Search and Destroy (film)
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| Searh and Destroy | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | David Salle |
| Produced by | Ruth Charny Elie Cohn Dan Lupovitz |
| Written by | Play: Howard Korner Screenplay: Michael Almereyda |
| Starring | Dennis Hopper John Turturro Christopher Walken Rosanna Arquette |
| Music by | Elmer Bernstein |
| Running time | 90 min. |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $4,000,000 (estimated) |
| IMDb profile | |
Search and Destroy is a 1995 American film based on a stageplay by Howard Korner. It directed by David Salle. Film stars Dennis Hopper, John Turturro, Christopher Walken, Ethan Hawke, Rosanna Arquette, Robert Knepper and Griffin Dunne. Film also features Martin Scorsese as "The Accountant". Salle nominated for Grand Special Prize in Deauville Film Festival.
[edit] Plot
Middle-aged Martin Mirkhein is a complete failure. He's run a successful business into debt, his marriage is falling apart, and now he's owes the IRS $147,956 in back taxes. Martin may not have much going for him but he has read "Daniel Strong," a best-selling, self-help novel by the popular TV guru Dr Waxling. Now he wants to turn the novel into a major motion picture. To do that, Martin needs the rights and the revenue. Given his grating personality and terrible track record, it won't be easy to get a hold of either. He sets out to meet with Dr. Waxling but ends up sleeping with Waxling's screenwriter-assistant Marie, instead. Determined to make a movie, Martin and Marie move to New York. There, they get involved with wealthy Kim Ulander, an enigmatic businessman with quirky tendencies and a repressed desire to live dangerously. If they aren't careful, this daring duo may not come out of this deal alive.
