Suicide Kings

– Christopher Walken shines in this cult-favorite dark comedy as Charlie, a former mobster who is abdu..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.00 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 46 Minutes
Release Year:
1997
Suicide Kings (1997)

Christopher Walken shines in this cult-favorite dark comedy as Charlie, a former mobster who is abducted by five privileged young men (Sean Patrick Flanery, Johnny Galecki, Jay Mohr, Jeremy Sisto, Henry Thomas) desperate to raise a $2 million ransom to save the sister of a friend. As Charlie plays mind games, however, his captors splinter -- each wondering whether one of their own had a hand in the crime.

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Producing Country:
USA
Filming Locations:
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Suicide Kings (1997) - Trailer

Release Date:

17 Apr 1998

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Peter O'Fallon

Writer:

Josh McKinney (screenplay), Gina Goldman (screenplay), Wayne Allan Rice (screenplay), Don Stanford (short story "The Hostage")

Main Actors:

Mark Watson, Christopher Walken, Denis Leary, Nina Siemaszko

Plot:

Ex-mob boss Christopher Walken is kidnapped by a group of four kids in a haphazard attempt at paying the ransom for another, separate kidnapping. Complexities arise as the group cannot seem to do anything right.

Production:

Artisan Entertainment

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.0/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
34%
Metacritic:
43%