Suicide Kings (1997)

Note Générale:

6,9/10   

Réalisateur:

Peter O'Fallon

Scénaristes (WGA):

Josh McKinney (screenplay) and
Gina Goldman (screenplay) ...

Date de sortie:

17 avril 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Comedie | Drame | Mystère | Thriller | Crime

Accroche:

Their plan was perfect... they weren't.

Intrigue:

A group of youngsters kidnap a respected Mafia figure.

Plot Keywords:

Mobster | Kidnapping | Mafia | Rich Kid | Bloodshed

Avis des utilisateurs:

Dark, yet oddly funny

Ensemble

Mark Watson	...	Doorman
Christopher Walken	...	Carlo Bartolucci / Charlie Barret
Denis Leary	...	Lono Veccio
Nina Siemaszko	...	Jennifer
Jay Della	...	Bartender (as Jay Fiondella)
Henry Thomas	...	Avery Chasten
Sean Patrick Flanery	...	Max Minot
Nathan Dana Aldrich	...	Marcus (as Nathan Dana)
Jay Mohr	...	Brett Cambell
Jeremy Sisto	...	T. K.
Frank Medrano	...	Heckle
Brad Garrett	...	Jeckyll
James Peter 'JP' O'Fallon Jr.	...	Kid #1
Nicholas Huttloff	...	Kid #2
Trent Bross	...	Maitre D'

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence and language, and for some nudity and drug use.

Durée:

106 min

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur

Rapport de forme:

1,85 : 1

Son:

Dolby Digital | SDDS

Classification:

Iceland:16 | Canada:14+ (Ontario) | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | France:-12 | Germany:16 (video premiere) | New Zealand:R18 | South Korea:18 | UK:15 | USA:R (# 35488)

Lieux de tournage:

City of Industry, California, USA

Société:

Live Entertainment

Anecdotes:

Christopher Walken appeared in The Dead Zone (1983). His role therein was frequently parodied by Jay Mohr on "Saturday Night Live" (1975). Cast member Sean Patrick Flanery appeared in the television series 'The Dead Zone (2002)(TV)'.

Goofs:

Continuité: When Heckle and Jekyll get the phone call telling them that the ransom money is ready, Jekyll's apron disappears and reappears between shots.

Guillemet:

Charlie Barret: The gun again. Can't you guys just play nice?

Connexions:

Références Pulp Fiction (1994)

Bande son:

Gun

Dark, yet oddly funny

I taped this movie on the USA Network at three o'clock in the morning, watched it some time afterward, and I was blown away by this film. Former gangster Carlo Bartolucci aka Charlie Barrett (Christopher Walken in one of his best roles ever) attends a bistro where he finds that a group of swaggering young men, consisting of Max (Sean Patrick Flanery), Avery (Henry Thomas), Brett (Jay Mohr), T.K. (Jeremy Sisto), and Ira (Johnny Galecki), have taken over his usual booth. Charmed by the guys, Charlie takes them for a ride, only for them to knock him out with some chloroform while going down the Queens tunnel in a hilarious sequence. Charlie regains consciousness inside of Ira's mansion taped to a chair with one of his fingers missing, having been cut off to compensate for Avery's kidnapped sister's missing limb. The guys keep Charlie prisoner in the mansion, but soon, Charlie starts to play head games with them, and it soon becomes obvious that there is a traitor in their midst.

This darkly humorous crime thriller can be described in the most simple terms as "The Breakfast Club" meets "The Godfather" or something like that, even though I myself never saw "The Godfather." Walken is increasingly laughter-provoking, suave, and creepy all at the same time as he delivers witticism after witticism despite his usual situation. Four of the lead males (Henry Thomas, Jay Mohr, Sean Patrick Flanery, and Jeremy Sisto) all portray swaggering rich boys, while Johnny Galecki (David from TV's "Roseanne") is screamingly funny as the nitpicking nerd of the bunch and Denis Leary is his usual laid-back self as slick and wisecracking gangster Lono (what a funny name!).

I said it once and I'll say it again -- "Suicide Kings" is a darkly comical film, but it is highly recommended (for those with kids) that you watch this either late at night or while the kids are away.

I give "Suicide Kings" a 10 out of 10 on a scale of 1-10 in my humble opinion.