''Double Bang'' is a 2001 American
dramatic film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular su ...
starring
William Baldwin
William Joseph Baldwin (born February 21, 1963) Note: While birthplace is routinely listed as Massapequa, that town has no hospital, and brother Alec Baldwin was born in nearby Amityville, which does. is an American actor and the second-younge ...
,
Jon Seda
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, and
Adam Baldwin
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, The film was written and directed by
Heywood Gould
Heywood Gould is an American screenwriter, journalist, novelist and film director. He wrote the screenplays for the films '' Rolling Thunder'', '' The Boys from Brazil'', '' Fort Apache, The Bronx'', ''Streets of Gold'', ''Cocktail'', and wrote ...
.
Plot
A policeman's corrupt partner is killed by a hitman. The policeman gets involved with the criminal gang responsible for the killing in order to seek revenge and to bring down the gang's boss.
Production
In July 1998, it was announced Norah Films' producer Roee Sharon and writer/director Heywood Gould of Tolmitch Prods. had partnered to form Tolmitch/Norah Films to co-produce a slate of films budgeted under $10 million.
The company’s first announced project was an adaptation of Gould’s 1988 novel ''Double Bang'' about an honest cop who reluctantly enters the world of corruption and murder when his partner is killed by a small-time mobster.
References
External links
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*https://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/doublebang.php
*https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/3676/double-bang/
*https://www.variety.com/profiles/TVMOW/main/26214/Double%20Bang.html?dataSet=1
2001 drama films
2001 films
American drama films
Artisan Entertainment films
2000s English-language films
2000s American films
Films directed by Heywood Gould
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