Give 'Em Hell, Malone | |
---|---|
Directed by | Russell Mulcahy |
Produced by | Erik Anderson Johnny Martin Brian Oliver Richard Rionda Del Castro Richard Salvatore |
Written by | Mark Hosack |
Starring | Thomas Jane Ving Rhames Elsa Pataky |
Music by | David C. Williams |
Cinematography | Jonathan Hall |
Editing by | Robert A. Ferretti |
Studio | Malone Productions North by Northwest Productions Continental Entertainment Capitol Blue Rider Finance |
Distributed by | Hannibal Pictures |
Release date(s) | July 25, 2009(Comic-Con International) January 26, 2010 (United States) |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $15 Million (estimated)[1] |
Give 'Em Hell, Malone is a 2009 crime film directed by Russell Mulcahy and starring Thomas Jane, Ving Rhames and Elsa Pataky.[2]
Contents |
An ex-private eye turned gun for hire named Malone is hired to retrieve a suitcase from a building full of armed mobsters, but a violent shootout ensues and Malone is eventually left as the only survivor. Suspecting a set-up, he retains the only noteworthy item contained in the case - a small painted animal referred to as "the meaning of love" - for himself, prompting several different parties in the employ of a local gangster - Whitmore - to pursue Malone in attempt to discern the meaning of the case's contents.
After a series of violent encounters leaving many dead, Malone eventually confronts Whitmore, who admits he was responsible for hiring Malone and planted the toy - a keepsake belonging to Malone's young son - as a means to trick Malone into exterminating Whitmore's criminal help, allowing Whitmore to become a legitimate businessman without worrying about being tainted by potential loose ends from his criminal past. Malone kills Whitmore and phones his (Malone's) wife and son - previously presumed dead - but does not engage them in conversation.
The film was released on DVD and Blu-Ray January 26, 2010.[3]
|