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The Way of the Gun

  • 20002000
  • RR
  • 1h 59m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
34K
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Ryan Phillippe, Juliette Lewis, James Caan, Benicio Del Toro, and Taye Diggs in The Way of the Gun (2000)
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Two criminal drifters without sympathy get more than they bargained for after kidnapping and holding for ransom the surrogate mother carrying a baby for a powerful, shady man.Two criminal drifters without sympathy get more than they bargained for after kidnapping and holding for ransom the surrogate mother carrying a baby for a powerful, shady man.Two criminal drifters without sympathy get more than they bargained for after kidnapping and holding for ransom the surrogate mother carrying a baby for a powerful, shady man.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
34K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
8,604
102
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    • Director
      • Christopher McQuarrie
    • Writer
      • Christopher McQuarrie
    • Stars
      • Ryan Phillippe
      • Benicio Del Toro
      • Juliette Lewis
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Christopher McQuarrie
    • Writer
      • Christopher McQuarrie
    • Stars
      • Ryan Phillippe
      • Benicio Del Toro
      • Juliette Lewis
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 341User reviews
    • 87Critic reviews
    • 49Metascore

    Videos2

    The Way of the Gun
    Trailer 2:09
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    The Way of the Gun

    Photos33

    Bess Armstrong at an event for The Way of the Gun (2000)
    Bess Armstrong at an event for The Way of the Gun (2000)
    James Caan at an event for The Way of the Gun (2000)
    Benicio Del Toro at an event for The Way of the Gun (2000)
    Taye Diggs at an event for The Way of the Gun (2000)
    Fred Dryer at an event for The Way of the Gun (2000)
    Neil Patrick Harris at an event for The Way of the Gun (2000)
    Kristin Lehman at an event for The Way of the Gun (2000)
    Kristin Lehman at an event for The Way of the Gun (2000)
    Geoffrey Lewis at an event for The Way of the Gun (2000)
    Juliette Lewis at an event for The Way of the Gun (2000)
    Juliette Lewis, Stephen Berra, and Geoffrey Lewis at an event for The Way of the Gun (2000)

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    Ryan Phillippe
    Ryan Phillippe
    • Mr. Parker
    Benicio Del Toro
    Benicio Del Toro
    • Harold Longbaugh
    Juliette Lewis
    Juliette Lewis
    • Robin
    Taye Diggs
    Taye Diggs
    • Jeffers
    Nicky Katt
    Nicky Katt
    • Obecks
    Geoffrey Lewis
    Geoffrey Lewis
    • Abner Mercer
    Dylan Kussman
    Dylan Kussman
    • Dr. Allen Painter
    Scott Wilson
    Scott Wilson
    • Hale Chidduck
    Kristin Lehman
    Kristin Lehman
    • Francesca Chidduck
    James Caan
    James Caan
    • Joe Sarno
    Henry Griffin
    • P. Whipped
    Armando Guerrero
    Armando Guerrero
    • Federale #1
    • (as Mando Guerrero)
    Andres Orozco
    Andres Orozco
    • Federale #2
    Jan Hanks
    • Receptionist
    • (as Jan Jensen)
    José Pérez
    José Pérez
    • ?
    • (as Jose Perez)
    Neil Pollock
    • Interviewer
    Irene Santiago
    Irene Santiago
    • Sloppy Prostitute
    Sarah Silverman
    Sarah Silverman
    • Raving Bitch
    • Director
      • Christopher McQuarrie
    • Writer
      • Christopher McQuarrie
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The unusual car chase scenes after the kidnapping were Benicio Del Toro's idea. He suggested this to writer and director Christopher McQuarrie after watching Cops (1989), where a couple of criminals did the same when cops were chasing them.
    • Goofs
      The shape and size of the bandage (and the blood thereon) above Dr. Parker's right eye while he's in the truck stop restroom talking to Parker and Longbaugh.
    • Quotes

      Longbaugh: There's always free cheese in a mousetrap.

    • Crazy credits
      Henry Griffin is listed as P. Whipped. He is the guy whose girlfriend is yelling at Parker and Longbaugh and ends up fighting them, thus he is "P[ussy] Whipped."
    • Alternate versions
      In Germany, a FSK-16 version was released and was cut. An FSK-18 uncut version was also released.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Nurse Betty/Turn it Up/The Way of the Gun/The Watcher/Dark Days (2000)
    • Soundtracks
      Rip This Joint
      Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards

      Performed by The Rolling Stones

    User reviews341

    Review
    Top review
    Not a brilliant or perfect film but a solid and entertaining old-school genre film with good dialogue and direction
    Longbaugh and Parker are two criminal drifters who have maimed and murdered their way through existence. Earning money however they can, they learn of a young woman who is being a surrogate mother for a rich businessman. In a violent shootout, they snatch the woman (Robin) from her two bodyguards and escape. When they make their demands though they learn that the father of the baby is a man who handles money and such on behalf of the mobsters and other undesirables. With the pressure on, Longbaugh and Parker find themselves pursued by a variety of men all with different interests and priorities. However it ends, it will not end well.

    Having already gotten his Oscar, McQuarrie sets out to make his directing debut with a film that, lets be honest, was never going to stand up to the fame of what had gone before. However what he does deliver is a satisfying story in a world where morals and good people don't really exists and the acceptance of violence is as common as the acceptance of the world being round. In doing this the film doesn't make itself out as a classic or a brilliant film that will win over all audiences but it does produce a good crime story with interesting twists, strong dialogue, a good helping of cool and so on. So far so Tarantino I assumed from the start but, where countless others have rifted on this theme, McQuarrie steps back to something a bit more fundamental and a bit more in (as others have said) Peckinpah territory. I found the lack of pop culture to be quite refreshing – particularly after so many ripoffs. This is not to say that the film is akin to the second coming, because it isn't, but it is a very enjoyable genre film in a genre that is easily stuck on "repeat".

    McQuarrie's direction is good. Like the overall approach of the film he is professional and steady and touches of style (eg the momentary freeze-frames) are selectively and well used. The cast are roundly good with everyone singing from the same tough song sheet. Del Toro fits the film like a glove and he works well with Ryan – helping to cover up for the fact that the latter doesn't totally work as a violent, criminal drifter. Caan is typically a class act who does well even if his character isn't as filled out as I would have liked. I found Lewis a bit grating but that is generally because I'm not a massive fan of her anyway. The support cast has solid enough turns from Diggs, Geoffrey Lewis and a typically foul-mouthed turn from Silverman in the opening scene that perhaps doesn't fit the film but certainly gets your attention.

    Overall then a solid genre film that is delivered in a serious and refreshingly old-school manner. Not a brilliant or perfect film, but moaning that it isn't Usual Suspects is unfair and those that meet it on its genre terms will find it steady and entertaining.
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    • bob the moo
    • Dec 22, 2006

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 8, 2000 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Vidio (Indonesia)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Cái Giá Phải Trả Lại
    • Filming locations
      • Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
    • Production companies
      • Artisan Entertainment
      • Aqaba Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $8,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $6,055,661
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,150,979
      • Sep 10, 2000
    • Gross worldwide
      • $13,200,972
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 59 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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