The 51st State

:This article is about the film. For the hypothetical U.S. state, see 51st state. For the song, see 51st State.

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U.S. state - 51st state

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The 51st State is a 2001 film directed by Ronny Yu, starring Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Carlyle and Emily Mortimer. Most of the filming was done on location in Liverpool.

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2001 - Ronny Yu - Samuel L. Jackson - Robert Carlyle - Emily Mortimer - Liverpool

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The film is alternatively named Formula 51. Both names reference the drug - which the film centres around - that is apparently "fifty-one times more powerful than Crack, fifty-one times more hallucinogenic than LSD, and fifty-one times more explosive than Ecstasy."

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Crack - LSD - Ecstasy

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The film makes fun of several different topics, from British-American relationships, to drugs and football.

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Elmo McElroy (played by Samuel L. Jackson) wears a kilt and takes his golf bag everywhere with him.

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Emily Mortimer's character is a deadly high-profile killer, who eventually is an ex-girlfriend of Robert Carlyle's character.

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Emily Mortimer - Robert Carlyle

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