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An orphan from the tough streets of Cleveland, Irish Danny Greene (Ray Stevenson) rises from working longshoreman to union leader and mob ally. Forced out of the union by the feds, Danny starts anew as an enforcer for loan shark Shondor Birns (Christopher Walken), while still maintaining influence with mafia boss John Nardi (Vincent D'Onofrio). With Detective Joe Manditski (Val Kilmer) in pursuit, Danny rapidly acquires his own power and places himself at odds with the Italians, who find him to be a very difficult man to kill. What follows is a bloody war that breaks out on the streets of Cleveland and gives it the name Bomb City, U.S.A. Based on a true story, Kill The Irishman is the saga of one man who embodies the Irish warrior mentality with a mixture of pride, brutality, ambition and principle, as he became a central figure in the '70s mob war that forever changed organised crime in America. Over the summer of 1976, thirty-six bombs detonate in the heart of Cleveland while a turf war raged between Irish mobster Danny Greene (Ray Stevenson) and the Italian mafia. Based on a true story, KILL THE IRISHMAN chronicles Greene's heroic rise from a tough Cleveland neighbourhood to become an enforcer in the local mob. Turning the tables on loan shark Shondor Birns (Christopher Walken) and allying himself with gangster John Nardi (Vincent D Onofrio), Greene stops taking orders from the mafia and pursues his own power. Surviving countless assassination attempts from the mob and killing off anyone who went after him in retaliation, Danny Greene's infamous invincibility and notorious fearlessness eventually led to the collapse of mafia syndicates across the U.S. and also earned him the status of the man the mob couldn't kill.
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One of the most prolific screenwriters in the action/adventure genre, Jonathan started his career writing episodes of The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1992) for George Lucas and ABC. He wrote Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995), re-conceived from his original spec script Simon Says. He followed that with Jumanji (1995). His script for the The Saint (1997) was completely re-written by others. After this frustration, he enjoyed a long working friendship with producer Jerry Bruckheimer with whom he collaborated on many projects since 1996. He re-wrote the whole script for The Rock (1996) without credit, which he tried desperately to achieve via WGA arbitration. He did uncredited re-writes on Con Air (1997) and the remake of Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000) and received executive producer credits on both. Armageddon (1998/I), from Jonathan's original idea, was the second time Jonathan had the highest grossing film, worldwide, at the box office. The other was Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995).
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
just finished this straight to video movie that I thought was going to suck until I read the reviews ( proves sometimes they are worth while). its an absolute gem, think goodfellas meets riverdance ( not really). one irishman and his friends take on the mob ( trust em to use explosives). its revenge movie, meets mob movie, a little humour and some great acting by all, kilmer looks more ice box than ice man but does his job well along with ray stevenson,walken, d`nofrio, sorvino, amongst others. this is the type of film you sit down expecting not much but come out with a great experience and its one you know you will watch again.
awesome film. great pace, lots of things going bang but the violence is realistic and not cartooned, a great story where you actually care about the people involved.
5 stars all the way, one of the best low budgets I have seen since boondock saints, one of the better films I have seen this year.
awesome film. great pace, lots of things going bang but the violence is realistic and not cartooned, a great story where you actually care about the people involved.
5 stars all the way, one of the best low budgets I have seen since boondock saints, one of the better films I have seen this year.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
Kill the Irishman (KTI) is based on the book To Kill the Irishman: The War That Crippled the Mafia by Rick Porrello which is based on the true events of Irish mobster Danny Greene (played by Ray Stevenson).
The story starts in Cleveland Ohio in the 1960's. Orphaned as a child, Danny has known nothing but hard-knocks and working his fingers to the bone for cents. When he ousts the corrupt Union Leader for his union, the men elect him as their working-class champion - unfortunately enough for Danny who has dubious morals himself, the position involves negotiating with the Cleveland Mafia. When Danny is investigated for extortion and handling stolen property he is removed from his Union office and has no choice but to work with the Mafioso loan-shark Alex "Shondor" Birns (Christopher Walken) to make ends meet and support his wife (Linda Cardellini). But when the Mob bosses see just how influential the rising star Danny is (uniting the garbage disposal firms under one union where they had previously failed to do so) a contract is put on his head, Danny turns out to be one tough nut to crack, surviving multiple attempts on his life, but when will his luck run out?
Ray Stevenson plays a fantastic Danny Greene - despite having the physique of a filing-cabinet - an Irishman with an indefatigable spirit. The locals adore him as he is seen as a working-class hero and a modern-day Robin Hood; extorting the Mafia then using the proceeds to make sure everyone in his neighbourhood has a turkey for Christmas for example. Even his victims get mercy, after 'dealing-with' a guy who refuses to negotiate, Danny makes sure the 10 recently-orphaned kids all get trust funds for college, paid for out of his own pocket. It's the truth behind this film that will really inspire you to root for Danny, despite his moral ambiguity and this is what makes KTI a great film.
Whilst it may not be the most complex mob-movie out there, this is a truly great tale that is based in nearly 20 years of reality - there were actually 37 bombings in Cleveland in 1977 alone!! When this is paired with a great cast (Val Kilmer, Christopher Walken, Paul Sorvino, Vinny Jones amongst others!) and set in a truly believable 1970's setting (the cars, the clothes & the music) it makes for one truly great movie. Recommended!!
The story starts in Cleveland Ohio in the 1960's. Orphaned as a child, Danny has known nothing but hard-knocks and working his fingers to the bone for cents. When he ousts the corrupt Union Leader for his union, the men elect him as their working-class champion - unfortunately enough for Danny who has dubious morals himself, the position involves negotiating with the Cleveland Mafia. When Danny is investigated for extortion and handling stolen property he is removed from his Union office and has no choice but to work with the Mafioso loan-shark Alex "Shondor" Birns (Christopher Walken) to make ends meet and support his wife (Linda Cardellini). But when the Mob bosses see just how influential the rising star Danny is (uniting the garbage disposal firms under one union where they had previously failed to do so) a contract is put on his head, Danny turns out to be one tough nut to crack, surviving multiple attempts on his life, but when will his luck run out?
Ray Stevenson plays a fantastic Danny Greene - despite having the physique of a filing-cabinet - an Irishman with an indefatigable spirit. The locals adore him as he is seen as a working-class hero and a modern-day Robin Hood; extorting the Mafia then using the proceeds to make sure everyone in his neighbourhood has a turkey for Christmas for example. Even his victims get mercy, after 'dealing-with' a guy who refuses to negotiate, Danny makes sure the 10 recently-orphaned kids all get trust funds for college, paid for out of his own pocket. It's the truth behind this film that will really inspire you to root for Danny, despite his moral ambiguity and this is what makes KTI a great film.
Whilst it may not be the most complex mob-movie out there, this is a truly great tale that is based in nearly 20 years of reality - there were actually 37 bombings in Cleveland in 1977 alone!! When this is paired with a great cast (Val Kilmer, Christopher Walken, Paul Sorvino, Vinny Jones amongst others!) and set in a truly believable 1970's setting (the cars, the clothes & the music) it makes for one truly great movie. Recommended!!
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This is a very good film that could easily get overlooked. Val Kilmer is back on form here even though his role isn't a major one and everyone else does a great job too. The cast of this film is excellent, everybody looks the part and there's no pandering to the glamour crowd at all. Comparing this to movies like the 'French Connection' and the 'Dirty Harry' series that were actually made in the seventies this film appears to have captured the look and feel of the era perfectly. Not just the clothes, the music and the cars but the settings look authentic too. Some of the story has been 'softened' I'm sure to make Danny Green look better; eg his wife leaving him when in the extras his real wife said it was the other way round, but whatever the facts the story portrays a little slice of mob history that you probably don't know about and its well worth the watching. On my blu ray I only had the true story of Danny Green as an extra but that is 64 minutes long in itself. Picture quality was spot on, the colours had that authentic slightly washed out look and the DTS-HD master soundtrack was crisp and dynamic.
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GREAT FILM
ABSOLUTELY LOVED THIS LOTS OF VIOLENCE WENT REALLY QUICK YOU WONT BE BORED ALWAYS SOMETHING HAPPENING BUY IT. RECOMENDED FOR ALL
Published 11 days ago by dave
The rise and fall of an Irishman
Based on a true story this film follows the career of Danny Greene, an Irishman, in Cleveland in the '70's who set about destroying the Mafia. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Zanna T. Laws
`A Man You Don't Meet Everyday'
Set in Cleveland during the 1970's, this film from director Jonathan Hensleigh (`The Punisher' series) tells the true -ish story of Danny Greene. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Tommy D
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Published 5 months ago by D. Clark
Absolutely Brilliant movie
Excellent movie has it all action packed start to finish great portrayel of Danny Greene by Ray Stevenson,true story based on the great Danny Greene "the celtic warrior" his rise... Read more
Published 5 months ago by IrishWiseguy
GOOD WAY TO SPEND A WET AFTERNOON
Me and the Mrs sat down on a wet and windy Saturday afternoon and decided to have a DVD afternoon.
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Published 5 months ago by Mr. Derek Henry Burns
Maybe I missed something?
As I type, Kill the Irishman has a rating of 7.1 on IMDb.com - making it technically possibly the `best' movie I've ever rented. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Albatross
The Irish Goodfellas.
Based on a true story and the book of the same name, KIll The Irishman, tells the lifestory of Danny Greene - an Irish-American gangster who came from nothing and rose to power... Read more
Published 6 months ago by The Truth
Not exactly a killer of a movie
This film is ok its suffers from a lack of pace and you don't really get a sense of who Danny really is given that its based on true events. Read more
Published 6 months ago by C. J. P
First class mob movie
The story of Danny Greene and the way he defied the mob is fascinating. It has some fine scenes and the pace is good. This isn't a dull DVD! Read more
Published 6 months ago by CJ
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