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List Price: $9.99 | | Label: Walt Disney Video
Salesrank: 11895
Released: June 29, 1999 |
| Our Price: $11.38 |
| Used Price: $5.60 |
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MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Sexy Andy Garcia (WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN) heads an outstanding all-star cast in this riveting and highly original thriller! When a powerful mob boss (Christopher Walken -- PULP FICTION) gives ex-gangster Jimmy the Saint (Garcia) one last job, it's an offer he can't refuse! But when someone gets killed, Jimmy and his partners are marked for death, leaving Jimmy just 48 hours to put things right for his buddies and the woman of his dreams (beautiful Gabrielle Anwar -- SCENT OF A WOMAN)! Acclaimed by critics nationwide, THINGS TO DO IN DENVER WHEN YOU'RE DEAD delivers sensational edge-of-your-seat entertainment!
Description of Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead:
After a foolproof scam turns sour, Jimmy the Saint (a soulful but miscast Andy Garcia, who mainly acts with his hair) and his hard-bitten crew must put their various sordid affairs in order before facing their final bloody curtain call. It's not nearly as clever as it thinks it is, but this terminally wise-ass (and extremely violent) caper flick is still one of the better post-Tarantino crime opuses, with some sharp dialogue, a scenery-chewing Christopher Walken (as a paraplegic archcriminal), and unhinged performances by Treat Williams and the obsequious Steve Buscemi that must be seen to be (dis)believed. Neophyte scripter Scott Rosenberg would later pen hipper-than-thou scripts for Beautiful Girls, Con Air, and Armageddon, while director Gary Fleder moved on to the somewhat more reputable Kiss the Girls. The tongue-twisting title is from a Warren Zevon song. --Andrew Wright
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead Reviews:
Truly underrated gem of a film 
2009-11-19 - When you think about the great gangster films it is truly sad that this little gem doesn't come to most people's minds. Riding a great screenplay that mixes solemn topics with biting satire this film takes the viewer on a journey that bobs and weaves through a city not known for the greatest journeys. Check out this one of a kind film.
most excellent response
2009-10-12 - Purchased an old film I had been looking for, for sometime..it arrived the next day....I mean what could be better than that....!A=Excellent.
Lively, twisted and witty 
2009-09-22 - Ever try to do the right thing and it turns out wrong? Multiply that by 100 fold. Being in the mob and messing up the way these fellas did is deadly. Follow the dialogue closely or you will miss many small cues.
Buck wheats cause you to imbibe boat drinks lol. Both terms mean you're not on this physical plane... I dare you to give it a name ;)
Without over-analyzing...
2008-03-02 - So it's a Tarantino knock-off. So it's too self-aware and big for its britches. For crysakes, just sit down, pop it in the DVD player and suspend your disbelief for 90 minutes or so. This movie is just plain fun to watch. It's on the very short list of movies I actually want to own.
Don't ask for the "buckwheat" pancakes...
2007-06-16 - See the movie, and you'll understand the reference. An often overlooked movie that has a lot of special acting roles. A MUST see for any one who likes crime/gang/ action/drama/love movies. Wonderful work by A Garcia, and Chris Walken is memorably evil as the "Man with the Plan". All around great flick - you'll be quoting lines from this one for a while, and Gabrielle Anwar - wow! "Boat Drinks" for all!
