Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995)

Director:

Gary Fleder

Writer (WGA):

Scott Rosenberg (written by)

Release Date:

1 December 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

They can die quickly. They can die slowly. But they must die!

Plot:

Five different criminals face imminent death after botching a job quite badly.

Plot Keywords:

Ethnic Slur | Racial Slur | Gangster | Title Based On Song | City Name In Title

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

Andy Garcia	...	Jimmy 'The Saint' Tosnia
Christopher Lloyd	...	Pieces
William Forsythe	...	Franchise
Bill Nunn	...	Easy Wind
Treat Williams	...	Critical Bill
Jack Warden	...	Joe Heff
Steve Buscemi	...	Mister Shhh
Fairuza Balk	...	Lucinda
Gabrielle Anwar	...	Dagney
Christopher Walken	...	The Man with the Plan
Michael Nicolosi	...	Bernard
Bill Cobbs	...	Malt
Marshall Bell	...	Lt. Atwater
Glenn Plummer	...	Baby Sinister
Don Stark	...	Gus

MPAA:

Rated R for strong graphic violence and language, and for brief images of a sex film.

Runtime:

115 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

South Korea:18 | Iceland:16 | Philippines:R-18 | Portugal:M/16 | New Zealand:R16 | Australia:MA | Germany:16 | Norway:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | USA:R | France:-16 | UK:18 | Argentina:16

Filming Locations:

Denver, Colorado, USA

Company:

Miramax Films

Trivia:

The character name "Jimmy the Saint" is taken from the 1973 song "Lost in the Flood" by Bruce Springsteen.

Goofs:

Continuity: During the movie, they refer to the hit man killer as "Mr. Shush" (even says it in closed captions) - yet in the credits and chapter section, it is "Mr. Shhh".

Quotes:

The Man With The Plan: Look at you. You got a lady?
Jimmy 'The Saint' Tosnia: No.
The Man With The Plan: That's 'cause you're hangin' out with the virus breeders, Jimmy: VB's. You in that yet? Bitin' the pillow?
Jimmy 'The Saint' Tosnia: No.
The Man With The Plan: You will. It's a liberal thing. One day you're saving the rain forest, the next, you're chuggin' cock. Am I wrong?

Movie Connections:

References Down by Law (1986)

Soundtrack:

Peace Out

Great Acting, Cool Plot, Great Ending

The only flaw of this film is that it is a little overdone. But that doesn't matter because the film is interesting and well acted. Andy Garci delivers a smooth, smart, and sincere performance. Christopher Walken is a good villain as usual. Christopher Lloyd, although kind of deformed in the film, brings a lot of humanity to the film. Last but not least, Treat Williams chews the screen with every scene he is in. The scene with him and Buscemi is just purely excellent. The ending is just great, and also allows the title to make sense.