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MONEY
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Earned back only 7% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
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Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
"Protect. Love. Honor. Avenge."
1995 1h 56m EN
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6.4
MID
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35%
ROTTEN
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46
METACRITIC
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6.7
IMDB
★6.4TMDB · 447🥫35%Rotten Tomatoes●46Metacritic★6.7IMDB · 30,235
DramaCrime
Synopsis
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Five different criminals face imminent death after botching a job quite badly.
“Protect. Love. Honor. Avenge.”
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
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Gary Fleder
- Writers
- Scott Rosenberg
- Languages
- English, French
- Countries
- United States of America
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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ERA
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31 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Gary Fleder, shot by Elliot Davis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Michael Convertino. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Richard Marks shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Andy Garcia and Christopher Lloyd and William Forsythe carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Protect. Love. Honor. Avenge.".
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Gary Fleder directs. Elliot Davis behind the camera. Michael Convertino scores. Richard Marks cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, French.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Earned back only 7% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
- 231 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.
- 4Directed by Gary Fleder, shot by Elliot Davis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Michael Convertino. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Richard Marks shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Andy Garcia and Christopher Lloyd and William Forsythe carry the top of the cast.
- 8Marketing tagline: "Protect. Love. Honor. Avenge.".
- 9IMDB entry: tt0114660 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 10Classified under 18 themes, including "friendship", "bounty hunter", "hitman", "parent child relationship".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Elliot Davis
- Original score
- Michael Convertino
- Editing
- Richard Marks
- Production design
- Nelson Coates
- Costume design
- Abigail Murray
- Makeup / hair
- Rick Sharp
- Stunt coordinator
- John Branagan
- Runtime
- 116 min · 1h 56m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $8,000,000
- Box office
- $529,766
- Return
- 7% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 35% 🥫 Rotten
- Metacritic
- 46/100
- IMDB rating
- 6.7/10 · 30,235 votes
- MPAA
- R
Awards
2 wins
Also by
Gary Fleder
Stills · wallpapers
Selected frames
Full-resolution frames — open one to save it as a wallpaper.
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Miramax
US
Key crew
- CastingRonnie Yeskel
- ProducerCary Woods
- Production DesignNelson Coates
- EditorRichard Marks
- StuntsGlory Fioramonti
- StuntsDane Farwell
- Music SupervisorPeter Afterman
- Costume DesignAbigail Murray
- Makeup SupervisorRick Sharp
- Color TimerDan Muscarella
- Prosthetic Makeup ArtistMichael Spatola
- Unit Production ManagerMarie Cantin
- Hair SupervisorKG Ramsey
- Additional EditingÉva Gárdos
- Key Makeup ArtistSteve Artmont
- Makeup Effects DesignerTodd Masters
- Production SupervisorLaura Greenlee
- Dolby ConsultantThom 'Coach' Ehle
- First Assistant DirectorJosh King
- Stunt CoordinatorJohn Branagan
- Script SupervisorElizabeth Ludwick-Bax
- HairstylistViolet Ortiz
- Negative CutterMary Nelson
- Costume SupervisorValerie Zielonka
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- friendship
- bounty hunter
- hitman
- parent child relationship
- gangster
- psychopath
- boat
- way of life
- paranoia
- coffin
- denver, colorado
- godmother
- diner
- revenge
- murder
- mafia
- illegal prostitution
- extramarital affair
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical (limited)1995-12-01R
Also known as
International titles
- Asuntos pendientes antes de morirAR
- Coisas Para Fazer em Denver Depois de MortoPT
- Cosa fare a Denver quando sei mortoIT
- Cosas que hacer en Denver cuando estás muertoES
- Denverin keikkaFI
- Dernières heures à DenverFR
