Suicide Kings (1997)

A group of youngsters kidnap a respected Mafia figure.

Director:

Peter O'Fallon

Writers:

Josh McKinney (screenplay), Gina Goldman (screenplay)

Stars:

Christopher Walken, Denis Leary, Sean Patrick Flanery

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mark Watson	...	Doorman
Christopher Walken	...	Carlo Bartolucci / Charlie Barret
Denis Leary	...	Lono Veccio
Nina Siemaszko	...	Jennifer
Jay Della	...	Bartender (as Jay Fiondella)
Henry Thomas	...	Avery Chasten
Sean Patrick Flanery	...	Max Minot
Nathan Dana Aldrich	...	Marcus (as Nathan Dana)
Jay Mohr	...	Brett Cambell
Jeremy Sisto	...	T. K.
Frank Medrano	...	Heckle
Brad Garrett	...	Jeckyll
James Peter 'JP' O'Fallon Jr.	...	Kid #1
Nicholas Huttloff	...	Kid #2
Trent Bross	...	Maitre D'

Storyline

Ex-mob boss Christopher Walken is kidnapped by a group of four kids in a haphazard attempt at paying the ransom for another, separate kidnapping. Complexities arise as the group cannot seem to do anything right.

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Plot Keywords:

mobster | ransom | beating | mafia | rich kid | 

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Taglines:

Their plan was perfect... they weren't.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Mystery | Thriller | Crime

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence and language, and for some nudity and drug use

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 April 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

Asi in suicid

Filming Locations:

Fire Station 23 - 225 E. 5th Street, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$558,081, 19 April 1998, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$1,692,872, 12 July 1998

Company Credits

Production Co:

Live Entertainment,Dinamo Entertainment,Eyes 'n Rice

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

With the exception of the "Mickey Mantle" speech, Denis Leary improvised all of his dialogue.

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Goofs

Reflected in the mirror when the gang are debating how Charlie should go to the bathroom.

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Quotes

Marty: Don't go dying on me. Remember, I'm a lawyer. I've got friends in hell.

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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.

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Connections

Referenced in The Frogmarch (2015)

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Soundtracks

Sling Shot
Written by Reverend Horton Heat (as James Heath), Jim Wallace, Scott Churilla
Performed by Reverend Horton Heat
Courtesy of Interscope Records under license from Universal Special markets

User Reviews

damn good flick

I can't believe I hadn't heard of this movie before last night, although I do live in a fairly cinematically sheltered environment. I was walking through Blockbuster when I see out of the corner of my eye a picture of Chris Walken taped to a chair in front of Dennis Leary and Jay Mohr. I pick up the box, I read the back, I rent the movie. When I got home and watched it, I was, to say the very least, impressed. Left with only one question regarding Dennis Leary's character's heritage (which isn't all that important), I really liked this movie. I wouldn't call it a film for the ages, but I surely would disregard it as decent entertainment either. I would call it a really good movie. Chris Walken is fantastic and the dialouge is great. Come to find out this is Peter O'Fallon's first film, and that he has only done one other film since (he's done a bunch of television), I'm surprized and impressed.