The 51st State Expected Release Date U.S. : September 6th 2002
Expected Release Date U.K. : 7th December 2001
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The 51st State Cast : Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Carlyle, Ricky Tomlinson, Sean Pertwee, Meatloaf, Emily Mortimer and Rhys Ifans. Director : Ronny Yu Written By : Stel Pavlou Producers : Samuel L. Jackson (executive producer) Other Known Crew Members : The 51st State Based On : Original Story Premise/Synopsis : An American drug dealer travels to England to put out his new 'product' only to find himself lured into the Liverpool rave scene full of Yank hating scousers. Genre : Comedy/Thriller

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Official Site : www.51stStateTheMovie.com
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Trailer : Quicktime Low Res | High Res
Released By : Summit Entertainment

Status : Released in the UK

How excited are we : 8 Out Of 10


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9/4/02
The 51st State is to be renamed Formula 51 for US release. Sam Jackson has been talking to Coming Soon about the movie.

"It's about a guy from Inglewood who creates a designer drug that he takes to the U.K. to sell to the highest bidder. I'm the guy."

Question: Is it like XTC or another party drug?
Jackson: "It was called 'The 51st State' because the drug is fifty times stronger than cocaine, XTC, acid, all that stuff. It takes you to the 51st state of whatever. But they changed the name for here, because they said American audiences just didn't get it. So now it's 'Formula 51.' It's with me and Robert Carlyle. I meet him when I get there and he kind of leads me through the Liverpoolian underground." (full article here)

Also, don't forget to check out our full review of Formula 51, or The 51st State as it was released over here. The film will hit US cinemas on September 6th 2002.



26/7/01
Samuel L. Jackson has been speaking to Ananova about his fears of wearing a kilt for The 51st State. "I have never had to cross-dress in any way so it was a whole new phenomena for me. To tell the truth, I wasn't at all happy about the idea until I saw Ewan McGregor in one at the Star Wars premiere. Then I saw Sean Connery looking proud in his. I thought 'If this man can look good in a skirt, then anyone can!'. Robert Carlyle, who's also a real Scot, told me I looked 'cool'."

Updated : 19/7/2001
The shoot for this $27 million movie wrapped last December taking in locations, Liverpool, England and Los Angeles. The film is penned by a young English writer who wrote the script while working in an off license in the UK. His story made headline news at the time when the movie was greenlight, particularly following the announcement that Samuel L. Jackson would appear alongside an array of British talent like Ryhs Ifans, Robert Carlyle and Royle Family star Ricky Tomlinson. Meatloaf also features in the movie, set entirely in Liverpool.

Sam Jackson is also Executive Producer.

Screen Gems, a division of Sony Entertainment has picked up the US distribution rights for the film.

Date Page Created : 19/7/2001 Date Last Updated : 9/4/2002

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