Dead for a Dollar is a 2022 American Western film written and directed by Walter Hill. It stars Christoph Waltz, Willem Dafoe, and Rachel Brosnahan. The plot follows a bounty hunter (Waltz) on a search to find the missing wife (Brosnahan) of a businessman. Brandon Scott, Warren Burke, Benjamin Bratt, and Hamish Linklater also star. The film premiered at the 79th Venice International Film Festival on September 6, 2022. It was released in the United States on September 30, 2022, by Quiver Distribution.

Dead for a Dollar
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Walter Hill
Screenplay by	Walter Hill
Story by	Matt Harris Walter Hill
Produced by	Jeff Sackman Berry Meyerowitz Kirk D'Amico Jeremy Wall Carolyn McMaster Neil Dunn
Starring	Christoph Waltz Willem Dafoe Rachel Brosnahan Warren Burke Benjamin Bratt
Cinematography	Lloyd Ahern II
Edited by	Phil Norden
Music by	Xander Rodzinski
Production companies	CHAOS a film company Polaris Pictures Myriad Pictures
Distributed by	Myriad Pictures Quiver Distribution
Release dates	September 6, 2022 (2022-09-06) (Venice) September 30, 2022 (2022-09-30) (United States)
Running time	114 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Premise

In 1897, in New Mexico Territory, bounty hunter Max Borlund is hired to find Rachel Kidd, the politically progressive wife of businessman Martin Kidd, who is allegedly being held for ransom in Chihuahua, Mexico by Elijah Jones, an African-American deserter. During his search, Max discovers that Rachel willingly fled from an abusive husband to live with Elijah. He is also forced to confront his sworn enemy Joe Cribbens, a professional gambler and outlaw whom he sent to prison years before.

Cast

L–R: Christoph Waltz, Willem Dafoe and Rachel Brosnahan

• Christoph Waltz as Max Borlund[1]
• Willem Dafoe as Joe Cribbens[1]
• Rachel Brosnahan as Rachel Kidd[2]
• Warren Burke as Sergeant Alonzo Poe[3]
• Brandon Scott as Elijah Jones[3]
• Benjamin Bratt as Tiberio Vargas[4]
• Luis Chavez as Esteban Romero
• Hamish Linklater as Martin Kidd[5]
• Fidel Gomez as Captain Aragon
• Guy Burnet as William Palmer aka English Bill[6]
• Alfredo Quiroz as Deputy Enrique Bustamonte
• Scott Peat as Jack Tyree

Production

Development and filming

The film was announced at the Marché du Film in June 2021. It marks Waltz's return to the genre after Django Unchained (2012) and Hill's return to directing after The Assignment (2016).[1] Principal photography took place in Santa Fe, New Mexico, from August 24 to September 21, 2021.[7][5] Approximately 80 crew members, 20 principal cast members, and 40 background and extras from New Mexico were employed for the shoot.[8]

Grievance about filming incident

On October 26, 2021, actor Shawn-Caulin Young filed a grievance against stunt coordinator and second unit director Allan Graf. In his complaint, Young said Graf did not properly supervise the stunts in the film and that he was "hostile on set". He also said the production did not give him suitable protective gear for his eyes and ears when using pyrotechnics and explosives. During the shooting of a scene, Young was asked to serve as a "target" and was hit in the face with shrapnel and gunpowder debris. As a result of the scene, he and a camera operator became upset and were later "publicly shamed". At one point, Young said he overheard Graf calling him a "pussy". Producer Carolyn McMaster and first assistant director Scott Corban Sikman have both disputed the allegations. Sikman said every member of the cast and crew was offered safety glasses and ear protection. When asked about the scene in question, Sikman said that Young and the camera operator were moved after the pair were hit with debris. Armorer John Farner only recalled the camera operator complaining about the incident but not Young. Furthermore, two anonymous crew members described the set as "unnerving" after blanks were fired at the floorboards of the set to create smoke; Farner said he was told by Graf that it was common practice to do so. In a statement, the production said Young had worked on the set for only one day—August 2, 2021—and that they "strongly deny any allegation that safety requirements were not fully met and adhered to at all times." According to Young, he was supposed to work for two days but was not brought back on set after asking for a pay raise; McMaster also disputed this claim.[9]

Release

Dead for a Dollar was released in theaters on September 30, 2022, in the United States and Canada by Quiver Distribution and internationally by Myriad Pictures.[10] It premiered at the 79th Venice International Film Festival on September 6, 2022.[11]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 53% of 47 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.5/10. The website's consensus reads, "There are certainly worse Westerns, but with Walter Hill behind the camera and a killer cast reporting for duty, Dead for a Dollar should have higher entertainment value."[12] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 61 out of 100, based on 17 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[13]

References

External links

• Dead for a Dollar at IMDb
• Dead for a Dollar at Metacritic

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