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The Way of the Gun
Why this pick
Its grimy neo-noir world, morally frayed criminals, crooked law enforcement, and sharply eccentric supporting characters closely suit The Salton Sea’s acidic crime-thriller energy.
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MOVIE2002 1h 43m USA
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Why this pick
This lean, sun-baked neo-noir pairs desperate people, double-crosses, and darkly absurd menace with the same sense that every bad decision tightens the trap.
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
While playing the trumpet in a burning room, the protagonist's voice is heard in narration. His story begins with him posing as "Danny Parker", a speed freak addicted to methamphetamine, who hangs out with friends while indulging in drugs. He also moonlights as an informant for two corrupt cops, Gus Morgan (Doug Hutchison) and Al Garcetti (Anthony LaPaglia). He is trying to set up a large meth score with notorious drug dealer Pooh Bear (D'Onofrio), an eccentric psychopath who lost his nose to excessive snorting of "Gak" (meth), while also attempting to set up a sting operation for Morgan and Garcetti.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Val Kilmer
Tom Van Allen | Danny Parker
Vincent D'Onofrio
Pooh-Bear
Doug Hutchison
Gus Morgan
Peter Sarsgaard
Jimmy the Finn
Chandra West
Liz
Shalom Harlow
Nancy
Shirley Knight
Nancy Plummer
Danny Trejo
Little Bill