Gimme the Loot
Malcom and Sofia are the most determined teenage graffiti-writers in the Bronx. But when a rival gang buffs their latest masterpiece, they hatch a plan to get their revenge by planning the ultimate graffiti tag—to “bomb” the Mets’ home run apple. The only hitch is that they need to raise $500 to pull off their spectacular scheme. Over the course of two whirlwind, sun-soaked summer days, they travel on an epic urban adventure involving black market spray cans, illicit bodegas, stolen sneakers, a high-stakes heist, and a beautiful, stoned girl whose necklace is literally their key to fame. An official selection of the Cannes Film Festival and winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the SXSW Film Festival, and the Independent Spirit Someone to Watch Award, GIMME THE LOOT is the charming, funny, daring story of two taggers that will do anything to become the biggest writers in the city.
- Director
- Adam Leon
- Writers
- Adam Leon
- Actors
- Tashiana Washington, Ty Hickson, Zoë Lescaze
- Genre
- Comedy
- Run Time
- 1 hour 20 minutes
Reviews from Rotten Tomatoes
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"Gimme the Loot" shouldn't be as appealing and exuberant as it is, it really shouldn't.
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times, 03.28.2013 -
There's barely enough narrative to sustain even an 81-minute picture, yet a sweet spirit buoys this quick-witted, amiably foul-mouthed indie.
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 03.28.2013 -
As it lopes along, the movie offers a warm but very sharp portrait of New York's have-nots and their uneasy relationship with the haves.
Ty Burr, Boston Globe, 04.04.2013 -
Tashiana Washington and Ty Hickson are terrific in the main roles. So is Zoe Lescaze as Ginnie, a spoiled white kid who teaches the taggers a thing or two about drift and being dissolute.
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal, 03.28.2013
