Double Whammy

Double Whammy (2001)

Ray Pluto poliziotto, per un dolore alla schiena, cade e batte la testa mentre un pazzo omicida sta sparando all'impazzata in un locale. Un bambino raccatta la sua pistola e uccide l'assassino diventando eroe e facendo finire Ray nei guai. Bersagliato dalla stampa e dal suo superiore, ha anche un dramma alle spalle: la morte di moglie e figlia per un banale incidente. Riuscirà a trovare l'amore con una fisioterapista e a essere riconosciuto eroe dopo aver eliminato gli assassini di un suo vicino di casa latino-americano. Divertente e ben interpretato, il film si lascia vedere senza nessun tipo di problema.

Data di uscita
2001-10-17
TMDB
5.5 / 10 (72)
Durata
1 h 33 min
Generi
Commedia, Crime, Dramma
Regista
Tom DiCillo

Cast

Curiosità

  • Girato a: New York

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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