Romeo Is Bleeding

1993
R
1h 50m

IMDb RATING

6.5/10

15K

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Gary Oldman, Juliette Lewis, Lena Olin, and Annabella Sciorra in Romeo Is Bleeding (1993)

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Dark Comedy Crime Drama Romance

A womanizing, crooked cop on the payroll of the mafia is confronted with the reality of his double life after he is asked to kill a beautiful and ruthless Russian gangster.A womanizing, crooked cop on the payroll of the mafia is confronted with the reality of his double life after he is asked to kill a beautiful and ruthless Russian gangster.A womanizing, crooked cop on the payroll of the mafia is confronted with the reality of his double life after he is asked to kill a beautiful and ruthless Russian gangster.

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

6.5/10

15K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 nominations

Trivia
The film's title is taken from a Tom Waits song. In the end credits he receives "special thanks" for its use.

Goofs
A lot is made in the film of the dates May 1 and December 1 being on a cycle of every six months, but the dates are not evenly spaced. December is seven months after May, leaving only five months until the next May 1.

Quotes
Jack Grimaldi: People think that Hell is fire and brimstone and the Devil poking you in the butt with a pitchfork, but it's not. Hell is when you should have walked away, but you didn't.

Crazy credits
Michael Kuhn is credited as 'Big Cheese,' the same credit he's received on at least 11 other films, including Kalifornia (1993), Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), and Home for the Holidays (1995).

Alternate versions
The Australian Region 4 disc, released by Magna Pacific/Becker Entertainment, is the censored TV version. All swearing has been removed as well as close-up shots of bullet hits and nudity.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert: My Father the Hero/Ace Ventura: Pet Detective/Romeo Is Bleeding/Gunmen/Tombstone (1994)

Soundtracks
I Know Better Now
Written and Performed by A.J. Croce
Published by Croce Publishing (Administered by Lefrak-Moelis Music)
Courtesy of Private Music

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Terrific Movie!

I happened to stumble on this one night. What a mesmerizing movie! Gary Oldman is terrific as a corrupt Detective. You get the feeling from this guy that he was probably once a young, idealistic, honest cop, who has just been slowly manipulated, and seduced by the seaminess, the money, the sex, the despair.

How this guy could stray from Annabella Sciorra is beyond me, but that's another story.

What you see is this guy's whole life crumble down around him, due to his poor choices, his dishonesty, and his inability to control his cravings. Just about everything that could go wrong does, and his entire life, everything he thought he was working for, virtually blows up in his face.

To finally see, and realize all he's lost is played out very well by Oldman. A very well-done, well-acted film.