Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead is a 1995 crime film directed by Gary Fleder from a screenplay written by Scott Rosenberg. The film features an ensemble cast that includes Andy García, Christopher Lloyd, Steve Buscemi, Christopher Walken, Fairuza Balk, and Gabrielle Anwar. The film's title comes from a Warren Zevon song of the same name, recorded on his 1991 album Mr. Bad Example, which he allowed under the condition that the song be played during the end credits. The lead character's name, "Jimmy the Saint," comes from the Bruce Springsteen song "Lost in the Flood" from the... album Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. It is cited as one of the several Pulp Fiction's clones. The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival. Jimmy "The Saint" Tosnia is a dapper ex-gangster living in Denver. Once known as "the bitch's bastard" in Denver's crime scene, Jimmy has left the criminal world, attempting to "go straight" with his business "Afterlife Advice", where dying people videotape messages for loved ones. Jimmy's business isn't doing well and he is in debt to a local loan shark known as "New Orleans Sal.
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| Release date: | October 1995 |
| Directed by: | Gary Fleder |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 112 Minutes |
| Producer: | Cary Woods |
| Editor: | Richard Marks |
| Cinematography: | Elliot Davis |
| Screenplay by: | Scott Rosenberg |
| Estimated budget: | $8,000,000 |
| Genre: | Thriller, Comedy |