A Better Way to Die

A Better Way to Die

96 mins | Action, Thriller | Jan. 1, 2000

Boomer (Wiper) is a rookie cop based in the urban hellhole that is downtown Chicago. After his involvement in a drug bust operation which results in the death of Carlos (Carmen Argenziano), his mentor and father figure, Boomer becomes disillusioned with the brutal and inhumane nature of his job. Consequently, he decides to hand in his resignation to the Chicago Police Department and return to his home town of Joliet, where his fiancé, Kelly (Natasha Henstridge), awaits.While en route back to Joliet, however, Boomer makes a grievous error in judgment when he stops for, and assists, an unfortunate motorist whose vehicle appears to have broken down; the naive ex-cop is swiftly attacked and rendered unconscious. Boomer awakes to find that his car and wallet have been stolen, and that he has become involved in a dangerous game of mistaken identity.

A Better Way to Die

96 mins | Action, Thriller | Jan. 1, 2000

A Better Way to Die
Boomer (Wiper) is a rookie cop based in the urban hellhole that is downtown Chicago. After his involvement in a drug bust operation which results in the death of Carlos (Carmen Argenziano), his mentor and father figure, Boomer becomes disillusioned with the brutal and inhumane nature of his job. Consequently, he decides to hand in his resignation to the Chicago Police Department and return to his home town of Joliet, where his fiancé, Kelly (Natasha Henstridge), awaits.While en route back to Joliet, however, Boomer makes a grievous error in judgment when he stops for, and assists, an unfortunate motorist whose vehicle appears to have broken down; the naive ex-cop is swiftly attacked and rendered unconscious. Boomer awakes to find that his car and wallet have been stolen, and that he has become involved in a dangerous game of mistaken identity.
IMDb rating 5.5
Producers Newmarket Capital Group, Newman/Tooley Films
Original title A Better Way to Die
Directors Scott Wiper
Writers Scott Wiper

Cast

Scott Wiper

as Boomer

Andre Braugher

as Cleveland

Lou Diamond Phillips

as William Dexter

Joe Pantoliano

as Flash

Jack Conley

as Fletcher

Carmen Argenziano

as Carlos

Richard Haje

as The Mute

Mo Gallini

as Laslov (as Matt Gallini)

Rolando Molina

as Chach

Jefferson Moore

as Harrison James

Mirjana Joković

as Salvi

B'nard Lewis

as Sweet Lou

Kirk McKinney

as Spaz

Zachary Mott

as Tex

Rick Hoffman

as Regis

Bernard Canepari

as Sheriff

Daniel Buran

as Grocery Store Clerk

Richard Hagerman

as Deputy Ray

Morgan Lund

as Fisherman

John Basinger

as Sexton

Jeanine Basinger

as Sexton's Wife

Joe Romeo

as Elevator Henchman

Gary Demastry

as Sheriff's Deputy

David Peck

as Sheriff's Deputy

Andy Robberts

as Sheriff's Deputy

Jeff Dixon

as Sheriff's Deputy

Brett Blake

as Sheriff's Deputy

Ray Crawford

as FBI Agent

Jeff Yesko

as Walla Group

Todd Emmett

as Henchman

Richard Fike

as Thug #2

John Kloock

as Henchman

Robert E. Rager

as Guy walking down street on sidewalk

Tony Sagastizado I

as Henchman

Wayne Duvall

as Rifkin