City of Industry (1997)

38% of critics liked it
(13 reviews)
32% of users liked it
(2,650 ratings)

Betrayal and revenge are the key ingredients of this violent, streetwise crime drama. Roy Egan (Harvey Keitel) was once a highly successful thief but has gotten out of the business and now leads a quiet life in the Midwest. He's lured out of retirement by his brother, Lee (Timothy Hutton); Lee… More Betrayal and revenge are the key ingredients of this violent, streetwise crime drama. Roy Egan (Harvey Keitel) was once a highly successful thief but has gotten out of the business and now leads a quiet life in the Midwest. He's lured out of retirement by his brother, Lee (Timothy Hutton); Lee figures that he's come to the end of his rope as a small-time thief and wants to pull one last job that will earn him a healthy score. Lee and Roy devise a plan to knock over a jewelry store in Palm Springs and bring along two helpers, even-tempered family man Jorge (Wade Dominguez) and hot-headed driver Skip (Stephen Dorff). The heist goes like clockwork, but afterward Skip turns on his partners and kills Lee and Jorge. Roy is able to escape and swears to avenge his brother's death with the help of Jorge's wife Rachel (Famke Janssen). City of Industry was the debut feature for writer/producer Ken Solarz. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: R, 1 hr. 37 min.
Directed By: John Irvin
Written By: Ken Solarz
Genres: Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense

In Theaters: Mar 14, 1997 Wide
On DVD: Feb 6, 2001
Studio: Orion Home Video

Critic Reviews

Emanuel Levy, Variety
Like other Irvin films, this noir saga (more of an urban Western) is burdened with a philosophical layer that's incongruous with the basic tale, though acting by Keitel, Dorff, and others is good.
Rob Thomas, Capital Times (Madison, WI)
Keitel's controlled, efficient performance makes this one worth seeing.

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Featured Audience Ratings

Anthony L

It annoys me when people refer to this film as a QT rip off. Its not, QT rips off other peoples films! This film is a just an above average revenge movie. Worth a watch!
xGary X

Another quality QT rip off, with the ever reliable Harvey Keitel out to wreak bloody revenge on enjoyably psychotic Stephen Dorff. Nothing new but efficiently done.
Jeffrey M

City of Industry is transformed from an average revenge crime thriller, to a very good one because of a commanding and brooding performance by the criminally under-appreciated Harvey Keitel, who seemingly channels the intensity from his role in Bad Lieutenant.
Marcus W

This is watchable and enjoyable and a harmless way to spend 90 minutes...even if it is a MASSIVE rip-off of Reservoir Dogs.
Christopher B

Enjoyable crime film, though not that memorable (hence the short review).
Ashton R

Wasn't as good as I expected; horribly cliche, and I was upset that Keitel didn't get to say much. If you're going to make him play a hardened criminal (which he is great at), at least give him some cool lines. Moved a little too quickly for my taste, with hardly any… More
Wasn't as good as I expected; horribly cliche, and I was upset that Keitel didn't get to say much. If you're going to make him play a hardened criminal (which he is great at), at least give him some cool lines. Moved a little too quickly for my taste, with hardly any character developement. I was glad that he didn't "fall in love" with Famke Jansen's character; that would have been my limit, lol. All and all fairly good, but it could have been way better.

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Cast

            Harvey Keitel as Roy Egan

            Stephen Dorff as Skip Kovic

            Famke Janssen as Rachel

            Timothy Hutton as Lee Egan

            Wade Dominguez as Jorge Montana

            Michael Jai White as Odell

            Dana Barron as Gena

            Brian Brophy as Backus

            François Chau as Uncle Luke

            Elliott Gould as Gangster

            Steven Ho as Gang Member

            Leo Lee as Redman

            Willie Leong as Jesse

            Jonathan Schmock as Jewelry Manager

            Philip Tan as Jimmie

            Eddie Yansick as Bodyguard

            Fred Lerner as Security Guard

            Tamara Clatterbuck as Sunny

            Brian Imada as Sweet Plum

            Raymond Ma as Paradise Hotel Clerk

            Stuart Quan as Onion Head

            Evzen Kolar as Droutzkoy

            Vien Hong as Gingerhead

            Reno Wilson as Keshaun Brown

            Elisa Ruiz as Henry Montana

            John Koyama as Two Gun

            Lucy Liu as Cathi Rose

            Flex as A Roc

            Tim Rigby as Bodyguard

            Cyrus Farmer as Steady

            Antonio Molina as Mailman

            Eddie Mathews as Bodyguard

            Jane Crawley as Waitress

            Anthony James DeJesus as Jorge Jr.

            Arthur Louis Fuller as Bouncer

            Brian Habicht as Phone Company Employee

            Andrew Markell as Kangol

            Georg D. Rice as Royal Sentry Security Guard

            Brian Shen as Pai-Gow Dealer

            Sarah Sulivan as Nurse

            Michael Trac as Shrimp Boy

            Ai Wan as Gwen

            Flex Alexander
            
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