Pawn Shop Chronicles

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Pawn Shop Chronicles
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Theatrical & On-Demand release poster
Directed by Wayne Kramer
Produced by Jordan Schur
Paul Walker
David Mimran
Nick Thurlow
Screenplay by Adam Minarovich
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Music by The Newton Brothers
Cinematography Jim Whitaker
Edited by Sarah Boyd
Production
company
Anchor Bay Films
Mimran Schur Pictures
Distributed by Anchor Bay Films
Release dates
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  • July 12, 2013 (2013-07-12)
Running time
112 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Box office $8,088 (limited release)[1]

Pawn Shop Chronicles, also known as Hustlers,[2] is a 2013 crime comedy film directed by Wayne Kramer and written by Adam Minarovich. The film stars an ensemble cast, led by Paul Walker, Matt Dillon, Brendan Fraser, Vincent D'Onofrio, Norman Reedus, and Chi McBride. Centering on the events in and around a pawn shop, Pawn Shop Chronicles tells three overlapping stories involving items found within said pawn shop. This was the final film featuring Walker to be released in his lifetime.

The film received a limited theatrical release in July 2013.[1][3]

Cast

Production

The movie was filmed in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in June 2012. The film's carnival scene was filmed at William and Lee Park in Port Allen, Louisiana.[4][5]

Critical reception

The film received negative reviews from critics. Based on 16 reviews, it currently holds a 13% approval rating on film review aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes.[6] The film also holds a rating of 26/100 on Metacritic based on 10 reviews indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[7]

Writing for The New York Times, film critic Stephen Holden said of the film, "Hee Haw meets Pulp Fiction at the meth lab: That describes the style of Pawn Shop Chronicles, a hillbilly grindhouse yawp of a movie that belches in your face and leaves a sour stink."[8]

The film was reviewed favorably by JoBlo.com. For the site, reviewer JimmyO wrote, "Pawn Shop Chronicles is a wildly bizarre and politically incorrect mix of b-movie genres wrapped into one. Kramer – with the script by Minarovich – amps up the action and violence without pushing it too far – well at least for my personally warped taste."[9]

References

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