Dead Draw (2016)

Someone knows about the 25 million and the plane to Mexico. Someone killed the getaway pilot. As loyalty turns to suspicion and friends become enemies, 4 criminals try to find the rat and escape their past - if they can survive the night.

Director:

Brian Klemesrud

Writer:

Brian Klemesrud

Stars:

Michael Eklund, Elizabeth Tulloch, Gil Bellows

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Michael Eklund	...	Mack
Elizabeth Tulloch	...	Sarah Parker (as Bitsie Tulloch)
Gil Bellows	...	Harrison
Brit Shaw	...	Gracie
Slaine	...	Carver
Jim Dougherty	...	Stafford
Andy Ahrens	...	Dallas
Faust Checho	...	Jones
Aaron Crippen	...	Timperman
Josh Odor	...	The Drunk
Bill Elverman	...	Jackson
Paul Fleschner	...	Priest
Whitney Kraus Jones	...	Katie
Paul Haddad	...	Bartlett

Storyline

25 million dollars, 8 safety deposit boxes, and months before anyone will know it's gone. But Harrison's (Gil Bellows) perfect heist turns deadly when his safe-cracker, Mack (Michael Eklund), discovers their getaway pilot brutally murdered. Someone knew about the job, someone set them up. Stranded in a frozen hangar, held hostage by someone outside, loyalty turns to suspicion and friends turn to enemies. Now it's a race against time as the band of thieves try to uncover the rat and escape their troubled pasts... if they can survive the night.

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Taglines:

A game of chess no one can win.

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Genres:

Crime | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 September 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Martwy punkt

Company Credits

Production Co:

Rocket3, Coin Operated Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

When the big guy grabs the bottle of Scotch, on the label it says Scotch "Whiskey". Clearly made up by someone who isn't a Scotch drinker. Scotch is "Whisky". Irish and American product is spelled Whiskey.

User Reviews

Confusing and dramatically inert

I know very well the many difficulties independent filmmakers often have when trying to make a movie, a lot of them coming from the fact that these filmmakers usually have a lot less resources than filmmakers of big budget major studio films. So I will give some praise for the filmmakers of "Dead Draw" for coming up with a story that could easily be filmed on the pittance of the budget they had on their hands. While the movie is low budget, the seams don't show. Unfortunately, that's about the only praise I can give for this movie. The main reason why the movie fails is its script. For about two-thirds of the movie, we are subjected to so many flashbacks - and flashbacks that aren't for the most part that interesting or insightful - that it's impossible for the main story thread to build up any momentum or suspense. As a result, most of the movie plays out really flat and dull, punctuated occasionally by some murky plot touches that just add some confusion to the narrative. I think the filmmakers were trying to be somewhat different than many B-movies, but honestly I think they would have been more successful had they told this story in a more conventional way.