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Bullet (1996)

R  |   |  Action, Crime, Drama  |  13 March 1997 (Australia)
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Butch "Bullet" Stein is a Jewish junkie from the mean streets of Brooklyn, is paroled after eight years in prison. Butch rips off a runner for local drug dealer, Tank, and is soon right ... See full summary »

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Prison Guard
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Ruby Stein
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Lester
Fatmir Haskaj ...
Punk #1 - Jamie
Joe Dain ...
Punk #2 - Brian (as Joseph Dain)
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Flaco
Shirley Scott ...
Heavy Woman
Heather Laszlo ...
Dog-Walking Girl
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Sol Stein
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Cookie Stein
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Matthew Powers ...
Paddy
Jerry Dean ...
Fingers
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Butch "Bullet" Stein is a Jewish junkie from the mean streets of Brooklyn, is paroled after eight years in prison. Butch rips off a runner for local drug dealer, Tank, and is soon right back into his old habits of snorting coke and shooting up heroin with his best friend Lester. Enraged by Butch's affront and already determined to get revenge on him for a past wrong, Tank sets about getting even with his old enemy by hiring a hulking brute, Gates to beat Butch. When the confrontation occurs, however, Gates breaks his hand on the battle-hardened Butch. Besides Lester, the only people in Butch's corner are his two brothers, the mentally-unhinged Vietnam War veteran Louis and aspiring artist Ruby, neither of whom can be counted on to help him in the inevitable showdown. Written by Anonymous

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You only get one shot at revenge

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Action | Crime | Drama

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence, drug use, pervasive language and a graphic sex scene | See all certifications »

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Bullet - Auge um Auge  »

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Trivia

Mickey Rourke, who co-wrote the script, also was a music supervisor on the film. See more »

Goofs

When Lester picks up Bullet in the pink cadillac as Lester pulls away the crew is visible in the hubcap. See more »

Quotes

Louis: Men love to hate. It's what separates us from the females of the spieces. It's the natural law in Wild America.
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Connections

References The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986) See more »

Soundtracks

I'm Too Sexy
Performed by Right Said Fred
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User Reviews

Pretty Damn Good Movie
1 March 2002 | by (usa) – See all my reviews

I stayed up one night till 3am and i put this in and at first i thought it was gonna be a waste of my time and i could juss be sleeping, but i was wrong. tupac dissapointed me actually, even tho im a huge fan of his music, but mickey rourke was looking real good. I wouldnt recomend it for the family or young kids, but this was a really good movie, full of alot of truth if youve ever lived in the city, the bad section, you will know exactly whats goin down. I would recomend this for anybody looking for some urban drama, action, its great and while youre at it, go rent the last boy scout w/ bruce willis and damon wayans, that movie is great too, its an action movie. Bullet is real gritty tho. A lot of cursing and drug use and some sex and some homosexual themes but overall a great rent.


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