Bullet to the Head (2012)

After watching their respective partners die, a New Orleans hitman and a Washington, D.C. detective form an alliance in order to bring down their common enemy.

Director:

Walter Hill

Writers:

Alessandro Camon (screenplay by), Alexis Nolent (based on the graphic novel "Du plomb dans la tête" written by) (as Matz)

Stars:

Sylvester Stallone, Jason Momoa, Christian Slater

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sylvester Stallone	...	James Bonomo
Sung Kang	...	Taylor Kwon
Sarah Shahi	...	Lisa
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje	...	Robert Nkomo Morel
Jason Momoa	...	Keegan
Christian Slater	...	Marcus Baptiste
Jon Seda	...	Louis Blanchard
Holt McCallany	...	Hank Greely
Brian Van Holt	...	Ronnie Earl
Weronika Rosati	...	Lola
Dane Rhodes	...	LT. Lebreton
Marcus Lyle Brown	...	Detective Towne
Andrew Austin-Peterson	...	Crawfish Hollow Band
Paul Etheredge	...	Crawfish Hollow Band
Robert Cavan Carruth	...	Crawfish Hollow Band

Storyline

In New Orleans, hit men James Bonomo, a.k.a. Jimmy Bobo, and Louis Blanchard execute dirty cop Hank Greely in a hotel room. But they are betrayed and Louis is stabbed in a bar by a mercenary named Keegan while waiting for the payment of the contract. Meanwhile, Washington D.C. police detective Taylor Kwon comes to New Orleans to investigate the murder of Greely, who had stolen evidence from the New Orleans Police Department. Soon he is shot by two dirty detectives but Jimmy saves his life. Jimmy brings Taylor to the shop of his daughter Lisa and she removes the bullet from his shoulder and nurses him. Taylor and Jimmy form the most unlikely partnership to investigate the crimes and after contacting the intermediate Ronnie Earl that had hired Jimmy and Louis, they discover a network of corruption formed by the lawyer Marcus Baptiste and the entrepreneur Robert Nkomo Morel.

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Plot Keywords:

female rear nudity | man tied up | tied to chair | bloody nose | scene of the crime | 

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Taglines:

Revenge never gets old.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

Did You Know?

Trivia

Walter Hill said the film would be called a "buddy movie" but that he made "anti-buddy movies".

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Goofs

When entering the toilet at the party, Christian Slater's (Marcus Baptiste) mask is down covering his face. The next shot, it is on his forehead. After being attacked by Stallone (Bobo), his mask is down and covering his face again.

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Quotes

[first lines]
James Bonomo: The guy I just saved is a cop. That's not the usual way I do things, but sometimes you gotta abandon your principles and do what's right.

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Crazy Credits

In the opening credits, an animated flying bullet destroys the logos of the various production companies.

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Connections

Referenced in Mortal Kombat 11 (2019)

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Soundtracks

Family
Written by Jay Weigel
Courtesy of Floating City Press

User Reviews

If You Like Stallone, You'll Like This

Now i'll admit I'm an action junkie and almost all the movies I review are in this genre. So with that in mind I'm an obvious fan of Stallone and Walter Hill. If you are also you'll like this as he one lines, punches, shoots, explodes and stabs his way through this film. Now the plot is very cliché and predictable which is why I would give it a 6.

However I do enjoy the retro,cheesy 80's feel this movie has.Overall, the film is average but watchable. Thats because of the Stallone/Hill combination and the action throughout.Comparing it to another similar retro action film from an ageing action star in early 2013 (The Last Stand),I felt that the last stand was more fun and enjoyable. But I'd still recommend both films if your a fan of the genre and the actors.

6/10

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA India Switzerland

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 February 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

Headshot

Filming Locations:

Kenner, Louisiana, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$45,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$4,548,201, 3 February 2013

Gross USA:

$9,489,829

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$21,947,209

Company Credits

Production Co:

IM Global, Dark Castle Entertainment, Millar Gough Ink

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat SDDS

Color:

Color Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1