Sought by police and criminals, a small-time huckster makes a deal with a TV newsman for protection.Sought by police and criminals, a small-time huckster makes a deal with a TV newsman for protection.Sought by police and criminals, a small-time huckster makes a deal with a TV newsman for protection.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
Vic Ferreira
- Car Wash Employe
- (as Victor Ferrerira)
Gérard Ismaël
- Raymond Villard
- (as Gerard Ismael)
- Director
- Writers
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- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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- TriviaThe jail scene with Faizon Love listening to Chris Tucker explain his arrest, was not originally scripted. Love visited Tucker on set during the filming of that scene. The director expressed his uncertainty for the written scene, which had another man chasing Tucker around the cell. The director proposed that Love and Tucker do the scene. The two came up with dialog and movements, moments before filming. It took 89 takes to finalize that scene due to uncontrolled laughter from the actors and the director.
- GoofsThe scene in the Colosseum, Arron raises an AT4 (rocket launcher) to blow up the control booth, as he raises it, you can see through the tube. Obviously no rocket in the launcher. Also, AT-4s are not re-loadable, the launchers have one shot and then are discarded.
- Quotes
James Russell: I want some answers!
Franklin Hatchett: Hey man, me and Guy just down here, checkin' out some fly rides, and mackin' some hos and chillin'.
James Russell: Imagine that. It's like a G-Dog on a fly tip. Flossin' wit da posse. Cuttin' in da crib. WHAT THE FUCK DOES THAT MEAN?
Franklin Hatchett: Man, I don't wanna have to beat yo ass, but I will *beat* *yo* *ass*!
- SoundtracksYou're the First, The Last, My Everything
Written by Barry White, Tony Sepe and P. Sterling Radcliffe
Performed by Barry White
Courtesy of Mercury Records
By arrangement with Polygram Film & TV Licensing
Featured review
This is an underrated comedic gem
Money Talks (1997) is a movie I recently rewatched for the first time in a long time on Tubi. The storyline follows a struggling reporter who runs into the wrong scam artist. The scam artist gets blamed for a crime that the reporter doesn't believe there is any chance he did. When the reporter runs into the scam artist who is somehow out of jail he offers to protect him in hopes of breaking a huge nation wide story and jump start his career. The reporter doesn't know that inviting the scam artist into his world may be more than he can handle.
This movie is directed by Brett Ratner (Rush Hour) and stars Charlie Sheen (Major League), Chris Tucker (Fifth Element), Heather Locklear (The Return of Swamp Thing), Paul Sorvino (Goodfellas), Elise Neal (Hustle & Flow) and David Warner (Titanic).
The storyline for this is all over the place and crazy, as you would expect for this genre. Christ Tucker is over the top and absolutely awesome. His voices, slang and body language is fantastic. Sheen was also a perfect costar due to his very different body language and demeanor. The soundtrack in this was outstanding. The jail scene, sequence at the in-laws house and the "snap and pop" line is legendary.
Overall this is an underrated comedic gem. I would score this a 7.5-8/10 and strongly recommend it.
This movie is directed by Brett Ratner (Rush Hour) and stars Charlie Sheen (Major League), Chris Tucker (Fifth Element), Heather Locklear (The Return of Swamp Thing), Paul Sorvino (Goodfellas), Elise Neal (Hustle & Flow) and David Warner (Titanic).
The storyline for this is all over the place and crazy, as you would expect for this genre. Christ Tucker is over the top and absolutely awesome. His voices, slang and body language is fantastic. Sheen was also a perfect costar due to his very different body language and demeanor. The soundtrack in this was outstanding. The jail scene, sequence at the in-laws house and the "snap and pop" line is legendary.
Overall this is an underrated comedic gem. I would score this a 7.5-8/10 and strongly recommend it.
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- Release date
- Country of origin
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- Also known as
- Most Wanted
- Filming locations
- Frontier Hotel - 111 W. 5th Street, Los Angeles, California, USA(Paula's apartment.)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $25,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $40,922,619
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $10,654,369
- Aug 24, 1997
- Gross worldwide
- $48,407,611
- Runtime1 hour 37 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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