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Director
  
Kiefer Sutherland

Initial DVD release
  
May 22, 2001

Duration
  

Country
  
United States

6.2/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Action, Crime, Drama

Music director
  
Jude Cole

Writer
  
Brad Mirman

Language
  
English

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Release date
  
May 2, 1997 (1997-05-02) (United States)

Cast
  
Vincent Gallo
(Raymond Lembecke),
Kiefer Sutherland
(Curtis Freley),
Max Perlich
(Wayne),
Rod Steiger
(Tony Vago),
John C. McGinley
(Eddie Grillo),
Martin Sheen
(Sir)

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,
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,
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,
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,
No Good Deed
,
The Canyons

Tagline
  
Life's harsh. Why behave?

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Truth or Consequences, N.M. is a 1997 American neo-noir film directed by Kiefer Sutherland and features Sutherland, Vincent Gallo, Mykelti Williamson, Kevin Pollak, Max Perlich, Rod Steiger and Kim Dickens among others. The film's executive producer was Phillip M. Goldfarb. The noir is about a drug heist gone seriously wrong.

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Plot

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Raymond Lembecke (Vincent Gallo) is an ex-con just out of prison after serving time for selling drugs for his mob boss Tony Vago (Rod Steiger). (Lembecke was innocent and took the rap for Vago.) Lembecke thinks Vago owes him big time so, when his former boss gets him a measly job in a warehouse, he decides on revenge and plans to steal a million dollars' worth of drugs from him.

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Lembecke plans the heist with Marcus Weans (Mykelti Williamson) and the disturbed trigger-happy Curtis Freley (Kiefer Sutherland). They kill an undercover DEA agent (who's wearing a wire) during the heist. They decide to skip town and head to Las Vegas to sell the stolen goods; later they hope to make it to Mexico.

As they head out of the city they kidnap a couple who own a recreational vehicle. But soon, hostage Gordon Jacobson (Kevin Pollak) falls under the spell of the Stockholm Syndrome and begins to emulate his kidnappers and wants to stay involved in their hunt. In addition to fleeing the police, the group must avoid an assassin named Sir (Martin Sheen) who has been dispatched by the mafia.

Cast

  • Vincent Gallo as Raymond Lembecke
  • Mykelti Williamson as Marcus Weans
  • Kiefer Sutherland as Curtis Freley
  • Kevin Pollak as Gordon Jacobson
  • Kim Dickens as Addy Monroe
  • Grace Phillips as Donna Moreland
  • James McDaniel as Frank Thompson
  • Rick Rossovich as Robert Boylan
  • John C. McGinley as Eddie Grillo
  • Max Perlich as Wayne
  • Rod Steiger as Tony Vago
  • Martin Sheen as Sir
  • Background

    According to Paul Fischer, the film had ratings problems due to certain gruesomely violent portions involving Martin Sheen.

    Filming locations

    The filming Locations include: Heber, Hurricane, Park City, Rockville, Salt Lake City, and Washington, all in Utah; and Las Vegas and Mesquite, both in Nevada. No filming took place in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico.

    Critical reaction

    Due to its limited release the film was not widely reviewed. Critic Jeffrey Lyon of WNBC called the film, "[a] gritty, effective crime drama", according to the film's theatrical poster.

    Critic Dale Winogura liked the film, especially the first half, and was appreciative of the acting. He wrote, "Kiefer Sutherland overcomes some of the faults with a sleek stylistic sheen and rapid pacing in the early stages...[and] Gallo turns a typical loser part into a sympathetic antihero, and Dickens supports him with an equally strong and rounded portrayal"

    Critic Leslie Rigoulot called the motion picture "a good ride, not a great one," and Ben Hoffman did not like the film because "the actors have to do and say some pretty ridiculous things."

    The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 38% of critics gave the film a positive review, based on thirteen reviews.

    Distribution

    The producers used the following tagline when marketing the film:

    When you're running on fear, don't stop for gas.

    The film opened in a very limited release on May 2, 1997.

    After a few weeks the film went straight to video. Box office sales the first week in circulation were $19,528. Total sales for the run were $109,261 and in its widest release the film appeared in seven theatres.

    References

    Truth or Consequences, N.M. (film) Wikipedia
    Truth or Consequences, N.M. (film) IMDb Truth or Consequences, NM (film) themoviedb.org