Love Comes to the Executioner (2006)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Kyle Bergersen

Writer (WGA):

Kyle Bergersen (written by)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

When death is your job... Never love your work.

Plot:

A young man is hired as the executioner at a prison where his brother sits on death row. Things get more surreal when he falls in love with his brother's ex-girlfriend -- who's imprisoned herself.

Plot Keywords:

Death Row | Executioner | Lethal Injection | Cannibal | Boyfriend Girlfriend Relationship

Cast

Jonathan Tucker	...	Heck Prigusivac
Jeremy Renner	...	Chick Prigusivac
Ginnifer Goodwin	...	Dori Dumchovic
Christine Ebersole	...	Miriam Prigusivac
Michael Fairman	...	Warden Stankovic
Sean Sweeney	...	Bix
Neil Giuntoli	...	Harry Grmusa
Googy Gress	...	Doc Zdravkovic
Bodhi Elfman	...	Krist Skolnik
Matt Bentle	...	Pontius
Tom Malee	...	Hank
Brian Turk	...	Bruno Bauk
Wendy Worthington	...	Nurse Cetnik
Blake Robbins	...	Stuttering Guard
Gary Fish	...	Catholic Priest

MPAA:

Rated R for sexual content and language.

Runtime:

USA:89 min (DVD version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Latin

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

Butte, Montana, USA

Company:

Aura Entertainment

Trivia:

Serial killer Chick Prigusivac (Jeremy Renner) has a life-sized poster of Jeffrey Dahmer on his cell wall. Renner played the title character in Dahmer (2002).

Quotes:

Miriam Prigusivac: How many times do I have to watch you die in one day.

Best Written Movie

I saw Love Comes to the Executioner Friday, March 18 at SXSW Film Festival. It is the most original film I've seen, maybe ever. Memento was also very original. (just to give you my point of reference) I've literally never seen anything like this film. It's going to be billed as a dark comedy, but it's not that dark. It's just hysterical in a smart, sick sort of way. I wish I could find the screenplay online, because it has some of the best lines I've ever heard in a film. I have a feeling if it gets distribution, and I can't imagine it won't, it'll be a cult classic and be quoted along the lines of Office Space. While the plot is pretty simple, although not entirely predictable, it really is the dialog that makes this movie so unique. The main cast really pull off their quirky characters.