Blood Work (2002)

Director:

Clint Eastwood

Writers (WGA):

Michael Connelly (novel)
Brian Helgeland (screenplay)

Release Date:

9 August 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

He's a heartbeat away from catching the killer

Plot:

Still recovering from a heart transplant, a retired FBI profiler returns to service when his own blood analysis offers clues to the identity of a serial killer.

Plot Keywords:

Boat | Abandoned Ship | Directed By Star | FBI Profiler | Serial Killer

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Clint Eastwood	...	Terry McCaleb
Jeff Daniels	...	Jasper 'Buddy' Noone
Anjelica Huston	...	Dr. Bonnie Fox
Wanda De Jesus	...	Graciella Rivers (as Wanda De Jesús)
Tina Lifford	...	Detective Jaye Winston
Paul Rodriguez	...	Detective Ronaldo Arrango
Dylan Walsh	...	Detective John Waller
Mason Lucero	...	Raymond Torres
Gerry Becker	...	Mr. Toliver
Rick Hoffman	...	James Lockridge
Alix Koromzay	...	Mrs. Cordell
Igor Jijikine	...	Mikhail Bolotov
Dina Eastwood	...	Reporter #1
Beverly Leech	...	Reporter #2
June Kyoto Lu	...	Mrs. Kang (as June Kyoko Lu)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and language.

Runtime:

USA:110 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Denmark:15 | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba) | Canada:13+ (Québec) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:14 | Finland:K-15 | France:U | Germany:16 | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:15 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #39126) | Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

Burbank, California, USA

Company:

Malpaso Productions

Trivia:

Det. Arrango's badge number is 14110. McCaleb uses Arrango's name to call into the 911 center to check the time on the convenience store surveillance system, and this is the badge number he gives.

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: When Terry is paying Buddy, he asks Buddy who he should make the check out to, Buddy says "Jasper Noone"; later when Terry brings the check to Buddy the check is made out to Buddy Noone.

Quotes:

Buddy Noone: Are you okay, Terry? You aren't looking so good. You oughta take a nap.

Movie Connections:

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Never watch a movie with my parents

I was spending this evening at home watching TV with my parents. "Blood Work" was on and it seemed to be a movie that could even be understood by two over 60 year olds who usually only watch made for TV-crime stories that a 10 year old could have thought up. Well, I made a terrible mistake. Although "Blood Work" is really not too complicated and as predictable as can be - if you waste as much time watching movies as I do you'll figure out who the killer is and why about halfway through - my folks just didn't get it. Even worse, my father just didn't want to enjoy the movie for pointing out it's logical flaws. Yes, I know that it doesn't make sense that Eastwood would start shooting at a suspect in the middle of the road, but what can you do about it? Yes, it is a bit annoying that every American thriller has to end with the hero and the villain fighting against each other. It isn't very realistic, but hell, if the police just came and arrested the bad guy it wouldn't be very entertaining, right? The most annoying thing about this was that I had to defend a mediocre movie against my father who rants against everything as a matter of principle. The truth is that "Blood Work" is about as cumbersome as its main character. It's a miracle that Clintwood was still capable of directing great movies like "Mystic River" after such a lukewarm piece of work. "Blood Work" isn't a complete failure but there are more exciting things to watch in your spare spare time. Whatever you do, just don't watch it with my parents.