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Suicide Kings

  • 19971997
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  • 1h 46m
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6.9/10
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Christopher Walken, Sean Patrick Flanery, Jay Mohr, Henry Thomas, Jeremy Sisto, and Johnny Galecki in Suicide Kings (1997)
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A group of youngsters kidnap a respected Mafia figure.A group of youngsters kidnap a respected Mafia figure.A group of youngsters kidnap a respected Mafia figure.
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    • Peter O'Fallon
  • Writers
    • Josh McKinney(screenplay)
    • Gina Goldman(screenplay)
    • Wayne Allan Rice(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Christopher Walken
    • Denis Leary
    • Sean Patrick Flanery
    • Peter O'Fallon
  • Writers
    • Josh McKinney(screenplay)
    • Gina Goldman(screenplay)
    • Wayne Allan Rice(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Christopher Walken
    • Denis Leary
    • Sean Patrick Flanery
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    • 170User reviews
    • 44Critic reviews
    • 43Metascore
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    Sean Patrick Flanery, Jay Mohr, Henry Thomas, Jeremy Sisto, and Johnny Galecki in Suicide Kings (1997)
    Christopher Walken, Sean Patrick Flanery, Jay Mohr, Henry Thomas, Jeremy Sisto, and Johnny Galecki in Suicide Kings (1997)
    Sean Patrick Flanery, Jay Mohr, Henry Thomas, Jeremy Sisto, and Johnny Galecki in Suicide Kings (1997)
    Christopher Walken and Denis Leary in Suicide Kings (1997)
    Christopher Walken and Denis Leary in Suicide Kings (1997)
    Johnny Galecki in Suicide Kings (1997)
    Jay Mohr in Suicide Kings (1997)
    Jeremy Sisto in Suicide Kings (1997)
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    Sean Patrick Flanery in Suicide Kings (1997)
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    Christopher Walken
    Christopher Walken
    • Carlo Bartolucci…
    Denis Leary
    Denis Leary
    • Lono Veccio
    Sean Patrick Flanery
    Sean Patrick Flanery
    • Max Minot
    Mark Watson
    • Doorman
    Nina Siemaszko
    Nina Siemaszko
    • Jennifer
    Jay Della
    • Bartender
    • (as Jay Fiondella)
    Henry Thomas
    Henry Thomas
    • Avery Chasten
    Nathan Dana Aldrich
    Nathan Dana Aldrich
    • Marcus
    • (as Nathan Dana)
    Jay Mohr
    Jay Mohr
    • Brett Cambell
    Jeremy Sisto
    Jeremy Sisto
    • T. K.
    Frank Medrano
    Frank Medrano
    • Heckle
    Brad Garrett
    Brad Garrett
    • Jeckyll
    James Peter 'JP' O'Fallon Jr.
    • Kid #1
    Nicholas Huttloff
    • Kid #2
    Trent Bross
    • Maitre D'
    Cliff De Young
    Cliff De Young
    • Marty
    • (as Cliff DeYoung)
    Lisanne Falk
    Lisanne Falk
    • Marty's Wife
    Johnny Galecki
    Johnny Galecki
    • Ira Reder
      • Peter O'Fallon
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      • Wayne Allan Rice(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      With the exception of the "Mickey Mantle" speech, Denis Leary improvised all of his dialogue.
    • Goofs
      After the power goes out the first time the microwave clock is still going.
    • Quotes

      Lono Veccio: Well, if you give me a couple minutes of your time, I got a few things I'd like to talk to ya about. You know, uh, what you did wasn't really your fault. It's what you call a, uh, genetic defect. Mom called it the, the gene. My grandfather had the gene. He, uh, came over on the boat from Ireland in 1912 and I guess he passed it on to my old man. My old man was a great guy, a real pussy cat, you know, hard worker. Big sports fan, but sometimes on his way home from the docks he liked to stop in with the guys and have a couple of beers, ya know. I remember coming home from school one day, and, uh, the whole house was dark. Couldn't figure it out. I heard my mom crying off in the dark someplace, and I was old enough at that point I could reach the light switch. I turned the lights on, and I saw what he did to her. So I went to my room and I got the, uh, baseball bat. Mickey Mantel model my old man give me for Christmas, and I found the old man passed out in the bathtub, and I tattooed him. Needless to say, when I came home every day from school after that, the, uh, house is lit up like Ebbets Field, and the old man, uh, never drank again. So all I'm saying to you is, if you wanna drink, you go ahead and drink. But if I ever find out that you laid your hands on that little girl again, me and Mr. Mantle are gonna pay you a visit, my friend.

    • Crazy credits
      The credits run like scratched up film is going through a projector (similar to the beginning of the film). The movie ends/post credits with this scratched film burning up and melting.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: The Object of My Affection/Paulie/Nightwatch/Suicide Kings/Wild Man Blues/Chinese Box (1998)
    • Soundtracks
      Shattered
      Written by Frankie Blue, Cinjun Tate

      Performed by Frankie Blue, Cinjun Tate

      Cinjun Tate appears courtesy of Geffen Records

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    Creepy cool thriller
    It's hard to name a genre for Suicide Kings, so I put it in my beloved category of "twisted thriller". I compare it with movies like Reservoir Dogs, The Usual Suspects, U-Turn, Kalifornia, Wild Things, True Romance and A Simple Plan. Like all of the above, SK was violent, bloody and full of surprising twists. To add to its shadowy charm, it had a psychotic sense of humor. But the most amazing thing about this movie is Christopher Walken's subtly venomous performance, which complements the sharp, individualized performances of the younger cast members. Walken plays Charlie Barrett, a man who is unwittingly "recruited" to help five college-aged rich kids rescue one of their sisters, who has been kidnapped for a $2 million ransom. The five kids: nervous Avery (Henry Thomas), the one whose sis Elise (Laura Harris) is endangered; handsome Max (Sean Patrick Flanery), who is Elise's sweetheart; Brett (Jay Mohr), the one with a hell of an anger problem; aspiring doctor TK (Jeremy Sisto); and ultra-neurotic Ira (Johnny Galecki) whose house becomes a hideout for the kids after they kidnap Barrett. Brett concocts the plan. Max drugs him, TK severs one of his digits, and Charlie is duct-taped to a fancy office chair, hooked up to an IV which is pumping more drugs into him. Meantime, Avery broods nervously over his missing sis and Ira squeals endlessly about the blood TK is getting all over the nice varnished floor. While the boys bicker at each other about how to continue their insanely flawed caper, Barrett regards this group of inexperienced whipper-snappers with a myriad mix of sympathy, amusement and anger. But anger from a man like Charlie Barrett is not to be taken lightly, it is to be feared. Charlie is a man who with one spoken word, could have these five kids murdered and their bodies hidden where no one will ever find them. You know that from the minute you meet him, but the scariest thing about Charlie is his quiet mannerism. This serpent is indeed subtil. He does not shout, he gently whispers hints of warning to the kids that they've made a bad mistake messing with him. He taps into these kids early on, uncovering their dirty little family secrets and their own individual not-so-secret addictions, to drink, to drugs, to gambling. And he uses devices, honed from years of experience in a world these kids know nothing about, to his advantage. He may be physically incapacitated, he may be outnumbered, but he knows the kids are still no match for him. There's no arrogance in this knowledge, and it is truly creepy. It's a battle of wits that kept me on the edge of my seat, gave me the most delicious shivers of perverse anticipation, and it was honestly very hard to know which side to route for. I really love this movie. See it if you haven't. : )~
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    • Aug 27, 1999

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      • September 25, 1998 (Greece)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • City of Industry, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Live Entertainment
      • Dinamo Entertainment
      • Eyes 'n Rice
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    • 1 hour 46 minutes
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