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 | tequila | 

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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

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, 2 March 2014

Gross USA:

$56,574

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$461,780

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

When John Cusack pursues Robert DeNiro into the woods, he holds the gun in his left hand as his right hand becomes his wounded hand in this short sequence. The mistake becomes very obvious when looking at the mirrored text on his baseball cap.

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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 Kojak (1973)

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Soundtracks

I Got Loaded
Written by Camille Bob
Performed by Lil' Bob & The Lollipops
Courtesy of La Louisianne Records

User Reviews

Motel Room 13

That is the "german" title of the movie, which sees Cusack as a lovable bad guy. And while he is doing some despicable things, he also acts in a way that makes the audience care for him. Just the fact that it is Cusack playing that guy/character gives him some points in that direction. Only Paul Rudd might have had a more positive resonance from the audience (and it would have been fun to see him in a role like this).

The twists and turns of the movie are more or less predictable, but the movie is really nicely done. There is also a scene (a "clash" of some sorts, that you know is coming), with some really intense and good dialog (especially De Niros delivery). The rest is OK, with a leading lady that would bewitch almost any (straight) male.