Double Whammy (film)
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| Directed by | Tom DiCillo |
| Written by | Tom DiCillo |
| Produced by | Jim Serpico |
| Starring | Denis Leary Elizabeth Hurley Luis Guzmán Donald Faison Steve Buscemi Melonie Diaz |
| Cinematography | Robert Yeoman |
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| Distributed by | Lions Gate Entertainment |
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Running time | 93 min |
| Language | English |
Double Whammy is a 2001 comedy/drama film written and directed by Tom DiCillo and starring Denis Leary, Elizabeth Hurley and Steve Buscemi. Although intended to be released in theaters, it was ultimately distributed direct-to-video.[1]
Plot[]
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Ray Pluto has horrid memories of watching his wife and child die in a traffic accident. He's also a cop who's the laughingstock of New York City because his back failed while he was trying to stop a mass murderer — who was then shot by a child. For his back, he gets help from a chiropractor. Meanwhile, a teenager hires thugs to kill her father, who's the super in Ray's apartment building. In the same building, two young men are writing a movie script. Ray tries to get past his grief to solve the assault on the super and also return the affections of the chiropractor.
Cast[]
- Denis Leary as Detective Ray Pluto, a police detective suffering from back problems.
- Elizabeth Hurley as Dr. Ann Beamer, Pluto's chiropractor.
- Steve Buscemi as Detective Jerry Cubbins, Pluto's partner.
- Melonie Diaz as Maribel Benitez, who hires thugs to kill her father.
- Luis Guzmán as Juan Benitez, Maribel's father.
- Donald Faison as Cletis, one of the writers in the building.
- Victor Argo as Lieutenant Spigot
- Chris Noth as Detective Chick Dimitri
- Keith Nobbs as Duke
- Maurice Compte as Joe "Jo-Jo"
- Otto Sanchez as "Ping Pong"
- Kevin Olson as Ricky Lapinsky
- Bill Boggs as Bill Berman
- Gerry Bamman as The Mayor
- Sally Jessy Raphael as herself
- Sharon Wilkins as Techa
- Caprice Benedetti as Shelley
Reception[]
The film holds a 36% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 11 reviews, with an average rating of 4.67/10.[2]
Footnotes[]
- ^ Mankiewicz, John. "Straight to Video." New Yorker. February 10, 2003.
- ^ "Double Whammy (2002)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
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