15 Minutes is a 2001 English-language Action Crime film written and directed by John Herzfeld and produced by Keith Addis, David Blocker, John Herzfeld and Nick Wechsler. A homicide detective and a fire marshal must stop a pair of murderers who commit videotaped crimes to become media darlings. 15 minutes stars Robert De Niro, Edward Burns, Kelsey Grammer, Avery Brooks, Melina Kanakaredes, Karel Roden and Ellen Whyte. The music was composed by Anthony Marinelli along with J. Peter Robinson. Cinematography was done by Jean-Yves Escoffier and editing by Steven Cohen. The movie has a running time of 120 minutes. The Film was successful at box office. 15 Minutes was made on a budget of $42 million and it was a hit at box office gross of $56 million. Distribution rights for the movie were acquired by New Line Cinema.