The Minus Man (1999)

Director:

Hampton Fancher

Writers (WGA):

Lew McCreary (novel)
Hampton Fancher (screenplay)

Release Date:

8 October 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Don't see it alone. Unless you like talking to yourself.

Plot:

A cold-blooded serial killer floats around the country and chooses his victims from people who complain...

Plot Keywords:

Serial Killer | Poison | Based On Novel | Independent Film

Awards:

1 win & 4 nominations

Cast

Owen Wilson	...	Vann
Sheryl Crow	...	Casper
Dwight Yoakam	...	Blair
Dennis Haysbert	...	Graves
Alex Warren	...	State Trooper
Mercedes Ruehl	...	Jane
Chloe Black	...	Karen - Age 18
Brian Cox	...	Doug
Eric Mabius	...	Gene
Larry Miller	...	Paul
Lois Gerace	...	Lois
Erik Holland	...	Coach
Danny 'Big Black' Rey	...	Arthur (as Daniel 'Big Black' Rey)
Janeane Garofalo	...	Ferrin
Axel Ovregaard	...	Joe La Moine

MPAA:

Rated R for language and a scene of drug use.

Runtime:

111 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Singapore:NC-16 | Germany:12 | USA:R (#36873)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Shooting Gallery

Trivia:

Cameo: [Lew McCreary]The author of the novel on which the movie is based has a role as the man in the diner.

Goofs:

Continuity: Ferrin purchases a pint of Jack Daniels and has it when she and Vann ride off to the beach. Later she tosses it to him and it became a fifth of Jack Daniels.

Quotes:

Vann Siegert: Some people die in less than a minute, others it takes ten. I guess it's what they call metabolic. If it wasn't closed, I'd go to the library and get clear on this.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Film Geek (2005)

Soundtrack:

The Pouch Song

He is Polite, Good Looking, Does not Drink…. But He Is a Poisoner

The drifter Vann Siegert (Owen Wilson) is a polite and good looking man that does not drink, who drives his truck without specific destiny. When he sees people that he thinks deserve to die, he simply poisons them and hides their bodies. He has also daydream with two federal agents. When he settles in a small town, he is lodged by a couple with problems, gets a job in the post office and starts a relationship with his colleague Ferrin (Janeane Garofalo). After Christmas and many deaths, he leaves town.

"The Minus Man" is an original movie about serial killer. Owen Wilson plays a deranged cold-blooded serial killer that scares because he is sweet and loved by people around him, therefore totally different from the usual cliché of criminal. The singer Sheryl Crow has a minor, but effective participation in the role of an addicted junkie and his first victim in the story. The free merchandise of the manufacturer of sneakers is shameful and the "minus" of this good movie. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "Um a Menos" ("Less One")