Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995)

Director:

Gary Fleder

Writer (WGA):

Scott Rosenberg (written by)

Release Date:

1 December 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

They can die quickly. They can die slowly. But they must die!

Plot:

Five different criminals face imminent death after botching a job quite badly.

Plot Keywords:

Death | Violence | Contract Killer | City Name In Title | Pedophile

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

Andy Garcia	...	Jimmy 'The Saint' Tosnia
Christopher Lloyd	...	Pieces
William Forsythe	...	Franchise
Bill Nunn	...	Easy Wind
Treat Williams	...	Critical Bill
Jack Warden	...	Joe Heff
Steve Buscemi	...	Mister Shhh
Fairuza Balk	...	Lucinda
Gabrielle Anwar	...	Dagney
Christopher Walken	...	The Man with the Plan
Michael Nicolosi	...	Bernard
Bill Cobbs	...	Malt
Marshall Bell	...	Lt. Atwater
Glenn Plummer	...	Baby Sinister
Don Stark	...	Gus

MPAA:

Rated R for strong graphic violence and language, and for brief images of a sex film.

Runtime:

115 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:16 | New Zealand:R16 | South Korea:18 | Philippines:R-18 | Portugal:M/16 | Australia:MA | Germany:16 | Norway:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | USA:R | France:-16 | UK:18 | Argentina:16

Filming Locations:

Denver, Colorado, USA

Company:

Miramax Films

Trivia:

Writer Scott Rosenberg created the distinctive slang-based vocabulary used by the characters in the film by mixing Vietnam slang and biker slang, and adding in some of his own original diction.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Jimmy The Saint is threatening Lt. Atwater with a baseball bat he's holding it against Atwater's chest and lowers the bat to the ground to lean on it, but in the next shot the bat is back against Lt. Atwater's chest.

Quotes:

Joe Heff: The blood runs when the time comes.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Life on Mars: Things to Do in New York When You Think You're Dead (#1.5)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

You Always Hurt The One You Love

The best of the Tarantino rip-offs!

I am probably the world's largest fan of Quentin Tarantino's work. As much as I'd like to tell you that this great film is not a Tarantino rip-off and has been wrongly labeled, I cannot. But of all the rip-offs to date (Suicide Kings, Body Count, Two Days in the Valley, Truth or Consequences, NM, etc.), this is the best. It was written by Scott Rosenberg, who is a genuinely talented writer -- and remember, there is nothing wrong with a good writer crafting rip-offs...look at John Sayles' JAWS exploitations. Gary Fleder is a fine director (see also KISS THE GIRLS) and this ensemble cast is first rate. This film is wonderful, I think. Bravo! No "buckwheats" for the filmmakers here...