Deadfall

Movie
German title	Deadfall
Original title	Deadfall
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1993
length	94 minutes
Age rating	FSK 16
Rod
Director	Christopher Coppola
script	Christopher Coppola, Nick Vallelonga
production	Ted Fox
music	Jim Fox
camera	Maryse Alberti
cut	Phillip Linson
occupation
Michael Biehn : Joe Dolan Sarah Trigger : Diane Nicolas Cage : Eddie James Coburn : Mike Dolan / Lou Dolan Peter Fonda : Pete Charlie Sheen : Morgan Gripp Talia Shire : Sam J. Kenneth Campbell : Huey Michael Constantine : Frank Marc Coppola : Bob Micky Dolenz : Beard Brian Donovan : Mitch Ron Taylor : "The Baby" Renée Estevez : friend of "The Baby" Ted Fox : Zane Clarence M. Landry : Larry Gigi Rice : Blanche

Deadfall is an American drama directed by Christopher Coppola from 1993 .

action

Joe Dolan accidentally kills his father, Mike, and then leaves New York City and travels to California , where his father's previously unknown twin brother, Lou Dolan, lives. He thinks of suicide. To distract him from such thoughts, Lou instructs him to return the things Mike stole.

Mike meets the criminal Eddie and falls in love with his girlfriend Diane, for whom he fights against Eddie. Eddie dies in this fight. Joe later finds out that he is being abused by his uncle as a figure of intrigue and that he did not kill his father. His father faked his death to sabotage Lou's large-scale fraud scheme for $ 2 million.

Lou is killed in an exchange of fire, and Joe discovers that Diane was involved in the plot. He gets hold of the money but throws it away out of anger.

Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes wrote that the film contained "colorful characters", "lively score" and "unexpected twists and turns". The “unpredictable comedy” could be described as “cult noir”.

The lexicon of international films wrote that the film was a "well-acted and well-played thriller in the tradition of film noir ". He was "quite confused in the plot and largely without speed and tension". The "guest appearances by members of the film families Sheen / Estevez and Coppola as well as Nicolas Cage as a crazy gangster" are "entertaining".

Jack Sommersby wrote on EFILMCRITIC.COM that the film was possibly the worst detective film ever. The critic urged Michael Biehn and Nicolas Cage to be ashamed.

background

The film was shot in Los Angeles . The movie grossed $ 18,369 at the box office in the United States.

Web links

• Deadfall in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Dead case at rotten tomatoes (English)
• Deadfall in the German dubbing file

swell

1. ↑ Rotten Tomatoes ( Memento from October 1, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
2. ^ Deadfall in the Lexicon of International Films , accessed August 6, 2007
3. ↑ www.rottentomatoes.com , accessed August 6, 2007
4. ↑ Filming locations for Deadfall. Internet Movie Database , accessed June 12, 2015 . 
5. ^ Entry on boxofficemojo.com , accessed on August 6, 2007