The 51st State

"Nice Wheels. Dirty Deals. And One Mean Mother In A Kilt."

Oct 18 2002 R 1h 33m
Action, Comedy, Crime

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.

Plot

Elmo McElroy is a streetwise American master chemist who heads to England to sell his special new formula - a powerful, blue concoction guaranteed to take you to 'the 51st state.' McElroy's new product delivers a feeling 51 times more powerful than any thrill, any pleasure, any high in history. But his plans for a quick, profitable score go comically awry when he gets stuck in Liverpool with an unlikely escort and his ex-girlfriend and becomes entangled in a bizarre web of double-dealing and double-crosses.

Written by

Stel Pavlou

Directed by

Ronny Yu

Production Countries

Canada, United Kingdom

Production Companies

The Film Consortium, Alliance Atlantis Communications, Momentum Films, National Lottery, Fifty First Films, Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit (CPTC), Focus Features, Film Council, Artists Production Group (APG)

Languages

English

Awards

1 nomination total

Scores
# of Votes
52,518
Average Rating
6.3 out of 10
Metascore
23
Popularity
NA