L'ultimo boy scout - Missione: sopravvivere

Titolo originale: The Last Boy Scout
Regia: Tony Scott |
Anno: 1991
Origine: United States of America |
Generi: Azione Thriller
Tag: sniper | assassin | corruption | bomb | anti hero | cocaine | senator | puppet | cynicism | strip club | swimming pool | dysfunctional marriage | los angeles, california | police detective | buddy | alcoholic | private detective | bribery | frame up | exotic dancer | child kidnapping |
Cast: Bruce Willis | Damon Wayans | Chelsea Field | Noble Willingham | Taylor Negron | Danielle Harris | Halle Berry | Bruce McGill | Badja Djola | Kim Coates | Chelcie Ross | Joe Santos | Clarence Felder | Tony Longo | Frank Collison | Bill Medley | Verne Lundquist | Dick Butkus | Lynn Swann | Billy Blanks | Ken Kells | Morris Chestnut | Michael J. Fisher | Doug Simpson | Joe El Rady | Donna W. Scott | Frank Kopyc | Teal Roberts | Sara Suzanne Brown | Ryan Cutrona | Eddie Griffin | John Cenatiempo | Michael Papajohn | James Keane | Jack Kehler | Duke Valenti | Manny Perry | Frank Ferrara Sr. | Shane Dixon | Rick Ducommun | Dick Ziker | Fred Lerner | John C. Meier | Gene Borkan | Vic Manni | Robert Apisa | Denise Ames | E. Brian Dean | David McMillan | Adam DiSpirito | Julie K. Smith | James Gandolfini |

Joe Hallenbeck, perduto il lavoro e la dignità per colpa di un politico corrotto, sopravvive facendo il detective privato. Insieme ad un altro perdente, Jimmy Dix, ex giocatore di football, risolverà un complicato caso che lega le scommesse clandestine al mondo politico. Per entrambi sarà l'occasione di ritrovare la dignità ed il rispetto degli altri.

Approfondimenti

Damon Wayans' character in the end jokingly quips Arnold Schwarzenegger's trademark line, "I'll be b [...] D
The paraphrased-line of "There are no more heroes in the world" is also used in Arma letale (1987) - [...] D
Joe Hallenbeck (Bruce Willis) gets the drop on a man who is holding him at gunpoint by distracting h [...] D
The movie was filmed in 72 days between March 11 and May 22, 1991. With a movie budget of $43 millio [...] D
Marty Stratton and Hugo Martin, creators of Doom (2016), have largely credited Shane Black's script [...] D
The football scene at the end of the movie was filmed during the 1990 holiday bowl between the BYU C [...] D
Kim Coates accidentaly punched Damon Wayans during the production. D
Joe's tan car is a 1971 Buick "Boat tail" Riviera. D
A shot from the ending of The Last Boy Scout (1991) stood in as a shot from Die Hard (1988) in S2E4 [...] D
Bruce Willis and Halle Berry would later appear together, sixteen years later in Perfect Stranger (2 [...] D
Shane Black and Tony Scott both said in later years how the original script was far better than the [...] D
Since filming completed, many boys have earned the title of Boy Scout despite the title of the film [...] D
Mel Gibson was considered for the role of Jimmy Dix. D
Taylor Negron described Joel Silver as extremely hands on and involved himself in every aspect of th [...] D
Tony Scott wanted Grace Jones to play the small part of Cory, but the producers opposed the idea and [...] D
Sara Suzanne Brown said when she auditioned for the role of an exotic dancer, she and the other girl [...] D
With this film, Shane Black became the first writer to sell a spec script for $1 million. According [...] D
Chelsea Field plays Bruce Willis's onscreen wife. In real life Field is married to Scott Bakula. Wil [...] D
Assistant director James W. Skotchdopole later recalled how some of the production problems were cau [...] D
Joe (Bruce Willis) mentions "reindeer goat cheese pizza", which Willis also mentioned in Hudson Hawk [...] D
After the film was released, Sara Suzanne Brown, who played an exotic dancer, said the short scene o [...] D
The wristwatch worn by Bruce Willis is a Breitling J Class chronograph, a model produced between the [...] D
John McTiernan declined to direct this film. D
Bruce Willis used to show up to set in a disguise and ask crew members if they 'like Bruce Willis' o [...] D
Composer Michael Kamen hated the film when he first saw it. The only reason he provided the score wa [...] D
In the original script, the entire third act was set on water. Also, Hallenbeck's grudge with Senato [...] D
Tony Scott hated working with producer Joel Silver so much that he based the character Lee Donowitz, [...] D
Shane Black's original script was very different from the final film. It had more darker tone with m [...] D
The card that Darian gives Jimmie to autograph was produced by Pro Set, a trading card company based [...] D
Damon Wayans trained with Los Angeles Raiders quarterback, Vince Evans, in preparation for his role [...] D
Due to the behind-the-scenes arguments, and production problems, Warner Bros. brought in Stuart Bair [...] D
According to reports from members of test audience who saw earliest workprint version (possibly befo [...] D
Cory tells her boyfriend that she would purr if she were a cat: Halle Berry played Catwoman in Catwo [...] D
Joe Hallenbeck tells Jimmy Dix "I knocked out four of his (Senator Baynard's) teeth. His character's [...] D
Joe Hallenbeck is physically assaulted twelve times throughout the movie. Seven times hit in the fac [...] D
Final collaboration between producer Joel Silver and actor Bruce Willis. The making of this film, as [...] D
A scene from Arma letale (1987) is playing on television. Damon Wayans would later play Roger Murtau [...] D
The conversation between Joe and Jimmy about the 650 dollar pants was taken from a deleted scene in [...] D
Trailer narrated by Hal Douglas. D
The line "Your show, ace" was also used in Scuola di mostri (1987), which was co-written by Shane Bl [...] D
In a New Yorker profile, Joel Silver said that the making of this film was "one of the three worst e [...] D
Before becoming a standalone film, the screenplay was considered for use as unused drafts for sequel [...] D
The gun Joe takes from the alley pimp is a Desert Eagle .357 Magnum. D
The word "fuck" is used 102 times. D
Sam Raimi was considered for directing the film. D
Released in U.S. theaters the day before the one-year anniversary of the day that Senti chi parla 2 [...] D
[1:39:54]The explosion at the end of the movie, when Marcone open the carrying case, is the same exp [...] D
Shane Black wrote the script after having taken a two-year break from writing, triggered in part by [...] D
Joel Silver said in a Q&A for The Nice Guys (2016) that Shane Black's original title was "Die Hard". [...] D
The car that Joe and Jimmy steal from the pool owner is a BMW 750iL. D
Danielle Harris, who played Bruce Willis' daughter, said in a 2018 interview that this is still one [...] D
Jack Nicholson was the first choice for the part of Joe Hallenbeck. D
In the opening football scene, the names on two of the football players' jerseys are "Josephson" and [...] D
Number of times a character is struck by another character: 31 (nine being applied to Joe Hallenbeck [...] D
Body Count: 27. D
This is one of two films directed by Tony Scott with a sports theme, plus a white actor and a black [...] D
In the opening credits sequence, footage is taken from the 1990 Holiday Bowl (Texas A&M vs. BYU) and [...] D
A riot nearly occurred during filming at the Los Angeles Coliseum. Hundreds of extras were recalled [...] D
Joe Santos and Damon Wayans would appear in the movie Mo' Money (1992). D
The movie that Darian is watching on television is Lethal Weapon (1987), which was also written by S [...] D
Billy Cole's last words "Ain't life a bitch?", before committing suicide, were originally "I'm going [...] D