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Gigli

United States

2003

121 Min
Color
2.35:1
English
  • Currently 1.5/5 Stars.
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DIR Martin Brest

EXEC John Hardy

PROD Martin Brest, Casey Silver

SCR Martin Brest

DP Robert Elswit

CAST Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez, Justin Bartha, Al Pacino, Christopher Walken, Lainie Kazan, Missy Crider

ED Julie Monroe, Billy Weber

MUSIC John Powell

Synopsis

A lowly thug, Gigli, is assigned to kidnap the psychologically challenged younger brother of a powerful federal prosecutor to save his mobster boss from incarceration. Staked-out in his one-bedroom apartment with his kidnap victim, Brian, Gigli soon realizes that what he thought would be a routine assignment soon becomes a tumultuous task. Ricki, a gorgeous, free-spirited female gangster is sent to assist Gigli with the kidnapping because his boss does not think that Gigli is up to the job. But when his feelings for the decidedly unavailable Ricki begin to grow, and he actually becomes concerned for Brian, tough guy Gigli begins to transform into an actual human being…which considering his profession could be a very dangerous occupation –IMDb

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Martin Brest

Martin Brest (born August 8, 1951) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer.

Education

Brest was born in the Bronx, New York and graduated from Stuyvesant High School in 1969, from New York University’s School of the Arts in 1973 and from the AFI Conservatory with an M.F.A. degree in 1977.

Career

His major studio debut was 1979’s Going in Style, which starred George Burns, Art Carney and Lee Strasberg, the first of several films to mix action and comedy to great effect. Brest was then hired to direct the film WarGames, but was fired during production.

Brest got his big break in 1984 with Beverly Hills Cop, starring Eddie Murphy. The film grossed over $300 million and received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical, as well as an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay.

Brest followed up with 1988’s Midnight Run, starring Robert De Niro and Charles Grodin, a critical and commercial… read more

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pičkica

1Oct12

DO NOT WATCH THIS

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Lee

5Sep12

this movie is the reason why Mubi should allow 1/2 star..

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DOUGLAS REESE

22Jun12

Am I deep in the closet about possibly giving this film five stars instead of four? Still pondering...

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DOUGLAS REESE

31Aug11

The more I ponder, the more I feel that people are hating on the film because of its queer undertones.

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