Seven Psychopaths (2012)

A struggling screenwriter inadvertently becomes entangled in the Los Angeles criminal underworld after his oddball friends kidnap a gangster's beloved Shih Tzu.

Director:

Martin McDonagh

Writer:

Martin McDonagh

Stars:

Sam Rockwell, Colin Farrell, Christopher Walken

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 2 wins & 12 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michael Pitt	...	Larry
Michael Stuhlbarg	...	Tommy
Sam Rockwell	...	Billy
Colin Farrell	...	Marty
Abbie Cornish	...	Kaya
Christopher Walken	...	Hans
Helena Mattsson	...	Blonde Lady
Linda Bright Clay	...	Myra
Harry Dean Stanton	...	Man in Hat
James Landry Hébert	...	Killer (as James Hébert)
Christopher Gehrman	...	Cellmate
Christian Barillas	...	Catholic Priest
Joseph Lyle Taylor	...	Al
Kevin Corrigan	...	Dennis
Woody Harrelson	...	Charlie

Storyline

A struggling screenwriter ('Colin Farrell' ) inadvertently becomes entangled in the Los Angeles criminal underworld after his oddball friends (Christopher Walken and Sam Rockwell) kidnap a gangster's (Woody Harrelson) beloved Shih Tzu.

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Plot Keywords:

screenwriter | shih tzu | gangster | gay slur | rabbit | 

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Taglines:

They Won't Take Any Shih Tzu.

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence, bloody images, pervasive language, sexuality/nudity and some drug use

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Facebook [Germany]

Country:

UK

Language:

English Vietnamese

Release Date:

12 October 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

Sedam psihopata

Filming Locations:

Hollywood Forever Cemetery - 6000 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$15,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$4,174,915 (USA) (12 October 2012)

Gross:

$14,989,761 (USA) (14 December 2012)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Film4, Blueprint Pictures, British Film Institute (BFI)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Sound Mix:

Datasat Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Crispin Glover:  In the court room scene seated in front of Harry Dean Stanton.

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Goofs

In the desert, Marty brings Billy the two guns after Hans leaves. Billy takes both guns in his right hand when he starts to stand. When the camera angle changes, though, he twirls just one gun in his right hand.

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Quotes

Billy: Hiya Kaya!

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Crazy Credits

A surprise final scene interrupts the closing credits a few seconds after they start.

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Connections

Referenced in Chelsea Lately: Episode #6.31 (2012)

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Soundtracks

"Don't Start Loving Me If You're Gonna Stop"
Written by Carl Williams Smith
Performed by Veda Brown

User Reviews

Skinny, toothless, and blind

Hmm, it's quite risky with all these movies that expect to be watched twice to be fully understood. At times the first watch feels one too much already.

I saw In Bruges by the same director and I liked it. This one I didn't. So I wanted to write a review to say don't watch it. But then I changed my mind. Indeed, the movie reminds me of the joke with the man selling a horse at the market. A customer stops, looks at the horse, and a dialogue ensues:

• it looks so skinny...



• yes it's quite weak.



• and, it does not have teeth...



• no it doesn't... the twit!



• it also looks like it's not seeing well...



• yeah, it is blind; such an old piece of turd!



• then why bring it to the market?



• well, i just want to ridicule the bastard.

For a comedy I found the movie a bit like the horse in the story. A bit skinny (the humor is diluted by a dramatic atmosphere, a meta-text which also yearns to be critique of Hollywood clichés into which the film falls nevertheless), without teeth (that would be the plot, or any kind of character development), and blind (the movie starts with a discussion about shooting people in the eye and goes downhill towards scenes worthy of horror movies).

But "comedy" is in the eye of the beholder after all, so go and see it...