An ex-con reunites with his estranged wayward 17-year old daughter to protect her from drug dealers who are trying to kill her.An ex-con reunites with his estranged wayward 17-year old daughter to protect her from drug dealers who are trying to kill her.An ex-con reunites with his estranged wayward 17-year old daughter to protect her from drug dealers who are trying to kill her.
Raoul Max Trujillo
- The Cleaner
- (as Raoul Trujillo)
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- TriviaIn 2008, Sylvester Stallone was planning to direct and star in an adaptation of Peter Craig's novel "Blood Father".
- GoofsWhen Lydia tries to buy cigarettes at what appears to be a Walmart, she is denied because she has no ID. State and federal law requires her to be 18 to purchase tobacco, and rifle or shotgun ammunition, and 21 to purchase ammunition that is identified to be used in a pistol. The cashier allowing her to buy 9mm ammunition, had to believe that she is at least 18 years old. (Some rifles are chambered in 9mm, so she could purchase it.) Not allowing her to buy cigarettes, however, is ridiculous. She later showed an ID in the bar but couldn't show one to the cashier.
- Alternate versionsThe German extended TV version runs almost 10 mins longer than the original version, with 21 extended scenes and one additional scene.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Lost Souls: On the Road with 'Blood Father' (2016)
- SoundtracksNative Blood
Performed by' Ronald Jean' Quartet
featuring Jerry Donato
Written by Ronald Edwin Jean
Courtesy of Crucial Music Corporation
Featured review
"You Think That the Garden of Eden was in Norway?" (dialog, daughter to dad)
Two things to know going in.
The is a Hollywood "resurrection" role -- when an A-list big-name star disappears for a while and then comes back in a role you might not expect.
(They can be fun. Costner did a few and they were all interesting. In Fargo Season 2 Jean Smart came back playing a grandmother in a crime family -- and aced it. Gibson, formerly the "sexiest man on the planet" according to polls, nails his cranky, old, character is this one.)
Second it is not a A-film. The running time (about 90 mins) is the tip-off. So going into it, you expect something different.
Which is what you get.
It is not really an actioner, even though it stars one of the biggest action stars in the biz. And does have a lot of action in it. It is more of a road movie. And it is just quirky enough to keep interest.
If Gibson is good, Erin Moriarty is a revelation. This is her breakout role. You will be seeing her again soon. The script, which is razor sharp, requires her to have play both young/stupid and smart/strong at the same time. A contradictory role that would be be a challenge for an A-list pro. She takes command of the role and becomes unforgettable by her third scene.
Great fun.
The is a Hollywood "resurrection" role -- when an A-list big-name star disappears for a while and then comes back in a role you might not expect.
(They can be fun. Costner did a few and they were all interesting. In Fargo Season 2 Jean Smart came back playing a grandmother in a crime family -- and aced it. Gibson, formerly the "sexiest man on the planet" according to polls, nails his cranky, old, character is this one.)
Second it is not a A-film. The running time (about 90 mins) is the tip-off. So going into it, you expect something different.
Which is what you get.
It is not really an actioner, even though it stars one of the biggest action stars in the biz. And does have a lot of action in it. It is more of a road movie. And it is just quirky enough to keep interest.
If Gibson is good, Erin Moriarty is a revelation. This is her breakout role. You will be seeing her again soon. The script, which is razor sharp, requires her to have play both young/stupid and smart/strong at the same time. A contradictory role that would be be a challenge for an A-list pro. She takes command of the role and becomes unforgettable by her third scene.
Great fun.
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- Bô Già Sát Thu
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- $13,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $6,903,033
- Runtime1 hour 28 minutes
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- 2.35 : 1
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