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{{short description|1998 film directed by Albert Pyun}}
{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name = Crazy Six
| name = Crazy Six
| image = Crazy Six.jpg
| image = Crazy Six.jpg
| image_size =
| caption =
| caption =
| director = [[Albert Pyun]]
| director = [[Albert Pyun]]
| producer = [[Tom Karnowski]]<br>[[Gary Schmoeller]]
| producer = Tom Karnowski<br>Gary Schmoeller
| writer = [[Galen Yuen]]
| writer = Galen Yuen
| narrator =
| narrator =
| starring = [[Rob Lowe]]<br>[[Mario Van Peebles]]<br>[[Ice-T]]<br>[[Burt Reynolds]]
| starring = [[Rob Lowe]]<br>[[Mario Van Peebles]]<br>[[Ice-T]]<br>[[Burt Reynolds]]
| music = [[Anthony Riparetti]]
| music = Anthony Riparetti
| cinematography = [[George Mooradian]]
| cinematography = George Mooradian
| editing = [[Natasha Gjurokovic]]
| editing = Natasha Gjurokovic
| distributor =
| studio = {{ubl|
* Filmwerks
* Imperial Entertainment
* Weapon of Choice Inc.
}}
| distributor = [[Sterling Entertainment Group]] (US)
| released = {{Film date|1998|07|28|USA}}
| released = {{Film date|1998|07|28|USA}}
| runtime = 94 minutes
| runtime = 94 minutes
| country = United States<br>[[Slovakia]]
| country = United States
| language = English
| language = English
| budget =
| budget =
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}}
}}


'''''Crazy Six''''' is a 1998 American-Slovak [[crime film]] starring [[Rob Lowe]], [[Mario Van Peebles]], [[Ice-T]], and [[Burt Reynolds]]. It was directed by [[Albert Pyun]].
'''''Crazy Six''''' is a 1998 American [[gangster film]] directed by [[Albert Pyun]] and starring [[Rob Lowe]], [[Mario Van Peebles]], [[Ice-T]], [[Ivana Miličević]] and [[Burt Reynolds]]. It was released [[direct-to-video]] in the United States on July 29, 1998.


==Plot==
==Plot==
A decade after the fall of communism, a section of Eastern Europe known as "Crimeland" becomes a trade route for drugs and weapons. Billie ("Crazy Six") and his friends rob a plutonium deal involving Raul in order to obtain money for their drug habits with the aid of Dirty Mao, who cheats them out of the money in the end. Raul is given 48 hours by his boss to recover the goods and begins by hunting them down at a local club, injuring the singer Anna and killing Andrew's girlfriend Viyana.<br>
A decade after the fall of [[communism]], a section of [[Eastern Europe]] known as "Crimeland" becomes a trade route for [[drugs]] and [[weapons]]. Billie "Crazy Six" and his friends rob a [[plutonium]] deal involving Raul in order to obtain money for their drug habits with the aid of "Dirty" Mao, who cheats them out of the money in the end. Raul is given 48 hours by his boss to recover the goods and begins by hunting them down at a local [[Nightclub|club]], injuring the [[singer]] Anna and killing Andrew's girlfriend Viyana.

The American detective Dakota interviews Anna, leading him to Billie. Anna is kidnapped by Raul's men and forced to smoke crack. Billie and Andrew rob Dirty Mao's hideout and recover the money. Dakota follows them to the exchange with Raul, but so does Dirty Mao. After a gunfight between Dakota and Raul's men, Dirty Mao kills Raul and attempts to frame Billie for it but is shot and killed by Dakota.<br>
The American [[detective]] Dakota interviews Anna, leading him to Billie. Anna is kidnapped by Raul's men and forced to smoke [[Crack cocaine|crack]]. Billie and Andrew rob "Dirty" Mao's hideout and recover the money. Dakota follows them to the exchange with Raul, but so does "Dirty" Mao. After a [[gunfight]] between Dakota and Raul's men, "Dirty" Mao kills Raul and attempts to frame Billie for it but is shot and killed by Dakota.
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In the end, Dakota adopts Dirty Mao's dog, Anna returns to singing, and Billie gets clean.

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In the end, Dakota adopts "Dirty" Mao's [[dog]], Anna returns to singing, and Billie gets clean.


==Cast==
==Cast==
{{castlist|
*[[Rob Lowe]] as Billie, a.k.a. Crazy Six
*[[Mario Van Peebles]] as Dirty Mao
* [[Rob Lowe]] as Billie "Crazy Six"
*[[Ice-T]] as Raul
* [[Mario Van Peebles]] as "Dirty" Mao
*[[Burt Reynolds]] as Dakota
* [[Ice-T]] as Raul
*[[Ivana Milicevic]] as Anna
* [[Burt Reynolds]] as Dakota
*[[Thom Matthews]] as Andrew
* [[Ivana Milicevic]] as Anna
*[[Blanka Kleinova]] as Viyana
* [[Thom Matthews]] as Andrew
* Blanka Kleinova as Viyana
*[[Norbert Weisser]] as Jerzy
*[[Donald Standen]] as Avi
* [[Norbert Weisser]] as Jerzy
* Donald Standen as Avi
*[[Max Van Peebles]] as Michelle
* Max Van Peebles as Michelle
*[[Thomas Morris (actor)|Thomas Morris]] as Yusovic
* Thomas Morris as Yusovic
* Dagmar Edwards as Jackie
* [[Vladimir Furdik]] as Stefan
* Marko Igonda as Medina
}}


==Production==
==Production==
The screenplay originally took place in [[San Francisco]], but was rewritten after the production moved to [[Slovakia]]<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Hindes |first1=Andrew |date=May 2, 1997 |title=Lowe, Ice-T, Reynolds pack 'Crazy Six' actioner |url=https://variety.com/1997/film/news/lowe-ice-t-reynolds-pack-crazy-six-actioner-1117341883/}}</ref> to save money. ''Crazy Six'' was the only feature film written by Galen Yuen, a former gang member-turned-character actor.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-17 |title=How SF Chinatown Gangster Became a Hollywood Actor |url=https://sfstandard.com/2023/09/17/galen-yuen-gangster-hollywood/ |access-date=2024-04-10 |website=The San Francisco Standard |language=en}}</ref> On the podcast ''Magnificent Jerk,'' Yuen's niece and [[The Washington Post|''Washington Post'']] reporter Maya Lin Sugarman attests that the film was at least partially [[autobiographical]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=White |first=Peter |date=2023-09-13 |title=Apple Sets Original Podcast About The Chinese Gang Leader Behind Low-Budget Rob Lowe & Burt Reynolds Movie ‘Crazy Six’ |url=https://deadline.com/2023/09/apple-original-podcast-magnificent-jerk-chinese-gang-leader-crazy-six-1235544978/ |access-date=2024-04-10 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>
Filming took place in the [[Slovak Republic]] in 1997.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/1997/film/news/lowe-ice-t-reynolds-pack-crazy-six-actioner-1117341883/|title=Lowe, Ice-T, Reynolds pack ‘Crazy Six’ actioner|first1=Andrew|last1=Hindes|first2=Andrew|last2=Hindes|date=May 2, 1997}}</ref>


==Release==
==Release==
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==Reception==
==Reception==
Nathan Rabin of ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' wrote that "Lowe is predictably awful" yet "despite Lowe's performance, ''Crazy Six'' is palatable, with Pyun giving the film an appropriately seedy aura of glamorous decay."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://film.avclub.com/crazy-six-1798197405|title=Crazy Six|first=Nathan|last=Rabin|website=Film}}</ref>
Nathan Rabin of ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' wrote that "Lowe is predictably awful" yet "despite Lowe's performance, ''Crazy Six'' is palatable, with Pyun giving the film an appropriately seedy aura of glamorous decay."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/crazy-six-1798197405|title=Crazy Six|first=Nathan|last=Rabin|website=Film|date=24 April 2002 }}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 03:32, 19 November 2024

Crazy Six
Directed byAlbert Pyun
Written byGalen Yuen
Produced byTom Karnowski
Gary Schmoeller
StarringRob Lowe
Mario Van Peebles
Ice-T
Burt Reynolds
CinematographyGeorge Mooradian
Edited byNatasha Gjurokovic
Music byAnthony Riparetti
Production
company
    • Filmwerks
    • Imperial Entertainment
    • Weapon of Choice Inc.
Distributed bySterling Entertainment Group (US)
Release date
  • July 28, 1998 (1998-07-28) (USA)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Crazy Six is a 1998 American gangster film directed by Albert Pyun and starring Rob Lowe, Mario Van Peebles, Ice-T, Ivana Miličević and Burt Reynolds. It was released direct-to-video in the United States on July 29, 1998.

Plot

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A decade after the fall of communism, a section of Eastern Europe known as "Crimeland" becomes a trade route for drugs and weapons. Billie "Crazy Six" and his friends rob a plutonium deal involving Raul in order to obtain money for their drug habits with the aid of "Dirty" Mao, who cheats them out of the money in the end. Raul is given 48 hours by his boss to recover the goods and begins by hunting them down at a local club, injuring the singer Anna and killing Andrew's girlfriend Viyana.

The American detective Dakota interviews Anna, leading him to Billie. Anna is kidnapped by Raul's men and forced to smoke crack. Billie and Andrew rob "Dirty" Mao's hideout and recover the money. Dakota follows them to the exchange with Raul, but so does "Dirty" Mao. After a gunfight between Dakota and Raul's men, "Dirty" Mao kills Raul and attempts to frame Billie for it but is shot and killed by Dakota.

In the end, Dakota adopts "Dirty" Mao's dog, Anna returns to singing, and Billie gets clean.

Cast

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Production

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The screenplay originally took place in San Francisco, but was rewritten after the production moved to Slovakia[1] to save money. Crazy Six was the only feature film written by Galen Yuen, a former gang member-turned-character actor.[2] On the podcast Magnificent Jerk, Yuen's niece and Washington Post reporter Maya Lin Sugarman attests that the film was at least partially autobiographical.[3]

Release

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The film was released direct-to-video in the United States on July 28, 1998.

Reception

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Nathan Rabin of The A.V. Club wrote that "Lowe is predictably awful" yet "despite Lowe's performance, Crazy Six is palatable, with Pyun giving the film an appropriately seedy aura of glamorous decay."[4]

References

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  1. ^ Hindes, Andrew (May 2, 1997). "Lowe, Ice-T, Reynolds pack 'Crazy Six' actioner".
  2. ^ "How SF Chinatown Gangster Became a Hollywood Actor". The San Francisco Standard. 2023-09-17. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
  3. ^ White, Peter (2023-09-13). "Apple Sets Original Podcast About The Chinese Gang Leader Behind Low-Budget Rob Lowe & Burt Reynolds Movie 'Crazy Six'". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
  4. ^ Rabin, Nathan (24 April 2002). "Crazy Six". Film.
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