Dead Man's Hand (2023 film)

Dead Man's Hand
Dead Man's Hand
	Official release poster
Directed by	Brian Skiba
Screenplay by	Brian Skiba; Corin Nemec;
Based on	No Rest of the Wicked: Dead Man's Hand; by Kevin Minor; Matthew Minor;
Produced by	Laurie Love; Randall Batinkoff; Louise Linton; Jim Burleson; Brian Skiba;
Starring	Stephen Dorff; Jack Kilmer; Cole Hauser;
Cinematography	Adam Biddle
Edited by	Brian Skiba
Music by	Steve Dorff
Production; companies	SkibaVision; Milestone Studios; Stormchaser Films;
Distributed by	Grindstone Entertainment Group
Release date	July 7, 2023;
Country	United States
Language	English

Dead Man's Hand is a 2023 American western film directed by Brian Skiba, from a screenplay by Skiba and Corin Nemec. It is based on the graphic novel, No Rest of the Wicked: Dead Man's Hand by Kevin Minor and Matthew Minor.

Premise

Reno abandons the gunslinger lifestyle after marrying Vegas, but after being forced to defend himself and killing a bandit, he is reluctantly drawn back into his former life. The bandit's brother, the merciless Mayor Bishop, is determined to avenge his brother's death. In a brutal act of retaliation, Bishop and his private army ambush Reno and Vegas, leaving Reno gravely injured and abducting his wife. Now driven by vengeance, Reno joins forces with Marshal Roy McCutcheon to unleash his anger and swear retribution against every individual who harmed them.^[1]

Cast

Stephen Dorff as Colonel Clarence T. Bishop
Jack Kilmer as Jean Jaques Renau a.k.a. "Reno"
Cole Hauser as Marshal Roy McCutheon
Camille Collard as Vegas
Mo Brings Plenty as Mahto
Forrie J. Smith as Alexander
Randall Batinkoff as Sherriff Winters
Louise Linton as Carrie
Costas Mandylor as Lucas
William McNamara as Johnny
Corin Nemec as Red
Tait Fletcher as Goliath
Kim Delonghi as Cochet

Production

Dead Man's Hand is based on the graphic novel, No Rest of the Wicked: Dead Man's Hand by Kevin Minor and Matthew Minor.^[1] Brian Skiba and Corin Nemec wrote the first draft of the screenplay in 2021 and started consulting on the film in 2022.^[2] Principal photography took place in Santa Fe, New Mexico for 23 days from October to December 2022.^[3]^[2]

Release

In December 2022, the film was acquired by Grindstone Entertainment Group.^[1]

It was released on July 7, 2023 in select theaters and on video on demand platforms.^[4]

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 0% of five critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 2.8/10.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Grobar, Matt (December 20, 2022). "Grindstone Entertainment Group Acquires Western Dead Man's Hand Starring Stephen Dorff, Jack Kilmer & Cole Hauser". Deadline Hollywood.
^ ^a ^b Anthony Krug, Kurt (July 7, 2023). "3 Michigan brothers see their graphic novel come to life in Dead Man's Hand". The Oakland Press. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
^ Leydon, Joe (October 30, 2022). "Is Cole Hauser Playing a Dead Man's Hand". Cowboys & Indians. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
^ Legacy, Spencer (July 7, 2023). "Exclusive Dead Man's Hand Clip Previews Lionsgate Western". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
^ "Dead Man's Hand". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved July 28, 2023.

External links

Dead Man's Hand at IMDb
Dead Man's Hand at Rotten Tomatoes

[Deadline1-1] Grobar, Matt (December 20, 2022). "Grindstone Entertainment Group Acquires Western Dead Man's Hand Starring Stephen Dorff, Jack Kilmer & Cole Hauser". Deadline Hollywood.

[Oakland-2] Anthony Krug, Kurt (July 7, 2023). "3 Michigan brothers see their graphic novel come to life in Dead Man's Hand". The Oakland Press. Retrieved July 7, 2023.

[Cowboy-3] Leydon, Joe (October 30, 2022). "Is Cole Hauser Playing a Dead Man's Hand". Cowboys & Indians. Retrieved June 27, 2023.

[4] Legacy, Spencer (July 7, 2023). "Exclusive Dead Man's Hand Clip Previews Lionsgate Western". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved July 7, 2023.

[Rotten_Tomatoes-5] "Dead Man's Hand". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved July 28, 2023.

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