Romeo must die

Resource Information

The work Romeo must die represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in St. Catharines Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Romeo must die

Statement of responsibility

Warner Bros. presents a Silver Pictures production ; produced by Joel Silver and Jim Van Wyck ; story by Mitchell Kapner ; screenplay by Eric Bernt and John Jarrell ; directed by Andrzej Bartkowiak. Cradle 2 the grave / Warner Bros. Pictures presents a Silver Pictures production ; produced by Joel Silver ; story by John O'Brien ; screenplay by John O'Brien and Channing Gibson ; directed by Andrzej Bartkowiak

Title variation

• Cradle 2 the grave
• Cradle two the grave
• Cradle to the grave

Contributor

• Silver Pictures
• Warner Bros
• Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- )
• Warner Home Video
• Aaliyah, 1979-2001
• Anderson, Anthony, 1970-
• Arnold, Tom, 1959-
• Bartkowiak, Andrzej, 1950-
• Bernt, Eric
• D M X
• Dacascos, Mark, 1964-
• Gibson, Channing
• Hu, Kelly, 1968-
• Jarrell, John
• Kapner, Mitchell
• Li, Jet, 1963-
• Lindo, Delroy, 1952-
• O'Brien, John, 1960-
• Silver, Joel
• Union, Gabrielle
• Van Wyck, Jim
• Washington, Isaiah
• Wong, Russell, 1963-

Subject

• Adventure films
• Diamonds -- Fiction
• Feature films
• Gangsters -- Fiction
• Kidnapping -- Fiction
• Man-woman relationships -- California -- Fiction
• Martial arts -- Fiction
• Martial arts films
• Murder -- Investigation -- California -- Fiction
• Revenge -- California -- Fiction
• Thieves -- Fiction
• Thrillers (Motion pictures)
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Genre

• Adventure films
• Fiction
• Thrillers (Motion pictures)
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Language

• eng
• fre
• eng
• fre
• spa
• eng
• eng

Summary

• Romeo must die: The death of Han Sing's little brother catapults him out of a Hong Kong jail to the Oakland-San Francisco waterfront, where he vows to find his brother's killers. His quest lands him in the middle of a three-way deal between Chinese, Black and White "businessmen" who will stop at nothing to create a new money-making stadium. Han finds help from Trish, a woman with close connections to the Black mob, and together they work to find their brothers' killers
• Cradle 2 the grave: When his daughter is kidnapped and held in exchange for priceless diamonds, the leader of a crew of highly skilled urban thieves forges an unlikely alliance with a Taiwanese Intelligence officer to rescue her. Their race against the clock to find the precious stones ultimately unravels a plot to distribute a deadly new weapon of war

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

• Romeo must die: Director of photography, Glen MacPherson ; editor, Derek G. Brechin ; music, Stanley Clarke, Timbaland ; production designer, Michael Bolton
• Cradle 2 the grave: Director of photography, Daryn Okada ; editor, Derek G. Brechin ; music, John Frizzell, Damon "Grease" Blackman

Dewey number

791.43/75

Intended audience

• Romeo must die: MPAA rating: R; violence, some language and brief nudity
• Cradle to grave: MPAA rating: R; violence, language and some sexual content

Language note

• Romeo must die: English or French (dubbed in Quebec) languages, English or French subtitles; closed-captioned
• Cradle 2 the grave: English or French (dubbed in Quebec) languages, English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned

LC call number

PN1995.9.H3

LC item number

R6646 2007

PerformerNote

• Romeo must die: Jet Li, Aaliyah, Isaiah Washington, Russell Wong, DMX, Delroy Lindo
• Cradle 2 the grave: Jet Li, DMX, Anthony Anderson, Kelly Hu, Tom Arnold, Mark Dacascos, Gabrielle Union

Runtime

216

Series statement

Action double feature

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action