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The Butcher

  • 20092009
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  • 1h 35m
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5.3/10
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The Butcher (2009)
A mob enforcer is set up for a fall, but when he slips the trap he snaps and seeks retribution, living up to his moniker: The Butcher.
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A mob enforcer is set up for a fall, but when he slips the trap he snaps and seeks retribution, living up to his moniker: The Butcher.A mob enforcer is set up for a fall, but when he slips the trap he snaps and seeks retribution, living up to his moniker: The Butcher.A mob enforcer is set up for a fall, but when he slips the trap he snaps and seeks retribution, living up to his moniker: The Butcher.
IMDb RATING
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862
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    • Jesse V. Johnson
    • Jesse V. Johnson
  • Stars
    • Eric Roberts
    • Robert Davi
    • Keith David
    • Jesse V. Johnson
    • Jesse V. Johnson
  • Stars
    • Eric Roberts
    • Robert Davi
    • Keith David
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    • 22User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
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    Eric Roberts
    Eric Roberts
    • Merle 'The Butcher' Hench
    Robert Davi
    Robert Davi
    • Murdoch
    Keith David
    Keith David
    • Larry Cobb
    Geoffrey Lewis
    Geoffrey Lewis
    • Naylor
    Irina Björklund
    Irina Björklund
    • Jackie
    Paul Dillon
    Paul Dillon
    • Doyle
    Jerry Trimble
    Jerry Trimble
    • Eddie Hellstrom
    Michael Ironside
    Michael Ironside
    • Teddy Carmichael
    Bokeem Woodbine
    Bokeem Woodbine
    • Chinatown Pete
    Guillermo Diaz
    Guillermo Diaz
    • Owen Geiger
    • (as Guillermo Díaz)
    Julie Carmen
    Julie Carmen
    • Rose
    Vernon Wells
    Vernon Wells
    • 1970's IRA Commander
    • (as Vernon Maxwell)
    Maddy Howard
    • Waitress
    Anthony V. Pugliese III
    • The Man from Reno
    Duane Whitaker
    Duane Whitaker
    • Car Buyer
    Joe Hess
    • Pearl
    Timothy V. Murphy
    Timothy V. Murphy
    • Tyke
    • (as Tim Murphy)
    Charles Arthur Berg
    • 'Loco' Charlie
      • Jesse V. Johnson
      • Jesse V. Johnson
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    • Trivia
      Merle kept saying the charger was a original 69 charger. To bad its actually a 71/72 charger.
    • Goofs
      After Merle and Jackie steal the car from the Sportsman Hotel and are on their way to see Murdoch, its clear that the driving scene is green screened and the reflection in the shop windows is a silver SUV and not the car that they stole.
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      Referenced in Cult Legends and Rising Stars: Cult Legends: Bokeem Woodbine (2016)
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    User reviews22

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    9/10
    Cool, Gritty, Hardboiled Action Movie
    Eric Roberts is Hench, a henchman for a crime boss played by Robert Davi. After several loyal years to Davi's character, things go wrong when Hench gets ambushed during a shakedown. Unlike most movies, however, Hench ends up with some big money and a girl (the beautiful Irina Bjorklund), and plots his bullet-riddled revenge against Davi and the men who crossed him.

    "The Butcher" was pretty sweet. You can tell that the films director, the up and coming Jesse V. Johnson, is experienced behind the camera. He knows what an audience (in this case mostly male) wants to see; Action. And that's what you get with The Butcher, Eric Roberts shooting his way out of a life he's tired of squandering. The action is terrific, the sets are cool, and the overall effect is a nicely done action piece.

    Roberts does a great job, convincingly playing a cool, badass henchman. For once he doesn't overplay the role, instead he's cool as can be, even when the bullets fly. Irina Bjorklund is a great up and comer as well. Davi fills a great performance as the film's antagonist, a major crime boss who's about to go down. Keith David, Bokeem Woodbine, and a small appearance by Michael Ironside round out the cast, all in terrific performances.

    Overall a very cool action movie.
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    • Release date
      • July 14, 2009 (United States)
      • United States
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      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • 1751 E Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • World Films
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    • 1 hour 35 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

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