The Last Days of American Crime (2020)

The Last Days of American Crime (2020)

Director: Olivier Megaton

Synopsis

In 2024, the U.S. government begins stages to initiate the American Peace Initiative (API) signal, a “synaptic blocker” that will prevent the entire population from breaking any forms of law, leaving a race against time for one group of criminals to carry out a heist, before they are compelled not to.

Male Deaths

• Brandon Auret [Lonnie French]
• Patrick Bergin [Rossi Dumois]
• Tamer Burjaq [Ross King]
• Neels Clasen [Sidell Turner]
• Garth Collins [300Lb Thug]
• Sharlto Copley [William Sawyer]
• Daniel Fox [Rory Bricke]
• Nathan Lynn [Johnny Dee]
• James Richard Marshall [Posner]
• Terence Maynard [Chucky]
• Sean Cameron Michael [Pete Slatery]
• Carel Nel [Male Tweeker]
• De Klerk Oelofse [Thin]
• Michael Pitt [Kevin Cash]
• Edgar Ramirez [Graham Bricke]
• Craig Urbani [Thick]

Female Deaths

• Leandie du Randt [Connie Dumois]

Trivia

• Based on Rick Remender and Greg Tocchini's 2009 graphic novel of the same name
• Though the name of the city that the movie takes place in is never revealed when Bricke and Shelby are crashing through the barriers at the border the name 'Ambassador Bridge' is announced over the loudspeaker. This indicates that the whole movie has taken place in Detroit as that is the name of the bridge which connects it to Windsor, Ontario in Canada.
• The movie is eventually revealed to having taken place in Detroit which is the location of a branch of the Federal Reserve where worn out U.S. currency is shredded but it is not referred to as 'The Money Factory'.
• The movie's location is never explicitly mentioned but when Shelby activates the API hack you see the Upper and Lower Peninsulas of Michigan flashing red. In addition when Brick and Shelby crash through to Canada the name of the bridge they cross is the Ambassador Bridge which is located between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
• In the opening scene. A street in Johannesburg South Africa can be scene when Lotus optometrists sign in window is revealed as well as the yellow rumble strips in the centre of the road.
• Michael Pitt is channeling legendary comedian and actor Jerry Lewis.