Made

Two ambitious boxers and lifelong friends, Ricky Slade and Bobby, dream of breaking into the big time in a city where luck and risk walk hand in hand. When a run of bad choices nudges their plans off course, they stumble into a modest money laundering operation run by a small-time crime outfit. What starts as a hopeful scheme to pad their paychecks quickly spirals into a mess of miscommunications and colorful enforcers who spot trouble as opportunity. The film follows their schemes and mistakes as loyalties are tested and plans teeter on the edge of chaos, all while keeping a playful tilt at crime caper conventions. Their streetwise banter keeps the pace brisk as they navigate a chain of shady acquaintances from a slick money man to a wary fixer, each encounter piling up near misses and self deprecating humor, and the whole thing stays grounded in working class hustle.

Directed by Jon Favreau, Made was released in 2001 and features Jon Favreau and Vince Vaughn in lead roles. The film is an original screenplay not adapted from earlier material.

Critics gave it a mixed reception, noting the easygoing rhythm of the two leads and the occasional punchline that lands. The movie probes friendship under pressure, the lure of fast money, and the delicate balance between loyalty and self interest. It doesn't pretend to be slick genre cinema, instead leaning on character chemistry and a dry humor that keeps the crime elements buoyant. The themes feel grounded in misfit ambition and the cost of shortcuts.

Made earned about $5,476,060 worldwide against a $5,000,000 budget, a modest box office showing that attracted a niche audience and some early fans of Vaughn and Favreau.

While it didn't spark a lasting cultural phenomenon, the film captures an early 2000s vibe with a recognizable ensemble and a few lines that pop up in discussions of offbeat buddy comedies.