The Bag Man (2014)

A criminal bides his time at a seedy motel, waiting for his boss after killing several men and making away with a mystery bag.

Director:

David Grovic

Writers:

David Grovic, Paul Conway

Stars:

John Cusack, Rebecca Da Costa, Robert De Niro

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
John Cusack	...	Jack
Rebecca Da Costa	...	Rivka
Robert De Niro	...	Dragna
Crispin Glover	...	Ned
Dominic Purcell	...	Larson
Martin Klebba	...	Guano
Sticky Fingaz	...	Lizard (as Kirk 'Sticky Fingaz' Jones)
David Shumbris	...	Pike
Chazz Menendez	...	Man in Suit #1
Ian Mclaughlin	...	Man in Suit #2
Theodus Crane	...	Goose
Mike Mayhall	...	Deputy Jones
Danny Cosmo	...	Bishop
John Wilmot	...	Teller
J. Todd Anderson	...	Harvey

Storyline

A professional shooter gets a new job from his boss. The job is simple to bring him a bag without opening it. But everyone on this town wants that bag. So Jack has to protect the bag and try to carry out his mission. In this city he will meet a lot of people and he will seduced by mysterious woman.

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Plot Keywords:

motel | assault rifle | bagman | tequila | red wine | 

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Taglines:

The cat's in the bag.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, sexual content and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official iTunes Official site

Country:

Bahamas USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 March 2014 (Republic of Macedonia)

Also Known As:

The Bag Man

Filming Locations:

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$29,231, 28 February 2014, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$48,817, 9 March 2014

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cinedigm Entertainment Group,Red Granite International,TinRes Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the end credits, Matthew Williams is listed twice as Set Dresser.

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Goofs

The broccoli on Robert DeNiro's plate (on the plane) changes positions several times.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Jack: You want to tell me what this is all about? I mean, if you want me to protect this, don't you want me to know what it is?
Dragna: No, I don't.
Jack: Okay. Can I ask you a question?
Dragna: Go ahead.
Jack: In all due respect, why don't you just hire FedEx?
Dragna: Because I'm hiring you, Jack.
Jack: So, you want me to pick up this bag and bring it to you, and that's it?
Dragna: I want to pay you an exorbitant amount of money to get the bag and bring it to me.

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Connections

References The Wizard of Oz (1939)

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Soundtracks

Lezz Bounce
Written by Dorian Childs
Performed by Dorian Childs
Published by Cherokan Music Publishing
Courtesy of Song and Film

User Reviews

I am speechless, but fortunately I can still write.

Preamble; I love movies of all genres from The Princess Bride to Total Recall with side-trips through the classics and British Comedies. That being said, this is perhaps the worst movie I've seen to which actors of this caliber have been attached. This is Grovic's first directorial attempt, and he has yet to develop a sense of tone, story-telling, etc... This movie is a mish-mash of other stories pasted together with no commitment to it being a comedy, gritty suspense story, visceral murder and mayhem fest or spoof. It's a mystery, to me, why these very talented actors made this movie. Are they friends or relatives of the director? Did he have a colossal budget to pay them? Was the script great and then thrown out during the process of making the movie? Beats me. I rented from a Red Box and I feel cheated at $1.20 Sorry for being so harsh about this film, but when proved actors whom I regularly pay theater prices to see work make a movie like this it's jarring to my artistic sensibility. Better luck next time.