Blood and Wine

"There is no honour amongst thieves."

1996 1h 41m EN

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★5.7TMDB · 195🍅65%Rotten Tomatoes★6IMDB · 11,035

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A man who has failed as a father and husband commits a heist to make money for his fledging business, but things become complicated when his wife interferes.

“There is no honour amongst thieves.”

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Cast

Jack Nicholson
Alex
Stephen Dorff
Jason
Jennifer Lopez
Gabriela
Judy Davis
Suzanne
Michael Caine
Victor
Harold Perrineau
Henry
Robyn Peterson
Dina
Mike Starr
Mike

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Bob Rafelson
Writers: Marc Baird, Nick Villiers, Alison Cross
Languages: Spanish, English
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America

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MONEY

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Earned back only 4% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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30 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Spanish, English.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Bob Rafelson, shot by Newton Thomas Sigel. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Michał Lorenc. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Steven Cohen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Jack Nicholson and Stephen Dorff and Jennifer Lopez carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Bob Rafelson directs. Newton Thomas Sigel behind the camera. Michał Lorenc scores. Steven Cohen cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in Spanish, English.

Trivia

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1Earned back only 4% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
230 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Spanish, English.
4International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.
5Directed by Bob Rafelson, shot by Newton Thomas Sigel. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Michał Lorenc. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Steven Cohen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Jack Nicholson and Stephen Dorff and Jennifer Lopez carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "There is no honour amongst thieves.".
10IMDB entry: tt0115710 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 10 themes, including "robbery", "miami, florida", "diamond", "fight".

The technical file

Cinematography: Newton Thomas Sigel
Original score: Michał Lorenc
Editing: Steven Cohen
Production design: Richard Sylbert
Costume design: Lindy Hemming
Makeup / hair: Joy Zapata
Sound: Rick Hart
Stunt coordinator: Bud Davis
Runtime: 101 min · 1h 41m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $26,000,000
Box office: $1,094,668
Return: 4% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Blood and Wine (1996)
Rotten Tomatoes: 65% 🍅 Fresh
IMDB rating: 6/10 · 11,035 votes
MPAA: R

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1 win & 1 nomination

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John Chard2020-07-18
★ 6/10
There's no such thing as honour among thieves. It's a myth. Blood and Wine is directed by Bob Rafelson and Rafelson co-writes the screenplay with Nick Villiers and Alison Cross. It stars Jack Nicholson, Stephen Dorff, Jennifer Lopez, Judy Davis and Michael Caine. Music is by Michal Lorenc and cinematography by Newton Thomas Sigel. A failed father and husband enlists an oily accomplice to enact the theft of a precious necklace. But when his wife and son get involved in the shady dealings, things quickly spiral out of control. Bob Rafelson once again turns to his muse, Nicholson, to bring about another venture down the neo-noir lane. Unfortunately, just like the "The Postman Always Rings Twice" remake and "Black Widow", this also flatters to deceive. Nothing wrong with the acting or story as such, Nicholson and Caine bounce off each other with scummy character glee, while Lopez and Dorff offer up some sexy sizzle in the supporting slots. In true noir fashion the pic is ripe with unlikable characters, while the vagaries of noirville fate comes into play. Yet as it plays out more as a character study than anything edgy or thrilling, it ends up being like a fine wine that has been corked. Some nifty complexities in the narrative and the fine perfs ensure it's above average, but really it's not a must see for the noir faithful. 6/10

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