The Yards

2000
R
1h 55m

IMDb RATING

6.4/10

24K

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Crime Drama Romance Thriller

Ex-con Leo tries to go straight, but his plans are derailed after reuniting with his old crew and a well-connected railway contractor.Ex-con Leo tries to go straight, but his plans are derailed after reuniting with his old crew and a well-connected railway contractor.Ex-con Leo tries to go straight, but his plans are derailed after reuniting with his old crew and a well-connected railway contractor.

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IMDb RATING

6.4/10

24K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 3 wins & 2 nominations

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Trivia
The film was based on a real-life corruption scandal in the mid 1980s that involved the father of co-writer and director James Gray.

Goofs
The pearl handled pistol that Frank Olchin removes from his sock drawer was sitting on his desk in the study, the room he just left.

Alternate versions
The Unrated cut is 113 minutes and two scenes from the original theatrical R-rated cut have been removed. This version is about two minutes shorter. The final scene in court when Leo testifies and states that he has reformed and is reentering society as a productive citizen, has been dropped. A brief scene early in the film in which Willie (Phoenix) describes the importance of favors and gifts and "making it happen" is also cut (this scene however does appears on the included trailer on the DVD). The end credits now begin with 'empty' views of the film's settings before moving into the credits list. Also included on the DVD are several deleted scenes.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Pay It Forward/The Legend of Drunken Master/The Yards/Bedazzled/Two Family House (2000)

Soundtracks
Boo-go-loo
(1967)
Written by Jerry Murray (as J. Murray) and S. Kaplan
Performed by Les McCann (as Les Mccann)
Courtesy of the Verve Music Group
Under license from Universal Music Enterprise

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Great cast,mediocre movie,disappointing Wahlberg

I expected a lot of this movie and I felt a bit cheated. All right,the reviews weren't that super but with an assembled cast like that,who could blame me. Joaquin Phoenix was great (after his superb role in Gladiator) but leading man Mark Wahlberg seemed a bit lost. Don't get me wrong! He's a fine actor and let's leave it like that. The "oldies" (James Caan,Faye Dunaway,Ellen Burstyn) left behind a good impression. I'll just end by saying that this ain't another Godfather or Goodfellas. Just a decent movie to watch on a rainy day. And ponder on the fact that in this movie the young generation have a lot to learn (including beautiful Charlize Theron) from the "oldies". Excluding Joaquin Phoenix,ofcourse.