Brick

2005
15
1h 50m

IMDb RATING

7.1/10

111K

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'Knives Out' director Rian Johnson breaks down his process for creating unique, cinematic plot twists, while revealing some of his favorite moments in film history.

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A teenage loner pushes his way into the underworld of a high school crime ring to investigate the disappearance of his ex-girlfriend.A teenage loner pushes his way into the underworld of a high school crime ring to investigate the disappearance of his ex-girlfriend.A teenage loner pushes his way into the underworld of a high school crime ring to investigate the disappearance of his ex-girlfriend.

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IMDb RATING

7.1/10

111K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 11 wins & 23 nominations

Emily
(as Emilie De Ravin)

Meagan Good

Kara

Nora Zehetner

Laura

Noah Fleiss

Tugger

Matt O'Leary

The Brain

Noah Segan

Dode

Richard Roundtree

Assistant V.P. Trueman

Brian White

Brad Bramish

Jonathan Cauff

Biff

Reedy Gibbs

Pin's Mom

Lucas Babin

Big Stoner

Tracy Bitterolf

Straggler
(as Tracy Wilcoxen)

Ari Welkom

Tangles
(as Ari Velkom)

Cody Lightning

The Lug

McJoel Hamilton

The Pin's Driver
(uncredited)

Lauren Johnson

Woman Sweeping Backstage
(uncredited)

Director
- Rian Johnson
Writer
- Rian Johnson
All cast & crew
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Trivia
Rian Johnson cited Spaghetti Westerns and Cowboy Bebop (1998) as influences on his visualization of the movie.

Goofs
When Brendan is in Tug's trunk on the way to see the Pin for the first time he opens up the trunk to see where the Pin lives. He clearly does not have his glasses on while looking out from the trunk. Yet, in the next scene the camera's vision of the Pin is very blurry until Brendan puts his glasses back on. This makes it impossible for him to have been able to see the numbers on the mailbox without his glasses on.

Quotes
Brendan Frye: Throw one at me if you want, hash head. I've got all five senses and I slept last night, that puts me six up on the lot of you.

Connections
Featured in 2006 Independent Spirit Awards (2006)

Soundtracks
The Sun Whose Rays Are All Ablaze
from "The Mikado"
Music by Arthur Sullivan
Lyrics by W.S. Gilbert
Arranged by Renato Neto
Performed by Nora Zehetner

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Bugsy Malone goes to high school

'Brick' is a film noir murder mystery featuring contemporary high school students who talk and behave like 1940's-style gangsters.

I hastily bought a ticket to 'Brick' at the Sundance Film Festival, knowing nothing about it but what was written in the Sundance catalog. I almost didn't go to the 9:15am screening but I am so glad I did. 'Brick' was by far the best of the eight films I'd seen up until then. It's one of those rare movies that keeps me grinning throughout, delighted by every turn of the grim plot.

The slang is thick but contextual. Watch closely for little camera tricks like a clock that reads 5:45 until it comes into focus and suddenly reads 8:30.