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Deuces Wild |  | Director: Scott Kalvert
Actors: Fairuza Balk, Nancy Ellen Cassaro, Matt Dillon, Stephen Dorff, Balthazar Getty
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Category: DVD
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Rating:  40 reviews
Sales Rank: 8971
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 97 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.7 x 0.7
MPN: D1002322D
ISBN: 0792852907
UPC: 027616865410
EAN: 9780792852902
ASIN: B00003CY1G
Theatrical Release Date: 2002
Release Date: August 6, 2002
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Take West Side Story, remove the music, add excessive profanity and violence, and you'll get Deuces Wild. It's an overripe melodrama in which rival street gangs--in this case Deuces vs. Vipers in 1958 Brooklyn--inevitably clash in a deadly rumble, preceded by shameless scenery-chewing from nearly everyone involved. Stephen Dorff plays the head Deuce, agonizing over his older brother's drug overdose and leading a cast of rising stars and familiar faces including Brad Renfro as Dorff's hot-tempered kid brother, Norman Reedus as the vicious lead Viper, Fairuza Balk as Renfro's no-nonsense girlfriend, and Matt Dillon (uncredited) as the kingpin who introduces heroin to Dorff's drug-free turf. Balthazar Getty, Frankie Muniz, and James Franco are also in the cast, suggesting that director Scott Kalvert was hoping for an unforgettable ensemble. What he got instead was a stale story crowded with percolating posers, recommended only for those who've never seen the 1979 street-gang classic The Warriors. --Jeff Shannon
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 A more intense version of West Side Story November 27, 2004
A viewer (New Hampshire)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Scott Kalvert did an outstanding job directing this movie and making the time period as realistic as possible. The similarity between this and Westside Story is the gang rivalry. In Westside Story, you have The Jets vs. The Sharks and in this movie you have The Deuces vs. The Vipers. I didn't see all of Westside Story though but it seems like its less intense than this movie. This movie has some Rebel Without A Cause as well but I didn't see that movie either. I compare this movie to Rebel Without A Cause because of the gang element and Stephen Dorff is The Jimmy Dean of this movie. Stephen Dorff does a great job as 'Leon', the noble yet violent leader of The Deuces. Brad Renfro also does a great job as Leon's younger brother Bobby. He is easily influenced by his brother's hatred towards The Vipers and his life-style is even more chaotic when he meets 'Annie', who is played by Fairuza Balk. Drea DeMateo was so so as 'Betsy', Norman Reedus does a great job as 'Marco', and Matt Dillion does a great job as 'Fritzy'. Overall, its a powerful and intense movie and a must see for movie fans. You'll be pleasantly surprised!
"Gangs Of New York" May 6, 2003
Kevin Thomas
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
My father was a gang member in 1956 Queens, New York. He told me stories about Zipguns and bats he used for protection. He also told me how realistic this movie was just by taking a look at the way the gang members wore their belts. The belt buckle was always worn just above the left front pocket! I wish I could have been there to back my father up! Forget about Hollywood's Outsiders & Rumble Fish brat pack, that was fictional bull! Also recommend Blackboard Jungle.
Awsome May 4, 2002
jimmy (bethlegem , PA USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This movie is an awsome movie. Brad Renfro puts on an excellent part in the movie fantastic. The fight scences are amazing how they made them look real. IT also showed how tough it was to live back in the 50's with street gangs this is the best movie I have seen in a theatre in years i give Brad Renfro two thumbs up for a fantastic performance and its his best movie since Bully. Go Brad!! Your back on the big screen bigger and badder then ever!
A surprisingly entertaining movie May 11, 2002
melissa (Kannapolis, North Carolina United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I basically went with a friend to see this movie because it stared Stephen Dorff and Brad Renfro. I had heard almost nothing but bad reviews about it and honestly wasn't expecting much at all. Needless to say, I was very pleasantly surprised. I thought the acting in it was nothing short of superb, Stephen Dorff in particular did an amazing job making this film come to life. I thought it was very well done, and very entertaining. It had a love story, it had action, it had drama, there is something in this film for everyone. I could be a bit biased, being such a big fan of both Stephen Dorff and Brad Renfro, but I really enjoyed this movie, and I'm very glad that I went to see it.
Deuces Wild May 11, 2002
Nicole (Philadelphia, PA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Since I'm an avid fan of [Italian] movies, this was a HIT! This movie was a combo of "Outsiders" w/a little bit of "West Side Story" and those are MY kinda movies! From the opening scene with music from Dion, to the sweet attempts made to impress a girl, to the action-packed, jaw-dropping realistic fights, I rate this movie with five stars. The cast did an excellent job realistically depicting the tough gang life of a kid in the late fifties in NYC. And casting "Big Pussy" as a priest, well that ALONE was enough to entice me! If you like a fifties setting, w/Italians from the tough streets of Brooklyn, mixed with a lot of rumbles and some romance, you're gonna love it!
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