For the fire-arm technique of pistol
whipping, see : Pistol
whipping
Pistol Whipped is a
2008 action film
starring
Steven Seagal,
Renee Elise Goldsberry,
Blanchard Ryan and
Lance Henriksen.
The movie was filmed
in Connecticut
, May-June 2007 and was directed by Roel Reiné. Initially titled
"Marker", the film was released by
Sony
straight to
DVD on
March
4, 2008 as "Pistol Whipped". The
MPAA has
rated it
"R" for 'Strong Violence, Language, and Some Sexual
Content.'
Plot
In
Bridgeport
, Connecticut, Matt Conner (Steven Seagal) is an ex-cop whose life has
gone downhill since he was kicked off the Bridgeport police force
after being accused of stealing some money from the evidence
storage locker.
Matt is trying to be a father to his young daughter Becky (
Lydia Grace Jordan) while trying to hide
his money and
alcoholism problems from
her.
Every so often, Matt goes to a Catholic church to talk to Father
Joe Maloney (
Bernie McInerny), who
is a friend of his. Matt's been struggling with a debilitating
gambling problem and a mountainous debt that totals more than
$1,000,000.
After losing a lot of money one night at a local poker game, an
angry Matt is approached by a man named Blue (
Paul Calderon), who takes Matt to meet with a
mysterious old man (
Lance
Henriksen). The Old Man informs Matt that he has bought out all
of Matt's gambling debt markers.
The Old Man offers to wipe Matt's debts clean in exchange for a few
"favors." The favors turn out to be hunting down and murdering the
city’s biggest criminals - those whom the police can't touch.
Eventually, Matt thinks something isn’t right, and with the help of
his ex-wife Liz's (
Blanchard Ryan)
husband, police Lt. Steve Shacter (
Mark Elliot Wilson), Matt begins to
investigate Blue while fighting his alcoholism, getting visits from
Becky, and doing the first two jobs that the Old Man has given
him—taking out major local gangsters Bruno (
Arthur J. Nascarella) and Ling (
Lee Wong).
Complicating matters is a shifty alliance with the Old Man, Blue,
and their associate, Andrea "Drea" Smalls (
Renee Elise Goldsberry), whom Matt
sleeps with. The Old Man gives Matt his next assignment – to kill
Steve.
Steve is the head of group of corrupt police officers who have been
working with Bruno and Ling. Steve was also responsible for the
theft of money which Matt was of accused of stealing and the murder
of Matt’s partner prior to Matt being thrown off the police
force.
Steve goes to the church that Matt visits and brutally murders
Father Maloney. Matt vows to kill the man responsible for the death
of Father Maloney and figures out that the perpetrator of the
murder was Steve.
On the day of Father Maloney's funeral, Blue and Drea accompany
Matt to the cemetery with Drea taking up a sniper position. After
the funeral service, Steve and his henchmen arrive, one of his men,
Tim Wheeler (
Wass Stevens) is holding a
gun on Becky.
Drea starts shooting Steve's henchmen as do Matt and Blue. During
the shootout, Wheeler tries to kill Drea, and after a struggle,
Drea fatally shoots Wheeler, freeing Becky. Drea tells Becky to
find Matt.
Blue is fatally shot and after all of Steve’s henchmen are dead,
Matt shoots Steve, blasting him against the empty hearse. The
hearse is leaking petrol from a ruptured fuel tank courtesy of a
stray round. After some last words from Steve, Matt places Steve
into the back of the hearse, steps away and fires some shots
towards the leaking petrol which causes the vehicle to explode,
incinerating Steve.
A devastated Becky thinks the explosion killed Matt...until he
comes running to her. Later, Matt, who has decided to continue
working off his gambling debt for the Old Man, is enjoying spending
time with Becky, who tells Matt that it's good to have him
back.
Cast
DVD Sales
The film was released on DVD on March 4, 2008 and gathered
$2,846,676 in revenue.
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