Keanu (2016)
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Two cousins must navigate the dangerous world of a drug cartel to retrieve their stolen kitten.
The story
After a gang of assassins known as the 'Allentown Brothers' raids a drug-processing facility, they steal a kitten named Keanu. The kitten ends up in the possession of Rell Williams, who lives in Los Angeles with his cousin, Clarence. When the kitten goes missing, the pair must navigate a dangerous underworld, involving a local weed dealer and a local gang, to find it. They eventually find themselves entangled with the '17th St. Blips' and a local strip club, where they are forced to act as advisors for a drug run to get the kitten back.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
After the 'Allentown Brothers' steal a kitten named Keanu from a drug facility, Rell and his cousin Clarence discover the kitten is missing from their home. They are told by a local dealer that the '17th St. Blips' gang may have taken it. They meet the gang's leader, Cheddar, who agrees to return the kitten if they assist in a drug run. During the process, they are captured by the Allentown Boys but are freed by the kitten, Keanu. They eventually face off against a rival faction led by Bacon Diaz. During a chaotic chase, Rell hijacks a car, and the situation culminates in a shootout where several characters are killed. It is revealed that the girl they met, Hi-C, is an undercover cop. Rell and Clarence are eventually imprisoned, where they are respected by other inmates. Six months later, Hi-C brings Keanu to Rell during a phone call, explaining the kitten has a condition that keeps it a kitten forever. A post-credit scene shows the Allentown Boys surviving their wounds.
- First release year
- 2016
- Runtime (minutes)
- 100
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Peter Atencio
- Writers
- Jordan Peele · writer; Alex Rubens · writer
- Cast and characters
- Jordan Peele · Rell "Tech-Tonic" Williams and Oil Dresden; Keegan-Michael Key · Clarence "Shark Tank" Goobril and Smoke Dresden; Tiffany Haddish · Trina "Hi-C" Parker; Method Man · Cheddar; Luis Guzmán · Bacon Diaz; Nia Long · Hannah; Will Forte · Hulka; Keanu Reeves · Keanu (voice)
- Genres
- action comedy; buddy comedy; crime comedy
- Themes
- loyalty; brotherhood
- Tone and mood
- comedy; action
- Premise and plot tags
- buddy film; animal companion; underworld
- Reception
- The film received generally positive reviews from critics and was a commercial success.
- Reported review scores
- Rotten Tomatoes · score: 78% · scale: percentage · review count: 182; Metacritic · score: 63 · scale: 100 · review count: 35
- Production trivia
- The film was initially thought to be a parody of John Wick, but it was developed independently.
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