Premium Rush [Includes Digital Copy] [Blu-ray]

Director: David Koepp David Koepp

Overview

A crooked cop (Michael Shannon) pursues a New York City bike messenger (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) carrying a mysterious package in this urban thriller from director/co-writer David Koepp. Every day, fearless courier Wilee (Gordon-Levitt) dodges death while weaving through traffic on his custom fixie -- a featherweight bike with one gear and no brakes. He always delivers his packages on time, but today's rush delivery could well be his last. With a mysterious envelope clutched close and a mad killer chasing him through the streets of Manhattan, Wilee must pedal for his life, and never look back.

Product Details

Release Date:	12/21/2012
UPC:	0043396411258
Original Release:	2012
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMT
Region Code:	A
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:31:00
Sales rank:	20,879

Special Features

The Starling Line - Cast & Filmmaking Featurette; Behind the Wheels - Action & Stunts Featurette

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Joseph Gordon-Levitt	Wilee
Michael Shannon	Bobby Monday,Actor
Dania Ramirez	Vanessa
Jamie Chung	Nima
Lauren Ashley Carter	Phoebe
Aasif Mandvi	Raj
Wolé Parks	Manny
Sean Kennedy	Actor
Kimberley Perfetto	Polo,Polo
Anthony Chisholm	Tito
Ashley Austin Morris	Receptionist
Kevin Bolger	Squid
Charles Borland	Campus Guard
Aaron Tveit	Kyle (Student)
Christopher Place	Bike Cop
Amy Hohn	Upper West Side Lady
Nick Damici	Detective
Kelvin Whui	Dealer
Henry Kwan	Lin's Pai Gow Player
Keenan Leung	Actor
Wally Ng	Lin's Pai Gow Player
Nancy Eng	Lin's Pai Gow Player
Zhao Mao Chen	Lin's Pai Gow Player,2nd Floor Manager
Brian Koppelman	Loan Shark
Hoon Lee	Floor Manager
Boyce Wong	Mr. Lin,Enormous Asian Man,Second Asian Man,Sudoku Man
Jade Wu	Bingo Caller
Huang Gian Jin	Basement Pai Gow Player
Tony Cheng	Basement Pai Gow Player
Li Jing Xian	Basement Pai Gow Player
Lam Yung	Basement Pai Gow Player
Hui Yuk Lung	Basement Pai Gow Player
Darlene Violette	Debra
Henry O.	Actor
Jason A. Iannacone	21st Precinct Cop
Ted Sod	Worker
Alexis Krauss	Sleigh Bells
Derek Miller	Sleigh Bells
Carsey Walker Jr.	Dread
Matthew Rauch	Paramedic
Michael-Leon Wooley	Actor
Victor Chan	Squad Cop
P.J. Sosko	Uniform Cop - Impound Cop
Jerry Walsh	Uniform Cop - Impound Cop
Ruth Zhang	Nima's Mom
Bojun Wang	Nima's Son
Richard Hsu	Clipboard Guy (China)
Mario D'Leon	Moosey
Kate Manning	Bike Chick
Fernando Rivera	Cyclehawk Guy
Djani Johnson	Johnny
Wai Ching Ho	Sister Chen
Joseph Gordon	Actor
Sebastian La Cause	Detective
Doug Williams	Desk Officer
David Sardy	Composer

Technical Credits

David Koepp

John Kamps

David Koepp	Director,Screenwriter
John Kamps	Screenwriter
Gavin Polone	Producer
Mari Jo Winkler-Ioffreda	Executive Producer,Producer
John Papsidera	Casting
Pat McCorkle	Casting
George Aguilar	Second Unit Director
Stephen Pope	Stunts
Fred Buchholz	Special Effects Supervisor
Jessica Lichtner	Script Supervisor
Tom Nelson	Sound Mixer
Eva Abramycheva	Special Effects
Lee Dichter	Sound Effects
Christopher 'Critter' Antonucci	Stunts
Tina McKissick	Stunts
Neimah Djourabchi	Stunts
Jennifer Lamb	Stunts
Jay Spadaro	Stunts

Editorial Reviews

Few things are more elemental to film than chase scenes. It doesn't matter if it's on foot, in cars, through subway trains, or on horses, a chase is an inherently exciting event that movies can capture better than any other medium. David Koepp's Premium Rush is an exhilarating chase. The picture stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Wilee, a street-smart law-school dropout with an unhealthy fondness for adrenaline-fueled thrills. He makes his living as a messenger, dodging Manhattan traffic on his brakeless bike -- he doesn't believe in stopping -- in order to get packages from here to there. When an acquaintance who works at his old school uptown calls to have him deliver an envelope to Chinatown, it seems like just another priority delivery -- or a "premium rush" as they call it in the bike-messenger biz. However, Detective Monday, a violent cop with pronounced impulse-control problems (played by a deliriously over-the-top Michael Shannon), will do anything to get his hands on Wilee's cargo. This may sound sarcastic, but the best thing about Premium Rush is its brevity. Clocking in at barely 85 minutes (not counting closing credits), it's an unapologetically straightforward B-movie full of fun, laughs, and some first-rate action editing. The screenplay, co-written by Koepp and John Kamps, jumbles up the narrative, cutting back and forth throughout the day so that we learn why Chinese gangsters, Big Apple bike police, and Wilee's almost girlfriend -- who's also a bike messenger -- are chasing after either the envelope, Wilee, or the scary Detective Monday. Shannon, who has an undeniable knack for playing people with mental illnesses, brings to mind such gonzo performances as Gary Oldman in The Professional or Eric Roberts in The Pope of Greenwich Village. He's an unhinged and lethal madman who would be scarier if he weren't so funny. In other words, he's the perfect B-movie bad guy. The whole cast are rock solid. Gordon-Levitt makes Wilee's remarkable biking skills just as plausible as his mental facilities: He can outrace or outthink anybody. And the screenplay actually adds just enough dimensions to the supporting characters so that they register as something more than stereotypes -- but without once slowing down the action. Premium Rush is not Crank 3. It's far from a boundary-pushing, outrageous spectacle, but it's a top-notch action picture that proves that crafting a memorable chase involving characters we like -- a tradition that goes back to silent film -- still makes for a fun time at the movies.