Righteous Kill [Blu-ray] [Includes Digital Copy]

Director: Jon Avnet

Overview

Jon Avnet's thriller Righteous Kill stars Al Pacino and Robert De Niro as a pair of Big Apple police officers investigating a series of murders committed by a serial killer. Carla Gugino co-stars as a crime-scene investigator who has romantic ties to De Niro. 50 Cent, Donnie Wahlberg, Brian Dennehy, and John Leguizamo co-star.

Product Details

Release Date:	01/06/2009
UPC:	0013138306180
Original Release:	2008
Rating:	R
Source:	STARZ / ANCHOR BAY
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:43:00
Sales rank:	24,218

Special Features

The Investigation: An In-depth look at Righteous Kill; Audio Commentary with Producer/Director Jon Avnet; The Thin Blue Line: An Exploration of Cops & Criminals; Theatrical Trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Robert De Niro	Tuck
Al Pacino	Rooster
Carla Gugino	Karen Kleisner
Brian Dennehy	Lt. Hingus
Donnie Wahlberg	Det. Riley
John Leguizamo	Det. Perez
Frank John Hughes	Randall
Rob Dyrdek	Robert Milton Bradley
Trilby Glover	Jessica
Melissa Leo	Cheryl Brooks
Terry Serpico	Jon Van Luytens
Saidah Arrika Ekulona	Gwen Darvis
Alan Rosenberg	Stein
Sterling K. Brown	Rogers
Barry Primus	Prosky
Alan Blumenfeld	Martin Baum
Oleg Taktarov	Yevgeny Mugalat
Liza Col?n-Zayas	Judge Angel Rodriguez
Malachy McCourt	Father Connell
Ajay Naidu	Dr. Chadrabar
Fatso-Fasano	Stubby
Mia Barron	Jill Goldman
Andre B. Blake	Officer Jones
Chris Cenatiempo	Hispanic Man,Joseph Cianci
Judy Del Giudice	Hostess
Bryan Chatlien	Ellis Lynde
Merritt Wever	Rape Victim
Les Chantery	Lawyer #2
Tyrone Smith	Fly Ty
Jim Jones	Jim Jones
Katarzyna Wolejnio	Dancer
Edrick Browne	Killer
Brian Stapf	Phillip Trager
50 Cent	Spider
Shirly Brener	Natalya
Saidah Aprika	Gwen Darvis
Charles F. Krichman, Jr.	umpire
Curtis Jackson	Actor
Dan Futterman	Actor
Ed Shearmur	Composer,Composer

Technical Credits

Russell Gewirtz

Russell Gerwitz

Russell Gewirtz	Screenwriter
Alexandra Milchan	Producer
Avi Lerner	Producer
Daniel M. Rosenberg	Producer
Jon Avnet	Producer,Producer
Randall Emmett	Producer
Boaz Davidson	Producer,Executive Producer
Rob Cowan	Producer
Lati Grobman	Producer
Danny Dimbort	Executive Producer,Producer
Trevor Short	Executive Producer,Producer
George Furla	Executive Producer
Marsha Oglesby	Producer
Scott Putman	Producer
Bob Costanza	Sound Effects
Clark Parkhurst	Special Effects
Derek Southers	Stunts
Nancy Klopper	Casting
Mathew Price	Sound Mixer
Russell Gerwitz	Screenwriter

Editorial Reviews

Jon Avnet's Righteous Kill is a perfectly polished three-star thriller, a compulsively watchable piece of Hollywood product that's sure to sell popcorn as De Niro and Pacino fans dutifully file in to receive their recommended weekly allowances of badge-flashing testosterone and pistol-whipping machismo. Were it not for the fact that it holds the curious distinction of being the first film that finally affords the two tough-guy icons the opportunity to share some serious screen time together, Righteous Kill may well have been wholly disposable, straight-to-video tripe. As it stands, however, the two actors whose careers have careened perilously close to self-parody in recent years still manage to maintain their spark, playing off of one another in a way that's passably gratifying for the film's 100 brisk minutes -- even if the actual product seems to clock in about a decade too late. Still, better late than never when it comes to a pairing like this, and though it may not achieve -- nor does it seem to aspire to -- the classic status of De Niro's and Pacino's best works, Righteous Kill serves as a more easily digestible version of the richly textured crime dramas on which they both built their sizable reputations. The plot, concerning two NYPD detectives on the trail of a serial killer who may or not be one of their own, isn't likely to hold many surprises for viewers paying close attention in the first 45 minutes or so, though this is most certainly a case of the journey being the destination, and in this instance the journey is something akin to a trip down memory lane after suffering from a mild case of amnesia that leaves the viewer forgetting how groundbreakingly good things were at their best, and how embarrassingly God-awful they were at their worst.