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Blood, Guts, Bullets and Octane (1998)
Directed by Joe Carnahan
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Overview
To keep their struggling used-car dealership from closing, salesmen Sid and Bob agree to let a vintage 1963 Pontiac LeMans sit on their lot for two days in return for $250,000. Warned that the vehicle has been associated with many deaths already, Sid and Bob are soon pursued by hitman Mr. Reich and FBI Agent Jared, among others. As violence surrounds them, Sid talks his partner into stealing the car for a $500,000 ransom.
Rated R | Length 87 minutes
Actors
Joe Carnahan | Dan Leis | Hugh McChord | Ken Rudulph | Mike Maas | Nick Fenske | Mark Priolo | Andrew Fowler | Gloria Gómez | Josephine Arreola | Dave Booth | Kevin Hale | Max Ancar | Leah Carnahan | Scott Taylor | Eric Lutes | Carlos V. Hernandez
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/07/2017 | Movie Screen | Film | Theater | 7 stars |
| (Average) 7 stars |
Viewing Notes
It was a lot of fun to watch this in what amounts to a private screening room with the director Joe Carnahan introducing his own private 35mm print of the film! He stayed and watched the film with us and then did a Q&A afterwards. How often to you get to sit in a room with maybe 20 other audience members and the director of THE GREY and THE A-TEAM and shoot the shit about making movies?
The movie itself is a lot of fun. Carnahan wrote great dialogue and the movie lives and dies by that and the snappy delivery of lines by the whole cast.
The Music Box played some great 35mm trailers before it including USED CARS and two more that are escaping me at the moment. Lots of fun!
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