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 | violence against women | man punches a woman | 

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Taglines:

The cat's in the bag.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, sexual content and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

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

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Goofs

Rebecca Da Costa is woken in the bath tub by John Cusack. He tells her about the death of his wife, she has a big bruise on the side of her forehead, the bruise then changes to the other side of the forehead.

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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

really disappointing

I was really attracted to this movie due to the cast. I love Crispin Glover, and his role and acting were great. I felt the script was really weak at times, which left the other two stars, Jon Cusack and Robert DeNiro looking pretty pathetic. The chick was smoking hot, but again the acting seemed like acting. No Oscars here.

I also felt the director was building a few moments to crescendo and reveal a shocking truth or twist, but the film was so predictable, all the efforts fell short. The movie dragged on and in the end, predictable.

I did like the location of the motel, a really creepy atmosphere. Good job, location scout.

This movie is watchable, but not something you'll be telling friends about.

Details

Official Sites:

Official iTunes Official site

Country:

Bahamas USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 March 2014 (Republic of North Macedonia)

Also Known As:

The Bag Man

Filming Locations:

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$29,231, 2 March 2014

Gross USA:

$56,574

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$461,780

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cinedigm Entertainment Group, ALLaBorde Films, Red Granite International

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1