Blood and Wine (1996)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

Bob Rafelson

Writers (WGA):

Nick Villiers (story) &
Bob Rafelson (story) ...

Release Date:

21 February 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Thriller | Crime | Drama

Tagline:

There is no honour amongst thieves.

Plot:

Bob Rafelson has stated that this is the final part of an informal trilogy he started with "Five Easy...

Plot Keywords:

Wine | Necklace | Safecracker | Diamond | Wine Dealer

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Jack Nicholson	...	Alex Gates
Stephen Dorff	...	Jason
Jennifer Lopez	...	Gabriela 'Gabby'
Judy Davis	...	Suzanne
Michael Caine	...	Victor 'Vic' Spansky
Harold Perrineau	...	Henry
Robyn Peterson	...	Dina Reese
Mike Starr	...	Mike
John Seitz	...	Mr. Frank Reese
Marc Macaulay	...	Guard
Dan Daily	...	Todd
Marta Velasco	...	Gabriela's Cousin
Thom Christopher	...	Jeweller #1
Mario Ernesto Sánchez	...	Artie, Fishing Ace
John Hackett	...	Gas Station Attendant

Also Known As:

Blood & Wine (video box title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and language.

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

USA | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Netherlands:12 | Netherlands:16 (VHS/DVD rating) | South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:PG | Spain:18 | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #34476) | Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

Arlington Heights, Illinois, USA

Company:

Fox Searchlight Pictures

Goofs:

Continuity: The flannel shirt is caught when the hood of the pickup truck is closed, but it has disappeared in the next shot.

Quotes:

Jason: You don't look like a maid.
Gabriela 'Gabby': I'm not, I'm the nanny. Do I look like a nanny?
Jason: No.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The Making of 'Blood and Wine' (2006) (V)

Soundtrack:

La Canda Ranchas

Above average tale of deception and greed.

The team of Bob Rafelson and Jack Nicholson made two of the strongest movies of the 1970s, 'Five Easy Pieces' and 'The King Of Marvin Gardens'. It would be unrealistic to hope that 'Blood And Wine' would be as memorable as those two, and of course it isn't. But it is an excellent piece of modern film noir, one of the most underrated Hollywood movies of recent years, and the best thing Rafelson has made since the early 1980s. Nicholson is perfectly cast as a dissatisfied and greedy wine merchant who hatches a plot to steal a client's valuable necklace. He is assisted by a slimy British crook (a superb turn from Michael Caine in his best acting role in years) and his sexy young girlfriend (Jennifer Lopez, who is surprisingly good). Things get very complicated very quickly when their plan goes belly up, and Nicholson's estranged wife (Judy Davis) and his stepson (Steven Dorff) get into the picture. This is a well acted, interesting and unpredictable thriller with some real depth among the plot twists. I thoroughly enjoyed it.