Killers (1997)

User Rating:

1.7/10   

Director:

David Michael Latt

Writer:

Steven Ramirez (writer)

Release Date:

22 September 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Deep Within us All

Plot:

The deal is simple. Buy the stolen drugs for almost nothing, sell them and make a bundle. For Ray and the others...

Plot Keywords:

Fantastic | Detective | Sheriff | First Of Series | Independent Film

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Kim Little	...	Heather
Paul Logan	...	Nicky
Erica Ortega	...	Suki
Scott Carson	...	Dan
Christopher Maleki	...	Ray
Walter O'Neil	...	Pole
Christopher Dougan	...	Ralph
Patrick Williams	...	Judd
Sebastian Vignieri	...	Ed
David Jean Thomas	...	Bobby
Frankie Ray	...	Speed
David Karecki	...	Detective
Larry Hernandez	...	Officer
Desiree' Ivey	...	Officer
Ed Lugo	...	Sheriff

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language and drug content.

Runtime:

86 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Netherlands:16 | USA:R | Germany:18

Company:

Asylum, The

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Jane White Is Sick & Twisted (2002)

Can't believe the debate (spoilers contained within)

Much of the commentary on this board revolves around debating the validity of some comparison to R DOGS made on the DVD cover. Forget about all of that... This film-- er-- home movie is utterly horrendous. How can anyone with a shred of credibility claim this as being 10/10??? There is no plot, none. I couldn't believe that I spent money to rent this (more on that later) and that I had fooled myself into believing that this (based on box cover art and some sort of film fest award blurb) had potential. The only thing I do really remember was that, unbelievably, one of the annoying main characters was supposedly offed with a bullet to the head... and he ends up surviving the wound and making it to the final credits alive. Wow. And looky dere, Killers has a sequel. Double wow.

True story -- I actually was in so much denial that I had wasted my money and life force on this rental that I kept the videotape for what must've been six months. I kept telling myself that it never actually happened. The video on top of the TV was an illusion - a mental symbol of my self-loathing. After someone pointed out that is was indeed real and that I needed to get a grip, I decided that I couldn't just leave it there. I thought, "How many others have I denied the suffering of sitting through the viewing of this masterpiece by hoarding Killers all to myself?" I had to do the right thing and return it back to the hell from which it came.

So, as I imagine most of the populous of IMDb would do in a similar situation, I mustered up some major courage and drove to the video store... at 2AM. After making sure that no one was around, I got out of my car (still running of course), slipped the movie into the drop box slot, and booked the hell out of there never to return.

I guess I expected that some goons from Hollywood Video corporate would come looking for me (the bill must've racked up to something like $1,238.67 by that time) so I moved away from the area. However, coincidently, much like the Killers storyline, nothing ever happened.