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Writer (WGA):
Christopher McQuarrie (written by)
Release Date:
8 September 2000 (USA)
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Plot:
Two criminal drifters without sympathy get more than they bargained for after kidnapping and holding for ransom the surrogate mother of a powerful and shady man. full summary | add synopsis
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Lionsgate Blu-ray Thrillers in Nov: Frailty, Angel Heart and The Way of the Gun
(From TheHDRoom. 3 September 2009, 9:02 AM, PDT)
Bleak Weekend At The Box Office
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 12 September 2000)
(From TheHDRoom. 3 September 2009, 9:02 AM, PDT)
Bleak Weekend At The Box Office
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 12 September 2000)
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Ode to Peckinpaugh -neo-noir pulp fiction
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Ryan Phillippe | ... | Mr. Parker |
 | Benicio Del Toro | ... | Mr. Longbaugh |
 | Juliette Lewis | ... | Robin |
 | Taye Diggs | ... | Jeffers |
 | Nicky Katt | ... | Obecks |
 | Geoffrey Lewis | ... | Abner Mercer |
 | Dylan Kussman | ... | Dr. Allen Painter |
 | Scott Wilson | ... | Hale Chidduck |
| Kristin Lehman | ... | Francesca Chidduck |
 | James Caan | ... | Joe Sarno |
| Henry Griffin | ... | P. Whipped |
| Armando Guerrero | ... | Federale #1 (as Mando Guerrero) |
 | Andres Orozco | ... | Federale #2 |
| Jan Jensen | ... | Receptionist |
| José Pérez | ... | ? (as Jose Perez) |
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Rated R for strong violence/gore, language and some sexuality.
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119 min | Spain:120 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:16 |
South Korea:18 |
Philippines:R-18 |
USA:R (certificate #37339) |
Netherlands:16 |
Argentina:16 |
Australia:MA |
Finland:K-18 |
France:-12 |
Germany:18 |
Hong Kong:IIB |
Mexico:C |
New Zealand:R18 |
Norway:15 |
Spain:18 |
Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) |
UK:18 |
Singapore:PG (cut)
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Unlike many movies with action-packed gunfights, every round fired is accounted for and all characters reload when appropriate, with the exception of one sequence in the brothel courtyard where Parker and Longbaugh fire dozens of rounds in rapid succession without pausing to reload: an intentional sort of fun tribute to classic action movies.
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Continuity: During a chase, a red car is seen between Parker and Longbaugh's vehicle and Jeffers and Obecks' vehicle. After we see Parker and Longbaugh's vehicle turn down an alley the red car disappears.
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References Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
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Comin' on Thru
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THE WAY OF THE GUN (2000) ***1/2 Ryan Phillippe, Benicio del Toro, Juliette Lewis, James Caan, Taye Diggs, Nicky Katt, Scott Wilson, Kristin Lehmann, Geoffrey Lewis, Sarah Silverman.
Christopher McQuarrie makes his directing debut in a big way with an obvious nod to Sam Peckinpaugh with his screenplay about two ne'er do well criminals (Phillippe and del Toro, both exemplary) who decide to make a mark for themselves by kidnapping a very pregnant surrogate mother (Lewis) to a wealthy businessman (Wilson) that eventually pans out to be a big mistake in a tangled web involving the woman's bodyguards (Diggs and Katt) and the bagman friend of the rich man (Caan in one fine, low-key performance of nuanced dread). More than enough rich dialogue and pinpoint camera angle set ups to go around with some live wire moments of unexpected turnarounds, double crosses and shoot outs may be the film's only fault in being an excess of too much of a good thing. A roundelette of pulp fiction best served by its exciting cast (as a side note, del Toro reminded me for some reason as a young Robert Mitchum in some scenes; go figure) and a filmmaker to watch.