Chris Hemsworth Teamed Up With A Game Of Thrones Star For This Little-Seen Crime Thriller
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Chris Hemsworth has become one of Hollywood's most recognizable stars. That has a lot to do with him being part of the core Avengers team as Thor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but he's been steadily acting for the better part of 20 years now. Before he picked up Mjolnir, though, he teamed up with a "Game of Thrones" star for a largely forgotten crime thriller.
The thriller in question is 2010's "Cash," aka "Ca$h." The "Game of Thrones" star in question is Sean Bean. He is surprisingly not the actor who has died the most on screen, but Bean is known for his deaths in movies and TV shows, very notably in "GoT," when his Ned Stark was memorably killed in Season 1. Just before his run as Ned Stark in Westeros, Bean partnered with Hemsworth at the beginning of the latter's movie career for this low-budget motion picture.
Directed by Stephen Milburn Anderson, the movie centers on two characters named Sam (Hemsworth) and Leslie (Victoria Profeta). The couple's finances are in ruins, but their luck changes when they find a briefcase full of money. Instead of turning it in to the authorities, they keep it as a means of fixing their financial problems. Before long, a stranger (Bean) appears on their doorstep who refuses to let the couple off the hook until they pay back every penny.
This project came at a pivotal time for Hemsworth. A year earlier, he landed the role of Captain Kirk's father in J.J. Abrams' "Star Trek." It was a small role but a very memorable one in a hugely successful blockbuster. Unfortunately, this crime thriller, despite its intriguing premise, didn't do much to help his career.
Ca$h was a 'here today, gone tomorrow' crime thriller that left no lasting impact
While the budget was never officially revealed, it's clear from the trailer alone that "Ca$h" was a very low-budget affair. That's not always a bad thing. Many low-budget movies have made a killing at the box office, going on to become cultural touchstones. But this wasn't one of those situations. Rather, it was a here today, gone tomorrow, largely disposable piece of genre fare that left zero impact on the culture.
Roadside Attractions, a small-time distributor (especially then), landed the U.S. rights to the movie, with Lionsgate handling home video. It made no impact on the box office whatsoever and there are almost no meaningful critic reviews to speak of. Viewers who have seen it didn't think too much of it: The movie holds a 32% audience approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
The benefit, if one wants to view it as such, is that it wasn't a high-profile misfire. It just flew under the radar and seemingly didn't really hurt anyone involved. Sean Bean remains a consistently employed, beloved character actor. Chris Hemsworth, meanwhile, is one of Hollywood's most in-demand leading men.
A year later, Hemsworth's life changed forever. In 2011, the MCU allowed "Thor" to become a rare fantasy hit at the box office. The following year, he appeared in "The Avengers," and there was no looking back from that point on. Hemsworth has since appeared in everything from "Jay and Silent Bob Reboot" to "Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga." It's safe to say this little-seen crime thriller didn't hinder his progress as an actor one bit.