When Eastern European criminals Oleg and Emil come to New York City to pick up their share of a heist score, Oleg steals a video camera and starts filming their activities, both legal and illegal. When they learn how the American media circus can make a remorseless killer look like the victim and make them rich, they target media-savvy NYPD Homicide Detective Eddie Flemming and media-naive FDNY Fire Marshal Jordy Warsaw, the cops investigating their murder and torching of their former criminal partner, filming everything to sell to the local tabloid TV show "Top Story."
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Overview
When Eastern European criminals Oleg and Emil come to New York City to pick up their share of a heist score, Oleg steals a video camera and starts filming their activities, both legal and illegal. When they learn how the American media circus can make a remorseless killer look like the victim and make them rich, they target media-savvy NYPD Homicide Detective Eddie Flemming and media-naive FDNY Fire Marshal Jordy Warsaw, the cops investigating their murder and torching of their former criminal partner, filming everything to sell to the local tabloid TV show "Top Story."
Director
John Herzfeld
Budget
60.0M
Revenue
56.4M
Status
Released
Production
Industry Entertainment Partners, Tribeca Productions, New Redemption Pictures
Cast
Robert De Niro
Eddie Flemming
Edward Burns
Jordy Warsaw
Kelsey Grammer
Robert Hawkins
Avery Brooks
Leon Jackson
Melina Kanakaredes
Nicolette Karas
Karel Roden
Emil Slovak
Oleg Taktarov
Oleg Razgul
Vera Farmiga
Daphne Handlova
John DiResta
Bobby Korfin
James Handy
Captain Duffy
Darius McCrary
Tommy Cullen
Bruce Cutler
Bruce Cutler
Charlize Theron
Rose Hearn
Kim Cattrall
Cassandra
David Alan Grier
Mugger
Vladimir Mashkov
Milos
Arina Gasanova
Tamina
Noelle Evans
Honey
Mindy Marin
Maggie
Christine Claibourne
Maggie's Assistant
Paul Herman
Paulie
Gabriel Casseus
Unique
Joe Lisi
Police Captain
Stephen Davis
Murphy
William Stanton
Garcia
Louis F. Garcia
Fire Chief
Mike Camello
Fireman Camello
Tygh Runyan
Stephen Geller
Barry Blueian
Immigration Supervisor
Ritchie Coster
News Stand Vendor
Roseanne Barr
Roseanne
Ashton Dane
Talk Show Father
Gail Greaves
Talk Show Wife
Bobby Field
Talk Show Son
Anton Yelchin
Boy in Burning Building
Lynette Ruiz
Sketch Artist
Kurt Andon
Pizza Man
Rikki Klieman
Daphne's Lawyer
Sebastian Roché
Ludwig
Kata Dobó
Redhead at Ludwigs
Elma Vann
Linda
Olga Morgunova
Escort Service Woman
Dorit Sauer
Escort Service Woman
Haik Garibyan
Emigrant
Marco Khan
Emigrant
Toni Kalem
Woman at Planet Hollywood
Jorge H. Guzman
Bouncer
Lennox Brown
Lookout Guy
George Poulos
Greek Waiter
Peter Arnett
Peter Arnett
Sylvia Lopez
Newscaster
Jane Velez-Mitchell
Newscaster
Bryan Foster
Hawkins' Cameraman
Alan Cohen
Hawkins' Sound Man
Spero Stamboulis
Nicolette's Cameraman
Joseph Alfieri
Reporter
Barry Primus
Cab Driver
Julieta Espinoza
Unique's Girlfriend
Brantley Bush
Fireman
Macy Merced
Paramedic
Tracey Mulqueen
Paramedic
Scott Dillin
Battery Park Policeman
Dominic Maglione
Police Officer
Ron Wall
Police Officer
Michael Arthur
NYPD #2 (uncredited)
William H. Burns
Uniformed Cop (uncredited)
Jamie Burton-Oare
Reporter (uncredited)
Giovanni Capitello
Police Officer (uncredited)
Rose Colasanti
Woman in Bar (uncredited)
Ben Fiore
Police Officer (uncredited)
Celeste Gregoire
Girl in Restaurant (uncredited)
Zuhair Haddad
Airport Passenger (uncredited)
Philippe Hartmann
NY Daily News Reporter (uncredited)
Everton Lawrence
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Riley G. Matthews, Jr.
NYPD Police Officer (uncredited)
Dwayne Adway
Additional voices (voice) (uncredited)
Phillip V. Caruso
Arguing Husband (uncredited)
Mark Cheek
Cameraman (uncredited)
Spencer Kayden
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
George F. Miller
TV News Reporter (uncredited)
Floyd Resnick
NYPD Officer at Ludwig's (uncredited)
Eric Rosenberg
Pedestrian in Times Sq. (uncredited)
Erica Taylor
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Ellen Whyte
Woman #2 at Planet Hollywood (uncredited)
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"15 Minutes (2001)" Theatrical Trailer
