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15 Minutes
15 Minutes is a 2001 satirical buddy cop action thriller film directed and written by John Herzfeld and starring Robert De Niro and Edward Burns. Its story revolves around homicide detective Eddie Fleming (De Niro) and fire marshal Jordan Warsaw (Burns), who join forces to apprehend Emil Slovák and Oleg Razgul (Karel Roden and Oleg Taktarov), a pair of Eastern European murderers videotaping their crimes with hopes of becoming rich and famous. The title is a reference to the Andy Warhol quotation, "In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes." 15 Minutes was produced by TriBeCa Productions and New Redemption Pictures and released by New Line Cinema overseas and Kinowelt Filmverleih in Germany on March 9, 2001. The film received negative reviews from critics and grossed $56.4 million against a $42 million budget.
Ex-convicts Emil Slovák and Oleg Razgul arrive in the United States to claim their part of a bank heist in Eastern Europe. Oleg steals a video camera from an electronics store. At the rundown apartment of their old partner Milos Karlova, they are denied their share of the spoils, so Emil fatally stabs Milos and his wife Tamina as Oleg records it with the camera. Czech immigrant Daphne Handlova witnesses the murders from the bathroom but escapes before Emil and Oleg can kill her too. To hide the crime, Emil sets fire to the apartment.
Jordy Warsaw is a New York City arson investigator assigned to the case. Also at the scene is Eddie Flemming, a high-profile detective who is followed by his girlfriend Nicolette Karas, a reporter from the tabloid TV show Top Story. Flemming and Warsaw agree to work the case together. While checking out the crowd, Warsaw spots Daphne trying to get his attention, but she disappears. Meanwhile, Emil calls an escort service and asks for a "Czech girl". Oleg records Emil as he kills the escort Honey and learns the address of the escort service. Oleg continually films everything, claiming that he wants to be the next Frank Capra.
Flemming and Warsaw investigate Honey's murder and visit the escort service. The madam, Rose Hearn, tells them that the girl who Warsaw described does not work for her, but rather a hairdresser. She mentions a couple of other guys who had recently asked her the same questions. Flemming and Warsaw arrive at the hair salon after Emil and Oleg have warned Daphne to keep quiet. Flemming notices Oleg filming them from across the street. In the ensuing foot chase, Flemming's regular partner Leon Jackson is hit with a glass bottle, and his wallet and gun are stolen. Emil finds a card with Flemming's name and address. He becomes jealous of Flemming's celebrity status and is convinced that anyone in America can get away with anything.
On the night when Flemming plans to propose to Nicolette, Oleg and Emil sneak into his apartment and bind Flemming to a chair. While Oleg is recording, Emil explains that he plans to kill Flemming and sell the tape to Top Story. After getting himself committed to an insane asylum, Emil will declare that he is actually sane. Because he cannot be tried for the same crime twice, he will get away with it, collecting royalties from books and movies based on his crimes. Flemming attacks them with his chair (while still tied to it), but Emil gets the upper-hand and stabs him in the chest, mortally wounding him. Emil suffocates and kills Flemming with a pillow.
The city is in a state of mourning. Emil sells the videotape of Flemming's murder to Top Story anchor Robert Hawkins in exchange for $1 million, outraging Warsaw and the entire police force. Emil and Oleg watch the tape's broadcast on Top Story from inside a Planet Hollywood; customers realize that Emil and Oleg are sitting with them and panic. Police arrive and arrest Emil, while Oleg escapes.
Warsaw takes Emil to an abandoned warehouse to kill him, but police arrive in time and take Emil into custody. Everything goes as planned for Emil, now a celebrity who is pleading insanity. His lawyer, Bruce Cutler, agrees to work for 30% of the royalties that Emil will receive for his story. Meanwhile, in hiding, Oleg becomes jealous of the notoriety that Emil is receiving.
While Cutler is leading Emil away out of court to be transferred to a mental institution, Warsaw provokes an argument, with the Top Story crew recording it. Oleg quietly approaches Hawkins and hands to him the videotape of Emil explaining his plan to Flemming, proving that he was sane the whole time. Hawkins shouts to Emil about the evidence in his possession. Angry for not getting any praise, Oleg pulls a gun and opens fire at Emil, hitting only Cutler and a policeman. Emil grabs the policeman's gun, shoots and mortally wounds Oleg, and grabs Nicolette, threatening to kill her unless the police drop their weapons. Against orders, Warsaw shoots Emil a dozen times in the chest, killing him and avenging Flemming's murder. Hawkins rushes to Oleg's side as he dies. He attempts to get a comment from Warsaw, who punches him and walks away as the police all smile with approval.
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15 Minutes
15 Minutes is a 2001 satirical buddy cop action thriller film directed and written by John Herzfeld and starring Robert De Niro and Edward Burns. Its story revolves around homicide detective Eddie Fleming (De Niro) and fire marshal Jordan Warsaw (Burns), who join forces to apprehend Emil Slovák and Oleg Razgul (Karel Roden and Oleg Taktarov), a pair of Eastern European murderers videotaping their crimes with hopes of becoming rich and famous. The title is a reference to the Andy Warhol quotation, "In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes." 15 Minutes was produced by TriBeCa Productions and New Redemption Pictures and released by New Line Cinema overseas and Kinowelt Filmverleih in Germany on March 9, 2001. The film received negative reviews from critics and grossed $56.4 million against a $42 million budget.
Ex-convicts Emil Slovák and Oleg Razgul arrive in the United States to claim their part of a bank heist in Eastern Europe. Oleg steals a video camera from an electronics store. At the rundown apartment of their old partner Milos Karlova, they are denied their share of the spoils, so Emil fatally stabs Milos and his wife Tamina as Oleg records it with the camera. Czech immigrant Daphne Handlova witnesses the murders from the bathroom but escapes before Emil and Oleg can kill her too. To hide the crime, Emil sets fire to the apartment.
Jordy Warsaw is a New York City arson investigator assigned to the case. Also at the scene is Eddie Flemming, a high-profile detective who is followed by his girlfriend Nicolette Karas, a reporter from the tabloid TV show Top Story. Flemming and Warsaw agree to work the case together. While checking out the crowd, Warsaw spots Daphne trying to get his attention, but she disappears. Meanwhile, Emil calls an escort service and asks for a "Czech girl". Oleg records Emil as he kills the escort Honey and learns the address of the escort service. Oleg continually films everything, claiming that he wants to be the next Frank Capra.
Flemming and Warsaw investigate Honey's murder and visit the escort service. The madam, Rose Hearn, tells them that the girl who Warsaw described does not work for her, but rather a hairdresser. She mentions a couple of other guys who had recently asked her the same questions. Flemming and Warsaw arrive at the hair salon after Emil and Oleg have warned Daphne to keep quiet. Flemming notices Oleg filming them from across the street. In the ensuing foot chase, Flemming's regular partner Leon Jackson is hit with a glass bottle, and his wallet and gun are stolen. Emil finds a card with Flemming's name and address. He becomes jealous of Flemming's celebrity status and is convinced that anyone in America can get away with anything.
On the night when Flemming plans to propose to Nicolette, Oleg and Emil sneak into his apartment and bind Flemming to a chair. While Oleg is recording, Emil explains that he plans to kill Flemming and sell the tape to Top Story. After getting himself committed to an insane asylum, Emil will declare that he is actually sane. Because he cannot be tried for the same crime twice, he will get away with it, collecting royalties from books and movies based on his crimes. Flemming attacks them with his chair (while still tied to it), but Emil gets the upper-hand and stabs him in the chest, mortally wounding him. Emil suffocates and kills Flemming with a pillow.
The city is in a state of mourning. Emil sells the videotape of Flemming's murder to Top Story anchor Robert Hawkins in exchange for $1 million, outraging Warsaw and the entire police force. Emil and Oleg watch the tape's broadcast on Top Story from inside a Planet Hollywood; customers realize that Emil and Oleg are sitting with them and panic. Police arrive and arrest Emil, while Oleg escapes.
Warsaw takes Emil to an abandoned warehouse to kill him, but police arrive in time and take Emil into custody. Everything goes as planned for Emil, now a celebrity who is pleading insanity. His lawyer, Bruce Cutler, agrees to work for 30% of the royalties that Emil will receive for his story. Meanwhile, in hiding, Oleg becomes jealous of the notoriety that Emil is receiving.
While Cutler is leading Emil away out of court to be transferred to a mental institution, Warsaw provokes an argument, with the Top Story crew recording it. Oleg quietly approaches Hawkins and hands to him the videotape of Emil explaining his plan to Flemming, proving that he was sane the whole time. Hawkins shouts to Emil about the evidence in his possession. Angry for not getting any praise, Oleg pulls a gun and opens fire at Emil, hitting only Cutler and a policeman. Emil grabs the policeman's gun, shoots and mortally wounds Oleg, and grabs Nicolette, threatening to kill her unless the police drop their weapons. Against orders, Warsaw shoots Emil a dozen times in the chest, killing him and avenging Flemming's murder. Hawkins rushes to Oleg's side as he dies. He attempts to get a comment from Warsaw, who punches him and walks away as the police all smile with approval.