Money Talks
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Money Talks
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A low-level criminal and a struggling newsman become unlikely partners in this comedy. Franklin Hatchett (Chris Tucker) is a fast-talking hustler who runs a small time ticket-scalping business. A TV news story by reporter James Russell (Charlie Sheen) brings Franklin's business to the attention of the police, and he finds himself under arrest. While being transported by police bus from one lock-up to another, Franklin is handcuffed to Raymond Villard (Gerard Ismael), a high-level jewel thief from Europe. Villard's henchmen stage a raid in which they explode the vehicle, killing most of the passengers (including two cops), but freeing their partner. Franklin is able to escape but learns that he's now wanted as a cop killer. Hoping to clear his name, Franklin approaches Russell with a deal -- if he'll hide him from the police and help him prove that he had nothing to do with the deadly explosion, he'll give the reporter an exclusive story, which could help Russell boost his sagging career. Money Talks also features Heather Locklear as Russell's fiancée Grace, and Paul Sorvino as Grace's father, who is quite impressed by Franklin's story that he's related to Vic Damone. ~ Mark Deming, RoviCast
- Chris Tucker - Franklin Hatchett
- Charlie Sheen - James Russell
- Heather Locklear - Grace Cipriani
- Gerard Ismael - Raymond Villard
- Paul Sorvino - Guy Cipriani
Credit
John Marshall - Art Director, Valerie McCaffrey - Casting, Art Schaefer - Co-producer, Sharen Davis - Costume Designer, James M. Freitag - First Assistant Director, Brett Ratner - Director, Mark Helfrich - Editor, Chris Tucker - Executive Producer, Amy Henkels - Executive Producer, Jay Stern - Executive Producer, Lalo Schifrin - Composer (Music Score), Gabriel Solana - Makeup, Robb Wilson King - Production Designer, Russell Carpenter - Cinematographer, Robert Primes - Cinematographer, Walter Coblenz - Producer, Tracy Kramer - Producer, Kim Ornitz - Sound/Sound Designer, Chuck Picerni, Jr. - Stunts, Buddy Joe Hooker - Stunts Coordinator, Joel Cohen - Screenwriter, Alec Sokolow - Screenwriter| Money Talks (1972 Film), Money Talks (1933 Film) | |
| Money To Burn (1996 Film), Money To Burn (1926 Film) |
Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs:
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Money talks
Meaning that money has influence.
Man prates, but gold speaks.
[1666 G. Torriano Italian Proverbs 179]
Money speaks in a Language all Nations understand.
[1681 A. Behn Rover II. iii. i.]
When money talks it often merely remarks ‘Good-by’.
[1903 Saturday Evening Post 5 Sept. 12]
The whole story took on a different complexion for Joan. Money talks.
[1915 Wodehouse Something Fresh iii.]
‘At least I assume they are millionaires?’ ‘That is what they would like you to assume, certainly. And if money talks,‥they are certainly making the right amount of noise.’
[1984 A. Brookner Hotel du Lac (1985) xi.]
Why did all these people look the other way for so long? Money talks. Or, with Enron, shouts.
[2002 Washington Post 15 Jan. E3]
Related to: money; power
Bibliography of major proverb collections and works cited from modern editions is available here.
American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms:
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money talks
Wealth has great influence, as in Big contributors to campaigns are generally rewarded with important posts--in politics money talks. The idea behind this idiom was stated by Euripides in the fifth century b.c., and some 2,000 years later Erasmus spoke of "the talking power of money" (
Adagia, 1532). The precise current locution, however, only began to be used about
1900.
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Money Talks
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| Directed by | Brett Ratner |
| Produced by | Walter Coblenz Tracy Kramer |
| Written by | Joel Cohen Alec Sokolow |
| Starring | Chris Tucker Charlie Sheen |
| Music by | Lalo Schifrin |
| Cinematography | Russell Carpenter Robert Primes |
| Editing by | Mark Helfrich |
| Studio | New Line Cinema |
| Distributed by | New Line Cinema |
| Release date(s) | August 22, 1997 |
| Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $25 million |
| Box office | $48,407,611 |
Money Talks is a 1997 American comedy film directed by Brett Ratner, starring Chris Tucker and Charlie Sheen.
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Plot
Franklin Hatchett (Chris Tucker) is a car wash hustler, who gets dimed out to the police by an investigating news reporter named James Russell (Charlie Sheen). When placed on a prison transport unit, he is handcuffed to a European criminal named Villard. The transport unit is attacked on a bridge, with the intent of busting Villard out. The attackers kill everyone with the exception of Villard and Franklin; they escape on a helicopter with another European named Dubray. While on the helicopter, Hatchett overhears the location of a cache of stolen diamonds. Hatchett then jumps out of the helicopter after hearing the discussion between Villard and Dubray to get rid of him. Now Hatchett's name and face are all over the news as an accessory to the prison break. Hatchett has to clear his name but he needs help. He calls on the only person who can help, the one that dimed him out, James Russell.
Russell had just gotten fired from his job at Channel 12 News. Because he had the Top Story calling him on his phone asking for help improved his chances of getting his job back, because it was Sweeps Week. The two rampage all over the city to find clues to clear Hatchett's name, which eventually gets Russell's name involved and spread all over the news. Now, in the process of trying to clear both their names, the two find something more valuable than diamonds. Soon a gang war breaks out at a local colliseum when two separate gangs brawl in gun fights and threaten Franklin's life. Luckily, Franklin was saved when two of his friends used a bazooka and a machine gun to kill the thugs. James then kills Villard by placing several grenades under the chopper, blowing it up along with Villard. In the end both of their names are cleared and they are branded heroes. Franklin and James save two of the diamonds as jewelry pieces and James marries Grace with Franklin as his best man.
Cast
- Chris Tucker as Franklin Hatchett
- Charlie Sheen as James Russell
- Gerard Ismael as Raymond Villard
- Heather Locklear as Grace
- Elise Neal as Paula
- Michael Wright as Aaron
- Paul Sorvino as Tony Cipriani
- Larry Hankin as Roland
- Paul Gleason as Lieutenant Bobby Pickett
- Frank Bruynbroek as Dubray
- Veronica Cartwright as Connie Cipriani
- Damian Chapa as Carmine
- Faizon Love as Gay Cellmate
- David Warner as Barclay (James' Boss)
Soundtrack
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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| 1997 | Money Talks
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37 | 6 |
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Reception
The film received negative reviews. It currently holds a rating of 16% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 19 reviews.
Box office
The movie debuted at No. 2.[1] It went on to gross over $48 million worldwide.
References
- ^ "G.I. Jane' Proves Its Mettle in Second Week at Box Office". The Los Angeles Times. September 2, 1997. http://articles.latimes.com/1997/sep/02/entertainment/ca-28038. Retrieved 2010-12-27.
External links
- Money Talks at the Internet Movie Database
- Money Talks at AllRovi
- Money Talks at Rotten Tomatoes
- Money Talks at Box Office Mojo
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