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1997 American film
Strays
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Film poster
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Directed by
| Vin Diesel
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Written by
| Vin Diesel
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Produced by
| Gordon Bijelonic
Vin Diesel
T.J. Mancini
Jean Claude Nedelic
Robert Panaro
John Sale
Stephen Schmidt
Jill Silverthorne
George Zakk
Robert Bigelow
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Starring
| Vin Diesel
Suzanne Lanza
Joey Dedio
F. Valentino Morales
Mike Epps
T.K. Kirkland
Darnell Williams
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Cinematography
| Andrew Dunn
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Music by
| Julius Robinson
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Distributed by
| First Look International
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Release date
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- January 18, 1997
(
1997-01-18
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(
Sundance
)
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Running time
| 105 minutes
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Country
| United States
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Language
| English
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Budget
| $47,000
(approx.)
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Strays
is a 1997 American
drama film
written, directed by, and starring
Vin Diesel
. It follows a drug dealer and
hustler
who is fed up with the repetitious lifestyle he leads and begins looking for meaning in his life. It marked Diesel's feature film directing debut and takes a hard look at his own adolescence and upbringing in New York City. The film premiered at the 1997
Sundance Film Festival
.
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Synopsis
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Frustrated by the repetitious grind of
one-night stands
and aimless hustling, Rick is looking for meaning in his life. Like his testosterone-tweaked buddies, Rick is a stray looking for a traditional family structure and wrestling unconsciously with his own father's absence. He sells small amounts of marijuana to cover the expenses of his own use but insists that he is not doing it for a living.
When he meets Heather, the girl next door, he suddenly perceives a new avenue and an opportunity for a new, committed relationship. Trying to assimilate into Heather's world, Rick takes heat from his perpetually adolescent cohorts whose ambitions are restricted to riding fast, toking slow, and ditching hard. Though the chemistry between the couple is immediately charged, Rick's street chic and volatile aggression threaten to extinguish their relationship before it has ever begun.
Cast
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Production
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Diesel drew inspiration for the film from his own upbringing in
New York City
.
[3]
The film helped Diesel secure a role in
Saving Private Ryan
after director
Steven Spielberg
viewed it.
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The film was shot in
16 mm
.
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Reception
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On
review aggregator
Rotten Tomatoes
, the film holds a score of 40% based on five reviews, with an average rating of 5.1/10.
[5]
Emanuel Levy
of
Variety
described the film as "amiable and intermittently engaging," but also "a derivative film, a 'hanging-out' yarn that charts the familiar territory of such American movies as
Mean Streets
,
Saturday Night Fever
and
Diner
."
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References
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CinemaStix (May 27, 2023).
when no one casts you in their movie, so you make your own
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YouTube
. Quote at 8:40
. Retrieved
June 1,
2023
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Lee, Chris (September 6, 2013).
"
'Riddick's' Vin Diesel flexes muscle behind the scenes too"
.
Los Angeles Times
. Retrieved
February 4,
2023
.
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a
b
Schaefer, Sandy (July 1, 2022).
"Steven Spielberg Changed Vin Diesel's Life With Saving Private Ryan"
.
/Film
. Retrieved
February 4,
2023
.
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"Strays DVD Review"
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IGN
. May 11, 2012
. Retrieved
February 4,
2023
.
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"Strays"
.
Rotten Tomatoes
.
Fandango Media
. Retrieved
2023-07-05
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Levy, Emanuel (1997-02-02).
"Strays"
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Variety
. Retrieved
2023-07-05
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