Product Details

• Actors: Kevin Bernhardt, Tia Carrere, Michael Paul Chan, Tony Curtis, Al Cutillo
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Original recording reissued, NTSC
• Language: English, Russian
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Hallmark
• VHS Release Date: March 20, 2001
• Run Time: 98 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6303974643
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #426,199 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

An elaborate heist unites eight strangers in a simultaneous assault on targets all over the city-- and explodes in a hailstorm of gunfire and high-speed chases in this powerful action-thriller. Recruited by a Mafia nightclub owner (Academy Award®-nominee Eric Roberts), four teams launch a brutal cross-town attack to retrieve suitcases full of cash. But as the violence escalates, the team members discover just who their real target has been all along-- and the shocking truth they have in common-- in this modern mobster tale featuring Tia Carrere, Joe Pantoliano, Chris Rock, William Forsythe, Clarence Williams III and Tony Curtis.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A action movie with a twist, July 12, 2000

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Cogs "Cogs" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Immortals (DVD)

A crafty nightclub owner (Jack) brings together a group of small time hoods and teams them up in unusual pairs (black man and white racist, Ivy Leaguer and simpleton) for a set of multiple heists which turn out to be an elaborate double cross against a notorious gangster (Domenic). The second half of the film is an extended standoff in the nightclub between Jack and his band of thieves and Domenic's henchman, during which the thieves discover why Jack brought them all together for what amounts to a suicidal mission.

I hate to give more than general info as I do not like to ruin the surprises for others. What I will tell you is that I found this film very interesting and liked the pairing of the two worst to work together and why. I also liked the reasons that the people were brought in on the deal. Over all this movie had some very well written twists and turns that make this movie more than just a B-movie.

The cast was also well put together, including, Eric Roberts, Tia Carrere, and Chris Rock.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars I Still Like It, but I Prefer the Original Version, August 17, 2009

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C. Partida "The Champ" (Brownsville, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Immortals (DVD)

When I first saw this movie, it had already debuted on HBO or Cinemax back in 1995/1996. Once I managed to see the TV version, I thought it was a very well-done movie with a good cast and an original story. I bought it on DVD a couple of weeks ago and I noticed it was a different cut of the film than the one I remembered so fondly. In the DVD version, the movie is going in chronological order (from the night club, to meeting their partners, to the heists, etc.). In the TV version, all the scenes at the night club before meeting their partners are flashbacks while the scenes in which the characters meet their respective partners is the present time, so it cuts back and forth (hence in the TV version, the director's credit would've immediately followed the other opening credits instead of showing up a couple of scenes later). I preferred the latter because in my opinion, it added more mystique to the circumstances as to why all the characters were there and it flowed a lot smoother, hence it didn't feel poorly edited. Also, some of the scenes in the DVD version are cut shorter and to me, it makes those sequences feel that they don't flow very well and they cut so abruptly, I felt uncomfortable watching those scenes because of the shoddy editing (i.e. music score abruptly stops, characters are cut off mid-sentence, etc.). Also, I believe the time that was cut out of the original version could've developed the characters a little bit more. For example, in the scene where the character of Benny is dying, he tells Pete and Kerry to give his share to his wife and kid. Seeing the DVD version, you would assume he's talking about the stolen loot. But in the TV version, he's actually referring to a lottery ticket that he takes out of his pocket and hands it to Pete before he dies (you actually see Benny lose consciousness). Once he's dead, Pete puts the ticket back into Benny's coat pocket. I think that the few minutes missing in the DVD version would have added more depth to the characters and you would probably feel a little bit more for them. I do not know why the director decided to re-edit the film this way. So, I rated it three stars because even though I really enjoyed watching it after all these years and I still think it's a good movie, to me the TV version is the superior cut. Maybe one day I may be able to find a copy of this original version on DVD.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Time's The One Thing You Can't Get Back, July 6, 2009

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Richard Ross - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Immortals (DVD)

This bit of wisdom is imparted by nightclub owner Nick (Eric Roberts) to the eight thieves he's assembled to pull off a dangerous heist. If you make it to the end of this movie, you'll agree with him and want yours back. A great cast that includes Tia Carrere, Joe Pantoliano, Tony Curtis, William Forsythe, Clarence Williams and an annoying Chris Rock do the best they can to make it work but it's not enough. Nick plans on relieving an "overseas investor" of four suitcases containing $7 million. He pairs the crooks up in teams of two and since none of them like each other the robbery doesn't go off without a hitch. Two of the team are shot and one is gravely wounded. It's a lot like 'Reservoir Dogs' since one of the bad guys is shot in the stomach and spends the remainder of the film bleeding to death and the bleeding baddies return to the nightclub awaiting further instructions from their leader. The movie was written by Kevin Barnhardt who plays Billy in the film. He's a better actor than writer and not surprisingly he gives himself some of the best lines. Tony Curtis is the most fun as a Mafioso who suspects Nick is up to something and who storms the nightclub with a couple of his boys to straighten the young punk out. The Mexican standoff is hilarious thanks to Curtis and Roberts. The surprise twist explaining why the robbers were chosen was unexpected and works in the film's favor. If you're a fan of any of the actors you might get a chuckle out of this one but if you can take em or leave em than leave this film alone. For the two people who saw the Steven Seagal bomb squad masterpiece 'Ticker' you'll recognize a LOT of footage that's been stolen from that film and inserted in this one.