The 51st State
Synopsis
An American master chemist plans to score big on a once in a lifetime drug deal. All does not go as planned and he is soon entangled in a web of deceit.
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Principal cast & crew: 31
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📉 Underperformed — grossed 0.5× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$12.9M
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Cast & Crew
31 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Samuel L Jackson
as Elmo McElroy
Robert Carlyle
as Felix DeSouza
Emily Mortimer
as Dakota Parker
Meat Loaf
as The Lizard
Rhys Ifans
as Iki
Sean Pertwee
as Detective Virgil Kane
Ricky Tomlinson
as Leopold Durant
Michael Starke
as Arthur
Anna Keaveney
as Shirley DeSouza
Paul Barber
as Frederick
Stephen Walters
as Blowfish
Nigel Whitmey
as L.A. Highway Patrol
Supporting cast
19Mac Mcdonald
as Mr. Davidson
Michael J Reynolds
as Mr. Escobar
Junix Inocian
as Mr. Ho-Fat
Jake Abraham
as Konokko
Aaron Swartz
as Mr. Yuri
David Webber
as Mr. Jones
Nick Bartlett
as Trevor
Angus Macinnes
as Pudsey Smith
Robert Fyfe
as Hector Dougal McElroy
Robert Jezek
as Priest
Joan Campion
as Hotel Maid
Terry O Neill
as Deckhand
Marc Anwar
as Pharmacist
Paul Broughton
as Anfield Commissionaire
Sonny Muslim
as Boy in Plane
Barbara Barnes
as Boy's Mother
Christopher Hunter
as Lawrence
James Roach
as Grimtooth
Ade
as Omar
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