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Formula 51

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Formula 51
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R,1hr 33min
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October 18, 2002
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Screen Gems Pictures
Synopsis: First-time screenwriter Stelios Pavlou enjoyed a major success with this script that he wrote while working in an English liquor store by sending it to actor Samuel L. Jackson, who signed on for one of the lead roles. Jackson is Elmo McElroy, a kilt-wearing, golf club-wielding Los Angeles native who has invented an illegal drug formula that he hopes will provide him with a last major score of 20 million dollars before he retires from a life of crime. He travels to Liverpool, England, where he hopes ... Full Synopsis
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It is possible, however improbable, that a "bad" movie can still be highly enjoyable. Formula 51 is such a film. Full Review
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