Killshot (2008)

Beautiful Carmen Colson and her ironworker husband Wayne are placed in the Federal Witness Protection program after witnessing an "incident". Thinking they are at last safe, they are targeted by an experienced hit man and a psychopathic young upstart killer. The ensuing struggle will test Carmen to the limit.

Director:

John Madden

Writers:

Hossein Amini (screenplay), Elmore Leonard (novel)

Stars:

Thomas Jane, Diane Lane, Mickey Rourke

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Thomas Jane	...	Wayne Colson
Diane Lane	...	Carmen Colson
Mickey Rourke	...	Armand 'Blackbird' Degas
Joseph Gordon-Levitt	...	Richie Nix
Rosario Dawson	...	Donna
Alexis Butler	...	Girl in Hotel Room
Hal Holbrook	...	Papa
Brandon McGibbon	...	Blackbird's Kid Brother
Robert Gow	...	Prospective Buyer
Catherine Hayos	...	Prospective Buyer
Peter Kelly Gaudreault	...	Blackbird's Brother
Craig Blair	...	Construction Site Foreman
Michelle Arvizu	...	Nurse
Lynne Deragon	...	Mrs. Palino
Richard Zeppieri	...	Son-in-Law / Mafia Boss

Storyline

Beautiful Carmen Colson and her ironworker husband Wayne are placed in the Federal Witness Protection program after witnessing an extortion scheme go wrong. Thinking they are at last safe, they are targeted by an experienced intimidating hit man and a psychopathic young upstart killer. The ensuing struggle will test Carmen to the limit.

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Plot Keywords:

witness protection program | cigarette smoking | estranged couple | pistol | shower | 

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Taglines:

Yesterday she was a witness. Today she's a target.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, language and brief nudity

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [us]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 November 2008 (Israel)

Also Known As:

D'un coup, d'un seul

Filming Locations:

Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$10,741 (USA) (23 January 2009)

Gross:

$17,007 (USA) (30 January 2009)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Weinstein Company, The, FilmColony, Lawrence Bender Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

All the scenes involving corrupt cop Ferris Britton (Johnny Knoxville) were cut from the final movie because test screenings audiences didn't like the character.

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Goofs

When Amand is standing on the front of the Walpole-Algonac Ferry next to his car, you can clearly see the sign on the front of the ferry on the rail with the words Wallpole Island spelled with two L's.

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Quotes

Girl in Hotel Room: Are you through?
Armand 'The Blackbird' Degas: Not yet.
[shoots her]

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Soundtracks

"Listening To The Wind"
Written and Performed by Vince Two Eagles
Courtesy of Soar (Sound Of America Records)

User Reviews

Ouch!!

Well, Killshot is not awful, but it comes close. Production values are decent and the main actors do a pretty good job (except for Rosario Dawson in a wasted role), but the story is just pathetic. I don't know if the Elmore Leonard book had such dumb characters,since I haven't read it, but I'm guessing that the book was supposed to be at least slightly humorous. The movie has no detectable humor. After the first twenty minutes, you'll be yelling at the screen, "Oh, come on! Nobody's THAT stupid!!" In a nutshell, and without any spoilers, everybody acts in a manner convenient to the plot, which makes no sense anyway. A very frustrating and unrealistic movie, which may account for it sitting on the shelf for as long as it did.