- Dolan's Cadillac (film)
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Dolan's Cadillac 
Directed by Jeff Beesley Produced by Stephen Onda
Alain Gagnon
Rhonda BakerScreenplay by Richard Dooling Based on Dolan's Cadillac by
Stephen KingStarring Wes Bentley
Christian Slater
Emmanuelle VaugierStudio Cadillac Prairie Productions
101122273 Saskatchewan
Minds Eye EntertainmentDistributed by G2 Pictures
Film Bridge InternationalRelease date(s) July 1, 2009 (Sweden) Running time 105 minutes Country Canada Language English Budget $10 million Dolan's Cadillac is a 2009 thriller starring Wes Bentley, Christian Slater and Emmanuelle Vaugier.[1] It is based on a short story of the same name by Stephen King.[2]
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Plot
Middle school history teacher Tom Robinson (Wes Bentley) lives in Las Vegas with beloved wife Elizabeth (Emmanuelle Vaugier). On a horse riding trip out in the desert one day, Elizabeth comes across an illegal immigration deal gone bad, with gangster Jimmy Dolan (Christian Slater) executing a man. Elizabeth is seen, however, and narrowly escapes Dolan's thugs firing at her.
The Robinsons go to the authorities, and an official (Al Sapienza) admits them into the Witness Protection program. Soon after, Elizabeth rushes out of their hotel, Tom following after her. When she tries to start their car, it explodes in front of Tom, killing Elizabeth.
Devastated, Tom begins drinking, and eventually decides to seek revenge against Dolan. He purchases a gun and follows Dolan around town, eventually going after him one night. But before he can take the shot, a rival business of Dolan's pulls a drive-by, which fails because Dolan's Cadillac is revealed to be bulletproof.
Robinson continues to follow Dolan, who soon notices and learns his identity. The two meet at a Rest Stop in the Nevada desert, ending with a confrontation in which Dolan allows Robinson to live (albeit beaten up), believing life to be more painful for Robinson than death.
Undeterred, Robinson gets a job with a construction crew working on the roads Dolan often travels. After strenuous preparation, Robinson sets his trap: a giant pothole deep in the road, large enough to trap a car but not so large as to allow Dolan to escape. When Dolan's car falls into the hole, the driver is killed and another passenger (Greg Bryk), whom Dolan shoots as a mercy killing (both his legs were broken and he constantly screamed in agony), is injured.
Once Dolan has been trapped, Robinson makes his presence known, telling Dolan that he is a motorist who witnessed what had happened. Dolan, however, eventually realizes that the motorist is, in fact, Robinson, and begins to beg Robinson to let him go. Robinson begins to fill up the pot hole with dirt, continuing to taunt Dolan with possibilities of his escape, none of which come to fruition.
The official from the Witness Protection program soon calls Robinson to tell him that Dolan had been on his way to a major transaction involving child sex trafficking, a crime that would have destroyed Dolan. Robinson doesn't care, however, and finishes filling the hole up. Robinson lays concrete blocks over the Cadillac, while Dolan screams from within the hole.
The official calls back and tells Robinson they now have enough for a conviction. Robinson drops the phone and laughs maniacally.
Cast
- Wes Bentley as Tom Robinson
- Christian Slater as Jimmy Dolan
- Emmanuelle Vaugier as Elizabeth Robinson
- Greg Bryk as Chief
- Aidan Devine as Roman
- Al Sapienza as Fletcher
- Karen LeBlanc as Delta
- Cory Generoux as Pedro
- Vivian Ng as Jun Li
- Patrick Bird as Jose
- Eugene Clark as Tink
- Max Keene as Danny
- Robert Benz as Sheriff Bob
- Timothy Allen as Marshall
- Amy Matysio as Amy
- Tony Munch as Blocker
- Darla Biccum as Reba
- Simon Chin as Alex / Snakehead #3
- Sharmaine Yeoh as Betty
- Steven P. Park as Snakehead #1
- Jonathan Lim as Snakehead #2
- Melany Burant as Girl
Music
Popular Japanese singer Crystal Kay provided the a track entitled "Hold On"[3] which was played during the end credits of the film.
Release
The film was released as Direct-to-Video production on April 6, 2010,[4] it came out on DVD and Blu-ray Disc.[5]
References
External links
- Dolan's Cadillac at the Internet Movie Database
- Dolan's Cadillac at AllRovi
Media based on Stephen King works Films Individual filmsThe Shining (1980) • Cujo (1983) • The Dead Zone (1983) • Christine (1983) • Cat's Eye (1985) • Silver Bullet (1985) • Stand by Me (1986) • The Running Man (1987) • Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990) • Graveyard Shift (1990) • Misery (1990) • Sleepwalkers (1992) • The Dark Half (1993) • Needful Things (1993) • The Shawshank Redemption (1994) • Dolores Claiborne (1995) • Thinner (1996) • The Night Flier (1997) • Apt Pupil (1998) • The Green Mile (1999) • Hearts in Atlantis (2001) • Dreamcatcher (2003) • Secret Window (2004) • Riding the Bullet (2004) • 1408 (2007) • The Mist (2007) • Dolan's Cadillac (2009) • It (2011)Film seriesCarrieCreepshowCreepshow (1982) • Creepshow 2 (1987)Children of the Corn (1984) • The Final Sacrifice (1993) • Urban Harvest (1995) • The Gathering (1996) • Fields of Terror (1998) • Isaac's Return (1999) • Revelation (2001) • Children of the Corn (2009)FirestarterFirestarter (1984) • Rekindled (2002)Maximum Overdrive (1986) • Trucks (1997)Pet SemataryPet Sematary (1989) • Pet Sematary Two (1992)The Lawnmower ManThe Lawnmower Man (1992) • Beyond Cyberspace (1996)The ManglerThe Mangler (1995) • The Mangler 2 (2001) • The Mangler Reborn (2005)The Dark TowerThe Dark Tower (2013)Television Single films or miniseriesGramma (1986) • Sorry, Right Number (1987) • It (1990) • Golden Years (1991) • The Tommyknockers (1993) • The Stand (1994) • The Langoliers (1995) • The Shining (1997) • Quicksilver Highway (1997) • The Revelations of Becka Paulson (1997) • Storm of the Century (1999) • Kingdom Hospital (2004) • Stephen King's Desperation (2006) • Nightmares and Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King (2006)Multiple films or miniseriesSalem's LotSalem's Lot (1979) • A Return to Salem's Lot (1987) • 'Salem's Lot (2004)Sometimes They Come BackSometimes They Come Back (1991) • Sometimes They Come Back... Again (1996) • Sometimes They Come Back… for More (1998)Rose RedRose Red (2002) • The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer (2003)SeriesThe Dead Zone (2002) • Haven (2010)
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