description Brick Overview
Brick is a 2005 mystery thriller set within a California high school environment. The narrative follows a detective-like character investigating crimes among students, drawing stylistic influences from hardboiled crime fiction. The film’s title relates to a drug product – a compressed block of heroin.
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info Brick Specifications
| Country | United States |
| Year | 2005 |
help Brick FAQ
Why does everyone in Brick talk like a 1940s detective?
Writer-director Rian Johnson transplants the slang and rhythms of hardboiled fiction into a modern California high school. Brendan, played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt, speaks and investigates like a private eye from a Dashiell Hammett novel.
What does the word brick mean in the film?
A brick is a compressed block of heroin distributed through the school's criminal network. Brendan's investigation into Emily's death leads him toward a missing or contaminated brick and the dealer known as the Pin.
Who is the Pin in Brick?
The Pin, played by Lukas Haas, is a young drug kingpin who conducts business from his mother's suburban home. His polished clothes and underground operation make him resemble a classic noir crime boss despite the high-school setting.
How did Rian Johnson finance and release Brick?
Brick was made as a low-budget independent film and premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2005. Focus Features released it theatrically in 2006, years before Johnson directed Looper and Knives Out.
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