Posts Tagged ‘hired-gun’

Rundown, The (2003)

Friday, April 18th, 2008
Genres: Action | Adventure | Comedy | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Rock, Chris | Rock, The | Scott, Seann William | Dawson, Rosario | Walken, Christopher | Bremner, Ewen | Gries, Jon | Lucking, William | Reyes Jr., Ernie | Wilson, Stuart F. | Keiffer, Dennis | Warren, Garrett | Holguin, Toby | Power, Paul S. | Bishop, Stephen | Norman, Chuck
Directors: Berg, Peter
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In order to get out of hock with mobster Billy Walker, restaraunteur-turned-”retrieval expert” Beck has to go down to Brazil and retrieve Billy’s ne’er-do-well archaeologist-wannabe son Travis, who is searching for an ancient gold idol called the Gato del Diablo. This idol is prized by not only the local population as the path to their salvation, but by Cornelius Hatcher, slavedriving operator of the Helldorado mining town who oppresses said population in the name of profits, and Hatcher just won’t let Beck leave with Travis.

Last Man Standing (1996)

Wednesday, August 15th, 2007
Genres: Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Willis, Bruce | Dern, Bruce | Sanderson, William | Walken, Christopher | Kelly, David Patrick | Lombard, Karina | Eisenberg, Ned | Powers, Alexandra | Imperioli, Michael | Jenkins, Ken | Call, R.D. | Markland, Ted | Mann, Leslie | Kilpatrick, Patrick | Contreras, Luis
Directors: Hill, Walter
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John Smith is an amoral gunslinger in the days of Prohibition. On the lam from his latest (unspecified) exploits, he happens upon the town of Jericho, Texas. Actually, calling Jericho a town would be too generous—it has become more like a ghost town, since two warring gangs have ‘driven off all the decent folk.’ Smith sees this as an opportunity to play both sides off against each other, earning himself a nice piece of change as a hired gun. Despite his strictly avowed mercenary intentions, he finds himself risking his life for his, albeit skewed, sense of honor….