Truth or Consequences, N.M. (1997)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

Kiefer Sutherland

Writer (WGA):

Brad Mirman (written by)

Release Date:

2 May 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

Life's a Bitch. Why Behave?

Plot:

A drug deal goes wrong causing a foursome, led by a lunatic killer, to go on the run. A couple in a recreational vehicle are initially kidnapped...

Plot Keywords:

Drugs | Prison | Robbery | Hostage | On The Run

Cast

Vincent Gallo	...	Raymond Lembecke
Mykelti Williamson	...	Marcus Weans
Kiefer Sutherland	...	Curtis Freley
Kevin Pollak	...	Gordon Jacobson
Kim Dickens	...	Addy Monroe
Grace Phillips	...	Donna Moreland
James McDaniel	...	Frank Thompson
Rick Rossovich	...	Robert Boylan
John C. McGinley	...	Eddie Grillo
Max Perlich	...	Wayne
Rod Steiger	...	Tony Vago
Martin Sheen	...	Sir
Scott Christopher	...	Frank Pearson
Steve O'Neill	...	Detective
Marshall Bell	...	Police Lieutenant

Runtime:

106 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR | SDDS

Certification:

New Zealand:R18 | Iceland:16 | Netherlands:16 (video rating) | South Korea:18 | Australia:MA | Finland:K-16 (video premiere) | Germany:18 | Portugal:M/16 (video premiere) | UK:18 (video premiere) | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Heber City, Utah, USA

Company:

Higgins-Messick-Wayne

Goofs:

Continuity: A shot is flipped when the group set out for Vegas to see Tony Vago (both the steering wheel and the car are on the "other" side).

Quotes:

[Ray, Marcus and Curtis are all fighting and wrestling around with each other after their initial plans went haywire. Addy shoots her gun into the air to stop the tussle]
Addy: All right, boys. Let's take a deep breath. Deflate your balls a little bit. Let some of that blood go back to your brains.

Movie Connections:

References "The Twilight Zone: A Penny for Your Thoughts (#2.16)" (1961)

Soundtrack:

It's My Party

Kick ass gangster movie!

If you don't want to ***spoil*** your dinner, don't eat desert first...

It's really hard to describe the general plot of this great movie in a few words; a pure love story, an exciting police thriller, a lesson in life, a cruel mob-story or a totally screwed up road movie would all do fine, but in any case it's a real nice piece of acting with a blazing all-american sounding soundtrack. Kiefer really showed the world that he's not only a convincing bad guy on the screen, but also a mean movie maker.

The movie builds up towards a long lasting thrilling ending, which will really nail you to your seat. The love story ends painstakingly tragically, while in the old-school gangster movie justice prevails, in true Tarantino style. As a viewer you are drawn to sympathize with the sensitive and intelligent - yet not very bright in planning a robbery - gangster Raymond and his pregnant girlfriend Addy, but as a good citizen you feel relieved that the undercover agent Marcus survives the fire fight. A real must see if you can stand some gangster style shooting and killing here and there.