Project Detail

The 51st State

Synopsis

An action comedy set in Liverpool, The 51st State, is the story of Elmo McElroy, a streetwise American master chemist, who heads to England to set up his last big deal - to introduce a new designer drug to the European market. He soon becomes embroiled in a web of double-dealing as he's escorted around Liverpool's underworld rave scene by rabid local hood Felix. Theirs is not a match made in heaven - Felix hates all things American. The crazy Yank in a skirt and the loud-mouthed Scouser are forced to team up and forget their differences.

Details

Year
2002
Type of project
Features
Running time
92 mins
Format
35mm
Director
Ronny Yu
Producer
Mark Aldridge
Co-Producer
Mark Aldridge
Editor
David Wu
Screenwriter
Stel Pavlou
Director of Photography
Poon Hang-sang
Composer
Headrillaz
Principal cast
Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Carlyle, Emily Mortimer, Sean Pertwee, Rhys Ifans, Ricky Tomlinson, Meatloaf

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Alliance Atlantis

121 Bloor Street East
Toronto
Ontario
M4W 3N5

T +1 416 967 1174

www.allianceatlantis.com

Sales Company

Momentum Pictures

184-192 Drummond Street
London
NW1 3HP
UK

T +44 (0)20 7388 1100

Publicityuk@momentumpictures.co.uk

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