Redline (2007)

User Rating:

3.6/10   

Director:

Andy Cheng

Writers:

Robert Foreman (writer)
Daniel Sadek (story)

Release Date:

13 April 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Action

Tagline:

Fear Nothing. Risk Everything.

Plot:

A gorgeous young automobile fanatic--and front to the hottest unsigned band on the West coast--finds herself caught up in illegal drag-racing competitions organized by exotic car fanatics.

Plot Keywords:

Ferrari | Porsche | Lamborghini | Koenigsegg | Sports Car

Cast

Nathan Phillips	...	Carlo
Nadia Bjorlin	...	Natasha
Angus Macfadyen	...	Michael
Eddie Griffin	...	Infamous
Tim Matheson	...	Jerry Brecken
Jesse Johnson	...	Jason
Barbara Niven	...	Sally Martin
Hal Ozsan	...	Mike Z
Christopher Backus	...	Tony Nefuse (as Chris Backus)
Todd Lowe	...	Nick
Kevin Levrone	...	Sante
Marc Crumpton	...	Trevor
Michael Hagiwara	...	Marcus Cheng
Aalok Mehta	...	Vikram
Mary Elise Hayden	...	Liz Athen

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violence, illegal and reckless behavior, sexual content, language and drug references.

Runtime:

USA:95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Malaysia:18PL | Portugal:M/12

Filming Locations:

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Company:

Chicago Pictures

Trivia:

The comedian/actor Eddie Griffin destroyed a rare million-dollar Enzo Ferrari (which belonged to the film's producer, Daniel Sadek) on Monday 3/26/07, when he crashed it into a barricade while promoting this movie. He was unhurt in the low-speed incident, at Irwindale Speedway, about 20 miles east of Los Angeles. He was practicing for a celebrity charity racing event tied to this upcoming film, causing $300,000 damage to the car (including labor and parts). Sadek estimated that the car was worth $1.1 million, and said he was just happy that Griffin was unharmed.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Infamous' Ford GT is first introduced at Nat's Garage, its license plate is missing in the final frame of the multiple-shot sequence.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Natasha Martin: There are cars that get you from point A to point B. And then there are cars that get you from point A to point B really fast. Fast cars cost big money, and with millions of dollars at stake, there are people who'll do anything to win. People who take risks and never play it safe.

Movie Connections:

References Citizen Kane (1941)

Soundtrack:

Sweet Honey

Redline is Awful

Whoever wrote up "Redline" as a great car movie must be getting paid off by Daniel Sadek to promote this ultra crappy flaming, steaming pile of amateur crap. Easily the worst automotive movie or any movie ever made. This makes Showgirls look like Citizen Kane.

Take every cheesy cliché out of an 80s action TV series, put in some really crappy special effects and lame characters with no relevance and you have living proof that Daniel Sadek should not write screenplays and produce movies but should remain in the real estate business.

This is such a lame movie with such a lame plot and the most contrived action sequences ever. What offends me is not that the makers of this film are idiots but that they consider the movie going public to be idiots enough to fall for this crap.