The Crew (2000)
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20% of critics liked it
(85 reviews) -
35% of users liked it
(4,055 ratings)
In this dark comedy, a group of retirees wants to save their homes -- but they're not typical senior citizens trying to make the most of their Social Security checks. Four aging former mobsters -- Joey "Bats" Pistella (Burt Reynolds), Bobby Bartellemeo (Richard Dreyfuss), Mike the… More In this dark comedy, a group of retirees wants to save their homes -- but they're not typical senior citizens trying to make the most of their Social Security checks. Four aging former mobsters -- Joey "Bats" Pistella (Burt Reynolds), Bobby Bartellemeo (Richard Dreyfuss), Mike the Brick (Dan Hedaya), and Tony "The Mouth" Donato (Seymour Cassel) -- live in the same rundown Miami apartment complex, the Raj Mahal. New owners hope to clear out the current tenants and replace them with a younger, more lucrative clientele. But the veteran gangsters don't want to move, so to scrape up the extra rent money, they take a job executing the father of a Miami mob boss. They happen to know he's already dead, so all they have to do is make it look like they did the hit. Their problems start when loudmouthed ladies' man Tony tells too much to Ferris (Jennifer Tilly), a stripper, and soon she's talked him into murdering her mother (Lainie Kazan) in exchange for her silence. The Crew also features Carrie-Anne Moss as a detective and Jeremy Piven as a mob kingpin out to avenge his father's death. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Michael Dinner
- Written By
- Barry Fanaro
- Genres
- Comedy
- In Theaters
- Aug 25, 2000 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Steve Murray, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
As entertaining as Ovaltine, it's a lead contender for worst movie of the year.
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Scott G. Mignola, Common Sense Media
A forgettable made-for-TV-like production.
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Cole Smithey, ColeSmithey.com
The movie always seems to be out of sync with itself.
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Judith Egerton, Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY)
My first reaction to The Crew was: 'Thank goodness it was only 88 minutes.'
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Jeffrey Westhoff, Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)
Once the story clicks into gear, The Crew is a lot of fun. But that doesn't happen until after the midpoint.
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Cast
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Richard Dreyfuss
as Bobby Bartellemeo
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Burt Reynolds
as Joey "Bats" Pistella
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Dan Hedaya
as Mike "The Brick" Donatelli
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Seymour Cassel
as Tony "Mouth" Donato
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Carrie-Anne Moss
as Det. Olivia Neal
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Jennifer Tilly
as Ferris Lowenstein
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Lainie Kazan
as Pepper Lowenstein
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Miguel Sandoval
as Raul Ventana
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Jeremy Piven
as Det. Steve Menteer
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Casey Siemaszko
as Young Bobby Bartellemeo
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Matt Borlenghi
as Young Joey "Bats" Pistella
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Billy Jayne
as Young Tony "Mouth" Donato
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Jeremy Ratchford
as Young Mike "The Brick" Donatelli
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Mike Moroff
as Jorge
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Jose Zuniga
as Escobar