A Better Way to Die
2001 | 96m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Scott Wiper |
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| Writer: | Scott Wiper |
| Staring: |
| Boomer 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, 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, 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. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 26, 2001 |
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| Director: | Scott Wiper |
| Writer: | Scott Wiper |
| Genres: | Action, Thriller |
| Keywords | |
| Production Companies | Newmarket Capital Group, Newman/Tooley Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 09, 2025 Entered: Apr 21, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Scott Wiper | Boomer |
| Natasha Henstridge | Kelly |
| Andre Braugher | Cleveland |
| Lou Diamond Phillips | William Dexter |
| Joe Pantoliano | Flash |
| Jack Conley | Fletcher |
| Carmen Argenziano | Carlos |
| Richard Haje | The Mute |
| Mo Gallini | Laslov (as Matt Gallini) |
| Rolando Molina | Chach |
| Jefferson Moore | Harrison James |
| Mirjana Joković | Salvi |
| B'nard Lewis | Sweet Lou |
| Kirk McKinney | Spaz |
| Zachary Mott | Tex |
| Rick Hoffman | Regis |
| Bernard Canepari | Sheriff |
| Daniel Buran | Grocery Store Clerk |
| Richard Hagerman | Deputy Ray |
| Morgan Lund | Fisherman |
| John Basinger | Sexton |
| Jeanine Basinger | Sexton's Wife |
| Joe Romeo | Elevator Henchman |
| Gary Demastry | Sheriff's Deputy |
| David Peck | Sheriff's Deputy |
| Andy Robberts | Sheriff's Deputy |
| Jeff Dixon | Sheriff's Deputy |
| Brett Blake | Sheriff's Deputy |
| Ray Crawford | FBI Agent |
| Jeff Yesko | Walla Group |
| Todd Emmett | Henchman |
| Richard Fike | Thug #2 |
| John Kloock | Henchman |
| Robert E. Rager | Guy walking down street on sidewalk |
| Tony Sagastizado I | Henchman |
| Wayne Duvall | Rifkin |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Jim Bigham | Line Producer |
| John M. Keane | Original Music Composer |
| James E. Tooley | Editor |
| Sarah Alcorn | Production Design |
| Ren Blanco | Production Design |
| David Dreyer | Set Decoration |
| Martina Nevermann | Costume Design |
| Emmy Taylor | Costume Design |
| Ann Davis | Key Makeup Artist |
| Cory Henderson | Hairstylist |
| Andrea Checroun | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| T.C. Thecla Luisi | Key Makeup Artist |
| Keleigh Lippert Palladino | Key Hair Stylist |
| Bob Chastain | Special Effects Technician |
| Robert Garrigus | Special Effects Technician |
| Richard Huggins | Special Effects Technician |
| Scott Wiper | Writer, Director |
| Lawrence Sher | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Christopher Ball | Executive Producer |
| Russell Gray | Producer |
| Linda Hawkins | Executive Producer |
| Nancy Lanham | Associate Producer |
| Vincent Newman | Executive Producer |
| Graham Taylor | Producer |
| William Tyrer | Executive Producer |
| Brad Fuller | Producer |
| Benjamin John Parrillo | Associate Producer |
| Tucker Tooley | Executive Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 |
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| 2025 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
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| 2025 | 3 | 518 | 745 |