Double Whammy

Double Whammy (2001)

A comedy about a detective with everything... but a clue.

Ray Pluto has many problems. He is satirized in the tabloids as the "loser cop." His partner is starting to seem suspiciously attracted to him. A pair of screenwriters across the hall keep bugging him for help. The superintendent of his building is stabbed by hoodlums hired by his own rebellious daughter. To top it off, a sexually aggressive chiropractor may just be Ray's undoing.

Date of release
2001-10-17
TMDB
5.5 / 10 (72)
Runtime
1h 33m
Genres
Comedy, Crime, Drama
Director
Tom DiCillo

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: New York City

Double Whammy is a 2001 crime comedy drama film written and directed by Tom DiCillo, and starring Denis Leary, Elizabeth Hurley and Steve Buscemi. Although intended to be released in theaters, it was ultimately distributed direct-to-video.

Production

Financing for the film was a difficult process for writer and director Tom DiCillo. Nick Nolte, Jeff Bridges, and Michael Keaton were all considered for the role of Ray, but DiCillo insisted on Denis Leary for the part. With Leary and Elizabeth Hurley attached to the project, DiCillo still could not secure funding and was turned down by multiple mini-major studios like Sony Pictures Classics, Fine Line Features, The Shooting Gallery, Fox Searchli…

DiCillo said the film was "in reaction to some of the ways people had responded to my films. When the lieutenant says at the beginning, 'Do I have your attention now?,' that's me asking, 'Is that what it takes to get your attention, to have some guy walk into a burger joint and blow people away? Is that what it takes?' I don't see this as just a cop movie. It's about how our emotional life can keep us from seeing things."

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