Seven Psychopaths [Includes Digital Copy]

Director: Martin McDonagh Martin McDonagh

Overview

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 dognapping 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.

Product Details

Release Date:	01/29/2013
UPC:	0043396413160
Original Release:	2012
Rating:	R
Source:	SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMT
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:50:00
Sales rank:	36,184

Special Features

Martin McDonagh's Seven Psychopaths; Crazy Locations; Woody Harrelson Is Charlie; Colin Farrell Is Marty; Layers; Seven Psychocats

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Colin Farrell	Marty
Woody Harrelson	Charlie
Christopher Walken	Hans
Abbie Cornish	Kaya
Sam Rockwell	Billy
Olga Kurylenko	Angela
Tom Waits	Zachariah
Zeljko Ivanek	Paulo
Gabourey Sidibe	Sharice
Bonny	Bonny
Michael Pitt	Larry
Michael Stuhlbarg	Tommy
Linda Bright Clay	Myra
Harry Dean Stanton	Man in Hat
James Hebert	Killer
Joseph Lyle Taylor	Al
Kevin Corrigan	Dennis
Brendan Sexton III	Young Zachariah
Amanda Warren	Maggie
John Bishop	The Butcher
Richard Wharton	The Hippy
Johnny Bolton	Barman
Helena Mattsson	Blonde Lady
Christopher Gehrman	Cellmate
Christian Barillas	Catholic Priest
Long Nguyen	Vietnamese Priest
Christine Marzano	The Hooker
Frank Alvarez	Hispanic Guy
Ronnie Gene Blevins	First Cop
Tai Chan Ngo	Fellow Monk
James Landry Hébert	Killer
Carter Burwell	Composer

Technical Credits

Martin McDonagh

Martin McDonagh	Director,Screenwriter,Producer
Graham Broadbent	Producer
Tessa Ross	Executive Producer
Mike Smith	Stunts
KNB EFX	Makeup Special Effects
Howard Berger	Makeup Special Effects
Gregory Nicotero	Makeup Special Effects
John Wheaton	Makeup Special Effects
Geoffrey Patterson	Sound Mixer
Christer Melén	Sound Effects
Peter Czernin	Producer

Editorial Reviews

With his darkly comic feature debut In Bruges, writer/director Martin McDonagh established himself as a filmmaker who was more than willing to take comedy to some very warped places. Now he's back with Seven Psychopaths, a comedic crime thriller with a hair trigger, a lean script, and a killer cast. Much like In Bruges, the violence in Seven Psychopaths might be too intense for some, but anyone with a taste for the twisted or absurd is bound to savor every outrageous minute. Aspiring screenwriter Marty (Colin Farrell) has a brilliant script called Seven Psychopaths floating around in his head; unfortunately, he's usually too hungover to make any real progress on it. Meanwhile, Marty's best friend Billy (Sam 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 dognapping scam with smooth-talking Hans (Christopher Walken). Just when frustrated Marty begins to fear that all of his ideas have dried up, however, Billy appears with an adorable shih tzu swiped from a quick-tempered gangster named Charlie (Woody Harrelson), which in turn leads to a desperate trip into the desert that finds the ideas flowing like drinks at an open bar. Blasting out of the gates with a violent double homicide committed by one of the titular psychos, McDonagh's sophomore feature establishes its bloody-but-fun tone from the very first shot and makes no apologies as a small-time scam sends Marty, Billy, and Hans running for their lives. As the hard-drinking screenwriter prone to shooting off his mouth and the supportive friend who runs a lucrative dognapping scheme, respectively, Farrell and Rockwell establish a satisfying buddy chemistry early on that takes on compelling new dynamics once Walken enters the mix. At the same time, Marty's ambitious screenplay offers McDonagh the opportunity to take the film on a few wild tangents that allow Tom Waits and Harry Dean Stanton to get in on the fun, yet he still keeps the focus on the main story as the volatile Charlie spares no bullets in his quest to recover his beloved missing dog. Sure, Seven Psychopaths feels more silly than edgy most of the time, but McDonagh fills his screenplay with enough surprises that we're never quite sure how far he'll go in order to get a laugh. And just when the movie starts to feel like a grotesque comic caricature, the writer grounds his outlandish tale with a scene that's simultaneously humorous, tense, and poignant -- largely thanks to Harrelson's volatile performance -- as Charlie interrogates Hans' wife (played with stoic dignity by Linda Bright Clay) while searching for the elusive dognapper. At first, the tense, decidedly personal interaction feels almost out of place. But later, as the three protagonists flee into the mountains for the final confrontation, we realize that scene is the true heart of the film. Of course, there's no real lesson to be taken from all of the bloodshed, profanity, and pulpy excess on display in Seven Psychopaths, and even when the screenplay is delivering surprise revelations, we never feel as if McDonagh is trying to blow our minds by reveling in his own wit and cleverness. It's the satisfying dialogue flow, the playful interactions between the characters, and the knowing jabs at traditional screenplay tropes that keep us laughing even once the shooting starts, and for those who aren't averse to a bit of gallows humor, Seven Psychopaths is just original and morbid enough to be genuinely memorable.