Cement (film)
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 DVD cover of Cement |
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| Directed by | Adrian Pasdar |
| Produced by | D.J. Paul Adrian Pasdar |
| Written by | Justin Monjo |
| Starring | Chris Penn Jeffrey Wright Sherilyn Fenn Anthony DeSando Henry Czerny |
| Cinematography | Geary McLeod |
| Editing by | Jack Haigis |
| Distributed by | Lions Gate |
| Running time | 95 minutes |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1.7 million |
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Cement is a art-house neo-noir 1999 film directed by Adrian Pasdar, his first film. It is written by Justin Monjo. The film, which is a contemporary re-telling of Othello, was shot in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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[edit] Plot
Los Angeles vice detectives Bill Holt (Chris Penn) and Nin (Jeffrey Wright) have entered the gangster and drug scenes and have allied with drug kingpin Truman Rickhardt (Henry Czerny). As he tries to stop Holt, Nin narrates the events that led Holt to torture Truman’s brother Sean (Anthony DeSando) by chaining him inside an iron box that's slowly filling with cement. Cops on the take, missing money, Holt's tempting wife Lyndel (Sherilyn Fenn), dead police officers are implicated in the events.
[edit] Featured cast
| Actor | Role |
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| Chris Penn | Bill Holt |
| Jeffrey Wright | Nin |
| Anthony DeSando | Sean Rickhart |
| Sherilyn Fenn | Lyndel Holt |
| Henry Czerny | Truman Rickhart |
| Gregory Jbara | Fergus Rickhart |
| Titus Welliver | Mo |
| Yorgo Constantine | Danny |
| Richard Edson | Robbo |
| Kevin Jackson | Carter |
| Max Martini | Mic |
[edit] Taglines
- Rival gangs, a beautiful woman, stolen cash. A dangerous mix.
- When cops are on the take, betrayal is set in stone.
[edit] Awards
- 2000: Grand Remi Award (WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival): Adrian Pasdar
- 2000: AngelCiti film festival: Audience Award, Adrian Pasdar, D.J. Paul
[edit] External links
- Cement at the Internet Movie Database
- Cement review at All Movie Guide
- Cement at Filmmaker magazine
- Cement at BoxOffice.com
