The Butcher (2009)
A mob enforcer is set up to take the fall for a multi-million dollar heist involving a rival gang boss. Merle (Eric Roberts) is a gambler stuck on a twenty-year losing streak, but his luck is about to change. Surviving a trap that was intended to kill him, Merle makes away with a beautiful woman and a piece of the take. Most men in that position would have been content to simply walk away with their lives, but Merle has been loyal for twenty years. Realizing he's been betrayed, something inside snaps. They used to call him "The Butcher" as a joke, but the laughter turns to screams when Merle returns to deliver the ultimate punchline.
Director: Jesse V. Johnson
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Eric Roberts as Merle Hench |
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Robert Davi as Murdoch |
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Irina Björklund as Jackie |
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Keith David as Larry Cobb |
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Geoffrey Lewis as Naylor |
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Jerry Trimble as Eddie Hellstrom |
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Michael Ironside as Teddy Carmichael |
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Bokeem Woodbine as Chinatown Pete |
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Guillermo Díaz as Owen Geiger |
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Julie Carmen as Rose |
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Vernon Wells as 1970's IRA Commander |
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Duane Whitaker as Car Buyer |
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Timothy V. Murphy as Tyke |
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Charles Arthur Berg as 'Loco' Charlie |
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Nils Allen Stewart as El Paso |
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Roslyn Cohn as Cougar on the Stairs |
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Diana Terranova as Spearmint Rhino Dancer |
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Bruna Rubio as Spearmint Rhino Dancer |
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Sandy Sunshine as Spearmint Rhino Dancer |
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Vitta Quinn as Spearmint Rhino Dancer |
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Mike Wilson as Murdoch's Core Henchman |
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John Saint Ryan as Illegal Surgeon |
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Dominique Vandenberg as 1970's IRA Member |
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Anthony V. Pugliese III as The Man from Reno |
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Joe Hess as Pearl |
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Maddy Howard as Waitress |
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Jesse V. Johnson as 1970's IRA Member |
| Directing | Jesse V. Johnson | Director |
| Directing | Garrett Warren | Second Unit Director |
| Crew | Mike Wilson | Stunts |
| Sound | Marcello De Francisci | Music |
| Camera | Robert Hayes | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Ken Blackwell | Editor |
| Art | John Larena | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Glenn Gregory Krah | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Stacy Ellen Rich | Costume Design |
| Production | Pam Bouvier | Casting |
| Production | Valerie McCaffrey | Casting |
| Production | Anthony V. Pugliese | Executive Producer |
| Production | Ted J. Pryor | Executive Producer |
| Crew | Luke LaFontaine | Stunts |
| Crew | Reuben Langdon | Stunt Double |
| Crew | J.J. Perry | Stunts |
| Crew | Mark Stefanich | Stunts |
| Crew | Mark Day | Stunts |
| Crew | Hugh Daly | Stunts |
| Crew | Jason S. Gray | Stunts |
| Crew | Anthony Vitale | Stunts |
| Crew | Jesse James Youngblood | Stunts |
| Crew | Jeremiah Vaughn | Stunts |
| Writing | Jesse V. Johnson | Writer |
| Production | Charles Arthur Berg | Producer |