Blood and Wine
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Blood and Wine | |
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Directed by | Bob Rafelson |
Produced by | Jeremy Thomas Hercules Bellville |
Written by | Nick Villiers Alison Cross |
Starring | Jack Nicholson Jennifer Lopez Stephen Dorff |
Cinematography | Newton Thomas Sigel |
Distributed by | Twentieth Century-Fox |
Release date(s) | 1996 |
Running time | 101 min. |
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Blood and Wine is a 1996 crime drama / black comedy film directed by Bob Rafelson and screenplay written by Nick Villiers and Alison Cross. It stars Jack Nicholson, Jennifer Lopez, Stephen Dorff and Michael Caine. To date, it is the most recent collaboration between Nicholson and Five Easy Pieces director Rafelson.
Tagline: There is no honour amongst thieves.
[edit] Plot
Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
Alex Gates (Nicholson) a Miami-area wine merchant is heavily in debt, and he can't get along with his alcoholic wife (Davis) or his stepson (Dorff). He decides to steal an expensive necklace with his mistress and illegal immigrant Gabby (Lopez) and an aging criminal (Caine). But things start to fall apart when his wife finds out and gets involved.
[edit] Cast
- Jack Nicholson - Alex Gates
- Stephen Dorff - Jason
- Jennifer Lopez - Gabriela 'Gabby'
- Judy Davis - Suzanne
- Michael Caine - Victor 'Vic' Spansky
- Harold Perrineau Jr. - Henry
- Robyn Peterson - Dina Reese
- Mike Starr - Mike
- John Seitz - Mr. Frank Reese
- Marc Macaulay - Guard
- Dan Daily - Todd
- Marta Velasco - Gabriela's Cousin