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Who Do I Gotta Kill?

1994 · 84 min

A slight, breezy mob comedy that coasts on goofy premise and easy charm rather than big laughs.

Directed by
Frank Rainone
Genres
Comedy, Crime
Starring
James Lorinz, Tony Darrow, John Costelloe
Tagline
Who says crime doesn't pay?
Overview
A struggling writer takes a job for his mobster uncle in order to obtain first-hand material for a book on conspiracy plots and the JFK assassination. They often say that a good writer lives what he writes, but what happens when the life that the writer is living could likely get him killed?

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Directed by
Frank Rainone
Genres
Comedy, Crime
Starring
James Lorinz, Tony Darrow, John Costelloe
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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • crime
    • family
    • ambition
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror0
    Humour6
    Realism6
    Romance2
    Tension3
    Darkness3
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight2

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy, crime
    Directed by
    Frank Rainone
    Written by
    Rocco Simonelli, Frank Rainone, James Lorinz
    Starring
    James Lorinz, Tony Darrow, John Costelloe, Richard Bright, Sandra Bullock, Stephen Lee, Janice Steinmetz, Sandy Colosimo
    Music
    Doug Katsaros
    Cinematography
    Adam Kimmel
    Runtime
    84 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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