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30:Minutes or Less (2011)

R 83 min  -  Action | Adventure | Comedy  -   12 August 2011 (USA)
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Two fledgling criminals kidnap a pizza delivery guy, strap a bomb to his chest, and inform him that he has mere hours to rob a bank or else...

Director:

Ruben Fleischer

Writers:

Michael Diliberti (screenplay), Michael Diliberti (story), and 1 more credit »
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30:Minutes or Less -- Two fledgling criminals (McBride and Swardson) kidnap pizza delivery guy Nick (Eisenberg), strap a bomb to his chest, and inform him that he has mere hours to rob a bank. As the clock ticks, Nick, with the help of his ex-best friend, Chet (Ansari), deal with the police, hired assassins, flamethrowers, and their own tumultuous relationship. 30:Minutes or Less -- Clip: Dollar Store 30:Minutes or Less -- Interview: "Aziz Ansari On What Drew Him To The Project"
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jesse Eisenberg ...
Danny McBride ...
Aziz Ansari ...
Nick Swardson ...
Dilshad Vadsaria ...
Michael Peña ...
Bianca Kajlich ...
Fred Ward ...
Sam Johnston Sam Johnston ...
15 Year Old #1
Jack Foley ...
15 Year Old #2
Elizabeth Wright Shapiro ...
Chet's Date
Brett Gelman ...
Pizza Boss
Paul Tierney Paul Tierney ...
Rodney
Staci Lynn Fletcher ...
Family Dollar Cashier
Gary Brichetto Gary Brichetto ...
Mr. Fisher
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Storyline

The not so smart Dwayne intends to open a massage parlor with his partner Travis, but he does not have money for the investment. He decides to hire a hit-man to kill his father, The Major, who won a large amount of money in the lottery years ago, but the killer demands US$ 100,000 for the job. Dwayne and Travis kidnap the pizza delivery boy Nick and they dress Nick in a vest with a timer and several bombs. Then Dwayne tells Nick that he has ten hours to rob US$ 100,000 from a bank. Once he does, he would give Nick the code to release the vest. Nick summons his best friend Chet to help him in the heist but the scheme does not work the way Dwayne has plotted. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Crime

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for crude and sexual content, pervasive language, nudity and some violence See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

Germany | Canada | USA

Language:

English | German (only a few words) | Spanish (only a few words)

Release Date:

(USA) See more »

Also Known As:

30 Minuten oder weniger See more »

Filming Locations:

Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$28,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$13,330,118 (USA) (14 August 2011) (2888 Screens)

Gross:

$37,053,924 (USA) (25 September 2011)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

SDDS  | DTS (as Datasat Digital Sound) | Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

When Nick is talking to Kate for the first time, it is mentioned that he doesn't have a Facebook account. Nick states that he is "off the grid". In fact, Jesse Eisenberg, who plays Nick, also played Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook in 2010 film The Social Network. See more »

Goofs

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When talking about Kate's promotion, Nick says, "We don't even have a Radisson here." There is in fact a Radisson Hotel in Grand Rapids, Michigan. See more »

Quotes

Chet: [trying to pick out the right toy gun to buy and use in the robbery by practicing with it in the store] EVERYBODY! GET DOWN ON THE GR...
Nick: Shhh! Jesus!
Chet: [more quietly] Everybody! Get down on the ground NOW and go get us our money!
Nick: Uh, how are they supposed to get the money when you just told them...
Chet: Go get us our money and THEN everybody get down on the ground!
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Crazy Credits

At the end of the credits, there is an ad for Dwayne's tanning/prostitution parlor, Major Tan. See more »

Connections

Featured in "Hollywood's Top Ten: Let Me Go! (#1.312)" (2011) See more »