Road to Perdition (2002)
- Starring:
- Tom Hanks, Paul Newman, (more)
- Director(s):
- Sam Mendes
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Category:
- Drama
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The acclaimed graphic novel from crime writer Max Allan Collins becomes this big budget Dreamworks drama from director Sam Mendes and screenwriter David Self. Tom Hanks stars as Michael Sullivan, a morally conflicted Depression-era hit man committing murder in the name of his employer, John Rooney (Paul Newman). A kindly, aging Irish crime boss who raised Sullivan as his surrogate son, Rooney is affiliated with Al Capone in Chicago and thus wields great power in the "Tri-Cities" of Moline, IL; Rock Island, IL; and Davenport, IA. Curious about his father's mysterious profession, Sullivan's son, Michael Jr. (Tyler Hoechlin), stows away in his father's automobile one night and witnesses the execution of a man at the hands of Sullivan and Rooney's biological son, Connor (Daniel Craig). Although Michael keeps his promise to remain silent about what he's seen, the paranoid and unstable Connor tries to wipe out the entire Sullivan clan anyway, succeeding only in killing Sullivan's wife, Annie (Jennifer Jason Leigh), and youngest son, Peter (Liam Aiken). Enraged at this and another surprise betrayal by the Rooneys, Sullivan embarks on a path of bloody retribution, Michael in tow. Although he intends to leave his boy with relatives in the rural town of Perdition once the coast is clear, he ends up exposing Michael to the goriest aspects of his talents, slaughtering former associates as he dodges contract assassin Maguire (Jude Law) and cripples the cash flow of the Rooney and Capone organizations through a series of bank robberies, attempting to force either mob family to offer up the sequestered Connor as a sacrifice. Inspired by the popular Japanese comic book series Lone Wolf and Cub and based loosely on an episode from the life and career of notorious real-life crime figures John and Connor Looney, Road to Perdition co-stars Stanley Tucci as legendary Chicago mobster Frank Nitti. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 117 mins
Complete Cast:
- Tom Hanks - Michael Sullivan
- Jude Law - Maguire
- Stanley Tucci - Frank Nitti
- Tyler Hoechlin - Michael Sullivan Jr.
- Dylan Baker - Alexander Rance
- Roderick Peeples - Nitti's Henchmen
- The Monte Carlos - Living Corpse
- Lara Phillips - Ruby The Waitress
- Kurt Naebig - Tenement Murderer
- Marty Higginbotham - Bankers
- Maurie Gallagher - Michael's Teacher
- Craig Spidle - Ronney's Henchmen
- Lee Roy Rogers - Secretary
- Lawrence MacGowan - Bankers
- John Sterchi - Cop At Diner
- Heidi Jayne Netzley - Prostitute
- John Judd - Rooney's Business Associates
- Keith Kupferer - Nitti's Henchmen
- Nicholas Cade - Boy Michael Fights
- Mina Badie - Betty The Waitress
- James Greene - Farmer Bill
- Harry Groener - Mr. McDougal
- Jon Sattler - Rooney's Business Associates
- Brendan McKinney - Irish Musicians
- Stephen P. Dunn - Finn McGovern's Henchmen
- Ed Kross - Young Bank Manager
- Ian Barford - Ronney's Henchmen
- Paul Newman - John Rooney
- Jennifer Jason Leigh - Annie Sullivan
- Daniel Craig - Connor Rooney
- Liam Aiken - Peter Sullivan
- Ciarán Hinds - Finn McGovern
- Peggy Roeder - Farmer Virginia
- Michael Sassone - Motel Manager
- Dylan Barker - Alexander Rance
- Timothy Hendrickson - Bankers
- Paul Turner - Finn McGovern's Henchmen
- Kathleen Keane - Irish Musicians
- Christian Stolte - Rooney's Business Associates
- Kieran O'Hare - Irish Musicians
- Michael Brockman - Rooney's Business Associates
- Phil Ridarelli - Hotel Manager
- Kevin Chamberlin - Frank The Bouncer
- Jackie Moran - Irish Musicians
- John Sierros - Rooney's Business Associates
- Jobe Cerny - Bankers
- Diane Dorsey - Aunt Sarah
- Lance Baker - Crime Scene Policeman
- David Darlow - Jack Kelly
- Rob Maxey - Drugstore Owner
- Doug Spinuzza - Brothel Maid
- Jack Callahan - Rooney's Business Associates
- Duane Sharp - Father Callaway
- Director(s):
- Sam Mendes
- Writer(s):
- David Self
- Producer(s):
- Dean Zanuck, Sam Mendes, Richard D. Zanuck
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Adult Language, Violence)
- Categories:
- Drama
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- 2002 - Road to Perdition - American Society of Cinematographers - Best Cinematography
- 2002 - Road to Perdition - Los Angeles Film Critics Association - Best Cinematography (Runner-up)
- 2002 - Road to Perdition - Toronto Film Critics Association - Best Supporting Actor [Runner-up]
