The Way of the Gun
The Way of the Gun is a
2000 film,
directed by
Christopher McQuarrie and starring
Ryan Phillippe and
Benicio Del Toro as two reckless and brutal gunfighters who kidnap a woman (
Juliette Lewis) who is carrying the child of a powerful mobster, hoping to obtain a huge cash payoff. The mobster's capable bodyguards (
Taye Diggs and
Nicky Katt), unfaithful wife, menacing right hand man (
James Caan), and the kidnappers all work to outwit one another for their own angle on the ransom money.
The film has been described as 'a gangster film with a brain'. Many scenes are characterized by prolonged sections of eloquent speech between protagonists, and McQuarrie himself has stated that the film's purpose lies in the hospital shootout where the shootout is not shown.
Phillippe's and Del Toro's characters use the aliases Parker and Longbaugh, respectively. Parker and Longbaugh are the real last names of
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
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