Columbus Day (2008)

Director:

Charles Burmeister

Writer:

Charles Burmeister (writer)

Release Date:

2008 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Plot:

A thief tries to fix the damage done during the biggest heist of his career. |

Cast

Val Kilmer	...	John
Marg Helgenberger	...	Alice
Wilmer Valderrama	...	Max
Bobb'e J. Thompson	...	Esteban
Ashley Johnson	...	Alana
Lobo Sebastian	...	Jimmy Espinosa
Michael Muhney	...	Detective Daniels
Mark Kelly	...	Leonard
Shelley Malil	...	Babul
Richard Edson	...	Manny
Sean Blakemore	...	Officer Walters
Larrs Jackson	...	Executive Man
Melissa Bacelar	...	Cute Girl in Park
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Rick Avery	...	Driver
David Winston Barge	...	Detective
Bryan Hanna	...	Jake
Ivana Milicevic	...	Cheryl
Rocco Passafaro	...	Freddie
Miles Platt	...	Edward
Marc Schaffer	...	Garbage Truck Driver
Wilson Tai
Courtney Thomas	...	Woman
Eric Thomas Wilson	...	Cop #2

MPAA:

Rated R for some violence and language.

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

Echo Park, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Bert Marcus Productions

Trivia:

Charles Burmeister's script for Columbus Day won the Chesterfield Screenwriting Fellowship sponsored by Paramount Pictures and was named Top 30 of 5,500 scripts in the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences' Nicholl Fellowship.

A Truly Great Film. An Exhilarating, Funny, and Uplifting Crime Film

Finally a crime drama that doesn't end on the most depressing of notes.

The kid and Kilmer are just brilliant when their dialogue bounces between each other in the most unexpected ways while growing to become friends. Wilmer Valderrama puts in a performance that shows he's probably the edgiest actor to come out of 'That 70's Show' set. I didn't clue into the fact it was him until the final 30 minutes of the film. Marg must have loved playing a new role like this- she broke my heart with this performance and I cared so much about what happens to her and her daughter in relation to Kilmer's outcome. So realistically portrayed- bravo Marg. Kilmer is great as always and continues his reputation of delivering a fine tuned performance.

A truly great film that deserved a higher budget, but Kilmer and co have created an amazingly, smooth piece of cinema. Everyone involved should be very proud.

The acting, editing, cinematography, music: all fantastic- and there's so many lines of dialogue that catch you off guard either comedically or more often dramatically that I can't see the type who wouldn't get sucked into this movie's story.

AND THE ATTENTION TO DETAIL IS INCREDIBLE!!!!!!!

Even the friggin extras in the background of the park Kilmer hides out in have their own small story lines going on (ie one couple meets for the first time in the background of one shot and later near the end of the film you see them again in the background arguing...everything comes full circle in this movie- plot, characters, extras(lol)...fantastic.

I can't wait to put this one in my DVD collection. Thanks for making up for Conspiracy in a grand fashion.

Great screenplay. Great acting. Great film.

sin-surely, RF