Money Talks, which marked Brett Ratner’s feature directorial debut, recently received a Blu-ray release by way of the Warner Archive Collection. The film earned $48.4 million at the box office against a production budget of $25 million. Critics have been less than kind to the film although the late Roger Ebert had a positive reception to the film, giving it a 3/4.

The film’s Warner Archive release was in late March but they had sourced a stereo audio file rather than the intended 5.1 surround sound. It has since been corrected. In any event, Money Talks is an action comedy along the same vein as 48 Hrs. After previously working on a music video, Ratner and Tucker would team up again for three Rush Hour films.

Synopsis

Chris Tucker and Charlie Sheen star as two desperate men who discover that they need each other…and Money Talks! Chris Tucker is fast-talking con artist Franklin Hatchett who is wrongfully accused of killing cops and needs protection from the police, the mob, and his very pregnant girlfriend. Charlie Sheen costars as a struggling television newsman in need of a story. When they meet it’s like a match to gasoline as they dodge bullets in a series of hair-raising escapes involving diamonds, fast cars and a deadly game of hide-and-seek.

Bonus Feature

• Theatrical Trailer

DIRECTOR: Brett Ratner
SCREENWRITERS: Joel Cohen & Alec Sokolow
CAST: Chris Tucker, Charlie Sheen, Heather Locklear, Gerard Ismael, Damian Chapa, Elise Neal, Michael Wright, Veronica Cartwright, David Warner, Paul Gleason, Daniel Roebuck, Larry Hankin, Frank Bruynbroek, and Paul Sorvino

New Line Cinema released Money Talks in theaters on August 22, 1997.

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