Bones (2001)

User Rating:

3.9/10   

Director:

Ernest R. Dickerson

Writers (WGA):

Adam Simon (written by) &
Tim Metcalfe (written by)

Release Date:

24 October 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Horror

Tagline:

This Dogg's got a bone to pick.

Plot:

Over 20 years after his death by a gunshot, Jimmy Bones comes back as a ghost to wreak revenge on those who killed him and to clean up his neighborhood.

Plot Keywords:

Revenge | Corrupt Cop | Dog | Nightclub | Fortune Teller

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Snoop Dogg	...	Jimmy Bones
Pam Grier	...	Pearl
Michael T. Weiss	...	Lupovich
Clifton Powell	...	Jeremiah Peet
Ricky Harris	...	Eddie Mack
Bianca Lawson	...	Cynthia
Khalil Kain	...	Patrick
Merwin Mondesir	...	Bill
Sean Amsing	...	Maurice
Katharine Isabelle	...	Tia
Ron Selmour	...	Shotgun (as Ronald Selmour)
Deezer D	...	Stank
Garikayi Mutambirwa	...	Weaze
Erin Wright	...	Snowflake
Josh Byer	...	Jason

Also Known As:

Le spectre de Bones (Canada: French title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence/gore, language, sexuality and drugs.

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English | French | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | South Korea:18 | USA:R (No. 37967) | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | France:-16 | Germany:18 | Ireland:18 | Norway:15 | Singapore:NC-16 | Spain:18 | UK:18

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

New Line Cinema

Trivia:

This was the first time where Snoop Dogg and Pam Grier collaborated together on film - they have done music videos since 1993.

Goofs:

Factual errors: The song of Jimmy Bones indicates a switchblade when, in actuality, he is seen with a butterfly knife throughout the movie.

Quotes:

Maurice: 'Sup man?
Bill: Contact paranoia... maybe you've heard of it... I'm buggin' out 'cause I'm hangin' out wit you all the time!... I tell you god damnit man...!
Maurice: Well I got bigger problems! I'm tryin' to get this joint lit, that's drug abuse!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Motor Home Massacre (2005) (V)

Soundtrack:

The Warning Expands

'Bones'

With a growing trend of rappers starring in their own movies, Snoop Dogg joins the pack with 'Bones'. Snoop plays Jimmy Bones, a 70s hustler, who is betrayed and murdered by some of his closest associates. Since the time of the murder, Jimmy's corpse is buried in the basement of an abandoned house in Bones' now seedy neighborhood. When a group of empty-headed teenagers buy the abandoned house, they unsurprisingly wake up Jimmy's spirit, resulting in Bones going on a bloody rampage for revenge.

What the heck are we to do with a movie like 'Bones'. Are we supposed to take it seriously as a horror movie. Or laugh at its silliness and Snoop's attempt at becoming a real-life 'Doggfather'. Whatever its intentions are, this movie doesn't have the feel of a horror movie. Rather, it feels more like one of Snoop's pot induced fantasies.

Rating: 5/10 or (2 stars)