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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780780633612
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 078063361X
Label: New Line Home Video
Manufacturer: New Line Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: New Line Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: August 14, 2001
Running Time: 121 minutes
Sales Rank: 11963
Studio: New Line Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: March 09, 2001
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Description:
Robert DeNiro (Meet The Parents, Analyse This) and Ed Burns (Any Given Sunday, Saving Private Ryan) star as two detectives on the trail of two killers who videotape their crimes.
DVD Features:
Audio Commentary:Commentary by director John Herzfeld
DVD ROM Features
Deleted Scenes
Documentaries:'True Tabloid' and 'Does Crime Really Pay?' documentaries.
Featurette:'Oleg's Video,' actual video footage captured from actor Oleg Taktarov's perspective.
Interviews
Music Video:God Lives Underwater 'Fame' Music Video
Theatrical Trailer
Amazon.com:
15 Minutes wants to be provocative, but it exists in an alternate reality where rules of logic and credibility no longer apply. In his underrated film 2 Days in the Valley, writer-director John Herzfeld wryly exposed the underbelly of California's San Fernando Valley, but in the artificial New York City of 15 Minutes, he attempts a timely mixture of satire and social commentary that's only marginally convincing. Herzfeld's premise is both vivid and valid in addressing the deterioration of morals in American mass media, but in exploring the dark side of fame, the last few minutes of Taxi Driver have more impact than this entire movie.
Robert De Niro stars as Eddie Flemming, a hotshot homicide detective whose current double-murder case teams him with arson investigator Jordy Warsaw (Edward Burns). Their investigation leads to a pair of Eastern European nut-jobs (one Czech, one Russian) who've embarked on an impromptu killing spree--all captured on video by the Russian, who fancies himself an auteur of the American dream. In a pileup of contrivances, a reporter (Melina Kanakaredes) is also Eddie's girlfriend, and a tabloid TV host (Kelsey Grammer) seeks the killers' video with the scruples of Adolf Hitler. Blink and you'll miss Charlize Theron in a throwaway role, but that's nothing compared to the killing of a major character--a scene devoid of emotion that's more grist for the media mill. With appalling bloodlust, 15 Minutes sheds a sickening light on America's twisted character, but instead of illuminating, it only darkens the gloom. --Jeff Shannon
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - Robert Deniro may be in it, but he really isn't in it
The only reason why I bought this was because it had Robert Deniro in it, and guess what? Big mistake, this whole movie is one weird mixed feeling. At first the movie feels bad, then later it gets interesting, and out of nowhere it becomes quite disturbing and sickening .Deniro plays a famous cop, known for always cracking the case and being nice to reporters. He also has a rookie partner who seems to be more interested in the case. Deniro does give a good performance as always but this movie wasn't for him it should have been given to someone else.
The story revolves around 2 idiots who recently arrived from Russia (if I'm not mistaken) one of them comes to collect some money from a friend, the other wants to be a director. #2 guy steals a camera, #1 guy kills his friend for not having the money, the friend films this and many more sick murders by his friend. Now the films plot is quite disturbing just describing it. Also this movie is so tripolar; it changes themes thru the course of the picture, at times the movie has you on the edge of your seats and at other times it feels mediocre and cheesy. Though I do give credit to the creators for giving some unexpected turns and twists. But other than that the movie fails to become triumphant and well received.
MY PERSONAL RATING: 3 OUT OF 5
Rating:  - Sickening mindless violence
I strongly regret I watched this movie. It is so emotionally disturbing! It contains multiple scenes of unbelievably brutal murders, usually followed by arsons. Do not expose yourself to these images -- they are totally sickening.
Rating: - Good intentions ...
The title of this movie refers to the well known American saying of someone having their "15 minutes of fame" and of course the media are only too happy to keep the myth alive. The moral bankruptcy of the media is at the core of this movie, intertwined with the flaws of the judicial system.
Oleg and Emil respectively are a Russian and a Czech, that want to make it in the US with their very personal version of living the American dream. They videotape a series of murders and try to hock these fruits of their labour to the media. Lighting their way on the road of this American tradition is a notorious criminal who had been found guilty on a series of murders, manages to get an insanity plee and subsequently sells the rights to his story in a million dollar deal.
Attempts to obstruct Oleg and Emil in achieving their goal is Eddie Flemming (de Niro), police detective, media celebrity, flamboyant and experienced who always does well in front of a camera with juicy stories and arrests. He's put on their case and finds himself partnered with fire inspector Jordy Warsaw (Edward Burns) who gets involved after one of Oleg and Emil's pr-stunts includes torching an entire appartment block, with its inhabitants still inside that is.I will not give away how it all ends, but will divulge that a pretty big surprise is in store for de Niro's character.
On first sight it's pretty standard Hollywood fare and in part that's true, the obligatory ingredients to a crime story are ... Read More
Rating:  - A tale of media
On the lines of Wag the Dog, but nowhere near as powerfully satiric/dark, is 15 Minutes. The basic undercurrent of the movie is the theme of media, its influence on people and the kind of perceptions & distortions that it can create. Somewhere, at least in the screenplay, there is a bit of lampooning of the USofA, not just the way the media controls people, but also in the aspect of the legal systems - the double jeopardy law & the "unable to stand trial" on grounds of insanity and stuff. Having said that, the movie does provide a sharp look into media & its effects in one dimension.
In the backdrop of this scenario comes yet another strong performance by De Niro & Burns. The characters are well fleshed out and played quite well by their cast. The liberal smattering of Czech & Russian influences gives the movie an interesting twist. And therein is threaded the plot, two guys coming to the US as tourists and trying to make it rich quick by beating the system. There are elements of the movie which are cliched & trite, which tend to take away from a serious theme, but in the interest of 'masala' viewability, I guess these foibles can be passed over and the movie enjoyed well.
15 minutes - definitely worth a watch, slightly violent though.
Rating: - Good storyline, but weak tension setting...
I was surprised by this movie. It is the first Robert DeNiro movie that I did not really enjoy. I thought the "reporter" character was overacted, and I've never enjoyed this actor's work, including the long running Cheers show, and the spinoff show in Seattle.
SPOILERS ALERT:
Robert DeNiro dying half way through, was quite a shock. I actually bought it, to enjoy Robert DeNiro's acting.
I thought it was over-violent for the storyline. I know that seems strange, being a DeNiro film. But, I thought it was overkill. I thought the actions towards the females were blantantly overkill as well.
I would not recommend this film to anyone wishing to enjoy a Robert DeNiro movie as I was. I would say that it is "interesting" at the most.
Not recommended.
MC White said: Not recommended.
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