Dolan's Cadillac (2009)

A young man attempts to seek to avenge his wife's death after she is murdered by a Las Vegas mobster.

Director:

Jeff Beesley

Writers:

Richard Dooling (screenplay), Stephen King (short story)

Stars:

Christian Slater, Emmanuelle Vaugier, Wes Bentley

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Christian Slater	...	Dolan
Emmanuelle Vaugier	...	Elizabeth
Wes Bentley	...	Robinson
Greg Bryk	...	Chief
Aidan Devine	...	Roman
Al Sapienza	...	Fletcher
Karen LeBlanc	...	Delta
Cory Generoux	...	Pedro
Vivian Ng	...	Jun Li
Patrick Bird	...	Jose
Eugene Clark	...	Tink
Max Keene	...	Danny
Robert Benz	...	Sheriff Bob
Amy Matysio	...	Amy
Tony Munch	...	Blocker

Storyline

In Las Vegas, school teachers Robinson and his wife Elizabeth are trying for a baby. While horse riding through the desert one evening, Elizabeth witnesses the execution of two coyotes and an illegal immigrant by the human trafficker Jimmy Dolan and decides to report the incident to the police. However, she loses her cellular and Dolan finds it, tracks her address down and threatens her. Elizabeth goes to the FBI with Robinson and they move to a safe house under the protection of two agents. When Elizabeth sneaks from the house to buy pregnancy tests, her car explodes and she dies. Robinson decides to avenge Elizabeth's death.

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Plot Keywords:

mobster | horse riding | horse | desert | illegal immigrant | 

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Genres:

Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence and language

Details

Country:

Canada UK

Language:

English Spanish Chinese

Release Date:

1 April 2010 (Portugal)

Also Known As:

Dolan és a Cadillac

Filming Locations:

Canada Saskatchewan Production Studios, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Minds Eye Entertainment, Footprint Investments, Prescience

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min 105 min (European Film Market)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In Vegas Dolan stays at The Montressor Hotel. This is a tip to the story that inspired Stephen King to write 'Dolan's Cadillace' - Poe's 'The Cask of Amontillado'. "For God's Sake, Montressor!" is a famous line from this tale.

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Goofs

The second time it shows Robinson target shooting in the desert, he is shown loading his gun. When the cylinder is closed there is one empty chamber, meaning that he only has four shots loaded in this five shot gun. When he starts shooting at the target, however, he shoots five times.

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Quotes

Dolan: [after listening to Roman's quotes from Darwin] Ladies and Gentlemen, Charles fucking Darwin.

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Connections

Referenced in Bad Movie Beatdown: Scissors (2012)

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Soundtracks

"Hold On"
Performed by Crystal Kay
Written by Joey Carbone
Composed by Anthony Mazza, Christine Kellogg, Ron Harris

User Reviews

I agree it was a good movie!

I'm not sure why this would be a direct to DVD movie because it is a lot better than some of the crap I have seen hit the theaters. I mean, the movie "The Watchmen" made it into the theaters didn't it? or "The Spirit? Now those were a waste of time in my opinion. I love Christian Slater and he did an excellent job portraying an evil bastard that you love to hate. As said on another comment, it's not a huge blockbuster but it is definitely a good watch and I would recommend it. Perhaps you need to be a little morbid to enjoy it as much as I did but it needs to get the recognition that it deserves. Just because the trailer shows a lot of the movie doesn't mean you know everything. Trust me, I was surprised at the end. I give it a "2 thumbs up!"