A Man Apart (2003)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

F. Gary Gray

Writers (WGA):

Christian Gudegast (written by) &
Paul Scheuring (written by)

Release Date:

4 April 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

When they took his love... they took his life. On April 4th. he's taking it back.

Plot:

A man known as Diablo emerges to head a drug cartel after the previous leader is imprisoned.

Plot Keywords:

Drugs | Dea | Revenge | Drug Cartel | Circular Saw

Awards:

1 nomination

US TV Schedule:

Sat. Nov. 14	1:00 AM	BET
Sat. Nov. 14	9:00 PM	BET

Cast

Vin Diesel	...	Sean Vetter
Larenz Tate	...	Demetrius Hicks
Timothy Olyphant	...	Hollywood Jack
Geno Silva	...	Memo Lucero
Jacqueline Obradors	...	Stacy Vetter
Steve Eastin	...	Ty Frost
Juan Fernández	...	Mateo Santos
Jeff Kober	...	Pomona Joe
Marco Rodríguez	...	Hondo (as Marco Rodriguez)
Mike Moroff	...	Gustavo Leon
Emilio Rivera	...	Garza
George Sharperson	...	Big Sexy
Malieek Straughter	...	Overdose
Alice Amter	...	Marta
Jim Boeke	...	Bad Cop

Also Known As:

El Diablo (USA) (working title)
Extreme Rage (Germany)
This Man's Dominion (USA) (working title)
Untitled Vin Diesel Project (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong graphic violence, language, drug content and sexuality.

Runtime:

109 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Malaysia:18SG | Iceland:16 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Ontario) | USA:R (certificate #39727) | Canada:R (Manitoba) | Philippines:R-18 | Spain:18 | Hungary:18 | Finland:K-15 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Brazil:16 | Denmark:15 | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:15 | Peru:18 | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:NC-16 | Singapore:PG (cut) | South Korea:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:16 (canton of the Grisons) | UK:18

Filming Locations:

Inyokern, California, USA

Company:

"DIA" Productions GmbH & Co. KG

Trivia:

The scene where Sean beats the dealer to death was cut by seven seconds. The original scene featured the dealer spitting out teeth and bloody pieces from his cheek. The scene was cut in order to get the R rating and not NC-17.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: Shadow of Camera is visible on Memo Lucero's taxi towards the beginning of the film.

Quotes:

Sean: What does the name Overdose mean to you?
Hollywood Jack: Over who?
Sean: OVERDOSE!
Hollywood Jack: There's a human being named Overdose?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Saturday Night Live: The Best of Tracy Morgan (2004) (V)

Soundtrack:

Spread Your Love

don't have to be a Vin Diesel fan to like this movie

My friends wanted to see this movie so badly, but I wasn't really interested. I'm not the biggest Vin Diesel fan, and for some strange reason the commercials didn't really appeal to me. But I went along with them anyway to see this movie. I think this movie is just excellent. It is probably Vin Diesel's best film, but I haven't seen too many of his films so I probably wouldn't know. Anyway, I think Diesel did a great job in the part of Sean Vetter. With this role, you see Diesel sort of more sensitive but at the same time bad boy action star (he kills a man with his bare hands).

The acting is pretty good in this movie too. One person that stood out in my mind was Larenz Tate who played Demetrius Hicks. His acting was top of the line. Timothy Olyphant was also wonderful. When I saw this movie I didn't even know he was going to be in it. I do like Timothy's style of acting. He puts a little humor in his evil character. I remember he played a drug dealer in the movie Go (one of my favorite movies), and in this movie he did just the same. Overall, if you like a movie that is jam packed with action but also has some sensitivity, this is the movie for you. Seriously, you don't have to be a Vin fan to enjoy this film. I think this should have been number 1 at the box office this weekend because I saw Phone Booth, and it is really not worthy of that spot. So go out and see A Man Apart.

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