Movie
The 51st State
Overview
An American master chemist plans to score big on a once in a lifetime drug deal. All does not go as planned and he is soon entangled in a web of deceit.
Details
- Release date
- 2001-12-07
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Genres
- Thriller, Action, Comedy, Crime
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Alliance Atlantis, Fifty First Films, Focus Films
- Country
- Canada, United Kingdom
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Samuel L. Jackson as Elmo McElroy
- Robert Carlyle as Felix DeSouza
- Emily Mortimer as Dakota Parker
- Meat Loaf as The Lizard
- Rhys Ifans as Iki
- Sean Pertwee as Detective Virgil Kane
- Ricky Tomlinson as Leopold Durant
- Michael Starke as Arthur
- Anna Keaveney as Shirley DeSouza
- Paul Barber as Frederick
- Stephen Walters as Blowfish
- Nigel Whitmey as L.A. Highway Patrol
Crew
- Ronny Yu - Director
- Stel Pavlou - Screenplay
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