Formula 51

First-time screenwriter Stelios Pavlou enjoyed a major success with this script that he wrote while working in an English liquor store by sending it to actor Samuel L. Jackson, who signed on for one of the lead roles. Jackson is Elmo McElroy, a kilt-wearing, golf club-wielding Los Angeles native who ...more

It's ironic that The 51st State changed its title to Formula 51 for its U.S. release, given that the United States is the only country where "the 51st state" is actually a geographical pun. The title change is the last of many colossal mistakes -- far more than 51 -- that make Formula 51 one of the most excruciating post-Tarantino films out there. Starting with Samuel L. Jackson as a kilt-wearing chemist carrying a bag of nine irons, Stelios Pavlou's script pathologically assigns a quirk, "funny ...more

Release Date: 02/04/2003