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The Death and Life of Bobby Z
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Overview

User Rating:
5.8/10   3,882 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Bob Krakower (screenplay) &
Allen Lawrence (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
17 November 2007 (Japan) more
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Tagline:
You can't out-run yourself. more
Plot:
A DEA agent provides former Marine Tim Kearney with a way out of his prison sentence: impersonate Bobby Z... more | full synopsis
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(2 articles)
User Comments:
Not too bad for straight to DVD more (24 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Paul Walker ... Tim Kearney

Laurence Fishburne ... Tad Gruzsa

Olivia Wilde ... Elizabeth

Jason Flemyng ... Brian

Keith Carradine ... Johnson

Joaquim de Almeida ... Don Huertero

J.R. Villarreal ... Kit
Jason Lewis ... Bobby Z

Jacob Vargas ... Jorge Escobar

Michael Bowen ... Duke

M.C. Gainey ... Boom Boom

Josh Stewart ... Monk
Margo Martindale ... Macy

Raymond J. Barry ... Stanley (as Raymond Barry)
Julio Oscar Mechoso ... Mexican Detective
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Bobby Z (USA) (DVD title)
Kill Bobby Z - Ein Deal um Leben und Tod (Germany) (DVD title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for violence, some drug use, language and brief nudity.
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USA:97 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Initially, the film was going to be released theatrically by Warner Bros., who have a first look deal with Millennium Films, but after the film tested poorly, WB decided to pass. Sony picked it up as a direct-to-video feature. more
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Factual errors: At the ranch, one of the characters refers to a horse as the progeny of Red Rum. Red Rum did not sire any offspring as he was a gelding. more
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Agua De Rosas more

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2 out of 3 people found the following comment useful.
Not too bad for straight to DVD, 17 April 2009
5/10
Author: from United States

For a seemingly low budget film, Bobby Z wasn't too bad. Moves pretty quickly, but with a weak storyline and plot, it is clear why it was a straight to DVD feature. Paul Walker does a decent job with a character that an Actor won't be able to do much with, except go with the flow. No real surprises, or twists and turns, just straight to the point B rated action. Actually has some pretty good fighting sequences and shoot outs. Laurence Fishburne is surprisingly cast as a supporting with a weak performance, mainly due to the script and content and possibly direction as well. Bobby Z is definitely a good B movie, with a rating of 5 overall considering everything listed above. All in all, this film is definitely worth watching if you're just chillin' with 97 minutes to spare. And Paul Walker is not nearly as bad an Actor as everyone tries to make him out to be. Have fun.

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