Mr. Nice
UPC | 030306187297 |
Release Date | 2011-10-11 |
Studio | MPI Home Video |
Discs | 1 |
Length | 121 |
Format | Color |
MPAA Rating | Not Rated |
Synopsis | MR. NICE is a devilish and entertaining little picture based on the possibly somewhat true story of Howard Marks...There's grooviness in this evocative drama....The vibes are good. -- Grade: BMR. NICE is a handsomely designed and photographed film that gains much momentum from a pulsating score composed by Philip Glass.The true story of a man who stumbled into a lucrative career as one of Europe's biggest drug dealers comes to the screen in this comedy-drama. Howard Marks (Rhys Ifans) was a young Welshman studying at Oxford when he discovered there was something unusual about his dorm room -- it had a secret passageway that led to a storage space used by one of the school's top marijuana dealers. Marks and the dealer struck up a friendship as he became an enthusiastic customer, and a few years later, when plans to bring a large cache of hashish into England via Germany went haywire, Marks stepped in to help and was introduced to a circle of big league marijuana traffickers. Marks quit his job as a teacher to become a full time drug wholesaler, and while his new career cost him his first marriage, it introduced him to Judy (Chloe Sevigny), a lovely woman who became the love of his life. As Marks' business grew, he gained some interesting new associates, including an Irish Republican Army operative (David Thewlis) who knew how to get past customs agents, an intelligence agent (Christian McKay) working on both sides of the law and a wildly eccentric American marijuana kingpin (Crispin Glover). MR. NICE was adapted from the autobiography by the real-life Howard Marks; Marks is good friends with Rhys Ifans, who was cast to play him in the film. |
Cast |
Philip Glass (Composer) Bernard Rose (Director) Bernard Rose (Director of Photography) Bernard Rose (Screenwriter) Laura Schiavo (Hairstylist) Howard Marks (Source Writer) Steff Roeg (Makeup) Crispin Glover (Star) Sara Sugarman (Co-Star) David Thewlis (Star) Andrew Tiernan (Co-Star) Rhys Ifans (Star) William Thomas (Co-Star) Jamie Harris (Co-Star) Chloë Sevigny (Star) Luis Tosar (Star) Omid Djalili (Co-Star) Elsa Pataky (Co-Star) Jack Huston (Co-Star) Ania Sowinski (Co-Star) Christian McKay (Co-Star) Kinsey Packard (Co-Star) |
Sounds/Subtitles | Blu-ray Disc Features: Region 0 Note: Making Of Trailer Widescreen - 1.85 Audio: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo - English Dolby Digital 5.1 - English Subtitles - English |
Language | English |
Weight | 0.20000 |
Height | 0.40000 |
Width | 5.30000 |
Depth | 6.75000 |
Format Code | Blu-ray Hi-Def DVD |
Library Subject | Feature Film Drama,Feature Film Comedy |
Attribute | Widescreen |
Product Code | Movie |