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Suicide Kings (1998)
Front Cover Actor
Christopher Walken Carlo Bartolucci/Charlie Barret
Denis Leary Lono Veccio
Sean Patrick Flanery Max Minot
Mark Watson Doorman
Nina Siemaszko Jennifer
Jay Fiondella Bartender
Henry Thomas Avery Chasten
Jay Mohr Brett Campbell
Jeremy Sisto T.K.
Frank Medrano Heckle
Mark Watson (II)
Jay Della Bartender
Nathan Dana Aldrich Marcus
Movie Details
Genre Comedy; Crime; Drama; Mystery; Thriller
Director Peter O'Fallon
Producer Morrie Eisenman; Wayne Rice; Charles A. Chiara; Stephen Drimmer
Writer Don Stanford; Josh McKinney; Gina Goldman
Studio Artisan
Language English
Audience Rating R (Restricted)
Running Time 103 mins
Country USA
Color Color
IMDb Rating 6.9
Plot
Here's another gritty independent film that tries to invade Tarantino territory by casting Christopher Walken--that most reliable of indie-film actors--as a Mobster who gets chummy with a group of preppie-like young men and becomes the victim of a kidnapping scheme. One of the kidnappers (Henry Thomas) has a sister who's been abducted by another group of kidnappers, and they've bagged Walken for his Mob connections and negotiating power. What follows is a game of psychological strategy in which the desperate group of guys slowly lose their advantage to the smarter, more experienced gangster--even though they've got Walken tied to a chair. The situation turns volatile when the young men start to doubt the wisdom of their strategy and suspect betrayal within the group, and Suicide Kings turns into a talky, repetitious thriller only partially redeemed by Denis Leary's cagey role as Walken's Mob lieutenant. The movie's a showcase for its cast of rising talent (including Jay Mohr, Jeremy Sisto, Johnny Galecki, and Sean Patrick Flanery), but not even Walken can hold it all together. What's best about the film is Leary's sinister presence in a peripheral role and Walken's trademark villainy, here toned down to a steady, simmering menace. --Jeff Shannon
Personal Details
Seen It Yes
Index 208
Collection Status In Collection
Links Amazon US
Suicide Kings at Movie Collector Connect
IMDB
Amazon US
Product Details
Edition Special Edition
Format DVD
Region Region 1
Screen Ratio Widescreen (16:9, Anamorphic)
Layers Single Side, Single Layer
UPC (Barcode) 012236114277
Release Date 2/20/2001
Subtitles English (Closed Captioned); Spanish
Packaging Keep Case
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital 5.1 [English]
Nr of Disks/Tapes 1
Extra Features
Color Closed-captioned Widescreen