Bullet to the Head
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Short description
A hitman in New Orleans and a police detective from New York are thrown together after each loses someone close to them. James Bonomo, known as Jimmy Bobo, has his partner killed while the detective, Taylor Kwon, arrives in the city and finds that his own colleague has been murdered. Suspicion falls on Jimmy, but the two men instead join forces to track down whoever is responsible, following the trail from the streets of Louisiana to the corridors of power in Washington.
Bullet to the Head was directed by Walter Hill, the twentieth of the twenty-two films he has made, arriving a decade after Undisputed and followed by The Assignment. Sylvester Stallone plays Jimmy, with Sung Kang as Kwon and Sarah Shahi, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Jason Momoa and Christian Slater among the cast. Alessandro Camon wrote the screenplay.
The film was released in 2012 and runs 92 minutes. Made on a budget of 55 million dollars, it earned about 9 million dollars worldwide. On IMDb it holds a rating of 5.7 from around 54,000 votes, and on TMDB 5.6 from roughly 1,420 votes; the critics' score of 5.1 from 145 reviews sits slightly below both audience figures.
What's left behind the scenes
- Filming took place from June 27 to August 25, 2011, in New York and Louisiana.
- Walter Hill's first film in 10 years, following "Undisputed" (2002).
- Towards the end of the film, Bonomo meets Kwon in a bar and starts drinking bourbon again. When they finish talking, he empties his glass. But when he puts it down on the bar, it's clearly visible that a little drink remains at the bottom.
- At the 29th minute, when Keegan kills the bar patrons, he shoots the man in the hat last. He shoots him once, then reloads the gun and shoots six more times. When the man is shown from behind, eight bullet holes are exiting his body.
- The whiskey James Bonamo drinks is Bulleit, a straight bourbon whiskey from Kentucky with an unprecedented character, distinguished by a special combination of spices and complexity. Small batches of Bulleit bourbon are stored in single-story warehouses, in conditions suitable for aging spirits. Bulleit bourbon was awarded a gold medal at the "San Francisco World Spirits Competition" in 2004.
- Wayne Kramer was originally slated to direct the film and begin shooting in February 2011. However, due to Sylvester Stallone's commitments to other projects, filming had to be postponed, after which Kramer left the project. On April 11, 2011, Walter Hill took over as director.
- Wayne Kramer was originally slated to direct the film and begin shooting in February 2011. However, due to Sylvester Stallone’s commitments to other projects, filming had to be postponed, after which Kramer left the project.
- At the 29th minute of the film, when Keegan kills the bar patrons, he shoots the last one – a guy with a hat. First, he shoots him once, then reloads the gun and shoots six more times. When the guy is shown from the back, there are eight bullet holes exiting his body.
- Wayne Kramer initially invited Thomas Jane for one of the leading roles. When Kramer left the project, Jane personally suggested to Stallone to hire Walter Hill. After Hill agreed, producer Joel Silver fired Thomas Jane, believing that Sylvester Stallone should be paired with an actor of color.
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