Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995) - Turner Classic Movies

Brief Synopsis

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Retired gangster Jimmy the Saint has been living the quiet life in Denver until, out of the blue, he is summoned to visit his ex-boss, The Man With The Plan. As Jimmy learns, The Man has both a plan and an offer he can't refuse: a lot of money to pull off a simple "action," scaring off the kid who's

Cast & Crew

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Gary Fleder

Andy Garcia

Jimmy "The Saint" Tosnia

Christopher Lloyd

William Forsythe

Bill Nunn

Treat Williams

Critical Bill Dooly

Film Details

Also Known As

Dernières heures à Denver

MPAA Rating

Genre

Comedy

Crime

Drama

Thriller

Release Date

1995

Production Company

Alexander Halloran Nau & Rose; CFI Hollywood; Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment, Inc.; Clearance Unlimited, Inc.; Deborah Ross Film Design; Deluxe Motion Picture Catering; Entertainment Partners; Film Finances, Inc.; J L Fisher Inc; J.L. Fisher, Inc.; Kent Hamilton; MIRAMAX; Marshall/Plumb Research Associates, Inc.; Miramax International; New Act Travel; Paskal Lighting; Truman Van Dyke Company; Walt Disney Company Studio Facilities

Distribution Company

ALLIANCE RELEASING/MIRAMAX; MIRAMAX; Alliance Releasing; Alliance Releasing; Cecchi Gori Pictures; Lauren Films; MIRAMAX; Miramax Home Entertainment; Shochiku Company, Ltd.; StudioCanal; Studiocanal; Vertigo Films (Spain); Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International

Location

Denver, Colorado, USA; Los Angeles, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration

2h 4m

Synopsis

Retired gangster Jimmy the Saint has been living the quiet life in Denver until, out of the blue, he is summoned to visit his ex-boss, The Man With The Plan. As Jimmy learns, The Man has both a plan and an offer he can't refuse: a lot of money to pull off a simple "action," scaring off the kid who's romancing The Man's dim-witted son's ex-girlfriend. Jimmy decides to round up his former cronies to share in the spoils. This group of misfits includes: Franchise, Pieces, Critical Bill, and Easy Wind. Along the way, he also falls for the alluring Dagney, the only girl in town who makes his saintly heart go "thump." But, on the night of the "action," the whole plan goes maddeningly awry. Suddenly, the gang's quiet life isn't so quiet anymore... they become the objects of a bounty hunt by diabolical hired assassin Mr. Shhh. It's all dumb luck for Jimmy, who's fallen in love the same week he's been dealt a death sentence.

Director

Gary Fleder

Cast

Andy Garcia

Jimmy "The Saint" Tosnia

Christopher Lloyd

William Forsythe

Bill Nunn

Treat Williams

Critical Bill Dooly

Jack Warden

Steve Buscemi

Fairuza Balk

Gabrielle Anwar

Christopher Walken

The Man With The Plan

Michael Nicolosi

Bill Cobbs

Marshall Bell

Glenn Plummer

Don Stark

Harris Laskawy

Willie Garson

David Stratton

Deborah Strang

Sarah Trigger

Jenny Mccarthy

Buddy Guy

Member--House Band

Ray Allison

Member--House Band

Scott Holt

Member--House Band

Greg Rzab

Member--House Band

Wiley Harker

Joe Drago

Chuck Bacino

Accordian Player

Don Cheadle

Tiny Lister

Bill Long

"The Dead Beat" Man

Cheree Jaeb

Sarah Levy Arbess

Larissa Michieli

Larry Raben

Lynn Appelbaum

Taylor Hale

Archie Smith

Harriet Medin

Bill Bolender

Susan Merson

Woman With Cancer

Bill Erwin

70 Year Old Man

Nate Ingram

Jacob Bergener

Larry Curry

Selina Mathews

Phil Boardman

William Denis

Danny Romo

Montirez Brother

Steve Husch

Kenneth G Jones

Leadman (Denver Crew)

Michael C. Stone

Leadman (Los Angeles Crew)

Crew

Nellie Adami

Production Assistant

Peter Afterman

Music Supervisor

Elizabeth Allen

Assistant (To Cary Woods)

Heidi Arnold

Post Production Coordinator

Steve Artmont

Key Makeup Artist

Mark B Ashby

Construction Coordinator

Nina Kether Axelrod

Casting (Colorado)

Kordon Baker

Steve A Barash

Rick Barker

Nancy Bassett

Greg Bauer

Karen Beard

Assistant Location Manager (Denver Crew)

Sharon Begley

Jason Belsky

Transportation Coordinator

Philip Berardi

Brian Bird

Art Department Coordinator

Bryan Booth

Production Assistant

Lee Roy Bower

John Branagan

Stunt Coordinator

Kelli Bright

Production Assistant

Francie Brown

Gabrielle Anwar'S Dialect Coach

Marcei A Brubaker

2nd Assistant Director

Michael Budge

Set Dresser (Denver Crew)

Dave Burns

Gregg M Busch

James Ward Byrkit

Storyboard Artist

Mark Cane

Desmond Cannon

Post Production Coordinator

Marie Cantin

Executive Producer

Marie Cantin

Unit Production Manager

Philip Caputo

Moe Chamberlain

Robert Cheung

Nelson Coates

Production Designer

Tim Collins

Michael Convertino

Thomas Cooper

Tom Cottrell

Brian Cox

Special Effects Assistant

Monty Cox

Thomas Crawford

Rebecca Crespi

Production Assistant

Carolyn Crittenden

Production Coordinator

Jamie A Curl

Mike Daigle

Elliot Davis

Director Of Photography

Ivan Martin Del Campo

Production Assistant

Ric Delgado

Best Boy Electric

Lisa Campbell Demaine

Denise G Denver

Second 2nd Assistant Director (Denver Crew)

Mary Jo Devenney

Sound Mixer (Los Angeles Crew)

David B Diamond

2nd Boom Operator

Cesar Diez Alava

Assistant Property Master

Erik Digney

Avid Technician

Oscar Dillon

Robert Dingle

Kristi Dinner

Robert Dowling

Jeffrey Downer

Production Supervisor (Los Angeles Crew)

Bill Doyle

Location Manager (Los Angeles)

Joe Drago

Assistant (To Andy Garcia)

Tim Drnec

Special Effects Supervisor

Joseph L Dugan

Lanny Durbin

Thom Ehle

Dolby Stereo Consultant

Ousaun Elam

Richard Epper

Jon Epstein

Rose F Fahey

Assistant (To Andy Garcia)

Dane Farwell

Allison Fell

Steven Fidler

Construction Foreman

Glory Fioramonti

Lorin Flemming

Monte French

Props Assistant

Ira Friedlander

Production Accountant (Los Angeles Crew)

Steve Frohardt

Eva Gardos

Additional Editing

Christopher Gerding

Jim Gerwig

Kathy Gerwig-fisher

Assistant Caterer

Cranston Gobbo

Key/Dolly Grip (Los Angeles Crew)

Rosie Goodman

Medical Coordinator

Walter Charles Gorey

Boom Operator (Los Angeles Crew)

Batia Grafka

Property Master

Laura Greenlee

Production Supervisor

Bonnie Grossblatt

Assistant Production Coordinator

Kent Hamilton

Insurance Provider

Tanya Elaine Hamilton

Don Harris

John Hartigan

Special Effects (Los Angeles Crew)

Richard Hicks

Casting Assistant

Raymond E Higgins

Sean Hillyard

Kirk Lane Hockinson

Kevin H Holland

Randy J Holland

Ty R Holland

Thomas J Huff

Kim Jacobsen

Keii Johnston

Adam Jones

Gaffer (Los Angeles Crew)

Melvin Jones

Morgan Jones

Transportation Captain

Kevin R Kansy

Matthew J Kessler

Josh King

1st Assistant Director

Henry Kinji

Rory Robert Knepp

Camera Operator (Los Angeles Crew)

Cathy Konrad

Paul Kowalczyk

Dana S Kroeger

Production Assistant

Reg Krueger

Chris Lamardi

1st Assistant Camera

Melanie Lambert

Production Assistant

Weston Lant

Best Boy Grip (Los Angeles Crew)

Morris Laslo

Larry Lee

Timberlake Lewis

2nd Assistant Camera (Los Angeles Crew)

Cheryl Lincoln

James T Linville

Assistant Production Accountant

Scott Allen Logan

Key Location Manager

Patty Long

Production Assistant

Elizabeth Ludwick

Script Supervisor

Loren P Lyon

Scott Maclachlan

Kelly Macmanus

Assistant (To Cary Woods)

Richard Mall

Richard Marks

Todd Masters

Special Prosthetic Makeup Effects Designer And Creator

David Matherly

Effects Assistant (Todd Masters Company)

Anna Maxwell

Rusty Mcclennon

Brett A Mccormick

Anne Mcculley

Pilar Mccurry

Additional Music Supervision

Dwayne Mcgee

Eileen Mcguire

Production Accountant

Dave Mcmillan

Jon Mcnulty

Kurt Meisenbach

Set Decorator (Los Angeles Crew)

Rogert Menapace

Transportation Captain

Laissa Michieli

Production Assistant

Tony Mihalopoulos

Raymond S. Milazzo Jr.

Mo Milligan

Assistant (To Marie Cantin)

Gina Mingacci

Assistant (To Cathy Konrad)

Don Mink

Post Production Accounting Services

Rick Montgomery

Additional Casting

Bennie Moore

Benny Moore

Garry Moore

Ricky L Morning

Abigail Murray

Costume Designer

Dan Muscarella

Bobby Muzingo

Daniel Naiman

Anthony N Naples

Peter Martin Nelson

Mary Nelson-duerrstein

Negative Cutter

John Nuler

Steadicam Operator

Sandra Ohlfest

Robert Olson

Special Effects Technician

Brad Orrision

Violet Ortiz

Dan Parada

Additional Casting

Dino Parks

Joshua Patton

Effects Assistant (Todd Masters Company)

Scott Patton

Effects Assistant (Todd Masters Company)

John Perry

Dane Peterson

Kristie Pfeffinger

Steven Piacenza

Chuck Picerni Jr.

Stunt Coordinator (Los Angeles Crew)

Jennifer L Platt

Production Assistant

Stephanie Poole

Production Assistant

John M Pouncey

Atalanta Powell

Camera Loader (Los Angeles Crew)

Charlotte Purein

Assistant Location Manager

Rocky Quiroz

2nd Boom Operator

K G Ramsey

Hair Supervisor

Paul T Rawley

Burton Rencher

Tony Richmond

Additional Photography (Los Angeles Crew)

Dan Riffel

Chance Robertson

Danny Romo

Billy Rose

Legal Services Provider

Scott Rosenberg

Scott Rosenberg

Associate Producer

Nancy Rosing

Production Coordinator (Los Angeles Crew)

Jim Rossow

Production Assistant

Gregg Sanders

Marc Sapienza

Ernest R Savage

Art Department Assistant

Aaron Schneider

Camera Operator (Los Angeles Crew)

Aaron Schneider

"B" Unit Director Of Photography (Denver Crew)

Dennis R. Scott

Rebeca Scott

Film Details

Also Known As

Dernières heures à Denver

MPAA Rating

Genre

Comedy

Crime

Drama

Thriller

Release Date

1995

Production Company

Alexander Halloran Nau & Rose; CFI Hollywood; Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment, Inc.; Clearance Unlimited, Inc.; Deborah Ross Film Design; Deluxe Motion Picture Catering; Entertainment Partners; Film Finances, Inc.; J L Fisher Inc; J.L. Fisher, Inc.; Kent Hamilton; MIRAMAX; Marshall/Plumb Research Associates, Inc.; Miramax International; New Act Travel; Paskal Lighting; Truman Van Dyke Company; Walt Disney Company Studio Facilities

Distribution Company

ALLIANCE RELEASING/MIRAMAX; MIRAMAX; Alliance Releasing; Alliance Releasing; Cecchi Gori Pictures; Lauren Films; MIRAMAX; Miramax Home Entertainment; Shochiku Company, Ltd.; StudioCanal; Studiocanal; Vertigo Films (Spain); Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International

Location

Denver, Colorado, USA; Los Angeles, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration

2h 4m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Limited Release in United States December 1, 1995

Released in United States Winter December 1, 1995

Re-released in United States February 2, 1996

Expanded Release in United States February 16, 1996

Released in United States on Video August 20, 1996

Released in United States 1995

Released in United States September 1995

Released in United States October 1995

Released in United States November 1995

Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (Hors Concours) August 24 - September 4, 1995.

Shown at Mill Valley Film Festival October 5-15, 1995.

Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival October 18-22, 1995.

Shown at London Film Festival (U.S. Independents) November 2-19, 1995.

Feature directorial debut for Gary Fleder.

Completed shooting September 30, 1994.

Began shooting August 4, 1994.

Limited Release in United States December 1, 1995 (for Oscar qualification; New York City and Los Angeles)

Released in United States Winter December 1, 1995

Expanded Release in United States February 16, 1996

Released in United States on Video August 20, 1996

Released in United States 1995 (Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (Hors Concours) August 24 - September 4, 1995.)

Released in United States September 1995 (Shown at Telluride Film Festival September 1-4, 1995.)

Re-released in United States February 2, 1996 (New York City and Los Angeles)

Released in United States October 1995 (Shown at Mill Valley Film Festival October 5-15, 1995.)

Released in United States October 1995 (Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival October 18-22, 1995.)

Released in United States November 1995 (Shown at London Film Festival (U.S. Independents) November 2-19, 1995.)

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