Sin City (2005)

Directors:

Frank Miller
Robert Rodriguez

Writer:

Frank Miller (graphic novels)

Release Date:

1 April 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

Hell of a way to end a partnership.

Plot:

A film that explores the dark and miserable town Basin City and tells the story of three different people, all caught up in the violent corruption of the city.

Plot Keywords:

Caged Human | Thong | Narration From The Grave | Expressionism | Generation X

Awards:

14 wins & 29 nominations

Cast

Jessica Alba	...	Nancy Callahan
Devon Aoki	...	Miho
Alexis Bledel	...	Becky
Powers Boothe	...	Senator Roark
Cara D. Briggs	...	Hearing Panel Person (as Cara Briggs)
Jude Ciccolella	...	Liebowitz
Jeffrey J. Dashnaw	...	Motorcycle Cop (as Jeff Dashnaw)
Rosario Dawson	...	Gail
Jesse De Luna	...	Corporal Rivera
Benicio Del Toro	...	Jackie Boy
Jason Douglas	...	Hitman
Michael Clarke Duncan	...	Manute
Tommy Flanagan	...	Brian
Christina Frankenfield	...	Judge
Rick Gomez	...	Klump

Also Known As:

Frank Miller's Sin City (USA) (complete title)
Ciudad del pecado, La (Argentina) (Mexico) (Venezuela) [es]
Amartoli poli (Greece) [el]
Amartoli poli, tou Frank Miller (Greece) [el]
Frank Miller's Sin City, Ciudad del pecado (Spain) [es]
Grad greha (Serbia) [sr]
Sin City (Germany) [de]
Sin City - A Cidade do Pecado (Brazil) [pt]
Sin City - La ville du vice et du péché (France) (poster title) [fr]
Sin City - mesto hríchu (Czech Republic) [cs]
Sin City - mesto hriechu (Slovakia) [sk]
Sin City - miasto grzechu (Poland) [pl]
Une histoire de Sin City (Canada: French title) [fr]

MPAA:

Rated R for sustained strong stylized violence, nudity and sexual content including dialogue.

Runtime:

124 min | USA:147 min (director's cut)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #41611) | Portugal:M/16 (Qualidade) | Taiwan:R-12 | Canada:R (Nova Scotia) (re-rating) | Venezuela:PG-13 | Italy:T | USA:Unrated (unrated extended edition) | Canada:R (Alberta/Manitoba) | Iceland:16 | Australia:MA | Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) (original rating) | New Zealand:R16 (TV rating) | Hungary:18 | South Africa:16 | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A (British Columbia/Ontario) | Czech Republic:15 | Denmark:15 | Germany:18 | Hong Kong:III | Ireland:18 | Israel:18 | Japan:R-15 | Malaysia:(Banned) | Netherlands:16 | Philippines:R-13 (cut) | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:18 | Finland:K-15 (re-rating) | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | Mexico:C | Poland:18 | Brazil:16 | Singapore:R21 (director's cut) | Finland:K-18 (original rating) | Argentina:18 | Chile:18 | New Zealand:R18 | Peru:18 (original rating) | Peru:14 (re-rating) | France:-16 | France:-12 (cut) | Colombia:18 | Austria:16 | Switzerland:18 (canton of Basel-Stadt)

Filming Locations:

Austin, Texas, USA

Company:

Dimension Films

Trivia:

On a night between filming days, Robert Rodriguez put on a rock concert at a local nightclub. His own band was the opening act, and the headliner was Bruce Willis and his band, The Accelerators. The concert was attended by "Sin City"'s cast and crew, as well as the cast and crew of A Scanner Darkly (2006), which was filming nearby at the same time. All profits from the show were donated to charity.

Goofs:

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: Miho dives into the tar pits to pull Dwight out. But when we see her in another shot, there is barely any tar on her. This was an intentional joke by the filmmakers.

Quotes:

[first lines]
The Salesman: [voiceover] She shivers in the wind like the last leaf on a dying tree. I let her hear my footsteps. She only goes stiff for a moment.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Death Proof (2007)

Soundtrack:

Absurd

Hyper-Noir for today

I just came back from an advance screening of Sin City, and I can tell you this is one salient reel of pitch of a film. Think of it as film noir amped up for a post modern century. It comes across like most of Frank Miller's writing, modestly fantastic for the comic environment, but steeped long and hard in the tradition of the underground crime writers of the '40's. Visually, the juxtaposition of the rich B&W with digitally-hued Technicolor makes it hard to take your eyes off the screen. This film was tailor made for most of the people who have been following Miller's writing for the past twenty odd years, brimming with many of his trademark elements and visual style that he, along with Messrs. Rodriguez and Tarantino, capture brilliantly. Not for more sensitive or under aged souls, Sin City will burn like a fire that you have to watch for everyone else.