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The End of Violence (1997) 5.5
Mike Max is a Hollywood producer who became powerful and rich thanks to brutal and bloody action films. His ignored wife Paige is close to leaving him. Suddenly Mike is kidnapped by two ... See full summary » Director:Wim Wenders |
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Cast
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Cat
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| Rosalind Chao | ... |
Claire
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| Bill Pullman | ... |
Mike Max
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| Andie MacDowell | ... |
Paige
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| K. Todd Freeman | ... |
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| Chris Douridas | ... |
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Frank Cray
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Lowell Lewis
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Anita
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Ade
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Brice Phelps
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Samuel Fuller | ... |
Louis Bering
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| Marshall Bell | ... |
Sheriff Call
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Ranger MacDermot
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Mike Max is a Hollywood producer who became powerful and rich thanks to brutal and bloody action films. His ignored wife Paige is close to leaving him. Suddenly Mike is kidnapped by two bandits, but escapes and hides out with his Mexican gardener's family for a while. At the same time, surveillance expert Ray Bering is looking for what happens in the city, but it is not clear what he wants. The police investigation for Max's disappearance is led by detective Doc Block, who falls in love with actress Cat who is playing in ongoing Max's production. Written by Anonymous
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Release Date:
12 September 1997 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
El final de la violencia See more »Filming Locations:
Bronson Canyon, Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Box Office
Budget:
$5,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$64,154 (USA) (12 September 1997)Gross:
$283,033 (USA) (3 October 1997)Company Credits
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Written by Cesar Rosas
Performed and Produced by Los Lobos
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records, by arrangement with Warner
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There is a scene in the film where we see a live recreation of the painting "Nighthawks" by Edward Hopper. See more »Goofs
When Page is holding Mike at gunpoint she holds the gun upward with the bottom of the handle facing outward and the ammo clip is clearly missing. Yet when Mike exits through the patio door she fires the gun and shatters the glass. See more »Soundtracks
"Me Estas Matando"Written by Cesar Rosas
Performed and Produced by Los Lobos
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I'm not surprised that a child would not understand this movie. To me it was very meaningful, but only in terms of lived experience in jobs and politics. It's really "Brave New World," where authority figures keep order by putting up cameras everywhere and intervening to eliminate anyone who is disorderly or criminal. Violence is a huge preoccupation, but only tolerated as make-believe -- but the make-believe gets confused with real violence. Control, transgression, power are the pivots of the well-to-do. Ashcroft stuff.
But the Mexican and immigrant families offer a warmer, truer alternative. In the end, they are more powerful because they are free and can think. The Kinko's episode, in which the police are defeated from taking control by their own preconceptions, is a good example. As underlings, laborers, the Mexicans understand what's at stake and they are everywhere, invisible to their employers.
The intellectual technician doesn't catch on until it's too late.
I'm told that what I saw was a re-cut and that the early version was indeed chaotic with a lot of loose ends. All I can say is that now this is one of the videos I rewatch and ponder.