The Hollow Point (2016)

A new sheriff of a small town along the U.S. & Mexico border investigates a drug cartel deal that went horribly wrong.

Director:

Gonzalo López-Gallego

Writer:

Nils Lyew

Stars:

Patrick Wilson, Ian McShane, John Leguizamo

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Patrick Wilson	...	Wallace
Ian McShane	...	Leland
John Leguizamo	...	Atticus
Lynn Collins	...	Marla
Jim Belushi	...	Shep Diaz
Karli Hall	...	Lilly
David H. Stevens	...	Ken Mercy
Derek Boone	...	Samuel Gibbons
Yolanda Wood	...	Lydia
Michael Flynn	...	Jerry
Craig Clyde	...	Harry
Carl Hadra	...	Clay Kinston
Heather Beers	...	Ellie
Annette Wright	...	Ramona
Nathan Stevens	...	Clive Mercy

Storyline

Across the Southwest United States, dozens of towns in the Mexican borders are being plagued by arms dealers who make a fortune by smuggling guns and ammunition to arm the cartels. Rumoured to be dead, Sheriff Wallace returns as the prodigal son to his hometown in Los Reyes County, Arizona, to replace Leland, the unapologetic, small-town man of the law after a routine check that went terribly wrong and forced him to retire. Soon enough, Wallace will get caught in the middle of a bloody inquiry trying to find out those who struck the profitable deal, while at the same time, a stash of blood-money and a kill list made by the relentless Atticus, the cartel's resilient hit man, threatens the town's peace. From now on, there will be no arresting anymore.

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Plot Keywords:

sheriff | alcoholic | gunshot wound | pickup truck | bullet | 

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Taglines:

Good men can do bad things

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller | Western

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for bloody violence and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

Towards the midway point. The Sheriff begins carrying the revolver taken from the previous sheriff. What you will notice is that he never switches out his spare magazines that he had for his Berretta.

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Goofs

The opening intertitle card refers to "ammunition" and then in the next line says "millions of store bought bullets are now being smuggled into Mexico." Bullets are a component of an ammunition cartridge. For the remainder of the movie, all smuggling involves loaded cartridges. The correct term in the context of the title card would be "rounds," "cartridges," or "rounds of ammunition." Bullets is incorrect.

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Quotes

Leland: You' re not an unfortunate man. You're an auspicious parasite, and I need you to tell me who's on the other side of that spook!

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Soundtracks

La Feria De La Flores
Performed by Jorge Negrete
Written by Chucho Monge (as Jesus Monge)
Published by Peer Music P&C 1953

User Reviews

Very good movie

Realistic, frightening, gritty movie - unfortunately based on a real current topic/threat/situation. Movie visuals were stunning. Scenes of dusty roads, rusted trucks showed a pretty realistic view of life in a small border town. Somewhat of a cross between an old western with a good dose of modern day reality. Acting was good enough to make you forget that these guys are only playing characters to tell a story. a story. Patrick Wilson, Ian McShane and James Belushi were very good portraying good and bad sides of their characters. John Leguizamo was terrifying. I cannot understand why this movie was given only a limited release. It should have received a theater release to mass markets. Very good movie.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 December 2016 (Netherlands)

Also Known As:

The Hollow Point

Filming Locations:

Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$9,149

Company Credits

Production Co:

Atlas Independent

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1