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A Better Way to Die

Sep 26, 2001 · 1h 36m
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Action
Thriller

PLOT

Boomer is a rookie cop based in the urban hellhole that is downtown Chicago. After his involvement in a drug bust operation which results in the death of Carlos, his mentor and father figure, Boomer becomes disillusioned with the brutal and inhumane nature of his job. Consequently, he decides to hand in his resignation to the Chicago Police Department and return to his home town of Joliet, where his fiancé, Kelly, awaits. While en route back to Joliet, however, Boomer makes a grievous error in judgment when he stops for, and assists, an unfortunate motorist whose vehicle appears to have broken down; the naive ex-cop is swiftly attacked and rendered unconscious. Boomer awakes to find that his car and wallet have been stolen, and that he has become involved in a dangerous game of mistaken identity.

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CAST

Scott Wiper
Boomer
Natasha Henstridge
Kelly
Andre Braugher
Cleveland
Lou Diamond Phillips
William Dexter
Joe Pantoliano
Flash
Jack Conley
Fletcher
Carmen Argenziano
Carlos
Richard Haje
The Mute
Directed by Scott Wiper

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Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
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Production
Newman/Tooley Films, Newmarket Capital Group
Country
US
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