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30 Minutes or Less
Two fledgling criminals kidnap a pizza delivery guy, strap a bomb to his chest, and advise him that he has mere hours to rob a bank or else...
2011 · Directed by Ruben Fleischer · 83 min · Action · Adventure · Comedy · Screenplay in the scene database · 4 frames
Tagline
A lot can happen in 30 minutes.
Plot
Nick Davis is a pizza delivery driver in Grand Rapids who rarely completes the "30 Minutes or Less" policy, which leads to him being reprimanded by his boss. Nick's school teacher friend Chet discovers that he slept with his twin sister Kate on their high school graduation night, causing him to end their friendship. Nick soon learns that Kate is planning to take up a job in Atlanta.
Buddies Dwayne Mikowlski and Travis Cord are miserable, living under the shadow of Dwayne's domineering father, Jerry "The Major", who won over $10 million in the lottery about 10 years prior. Dwayne confides in lap-dancer Juicy about his contempt for his father and his presumed inheritance.
Dwayne and Travis devise a plot to kidnap a complete stranger, to strap a bomb to his chest, and get him to get them hitman money. They order a pizza and wait for a driver to come to their hideout. When Nick arrives, Dwayne and Travis assault him, knocking him unconscious.
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Crew
- Screenplay: Michael Diliberti
- Cinematography: Jess Hall
- Edited by: Alan Baumgarten
- Music: Ludwig Göransson
- Production design: Maher Ahmad
- Produced by: Jeremy Kramer, Ben Stiller, Stuart Cornfeld
Cast
- Jesse Eisenberg as Nick
- Danny McBride as Dwayne
- Aziz Ansari as Chet
- Nick Swardson as Travis
- Dilshad Vadsaria as Kate
- Michael Peña as Chango
- Bianca Kajlich as Juicy
- Fred Ward as The Major
- Samuel Johnston as 15 Year Old #1
- Jack Foley as 15 Year Old #2
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English, German, Spanish
- Studios: Columbia Pictures, Red Hour, MRC
- Budget: $28,000,000
- Box office: $40,500,000
- Themes: michigan, pizza boy, pizza delivery, bank robbery, aftercreditsstinger
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