Romeo Is Bleeding (1993)

Director:

Peter Medak

Writer (WGA):

Hilary Henkin (written by)

Release Date:

4 February 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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...

Plot Keywords:

Russian | Police | Mafia | Mistress | Assassin

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

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

Runtime:

100 min | Spain:104 min | Japan:110 min | Argentina:106 min

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

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

Filming Locations:

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

PolyGram Filmed Entertainment

Trivia:

According to Bon Jovi's "100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can't be Wrong" Collection, Jon Bon Jovi mentioned in the confession book that he wrote the song, "Always" for this film. He didn't like the movie so he exercised his right to pull it from the film. Later, the song became Bon Jovi's biggest selling single at the time. The song never did appear in the soundtrack or the film.

Goofs:

Continuity: Curtains inside/outside the window of the apartment building where the first (Dennis Farina) witness is staying.

Quotes:

Jack Grimaldi: [hallucinating Natalie entering through the door, and narrating with great sadness and tears in his voice] Sometimes she stays a little longer... But not too often...

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Due South: Juliet Is Bleeding (#2.7)" (1996)

Soundtrack:

THE BIG SWING

You Can Dig One Grave, Or You Can Dig Two...

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.