The Immortals (1995)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

Brian Grant

Writers:

Kevin Bernhardt (screenplay)
Carter Blanchard (co-writer)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Action | Thriller

Tagline:

It was a chance of a lifetime. If they lived that long.

Plot:

A seedy nightclub owner recruits eight violent gangsters for an elaborate heist, but when they all begin to compare notes, they find they're pawns in a dangerous game of doublecross.

Plot Keywords:

Nightclub | Heist | Henchman | Shoot Out | Dying Man

Cast

Eric Roberts	...	Jack
Joe Pantoliano	...	Pete Tunnell
Tia Carrere	...	Gina Walker
Tony Curtis	...	Dominic Baptiste
Clarence Williams III	...	Benny Hayes
William Forsythe	...	Tim James
Chris Rock	...	Deke Anthony
Kevin Bernhardt	...	Billy Knox
Kieran Mulroney	...	Kerry DeVain
Brian Finney	...	George Daniels
Michael Paul Chan	...	Mifune
Alex Meneses	...	Cleopatra
Oleg Vidov	...	Junkyard Owner
Roger Marks	...	Junkyard Man
Nick Nahas	...	Junkyard Worker

Also Known As:

The End (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong bloody violence, strong language, nudity and some drug use.

Runtime:

98 min | Germany:87 min (TV version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Russian

Colour:

Colour

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Germany:18 (video premiere) | USA:R

Company:

End Productions

Quotes:

Jack: How the hell are you?
Dominic: I'd have to say you look pretty good for a dead man Jack.
Jack: Knowing you're dead can be a very liberating experience.

Soundtrack:

FUTURE TRIBE

it's so bad, it's actually watchable

The scenarios are absolutely ludicrous and just plain daft. The characters are so ridiculous and their life stories so totally unbelievable. The film must have cost, without actors wages, about how much it would cost to hire out a nightclub for a week, a few guns and blanks, 10 packs of smokes, half a dozen cops uniforms and lots of tomato sauce?!

The problem with this film is that you can see, by the end, that the script itself must have been an amazing read but they don't give it justice in the film, even though there with some good, and now well known, actors. That said it actually IS watchable.

Amazingly enough you can buy it on DVD! So spend the $8, put it in the collection, watch it, put it away for 6 months, get it out again with a sideways glance at the cover, watch it again then put it back with a shake of the head and a deep sigh...repeat...