Living & Dying Page #3

Synopsis: Two killers turn the tables on a trio of robbers when they find themselves in a hostage situation. Surrounded by the police, the robbers must become the heroes before the killers execute everyone.
Director(s): Jon Keeyes
Production: New Films International
 
IMDB:
4.1
R
Year:
2007
90 min
Website
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Go.

Lay off! l'll go.

You got a real smart

little girl here.

Leave her alone.

Come on, old man.

lt's about time l talked

to those cops.

Max, give me

that mask and jacket.

Okay.

Rick, they're ready.

We should be waiting

for the ATF to get here.

We're getting

people out, Mr. Duca.

That's what he'll

be doing also.

There are a dozen cops

out there with guns.

l'll be fine.

Get those cops away from the door!

No cops on us!

Fall back.

Fall back.

Bishop! Fall back.

No shooting!

No shooting, you understand?

They're coming out.

Give the word,

l can get a clean shot.

We got two more inside.

Any shooting, they start

executing hostages, you understand me?

l understand.

We don't want anyone

else getting hurt.

Well, that's right

honorable of you.

l've got a clean shot.

- Just give the order.

- Stay ready, do not fire.

How many folks you

got in there?

Hey, l'm doing the talking

right now, so you just shut the f*** up.

You tell that sniper

to raise his rifle.

l don't want

no rifles on me.

Don't do it, Rick.

Don't let him control

the situation.

l can take him down

right now.

Sniper, stand down.

Raise your rifle.

Sniper, raise your rifle.

Stand down.

And these pigs!

Tell them to put their guns down!

That's as far

as it goes.

You a tough guy, huh?

Just keeping

the field even.

Oh, keeping

the field even, huh?

l like that, yeah,

keeping the field even.

l got seven hostages

keeping the field even, a**hole!

l'm not following you.

You don't make

the rules anymore, man!

You cut the power,

l start killing 'em.

You send in tear gas,

l start popping 'em.

You try any f***ing thing, l start

blowing their goddamn brains out.

lt's real simple

to understand.

- Look, we can work this--

- F*** you!

Where's the plane

and where's the van?

We're working on it.

The plane, that is.

We're trying to get you a plane.

You got till sundown,

a**hole!

l don't get what

l want by sundown,

l'm gonna start killing...

one an hour.

- You understand me?

- Yes, l understand.

l don't think

l believe you, man.

Do you know what

l will do to these people?

Yes, l understand.

All right,

back up.

Wait.

What about

this hostage?

Come on.

Give him to me

as a sign of good faith.

Thanks.

lt goes a long way.

- Hold your fire!

- Shoot him!

- Hold your fire!

- Shoot that son of a b*tch!

Somebody get that radio

away from--

- Shoot him, shoot him! God damn it!

- F*** you!

- F*** you!

- Shut up!

- God damn!

- You showed 'em.

F***in' pansy.

Don't be showing me what to do.

l'll tell them what to do.

F*** them!

- l think they got the message.

- You think?

That guy-- that guy's chest--

Hey. Hey!

You didn't need

to f***in' shoot him.

What'd you say?

You didn't have

to f***ing shoot him.

Oh see, yeah--

yeah, l did.

'Cause see,

l can't let nobody

know our little

secret here.

Can l?

At least not yet.

You could have just

brought him back in.

No, l had to make him

the lesson!

You f***in' bastard.

Just let me f***in'

shoot her, Karl.

- Let me do it, man!

- l'm sick and tired

of your f***ing mouth.

The next time you mouth off to me,

l will let him shoot you.

l swear to God.

Hey.

Hey, l bet we're

on the news.

Hey, go turn on

that TV, come on.

Come on, come on!

Get over there.

Channel 3 News

has confirmed that

the hostage crisis

at the Desert Wind Cafe...

l don't like this.

Duca's gonna turn this

into a media frenzy.

They're gonna turn this

around on us, you know?

They always do.

You okay?

l shouldn't have

trusted him.

Hey Rick, don't make

that your fault.

You did a great job.

The guy's a psycho.

lt would have ended

badly no matter what.

Yeah well, he's running

the show now.

Hi, Ann Nobel,

lnternational News.

Sir? We heard gunfire.

Ladies and gentlemen, we have a very

serious situation occurring.

l need to make

my statements brief,

and then l'll hand it

over to Mr. Duca

and he'll speak

for a while.

- Mr. Duca--

- At 9:
00 a.m. this morning,

four armed suspects entered

the payroll offices

of Duca Enterprises.

They're considered

extremely dangerous,

and have stolen an undetermined

amount of money.

- Sir? We heard gunfire--

- Ladies and gentlemen,

as Duca Enterprises is

the town's largest employer,

we are keeping Mr. Duca involved through

every step of this process.

ln the meantime,

Mr. Duca.

Mr. Duca, what do you say

about your hostages?

Well, the ATF guy is here.

He's waiting for you

in the command center.

- Thanks.

- You're gonna love this guy.

Why?

You'll see.

He's a f***in'

piece of work.

You must be Devlin.

Agent Lind.

You got here fast.

Well, l would have

been here a lot sooner

but l was working

on another situation up north.

This is

Detective Pulliam.

Hi.

Yeah.

Tough break about

that hostage,

but, uh,

sh*t happens, l guess.

l'm here to straighten

everything out.

What are your plans?

Well, l'm gonna get

a conversation going.

l've got an officer

on the inside.

l'll try to get him

on the phone.

You mind telling us how

your officer got in there?

Oh, thank you.

Well...

we've been tracking this little group

for about a year now.

They've been peddling guns and drugs

to a couple of different outfits

and we heard about

their plans for the robbery,

but it wasn't supposed to be

till the end of the month.

We were gonna have

officers on the inside, but...

l don't know.

Something went wrong.

Just...

didn't work out.

Well, maybe

your guy turned?

Okay.

Listen,

l'm assuming command

of this whole thing here.

- Oh yeah?

- Yeah.

Assuming command? We were told you

were coming in to negotiate this.

Well, l guess you

heard wrong, honey,

'cause, like l said,

l've got an officer

on the inside,

and that gives me all

the authority that l need

to take over

this little rodeo.

Well,

the man has

nice boots.

For those of you

just joining us,

three unnamed assailants

have taken the patrons

of the Desert Wind

Cafe hostage

following the morning robbery

of Duca Enterprises payroll...

Why'd you do this?

Hmm?

For her.

My ex is an abusive prick.

When l left him,

he took custody

of my daughter,

and, um, took her

to France

and wouldn't even

let me talk to her.

What does stealing money

have to do with your ex?

My first priority is

my daughter Gabrielle.

l need the money

to get her back.

Yeah well, l don't think that's gonna

be happening now.

- Why?

- What?

Why'd you lose your daughter

in the first place?

He had lots of connections

and lots of money.

lt really wasn't that hard for him

to take Gabrielle away from us.

No, the government doesn't

let you just take a child

and move them

to another country

without permission

from both parents.

They do when you

have money.

Hello?

This is Agent Lind

with the ATF.

Am l speaking

with Sam?

Where the f***

is Rick?

Well...

l'm taking over

dealing with your...

demands.

And...

we just need

to talk--

l don't want to talk to you, man.

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Jon Keeyes

Jon Keeyes (born April 5, 1969) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter best known for his horror movies. He is a co-founder and principal of Texas-based independent film company Highland Myst Entertainment. With 25 produced feature films, Jon Keeyes made his filmmaking debut in 2000 with American Nightmare. This critically acclaimed psychological thriller starring Debbie Rochon followed serial killer Jane Toppan on Halloween night as she brings to life the fears of a group of friends. Now considered a cult classic, American Nightmare remains in distribution throughout the world. Jon went on to write, direct and produce Suburban Nightmare, receiving rave reviews including numerous “top ten” lists. This was followed by directing the 80’s throwback horror movie Hallow’s End for ThinkFilm Company, followed by the crime thriller Mad Bad released by Maverick Entertainment. In 2006, Jon wrote, directed and produced Living & Dying for New Films International. An intense crime caper about two killers that turn the tables on a trio of robbers during a hostage stand-off, Living & Dying stars Edward Furlong, Michael Madsen, Arnold Vosloo, and Bai Ling. Living & Dying was released by HBO in 2007 along with an international theatrical release through Warner Bros. Independent. Jon went on to direct and produce the thriller Fall Down Dead starring Dominique Swain, Udo Kier, and David Carradine. Combining elements of Panic Room and Saw, it was released theatrically by Warner Bros. in the international market and received a limited theatrical release domestically. Most recently, Jon directed the Victorian-era murder mystery Phobia starring Erica Leerhsen, as well as the psychological crime thriller Element starring Michael Ironside and Steven Michael Quezada of Breaking Bad fame. He also wrote, directed and produced Nightmare Box in England, touring the worldwide film festival circuit, and winning awards including 4 Best Movie Awards, Best Actress, and Best Cinematography. Jon’s most current directorial work is the supernatural horror movie The Harrowing. Starring Matthew Tompkins, Michael Ironside and Arnold Vosloo, The Harrowing is an intelligent, stylish horror movie to be released in 2018. Besides writing and directing, Jon is also an accomplished producer with fifteen movies to his credit. Among his more recent credits is the thriller Crypto starring Beau Knapp, Kurt Russell, Alexis Bledel, Luke Hemsworth and Vincent Kartheiser, the dark comedy After Everything (FKA Shotgun) starring Jeremy Allen White, Maika Monroe and Marisa Tomei, The Pretenders directed by James Franco and starring Jane Levy, Juno Temple, Brian Cox and Jack Kilmer, and Welcome the Stranger starring Riley Keough, Caleb Landry Jones and Abbey Lee. Along with feature film work, Jon has produced and directed numerous regional and national television commercials and was an Academy Award semi-finalist with his short film Angela’s Body. He’s directed episodes of the show Inspector Mom for The Lifetime Channel, produced the web series Exposed for Warner Bros. and McG’s company Wonderland, and sold his screenplay The Assassination Game to Bigfoot Entertainment. more…

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