Blood, Guts, Bullets and Octane (1998)

A Cherry Pontiac Lemans Convertible...Two Days...Two-Hundred & Fifty Grand. When your lemon lot hits the skids you glom the gig no matter what the smell. For Bob and Sid, two slicked-back ... See full summary »

Director:

Joe Carnahan

Writer:

Joe Carnahan

Stars:

Mike Maas, Nick Fenske, Mark Priolo

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mike Maas	...	Victor Drub / Dumpster Bum
Nick Fenske	...	Mechanic
Mark Priolo	...	Frank Priolo
Joe Carnahan	...	Sid French
Andrew Fowler	...	Mike Carbuyer
Gloria Gómez	...	Julie Carbuyer (as Gloria Gomez)
Dan Leis	...	Bob Melba
Josephine Arreola	...	Elda
Dave Booth	...	Jerry
Kevin Hale	...	Pinto Guy
Max Ancar	...	Frank Manzano
Leah Carnahan	...	Ginger
Scott Taylor	...	Dick Dupree Sr.
Eric Lutes	...	Dick Dupree Jr.
Carlos V. Hernandez	...	Diaz Carbajal (as Carlos Hernandez)

Storyline

A Cherry Pontiac Lemans Convertible...Two Days...Two-Hundred & Fifty Grand. When your lemon lot hits the skids you glom the gig no matter what the smell. For Bob and Sid, two slicked-back burnouts, bum luck runs in spades. With a goose-egg for cash flow and a fore-closure falling fast, they take the gig. The Upside: Fat Cash...The Flipside...Every Thug, Crook, Punk and Mercenary on the planet looking to get rich.

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Plot Keywords:

car | long title | punctuation in title | comma in title | independent film

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Taglines:

Two Cats...One Car...And A World Of Hurt.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence and pervasive language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 October 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

Blood & Bullets

Filming Locations:

Sacramento, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$7,300 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$7,560 (USA) (9 April 1999)

Gross:

$13,674 (USA) (16 April 1999)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Short Fuse Films, Next Wave Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Sid is shot and Bob is helping to bind the wound, they both begin to tie off below the wound, instead of above it (between the wound and the heart, in order to constrict blood flow). When we next see Sid's leg, the wound is bound correctly, above the wound.

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Connections

Referenced in Narc: Making the Deal (2003)

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Soundtracks

"Spreadin' My Love"
(1995)
Written by Ken Rudulph and Vince Mellone
Performed by Mama's Gravy

User Reviews

OK Tarantino retread.

It amazes me the impact that two movies ("Reservoir Dogs" and "Pulp Fiction") can have. Quentin Tarantino has become by far the most imitated director of his generation on the strength of those two movies.

"Blood, Guts, Bullets and Octane" is one in a long, long string of Tarantino ripoffs, but it's certainly not a bad one (like "Two Days in the Valley," which made me want to puke). As the title suggests, it's high-energy, high-impact, and gritty. Actual, indie-film gritty, not Hollywood faux gritty. Still, the overwhelming unoriginality of the whole affair kind of bogs it down.

Carnahan has since attained his own identity and gone on to vastly better things, though: "Narc" is perhaps the best cop movie I have ever seen.