Passion Play (2010)

An angel under the thumb of a ruthless gangster is saved by a trumpet player down on his luck.

Director:

Mitch Glazer

Writer:

Mitch Glazer (screenplay)

Stars:

Mickey Rourke, Megan Fox, Bill Murray

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mickey Rourke	...	Nate Poole
Megan Fox	...	Lily Luster
Bill Murray	...	Happy Shannon
Kelly Lynch	...	Harriet
Rhys Ifans	...	Sam Adamo
Chris Browning	...	Cecil
Mark Sivertsen	...	Walt (Man #2)
Rory Cochrane	...	Rickey
Frank Bond	...	Man #1 (With Walt)
Arron Shiver	...	Russell
Lora Martinez-Cunningham	...	Nurse Kohl (as Lora Cunningham)
Robert Wisdom	...	Malcolm
Liezl Carstens	...	April
Alex Essoe	...	Audrey (as Alexandra Essoe)
Brian Doyle-Murray	...	Billy Berg

Storyline

In Reno, the former successful trumpet player Nate Poole has a one night stand with the wife of the powerful and ruthless mobster Happy Shannon and one of his gangsters abducts Nate to kill him in the desert. Out of the blue, Nate is saved by Indians and he walks through the desert until he reaches a side show owned by Sam Adamo. Nate asks if Sam has a telephone to make a phone call to his friend Harriet, but he sees a beautiful woman with wings called Lily Luster and he asks a drink to her. Then he invites Lily to move with him to Reno. However Sam kidnaps Nate to kill him with a snake, but Lily rescues Nate with a truck and they head to Reno. Nate plots a scheme to raise some money, offering Lily to Happy. Along their journey back to Reno, Nate falls in love with her and he decides to call off the agreement with Happy. But the criminal finds Nate's hideout and abducts Lily and keeps the angel with him. Neverthless Nate is decided to rescue Lily from Hàppy's fortress.

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Plot Keywords:

angel | gangster | knife held to throat | musician | carnival | 

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Taglines:

Love Is Stronger Than Death

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language, some sexuality/nudity, violence and brief drug use

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2011 (Brazil)

Also Known As:

Ihtiras Oyunu

Filming Locations:

Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$8,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Annapurna Productions, Rebecca Wang Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Toby Kebbell was cast as Happy Shannon, but dropped out and Bill Murray replaced him.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Nate: Hey, Billy?

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Connections

Features Brute Force (1947)

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Soundtracks

"Dehlia"
Aaron Neville - Vocals
Allen Toussaint - Piano
Christian McBride - Upright Bass
Christian Scott - Trumpet
Kendrick Scott - Drums
Produced by Joe Henry
Recorded at Avatar Studios, NYC, January 2010

User Reviews

Awful Story, with Mickey Rourke Miscast and Fake Reviews Promoting this Flick

In Reno, the former successful trumpet player Nate Poole (Mickey Rourke) has one night stand with the wife of the powerful and ruthless mobster Happy Shannon (Bill Murray) and one gangster of his gang abducts Nate to kill him in the desert.

Out of the blue, Nate is saved by Indians and he walks through the desert until he reaches a side show owned by Sam Adamo (Rhys Ifans). Nate asks if Sam has a telephone to make a phone call to his friend Harriet (Kelly Lynch), but he sees a beautiful woman with wings called Lily Luster (Megan Fox) and he asks a drink to her. Then he invites Lily to move with him to Reno. However Sam kidnaps Nate to kill him with a snake, but Lily rescues Nate with a truck and they head to Reno.

Nate plots a scheme to raise some money, offering Lily to Happy. Along their journey back to Reno, Nate falls in love with her and he decides to call off the agreement with Happy. But the criminal finds Nate's hideout and abducts Lily and keeps the angel with him. Nevertheless Nate is decided to rescue Lily from Happy's fortress.

"Passion Play" is a weird film with an awful story, with Mickey Rourke absolutely miscast in the role of a washed up musician that falls in love with an angel performed by Megan Fox. In the 80's, Mickey Rourke was cool and one of the most handsome actors of cinema; but recently, he is deformed and one of the ugliest actors. Therefore, his romance with Lily is absurd and hard to believe and there is no reason for the gorgeous Megan Fox to fall in love with the old Mickey Rourke.

There are also inconsistent situations, especially when the conclusion is disclosed to the viewer. Last but not the least, there are many fake reviews promoting this flick. My vote is three.

Title (Brazil): "O Anjo do Desejo" ("The Angel of the Desire")