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

Directed by

Gary Fleder

Genre

drama film, comedy film, action film, crime film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 52m

Rated

R

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 436 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A former gangster named Jimmy the Saint is pulled back into the criminal underworld for one last job. He assembles a team of misfits to carry out a blackmail scheme that quickly goes wrong, putting all their lives at risk.

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What happens

Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead is a 1995 American crime drama film directed by Gary Fleder and written by Scott Rosenberg. The film features an ensemble cast that includes Andy García, Christopher Lloyd, Treat Williams, Steve Buscemi, Christopher Walken, Fairuza Balk, and Gabrielle Anwar. The film's title comes from a Warren Zevon song of the same name, recorded on his 1991 album Mr. Bad Example, which he allowed under the condition that the song be played during the end credits. The lead character's name, "Jimmy the Saint," comes from the Bruce Springsteen song "Lost in the Flood" from his 1973 album Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival. The film was a box office bomb and received negative reviews from critics, with many dismissing it as a "Pulp Fiction clone". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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