2006 (Canada)
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Tagline:
A detective story.
Plot:
A teenage loner pushes his way into the underworld of a high school crime ring to investigate the disappearance of his ex-girlfriend. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
9 wins
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11 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(194 articles)
The Missing Person: Michael Shannon
(From Tribeca Film. 18 November 2009, 5:45 AM, PST)
Latest All About Evil Teaser Longs for a Dental Hygienist
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(From Tribeca Film. 18 November 2009, 5:45 AM, PST)
Latest All About Evil Teaser Longs for a Dental Hygienist
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Bugsy Malone goes to high school
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Joseph Gordon-Levitt | ... | Brendan |
 | Nora Zehetner | ... | Laura |
 | Lukas Haas | ... | The Pin |
 | Noah Fleiss | ... | Tugger |
 | Matt O'Leary | ... | The Brain |
 | Emilie de Ravin | ... | Emily (as Emilie De Ravin) |
 | Noah Segan | ... | Dode |
 | Richard Roundtree | ... | Assistant V.P. Trueman |
 | Meagan Good | ... | Kara |
 | Brian J. White | ... | Brad Bramish (as Brian White) |
 | Jonathan Cauff | ... | Biff |
| Reedy Gibbs | ... | Pin's Mom |
| Lucas Babin | ... | Big Stoner |
| Tracy Wilcoxen | ... | Straggler |
 | Ari Welkom | ... | Tangles (as Ari Velkom) |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
A Ponta de um Crime (Brazil) [pt]
Brick (France) [fr]
Brick (Argentina) (cable TV title) [es]
Brick - À la recherche d'Emily (Canada: French title) [fr]
Brick - Dose mortale (Italy) [it]
Eglima sto kolegio (Greece) [el]
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Brick (France) [fr]
Brick (Argentina) (cable TV title) [es]
Brick - À la recherche d'Emily (Canada: French title) [fr]
Brick - Dose mortale (Italy) [it]
Eglima sto kolegio (Greece) [el]
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MPAA:
Rated R for violent and drug content.
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Runtime:
110 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
UK:15 |
Canada:PG (Ontario) |
Singapore:PG |
Australia:M |
Ireland:15A |
Canada:14A (Canadian Home Video rating) |
Netherlands:12 |
USA:R (certificate #41781) |
Germany:12 |
Finland:K-15 |
Portugal:M/16 |
Japan:R-15 |
South Korea:15 |
Argentina:13
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The lack of classroom scenes in this high school film was much commented after the movie's release. While there originally was a scene set in Brendan's classroom, Rian Johnson had to re-write it to avoid a location change. This scene was the one where Brendan goes trough the notebook he takes from Emily when they meet; in the original script, this happened while a teacher explains something in the background.
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Goofs:
Continuity: When Brendan meets Dode on the football field, he falls down and his jacket gets quite muddy along the right arm and right side. The next scene is Brendan going to the tunnel at 4:00 p.m. for the meeting, and the jacket is perfectly clean.
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Quotes:
[first lines]
[Brendan answers the pay phone]
Emily: Brendan.
Brendan Frye: Emily.
Emily: Yeah-h... How's things?
Brendan Frye: Status quo.
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[Brendan answers the pay phone]
Emily: Brendan.
Brendan Frye: Emily.
Emily: Yeah-h... How's things?
Brendan Frye: Status quo.
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Movie Connections:
References Du rififi chez les hommes (1955)
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Soundtrack:
I'm In The Middle Of A Riddle
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How Well Did Brick Do Critically?What book is Brendan seen reading?
What is the mark on Tug's forehead?
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'Brick' is a film noir murder mystery featuring contemporary high school students who talk and behave like 1940's-style gangsters.
I hastily bought a ticket to 'Brick' at the Sundance Film Festival, knowing nothing about it but what was written in the Sundance catalog. I almost didn't go to the 9:15am screening but I am so glad I did. 'Brick' was by far the best of the eight films I'd seen up until then. It's one of those rare movies that keeps me grinning throughout, delighted by every turn of the grim plot.
The slang is thick but contextual. Watch closely for little camera tricks like a clock that reads 5:45 until it comes into focus and suddenly reads 8:30.