Life of Crime (film)

Life of Crime
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDaniel Schechter
Written byDaniel Schechter
Based onThe Switch
by Elmore Leonard
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyEric Alan Edwards
Edited byDaniel Schechter
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • September 15, 2013 (2013-09-15) (TIFF)
  • August 29, 2014 (2014-08-29) (United States)
Running time
99 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$12 million[3]
Box office$1.5 million[4]

Life of Crime is a 2013 American black comedy crime film written and directed by Daniel Schechter, based on Elmore Leonard's novel The Switch (1978), which includes characters later revisited in his novel Rum Punch (1992), which was adapted into the Quentin Tarantino film Jackie Brown (1997). Life of Crime was screened on the closing night 2013 Toronto International Film Festival,[5] on the opening day of the Abu Dhabi Film Festival,[6] at the 2014 Traverse City Film Festival[7] and released in theaters on August 29, 2014 by Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions.

  1. ^ McClintock, Pamela; Siegel, Tatiana (September 11, 2013). "Toronto: Elmore Leonard's 'Life of Crime' Selling to Lionsgate, Roadside". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on March 7, 2021. Retrieved September 11, 2013.
  2. ^ "LIFE OF CRIME (15)". Artificial Eye. British Board of Film Classification. August 18, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
  3. ^ "Life of Crime (2013)". IMDb. Retrieved September 5, 2013.
  4. ^ "Life of Crime (2014)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
  5. ^ "Nelson Mandela biopic to have world premiere at Toronto". BBC News. 23 July 2013. Retrieved July 24, 2013.
  6. ^ "Abu Dhabi Film Festival 2013 opens with Life of Crime". The National. Abu Dhabi. October 2013.
  7. ^ "Traverse City Film Fest to feature Elmore Leonard premiere, screenings on the water". Detroit Free Press.