Double Take (2001 film)
Double Take is a 2001 American buddy action comedy film written and directed by George Gallo and starring Eddie Griffin and Orlando Jones. It is a remake of the 1957 British drama film Across the Bridge, which was in turn based on a short story by Graham Greene. The supporting cast includes Edward Herrmann, Gary Grubbs, Garcelle Beauvais, and Daniel Roebuck.
Double Take
George Gallo
- "Across the Bridge"
by Graham Greene
Malcolm Campbell
- January 12, 2001
88 minutes
United States
English
$24 million
$31.6 million
Box office[edit]
The film opened at #4 at the North American box office making $11.7 million USD in its opening weekend behind Traffic, Cast Away and Save the Last Dance, which debuted at the top spot.
Reception[edit]
The film received mostly negative reviews. 12% of 78 critics gave the film a positive review according to review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. The site's consensus states: "Despite a good performance by Orlando Jones, the movie is ruined by a ridiculous, messy plot and fails to generate laughs".[1]
Music[edit]
A dance competition in the film features the song Return of the Tres by hip hop group Delinquent Habits. A remix of the Joe song Stutter featuring Mystikal was featured in this film. This version of the song was marketed as "The Double Take Remix", due to its appearance in this film.