Rent premium rush 2012 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Trust me, i was a bike messenger for five years in washington d. Premium rush is a 2012 american thriller film directed by david koepp and written by koepp and john kamps. Premium rushs joseph gordonlevitt, dania ramirez on stunts, stitches and shooting in new york gordonlevitt plays wilee, a law student. Just when we thought the messenger craze could not get bigger, columbia pictures announces premium rush, a feature film about a messenger in manhattan being pursued by a dirty cop. Jack was doing great trading shares until he wasnt. David koepps premium rush, starring joseph gordonlevitt as a bike messenger in new york city, largely avoids computerized effects for its stunts in heavy traffic. Quicksilver is the kind of sobaditsalmostgood movie thats worth seeing onceparticularly if youve ever worked as a bike messenger. Wilee joseph gordonlevitt, the best of new yorks agile and aggressive bicycle messengers, is given an envelope by a young woman at an uptown manhattan college and is told he has 90 minutes to deliver it to an address in chinatown.
He gets a job on a bike at quicksilver speed delivery. With kevin bacon, jami gertz, paul rodriguez, rudy ramos. Spin the bike in the air for a massive speed boost. Parents need to know that premium rush is an exhilarating thriller filled with bonecrunching bikeandcar chases and crashes and a few physical confrontations some with firearms involved. No one should everr ide a bike in city traffic like joseph gordonlevitts character in premium rush. Theyre loyal to each other, and theyll get the job done, but theyre the folks who cause car accidents, flee from cops. In manhattan, a bike messenger joseph gordonlevitt picks up an envelope that attracts the interest of a dirty cop michael shannon, who pursues the cyclist throughout the city. Jun 03, 2012 from the trailer, it appears the messenger aesthetic is milked good in premium rush, including a svelte fixedgear bike, bullhorn handlebars, and the requisite bulky new yorkstyle. Bike messengers including one played by joseph gordonlevitt weave in and out of traffic at a dangerous, sometimes cringeinducing pace. Aug 24, 2012 in bike messenger thriller premium rush, michael shannon rides away jake coyle ap film critic published friday, august 24, 2012 6.
In manhattan, a bike messenger picks up an envelope that attracts the. He will spend the entire movie trying to get that ticket, but premium rush the title is bikemessenger code for a highpriority assignment is cleverly structured so that the plot feels more. Premium rush chase scene ii wilee and bike cop youtube. Joseph gordonlevitt takes us on a bike messenger thrill. Parents need to know that premium rush is an exhilarating thriller filled with bonecrunching bike andcar chases and crashes and a few physical confrontations some with firearms involved. Premium rush is a fun, adrenalinefueled ride, critics. Aug 19, 2012 david koepps premium rush, starring joseph gordonlevitt as a bike messenger in new york city, largely avoids computerized effects for its stunts in heavy traffic. I dont know of any other movie besides this one that makes a story out of bike messengers and bike culture but, for what its worth, premium rush was a fairly fastpaced and engaging watch. The film stars gordonlevitt as a bike messenger who picks up a package that attracts the interest of a. Stunt rider in new film thriller is nyc bike messenger. David koepps premium rush is an exhilarating chase. Oct 26, 2015 corporate bike delivery is by no means a new idea, but rideshare giant uber thinks it has something special with its new courier service uber rush. In premium rush, wileejoseph gordonlevitt is a bike messenger in new york city who along with potentially deadly traffic has to contend with mannywole parks stealing his customers and.
Thanks to services like uberrush, ubereats, or postmates, all you need is a bike and a smartphone. If youre looking for a good bike messenger movie like premium rush or want to watch the best fixie bike or cycling movies, here are 9 of the best. Move left and right to avoid obstacles and collect coins. Premium rush movie clip brakes are death 2012 joseph gordonlevitt movie hd. Adams often has flashback scenes to previous job as a bike messenger. Wilee is a bike messenger in new york city, who rides faster and more recklessly than any other biker. Michael shannon and jamie chung join joseph gordonlevitt. Last one we remember being worth our time was the 1986 kevin bacon flick quicksilver, but now joseph gordonlevitt looks to change that. For anyone wondering what you get when you cross bikemessenger derringdo, a dirtycop bad guy and a tickingclock plot line, the new joseph gordonlevitt. Bike messenger movie s here are the 9 best bike messenger movies, fixie bicycle movies, cycling movies. Premium rush 2011 for bike messenger wilee joseph gordonlevitt, dodging speeding cars, evading crazy cabdrivers, and blowing by millions of cranky pedestrians is all in a days work.
Oct 21, 2011 joseph gordonlevitt stars in premium rush as an nyc bike messenger who gets embroiled in a high stakes chase with a dirty cop after picking up an envelope at columbia university. With joseph gordonlevitt, michael shannon, dania ramirez, sean kennedy. It takes a special breed to ride the fixie super lightweight, singlegear bikes with no brakes. Sep 07, 2012 no one should everr ide a bike in city traffic like joseph gordonlevitts character in premium rush. Hollywood milks bikemessenger culture in new feature film. Aug 24, 2012 for anyone wondering what you get when you cross bikemessenger derringdo, a dirtycop bad guy and a tickingclock plot line, the new joseph gordonlevitt movie premium rush provides an. If youre going to be blurbed in the commercials this weekend for premium rush, what quote do you think will be used. They can avoid traffic, they are fast and flexible, and anyone can do it.
Premium rush is the best movie this year about new york city bike messengers. His upcoming thriller premium rush just landed a pretty badass trailer that looks like a lot of fun. Joseph gordonlevitt and dania ramirez in premium rush 2012 wole parks and. He makes his living as a messenger, dodging manhattan traffic on his brakeless bike he doesnt believe in stopping in order to get packages from. The second official trailer for premium rush starring joseph gordonlevitt, michael shannon. Aug 24, 2012 given the size of this final cohort, it was an act of some bravery for the filmmakers behind premium rush to make their hero, yes, a bike messenger. Michael shannon and jamie chung join joseph gordonlevitt in.
Do you think that j oseph gordon levitt bike movie premium rush is the best thing since sliced bread. The picture stars joseph gordonlevitt as wilee, a streetsmart lawschool dropout with an unhealthy fondness for adrenalinefueled thrills. Bike messengers as depicted in premium rush are, by and large, jerks. It was released on august 24, 2012 by columbia pictures. Aug 24, 2012 the latest example is premium rush, in which he plays a hotshot new york city bicycle messenger in a timebending, heartracing, aesthetically original thriller. Given the size of this final cohort, it was an act of some bravery for the filmmakers behind premium rush to make their hero, yes, a bike messenger. Right up front, koepp is telling the audience what kind of movie theyre going to get.
The actor plays a new york city bike messenger carrying a dangerous parcel in david koepps new thriller. Joseph gordonlevitt stars in premium rush as an nyc bike messenger who gets embroiled in a high stakes chase with a dirty cop after picking up an envelope at columbia university. A bike messenger s routine delivery turns into a lifeordeath chase through manhattan. Is premium rush the best movie about bike messengers in. Joseph gordonlevitt stars as wilee a cartoon name for a cartoonish. Joseph gordonlevitt dodges traffic in premium rush the. In bike messenger thriller premium rush, michael shannon rides away jake coyle ap film critic published friday, august 24, 2012 6. Meet chicagos most hardcore bike messenger duration. The reason why people are misled is because wilee is the main character. E bikes and pink step thru bikes left free 25 day usa free shipping and baskets 12 off with bike purchase. Joseph gordonlevitts new bikemessenger actioner is a breakneck chase movie thats nimble and quick, according to critics. Restless and boldly coloured, premium rush feels like a directtodvd release from the 90s, albeit one with a decent cast. The delivery pouch for premium rush promises a whitehot thriller from the bike. In manhattan, a bike messenger picks up an envelope that attracts the interest of a dirty cop, who pursues the cyclist throughout the city.
When wilee picks up his last envelope of the day on a premium rush run. Early on in premium rush, our hero wilee josephgordon levitt, the fastest bike messenger in new york is accosted by a nicely dressed but thuggish man michael shannon, who. Premium rush delivers in bike messenger thriller abc news. The bicycle messenger thriller premium rush from columbia pictures opens aug. Premium rush august 24, 2012 in manhattan, a bike messenger picks up an envelope that attracts the interest of a dirty cop, who pursues the cyclist throughout the city. Premium rush 2011 for bike messenger wilee joseph gordonlevitt, dodging speeding cars, evading crazy cabdrivers, and blowing by millions of cranky pedestrians is. Youll land in the emergency room and consider yourself lucky to hobble out with a few stitches or small cast.
Uber rush is using bike messengers for fast onehour deliveries. Nima, the roommate of wileys exgirlfriend, has raised money for the last two years in order to facilitate the smuggling of her mother and son into america from china. A bike messengers routine delivery turns into a lifeordeath chase through manhattan. Michael shannon revolutionary road, a halfsecond in jonah hex and jamie chung sorority row have joined joseph gordonlevitt in david koepps bikemessenger thriller premium rush the movie. It follows a bicycle messenger chased around new york city by a corrupt police officer who wants an envelope the messenger has. Joseph gordonlevitt, michael shannon, dania ramirez. The film stars joseph gordonlevitt, michael shannon, dania ramirez and jamie chung. Premium rush bike messengers sizzle video in hd youtube. Bikemessenger thriller premium rush is slow and superficial. Premium rush is the top gun of bike messenger films, because, like the rebellious fighter pilots of that iconic movie, it glorifies a specific societal subset they have their own subculture and even hang out at a bike messenger bar. Nima, the roommate of wileys exgirlfriend, has raised money for the last two years in order to. Dec, 2011 next month, we are going to see the first action movie out of hollywood that features bike messengers as the main characters. Coyote joseph gordonlevitt, picks up an envelope at columbia university and gets chased around manhattan by a.
Joseph gordonlevitt dodges traffic in premium rush. Avoid the obstacles and use ramps for that sweet airtime. Premium rush official trailer in theaters august 2012 youtube. Josephgordonlevitt stars in david koepps action thriller about a nyc bike messenger embroiled in a high stakes chase with a dirty. The world of bike couriers hardly sounds the most exciting arena to stage an actionthriller in and so it proves with david koepps latest movie. For all the latest movie and entertainment news check out.
The 2012 film premium rush, starring joseph gordonlevitt, is also set in the world of bike messengers. For those of you who answer yes to the following questions. Premium rush is also the worst movie this year about new york city bike messengers. Premium rush is the top gun of bike messenger movies. Premium rush photo has joseph gordonlevitt on the run jan 16, 2012. Top 10 bicycle movies smart living by bike momentum mag. My interview with nyc bicycle messenger austin horse, who appears in the film as a stunt double above for the star joseph gordonlevitt, also appears in momentum magazine at a rack on west 56th street in manhattan, austin horse, 30, unlocks his bike with the splitsecond precision of a seasoned new york. But making a living as a bike messenger is not an easy job. From the trailer, it appears the messenger aesthetic is milked good in premium rush, including a svelte fixedgear bike, bullhorn handlebars, and the requisite bulky new yorkstyle. Aug 28, 2012 he will spend the entire movie trying to get that ticket, but premium rush the title is bike messenger code for a highpriority assignment is cleverly structured so that the plot feels more.
The main character of the game infamous is also a bike messenger who possesses amazing skills in parkour and urban exploration. Joseph gordonlevitt plays wilee, a new york city bike messenger whos been given an envelope to deliver. Aug 23, 2012 at the premiere of premium rush, joseph gordonlevitts starring vehicle, everyone looked for comparisons to his other big movie of the summer. Premium rush s joseph gordonlevitt, dania ramirez on stunts, stitches and shooting in new york gordonlevitt plays wilee, a law studentturned bike messenger who blew off the bar in favor. May 18, 2018 the 26 best cycling movies of all time. Premium rush behind the scenes 2012 joseph gordonlevitt movie hd.
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