Taglines: No te metas con el perro (Don’t mess with the dog)
Three friends (Colin Farrell, Christopher Walken, and Sam Rockwell) incur the wrath of a violent L.A. gangster (Woody Harrelson) by kidnapping his prized Shih Tzu in this black comedy from In Bruges director Martin McDonagh. Aspiring screenwriter Marty (Farrell) has a brilliant screenplay called Seven Psychopaths floating around in his head; unfortunately he’s usually to hungover to make any real progress on it.
Meanwhile, Marty’s best friend Billy (Rockwell) has some great ideas for the story, but he’s reluctant to offer input without invitation. A down-on-his-luck actor, Billy pays his rent by running a lucrative dog-napping scam with smooth-talking Hans (Walken). Just when frustrated Marty begins to fear that all of his ideas have dried up, however, Billy shows up with an adorable Shih Zhu swiped from a quick-tempered gangster (Harrelson), and a desperate trip into the desert finds the ideas flowing like drinks at an open bar.
Seven Psychopaths is a 2012 dark comedy crime film written and directed by Martin McDonagh. It stars Colin Farrell, Sam Rockwell, Woody Harrelson, and Christopher Walken, with Tom Waits, Abbie Cornish, Olga Kurylenko, and Željko Ivanek in supporting roles. The film marks the second collaboration among McDonagh, Farrell, and Ivanek, following the director’s In Bruges (2008).
The film was a co-production of the United States and the United Kingdom. It had its world premiere on 7 September 2012 at the Toronto International Film Festival. It was released in the United States and Canada on 12 October 2012, and in the United Kingdom on 5 December 2012.
Seven Psychopaths was released in North America on 12 October 2012, and opened in 1,480 theaters in the United States, grossing $1,360,000 on its opening day and $4,275,000 on its opening weekend, ranking #9 with a per theater average of $2,889. On its second weekend, it dropped down to #11 and grossed $3,273,480, with a per theater average of $2,212. By its third weekend, it dropped down even more to #15 and made $1,498,350, with a per theater average of $1,494. It was released 5 December 2012 in the United Kingdom.
The film’s score was composed by Carter Burwell, who previously composed the score to McDonagh’s In Bruges. Lakeshore Records released the soundtrack digitally on 23 October 2012, with a physical release date of 20 November 2012.
Seven Psychopats (2012)
Directed by: Martin McDonagh
Starring: Colin Farrell, Olga Kurylenko, Sam Rockwell, Woody Harrelson, Christopher Walken, Tom Waits, Abbie Cornish, Harry Dean Stanton, Christian Barillas, James Landry Hébert
Screenplay by: Martin McDonagh
Production Design by: David Wasco
Cinematography by: Ben Davis
Film Editing by: Lisa Gunning
Costume Design by: Karen Patch
Set Decoration by: Sandy Reynolds-Wasco
Art Direction by: John Dexter
Music by: Carter Burwell
MPAA Rating: R for strong violence, bloody images, pervasive language, sexuality/nudity and some drug use.
Distributed by: CBS Films
Release Date: October 12, 2012 (United States), December 5, 2012 (United Kingdom)
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