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Romeo Is Bleeding (1993)
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Overview
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Writer (WGA):
Hilary Henkin (written by)
Release Date:
4 February 1994 (USA)
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Tagline:
The story of a cop who wanted it bad and got it worse.
Plot:
A corrupt police sergeant who supplies tips on the locations of safeguarded witnesses to the Mob bites...
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Police
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Russian
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Protection
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Witness Protection
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Mafia
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Awards:
1 nomination
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You Can Dig One Grave, Or You Can Dig Two...
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Gary Oldman | ... | Jack | |
| Wallace Wood | ... | Waiter | |
| Juliette Lewis | ... | Sheri | |
| David Proval | ... | Scully | |
| Will Patton | ... | Martie | |
| Gene Canfield | ... | John | |
| Larry Joshua | ... | Joey | |
| Michael Wincott | ... | Sal | |
| Lena Olin | ... | Mona | |
| William Duff-Griffin | ... | Paddy | |
| James Cromwell | ... | Cage | |
| Paul Butler | ... | Skouras | |
| Annabella Sciorra | ... | Natalie | |
| Tony Sirico | ... | Malacci | |
| Victoria Bastel | ... | Girl #1 |
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Runtime:
100 min | Spain:104 min | Japan:110 min | Argentina:106 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Argentina:16 |
South Korea:18 |
Iceland:16 |
Singapore:M18 |
Sweden:15 (video rating) |
Australia:MA |
Canada:R (video rating) |
Germany:18 |
Norway:18 (video premiere) |
Portugal:M/18 |
UK:18 |
USA:R
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Ellen Barkin bowed out of this project because she was pregnant.
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Plot holes: When Jack shoots Lena in the large floor area, after discarding the weapon, the camera pans out and we see two cops atop the stairs just standing as if nothing took place.
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Quotes:
Jack Grimaldi:
You don't own love. Love owns you.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Free Enterprise (1998)
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Soundtrack:
IN THE GOOD OLD SUMMER TIME
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Why does the voice over switch from 3rd person to 1st person?What happens to Natalie?
How does Jack get away with killing Mona in cold blood in front of a bunch of cops?
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One of my favorite lines from "Romeo Is Bleeding," an overlooked tribute to film noir. Jack Grimaldi(Oldman)is a crooked cop that rats info to the mob about the whereabouts of mob witnesses. He is also a louse of a husband, cheating on his wife(Sciorra)with a waitress (Lewis). Life, in his view, is good, especially when he gets the money from the mob, which he uses "To feed the hole" in his backyard. Then, one day, his life slowly goes on a descent to hell when he is assigned to watch over the deliciously wicked Mona(Lena Olin, who should have gotten an Oscar nod for this performance). Mona makes a proposition to Jack: Help her fake her death and he will be paid VERY well. The problem is that the mob, led by Roy Scheider, wants Jack to wipe her out, or they will wipe him out. What happens to the characters in this film is what makes this a very intense film. The scenes between Olin and Oldman are hot enough to burn a hole in your television screen. This is a must see film that you have to have in your collection.