The 51st State

This article is about the film. For the hypothetical US state, see 51st state. For the song, see 51st State (song).

The 51st State
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRonny Yu
Written byStel Pavlou
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyPoon Hang-sang
Edited byDavid Wu
Music by
  • Headrillaz
  • Casper Kedros
  • Darius Kedros
Distributed byScreen Gems
Sony Pictures Releasing
Release date
  • 18 October 2002 (2002-10-18)
Running time
92 minutes[1]
Countries
  • United Kingdom
  • Canada[2]
Budget$27 million[3][4]
Box office$14.4 million[4]

The 51st State (also known as Formula 51) is a 2001[2] action comedy film directed by Ronny Yu, written by Stel Pavlou, and starring Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Carlyle, Emily Mortimer, Ricky Tomlinson, Sean Pertwee, Rhys Ifans, Stephen Walters and Meat Loaf. The film follows the story of an American master chemist (Jackson) who heads to Britain to sell his formula for a powerful new drug. All does not go as planned and the chemist soon becomes entangled in a web of deceit.

The film premiered in the United Kingdom on 7 December 2001. It was released internationally under the title Formula 51 in October 2002, where it grossed $14.4 million, just over half of the budget.

  1. ^ "The 51st State (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 12 November 2001. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  2. ^ a b "The 51st State". British Film Institute. London. Archived from the original on 25 May 2009. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
  3. ^ "Formula 51 Box Office Data". The Numbers. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
  4. ^ a b "Formula 51 Box office Mojo". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 6 July 2011.