Give 'Em Hell, Malone

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 (2009-07-25) (Comic-Con International)
January 26, 2010 (2010-01-26) (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

Plot

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.

Cast

Release

The film was released on DVD and Blu-Ray January 26, 2010.[3]

Critical reception

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