Sin City (2005)

A film that explores the dark and miserable town, Basin City, and tells the story of three different people, all caught up in violent corruption.

Directors:

Frank Miller, Robert Rodriguez,

Writer:

Frank Miller (graphic novels)

Stars:

Jessica Alba, Clive Owen, Mickey Rourke

Top 250 #139 | 21 wins & 29 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jessica Alba	...	Nancy Callahan
Devon Aoki	...	Miho
Alexis Bledel	...	Becky
Powers Boothe	...	Senator Roark
Cara D. Briggs	...	Hearing Panel Person (as Cara Briggs)
Jude Ciccolella	...	Liebowitz
Jeffrey J. Dashnaw	...	Motorcycle Cop (as Jeff Dashnaw)
Rosario Dawson	...	Gail
Jesse De Luna	...	Corporal Rivera
Benicio Del Toro	...	Jackie Boy
Jason Douglas	...	Hitman
Michael Clarke Duncan	...	Manute
Tommy Flanagan	...	Brian
Christina Frankenfield	...	Judge
Rick Gomez	...	Klump

Storyline

Four tales of crime adapted from Frank Miller's popular comics, focusing around a muscular brute who's looking for the person responsible for the death of his beloved Goldie, a man fed up with Sin City's corrupt law enforcement who takes the law into his own hands after a horrible mistake, a cop who risks his life to protect a girl from a deformed pedophile, and a hitman looking to make a little cash.

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Plot Keywords:

city | death | violence | dark | hitman | 

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Taglines:

Skinny little Nancy Callahan. She grew up. She filled out.

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Genres:

Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sustained strong stylized violence, nudity and sexual content including dialogue

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 April 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Frank Miller's Sin City

Filming Locations:

Austin, Texas, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$40,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$655,705 (Spain) (19 August 2005)

Gross:

$2,351,101 (Brazil) (26 August 2005)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dimension Films, Troublemaker Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

124 min 147 min (unrated, recut)

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Black and White Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The signature white blood proved hard to achieve on screen. Regular movie blood couldn't provide the stark look. The crew had to use fluorescent red liquid and bathe it in black light. In post-production, the liquid was turned white.

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Goofs

After Dwight is pulled from the tar, the residue on his face changes pattern in numerous scenes for the rest of the movie.

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Quotes

[first lines]
The Salesman: [voiceover] She shivers in the wind like the last leaf on a dying tree. I let her hear my footsteps. She only goes stiff for a moment.

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Crazy Credits

Shot and Cut by Robert Rodriguez.

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Connections

Referenced in Bad Movie Beatdown: Half Past Dead 2 (2011)

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Soundtracks

"Absurd"
Written by Fluke
Performed by Fluke
Courtesy of Virgin Records
Under License from EMI Film & TV Music

User Reviews

Avoid this stunning film if violence offends you.

Channel surfing late one night I stumbled across this film and stopped to look because of the unusual cinematography. It's visually stunning, mostly in b&w and that evokes a film noir atmosphere punctuated with those brilliant flashes of color. Two minutes later I couldn't take my eyes away. This unique film is superbly executed, the casting, the screenplay, the special effects, everything about it. As we all know, there is an expansive library of film work out there for a wide range of tastes and sensibilities. If yours are delicate, if you are offended by gore and violence, then this film will NOT be your cup of tea. Stay away from it. But if both the horror and film noir genres appeal to you, you'll probably find this movie as captivating as I did.