The Way of the Gun

2000
18
1h 59m

IMDb RATING

6.6/10

36K

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Ryan Phillippe, Juliette Lewis, James Caan, Benicio Del Toro, and Taye Diggs in The Way of the Gun (2000)

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Dark Comedy Action Crime Drama Thriller

Two criminal drifters without sympathy get more than they bargained for after kidnapping and holding for ransom the surrogate mother carrying a baby for a powerful, shady man.Two criminal drifters without sympathy get more than they bargained for after kidnapping and holding for ransom the surrogate mother carrying a baby for a powerful, shady man.Two criminal drifters without sympathy get more than they bargained for after kidnapping and holding for ransom the surrogate mother carrying a baby for a powerful, shady man.

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IMDb RATING

6.6/10

36K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
The unusual car chase scenes after the kidnapping were Benicio Del Toro's idea. He suggested this to writer and director Christopher McQuarrie after watching Cops (1989), where a couple of criminals did the same when cops were chasing them.

Goofs
The shape and size of the bandage (and the blood thereon) above Dr. Parker's right eye while he's in the truck stop restroom talking to Parker and Longbaugh.

Quotes
Longbaugh: There's always free cheese in a mousetrap.

Crazy credits
Henry Griffin is listed as P. Whipped. He is the guy whose girlfriend is yelling at Parker and Longbaugh and ends up fighting them, thus he is "P[ussy] Whipped."

Alternate versions
In Germany, a FSK-16 version was released and was cut. An FSK-18 uncut version was also released.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Nurse Betty/Turn it Up/The Way of the Gun/The Watcher/Dark Days (2000)

Soundtracks
Rip This Joint
Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards
Performed by The Rolling Stones

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Featured review

You like Urban Legends? Don't Bother With this one

This is not for the moronic MTV generation who needs their entertainment stupid, fast, and spoken in baby-talk. This is a movie for adults. It's an entertainment-as-heck movie. The action is superbly shot and the scenes where there's only dialogue is just as well-shot and paced. For a first picture, it's amazing what McQuarrie has done.

There is absolutely nothing in this movie that you could have predicted. Yes, yes, the plot is similar to a hundred movies. Robbery/kidnapping goes awry, criminals attack/shootout at end. Yes, yes, we get all that. But besides all those points, and you go see this movie and you can come out and tell me you KNEW what was going to happen in the scene coming up, you're a liar.

I've seen thousands of movies and this one made me sit up and take notice. it's bloody as heck. There's ton of gunplay, and the c section in the Mexican hotel will make you squirm in your seat. The gunfire is loud (as gunfire should be) and will make you jump whenever someone fires a gun.

If you like well-made action, this movie's for you. The Third Act shootout alone was worth the price of admission. I'm waiting for a Part Two myself.