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Heaven's Prisoners ()

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A hardened New Orleans cop, Dave Robicheaux, finally tosses in the badge and settles into life on the bayou with his wife. But a bizarre plane crash draws him back into the fray when his family is viciously threatened.
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Dave Robicheaux
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Annie Robicheaux
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Robin Gaddis
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Bubba Rocque
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Claudette Rocque
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Minos P. Dautrieve (as Vondie Curtis Hall)
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Batist
Samantha Lagpacan ...
Alafair
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Didi Giancano
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Jerry Falgout
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Victor Romero
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Eddie Keats
Carl A. McGee ...
Toot
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Det. Magelli
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Priest (as Chris Krisea)
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Dom
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Tony
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Spanish Nun
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Older Nun
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Jungle Room Bartender
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Jungle Room Patron
Joe Hess ...
Johnny Dartez
Gray Frederickson ...
Sheriff Len Whitley
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Woman Driver
Don Brady ...
Apartment Man
Marion Zinser ...
Apartment Woman
Glen Gomez ...
Piano Mover (as Glenn Gomez)
James Hooks Reynolds ...
Truck Driver
Tom Burgess ...
Prison Guard
Herman Myles Sr. ...
Clarence
Jerry Procanik ...
Patron
Connie Whittemore ...
Stripper
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
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Doctor (uncredited)
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Calvin (uncredited)
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Man in Bar (uncredited)
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Pencilman (uncredited)

Directed by

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Phil Joanou

Written by

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James Lee Burke ... (book)
 
Harley Peyton ... (screenplay) and
Scott Frank ... (screenplay)

Produced by

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Alec Baldwin ... executive producer
Gray Frederickson ... co-producer
Hildy Gottlieb ... executive producer
Leslie Greif ... producer
Michael Alan Kahn ... associate producer
Andre Morgan ... producer (as Andre E. Morgan)
Albert S. Ruddy ... producer

Music by

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George Fenton

Cinematography by

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Harris Savides ... director of photography

Editing by

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William Steinkamp

Editorial Department

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Joyce Arrastia ... assistant editor
Alyson C. Hurlbut ... editing production assistant
David Orr ... color timer
Barbara Riley ... negative cutter
Robert W. Steinkamp ... assistant editor (as Robert Steinkamp)
Joe Violante ... dailies advisor
Michael T. Wilson ... associate editor

Casting By

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Linda Phillips-Palo

Production Design by

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John Stoddart

Art Direction by

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Monroe Kelly

Set Decoration by

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Dorree Cooper

Costume Design by

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Aude Bronson-Howard

Makeup Department

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Carl Fullerton ... makeup artist: Mr. Baldwin
Janet Jones ... assistant makeup artist
Stacy Kelly ... key makeup artist (as Stacy Stewart Kelly)
Barbara Olvera ... hair stylist: Ms. Masterson
Rick Provenzano ... hair stylist: Mr. Baldwin
Donna Spahn ... key hair stylist
Patty York ... makeup artist: Ms. Masterson

Production Management

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Edwin 'Itsi' Atkins ... unit production manager
R. Anthony Brown ... unit production manager
Gray Frederickson ... unit production manager: underwater unit
Sharre Jacoby ... post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Ty Arnold ... second assistant director
J. Stephen Buck ... first assistant director (as J. Stephan Buck)
Michael Alan Kahn ... first assistant director
Craig A. Pinckes ... second assistant director (as Craig Pinckes)
Ann C. Salzer ... second assistant director

Art Department

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David Adams ... stand-by greens
Rick Bernos ... scenic artist
Jack Blanchard ... set dresser
Mauro Borrelli ... storyboard artist
Jason Bourgogne ... greens foreman
Gail Briant ... scenic artist (as Gail Watson)
Keith Christopher ... carpenter
Keith Christopher ... carpenter
Randall S. Coe ... general foreman
James Comisky ... carpenter
Michael Cooper ... props assistant
Kelly Curley ... assistant art director
Bill Darrow ... stand-by painter
James Dupuy ... gangboss
Leo Lauricella ... carpenter
Phil Locicero ... lead set painter
Douglas E. Madison ... property master (as Doug Madison)
Douglas T. Madison ... assistant property master (as Doug Madison Jr.)
Michael S. Martin ... set dresser (as Michael Martin)
David Ross McCarty ... on-set dresser
Huey Mitchell ... carpenter
John Patterson ... construction coordinator
Charles Perkins ... laborer
Marvin Perry ... carpenter
Ricky Riggs ... paint supervisor
Michael Robillard ... carpenter
Joaquin Sanchez ... laborer
John Schofield ... scenic artist
Bert Smith ... props production assistant
Leonard R. Spears ... leadman (as Leondard Spears)
Scott Stricklin ... art department coordinator
Daniel Toups ... laborer
Gail Watson ... scenic artist
Alan Feffer ... carpenter (uncredited)
Frank Hendrick ... props (uncredited)
Gordon E. Holmes ... carpenter (uncredited)
Tom Riviello ... lead man (uncredited)
Nick Spetsiotis ... art department coordinator (uncredited)
Chuck Stringer ... carpenter (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Benjamin Beardwood ... dialogue editor
James Beshears ... adr supervisor / dialogue editor (as James F. Beshears)
Joan Chamberlain ... adr recordist / foley recordist
Michael L. DePatie ... foley editor (as Michael DePatie)
Dean Drabin ... adr mixer / foley mixer
Joe Earle ... supervising sound effects editor (as Joe Earl)
Ann Hadsell ... adr recordist / foley recordist
J. Paul Huntsman ... supervising sound editor
Barbara Issak ... dialogue editor
Adam Jenkins ... re-recording mixer
Chris Jenkins ... re-recording mixer
Trevor Jolly ... sound conforming editor
Gary Lewis ... dialogue editor
Michael Mirkovich ... assistant sound editor
Myron Nettinga ... sound effects editor
Rebecca Nicolaou ... assistant sound editor
Kim H. Ornitz ... sound mixer
Jeanine Payne ... assistant sound editor
Bill Ratcliffe ... sound utility (as William Ratcliffe)
Jeff Rosen ... foley editor
Brian Ruberg ... adr mixer / foley mixer
Adam Sawelson ... supervising dialogue editor
Mark Smith ... re-recording mixer
Gary A. Theard ... boom operator (as Gary Theard)
Joel Valentine ... foley editor
Thomas Brandau ... sound mixer (uncredited)
Tom Meadows ... sound mixer (uncredited)
John Soukup ... sound transfer (uncredited)
Michael J. White ... sound re-recording mixer: home video version (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Bart Dion ... special effects assistant
David Dion ... special effects assistant
Dennis Dion ... special effects coordinator
Paul H. Haines Jr. ... special effects assistant (as Paul Haines Jr.)
Jamie Maheu ... special effects assistant
Donald Mayabb ... special effects assistant (as Donald Lee Mayabb)
David K. Nami ... special effects technician
Paul Olinde ... special effects assistant
Ralph Winiger ... special effects assistant (as Ralph A. Winiger)
Richard L. Hill ... special effects foreman (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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Jeff Beattie ... visual effects editor: DQI
Curt S. Engelmann ... visual effects model builder: DQI (as Curt Engelmann)
Kevin Fitzgerald ... visual effects stage supervisor: DQI
Chuck Larson ... visual effects stage support: DQI
David McCullough ... visual effects producer: DQI
Jim Olson ... visual effects model rigger: DQI
Amy Pfaffinger ... visual effects digital compositor: DQI
Michael Shea ... visual effects supervisor: DQI (as Mike Shea)
Michael Stuart ... visual effects model supervisor: DQI
Michael J. Travers ... visual effects CG animator: DQI

Stunts

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Lisa Anderson ... utility stunts
Shane T. Anderson ... stunt double (as Shae Anderson)
Pete Antico ... utility stunts
Sarah Berensen ... stunt double
Michael T. Brady ... utility stunts (as Mike Brady)
Jophery C. Brown ... stunt double (as Jophery Brown)
Harold Burns ... utility stunts
John Cenatiempo ... utility stunts (as Johnny C.)
Dennis Dion ... utility stunts
Lanier Edwards ... stunt double
Tony Epper ... utility stunts
Lance Gilbert ... utility stunts
Harry Harris III ... utility stunts (as Harry Harris)
Scott Hubbell ... stunts
Maria R. Kelly ... stunt double (as Maria Kelly)
Anderson Martin ... utility stunts (as Andy Martin)
Frank Orsatti ... utility stunts
Manny Perry ... utility stunts
James Hooks Reynolds ... utility stunts (as Jim Reynolds)
Terence Rosemore ... stunts
Gar Stephen ... utility stunts
Gary Tacon ... stunt double: Mr. Baldwin
Amy Stephen Wilder ... utility stunts (as Amy Wilder)
Glenn R. Wilder ... stunt coordinator (as Glenn Wilder)
Guss Williams ... stunt double (as Gerard Williams)
Scott Hubbell ... underwater stunt coordinator (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Phil Abraham ... first assistant camera: "b" camera
Scott August ... video assistant
Wayne Baker ... first assistant camera: underwater unit
Phil Bowen ... camera operator: aerial unit
Billy Bragg ... camera operator: "b" camera
Michael Brennan ... dolly grip
Sal Camacho ... first assistant camera: "b" camera
Buddy Carr ... grip
Michael J. Coo ... key grip
Andy Day ... best boy electric
Cougar Easley ... electrician (as W.W. 'Cougar' Easley)
William E. Fitch ... best boy grip
Morris Flam ... gaffer
Marvin Lee ... second assistant camera: additional camera
Vincent Mata ... second assistant camera (as Vince Mata)
Bill McCord ... grip
Mike McLaughlin ... electrician
Ken Nishino ... first assistant camera
Phil Pastuhov ... camera operator: aerial unit
Thomas H. Peters ... assistant camera
Paul Postelnicu ... second assistant camera
Cynthia Pusheck ... second assistant camera: underwater unit
Pete Romano ... underwater photographer
Joyce Rudolph ... still photographer
John W. Scott ... electrician (as John Scott)
Michael Scott ... camera operator
Dennis Seawright ... first assistant camera: "b" camera
Michael L. Smith ... grip (as Mike Smith)
Tommy Staub ... video assistant (as Thomas Staub)
Alex Vlacos ... electrician
William Waldman ... camera operator: "b" camera (as Bill Waldman)
Leah Welsh ... camera loader
Val Zimmer ... grip
Mark Hryma ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Wells A. Smith ... grip (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Rick Landry ... extras casting
Mia Levinson ... casting assistant
Jim Rhine ... casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Christi Alexander ... wardrobe production assistant
Linda Gardar ... costumer
Barbara Hause ... costumer (as Barbara J. Hause)
Wingate Jones ... wardrobe: Mr. Baldwin
Joan Kaufman ... costume buyer
Bonney Langfitt ... set costumer
David C. Robinson ... associate costume designer (as David Robinson)
Bethany Scott ... wardrobe intern

Location Management

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Dana A. Hanby ... assistant location manager (as Dana Hanby)
John Pouey ... assistant location manager (as John Poney)
Mary Shelton ... location manager

Music Department

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Peter Afterman ... executive music supervisor
Geoff Alexander ... orchestrator (as Geoffery Alexander)
Simon Chamberlain ... orchestrator
George Fenton ... music producer
Isobel Griffiths ... music contractor
Bones Howe ... music consultant
Paul Hulme ... music recordist
Adrian Thomas ... music co-producer
Eliza Thompson ... music coordinator
Elizabeth Wendel ... associate music supervisor
Mark Berrow ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Sally Boldt ... music editor (uncredited)
Toby Wood ... assistant scoring engineer (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Joanie Blum ... script supervisor
Ira Hurvitz ... script supervisor: reshoots
Cynnie Troup ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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John Agnew ... driver
Elven Barrow ... driver
Richard Belyeu ... transportation captain
William B. Borges ... driver (as William Borges)
Edward Brumfield ... driver
Hebert Colar ... driver
Herbert Colar ... driver
Greg Collins ... driver
Nelson B. Conino ... driver (as Nelson Contino)
Ricky Damazio ... driver
Robert L. Davis ... driver
Wilfred Dupart ... driver
Charles Franklin ... driver
Huey Grey ... driver (as Huey P. Grey)
Charles Griffith ... driver
Alex Hebert ... driver
Earl R. Hurst Sr. ... driver (as Earl Hurst Sr.)
Lionel Johnson ... driver
Ed Jones ... driver (as Edward Jones)
Loney Landry ... driver
Michael Ledet ... driver
Fred Liberman ... driver: Mr. Baldwin
David McMiller ... driver
Gary Paulsen ... transportation coordinator
Poland Perkins ... driver
Al Sens ... driver (as Al Sens Jr.)
Glenn Snyder ... driver
Robert Stewart ... driver

Additional Crew

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Joseph Aspromonti ... set production assistant
Brooks Baldwin ... dialogue coach
Charles Ballay II ... production assistant
Susie Blanchard ... first aid (as Susan Blanchard)
Michael T. Brady ... water safety (as Mike Brady)
Carol Sue Byron ... production accountant
Kayla Chaillot ... craft service
Barry Champagne ... pilot
Brandon Colgan ... boat crew
Adrian Colon ... production assistant
Julie Daggett ... production intern
Gigi Davis ... assistant: Mr. Frederickson
David Davoli ... assistant: Mr. Baldwin
Christine Donatelli ... production intern
J.W. 'Corkey' Fornof ... aerial pilot coordinator (as Corkey Fornoff)
Paul Frailey ... boat crew
Bonnie Friedman ... production secretary
Brad 'Mo' Gremillion ... assistant cook (as Brad Gremillion)
Peter Grossman ... legal service
Teddy M. Haggarty ... stand-in: Mr. Baldwin
Carol Hart ... teacher (as Carol S. Hart) / welfare worker (as Carol S. Hart)
Michael Hendrick ... craft service assistant (as Mike Hendrick)
Ed Holt ... key assistant production coordinator
Scott Hubbell ... water safety (as Scott Hubble)
Bridgette Johnson ... assistant production coordinator
Samuel Jones II ... set production assistant
Ted Kantrow ... caterer (as Teddy Kantrow)
Shelley Kirkwood ... publicist
David B. Leener ... production associate (as David Leener)
Brent Leonard ... boat crew
Robert Mazaraki ... production assistant
Tom McNulty ... projectionist
Hwei-Chu Meng ... assistant: Mr. Morgan and Mr. Ruddy
Gary Miller ... chef
Lenny Moecklin ... first aid (as Leonard Moecklin)
Cheryl Morgan ... animal handler
Raider Morgan ... animal handler
Liz Newman ... production coordinator
Danny Rose ... production assistant
M. Ross-Michaels ... assistant accountant
Nina Saxon ... title designer
Debbie Schwab ... production coordinator
Walter Smith ... assistant cook
Colleen Stewart ... craft service
Rodney Theard ... local captain
Keith Theriot ... accounting clerk
Emma Tillinger Koskoff ... assistant: Mr. Joanou (as Emma Tillinger)
Kenneth Vicknair ... boat crew
C. Ransom Walrod ... boat wrangler (as Ransom Walrod)
Patricia A. Walrod ... boat crew (as Patti Walrod)
Alex L. Worman ... publicity team
Karen Yokomizo ... assistant accountant
Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc ... pilot
Glenn Zoller ... set production assistant
Kathy Duecker ... post production accountant (uncredited)
Frank Duffy ... additional set medic (uncredited)
Anthony Michael Frederick ... stand-in (uncredited)
Vicky Herman ... production executive (uncredited)

Thanks

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Kimberly M. Carbo ... thanks
Blanche Comisky ... thanks
Cindy Hidalgo ... thanks
Charlie Landry ... thanks (as Father Charlie Landry)
George Lewis ... thanks
Tom McDermott ... thanks
Marc H. Morial ... thanks
Faye Russell ... thanks
Ann Spicer ... thanks
Al Townsend ... thanks
Coach Woods ... thanks
Crew believed to be complete

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Ex-detective Dave Robicheaux has made a new life for himself and his wife Annie running a bait shop in the outskirts of New Orleans. When they save a little girl, the sole survivor of a plane crash, their lives become forever changed. They take the orphan child into their home and prepare to raise her. However, a visit from DEA agent Dautrieve brings out the detective instincts in Robicheaux and he begins to ask about the rest of the passengers. This brings trouble to Robicheaux and he turns to drug lord Bubba Rocque, a childhood friend. But the friendship becomes estranged when an assault on the Robicheaux home leaves one victim...Annie. Written by P. Wong

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Taglines For an ex-cop obsessed with an unsolved murder, trusting the wrong woman could be a deadly choice. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Vengeance froide (France)
  • Mississippi Delta - Im Sumpf der Rache (Germany)
  • Mississippi Delta (Germany)
  • Prisioneros del cielo (Spain)
  • Presoners del cel (Spain, Catalan title)
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Runtime
  • 132 min
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Budget $25,000,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia According to lead Alec Baldwin's co-star Eric Roberts, Baldwin took a huge risk during the shoot (related by Roberts) as follows: "Heaven's Prisoners (1996) was probably one of the best location shoots I've ever had because it was down in New Orleans, and we were down there for probably 10 or 12 weeks, and it was just a blast. Oh, and one little story that people might like: It was my first night there, I wasn't shooting but I was on the set to say hello to Phil Joanou, our director. Alec (Baldwin) had this scene where he had to jump into the water-pond, really-and swim across it. They're getting ready, they're all set up, Phil says, "Here we go! Alec, you ready?" "Yeah!" And suddenly alligator eyes appear on the water. Everybody freezes. "There's a gator! Oh, my God!" Alec says, "It's cool. I'm going in." The stuntman goes, "You're not going in!" Alec says, "Roll the camera!" They roll the camera, Alec jumps in, crosses the pond, gets out. "Okay, we got the shot?" And we moved on. I couldn't believe it. He's got the balls of a dinosaur, dude. It was wild. True story! He really did that. It was cool!" See more »
Goofs Roger Ebert's assessment of the rings left by Claudette's gin Rickey was completely off base, incorrect in both facts as presented as well as needlessly snarky. Bubba Rock mentions the gin Rickey fixation that Claudette has in their first scene. Bubba also insists Dave use a coaster in this scene, in addition to getting in a spat with Claudette, as Bubba is annoyed by her not using one. Later, Claudette is seen on Dave's porch drinking from her stainless steel thermos. You can clearly see that she uses a very small cup that also serves as a lid for the thermos, not much bigger than a shot glass, with a wider base. There are only a couple of rings, not many, as if to suggest she was not setting the cup down between sips. The rings on the table in the porch scene, and later near the end, are residue from the gin Rickey from when Claudette pours the drink from her thermos. Gin Rickeys contain lime, a distinctive taste and smell that will leave residue after evaporating. Dave also notices the rings on the porch table. In the late reveal, when Dave spots the rings after killing Romero, Claudette's pitcher is in the same shot, tipped over next to the rings of lime and gin, which again, is from pouring into a small cup. During that scene near the end, Dave, a former homicide detective and recovering alcoholic, Dave tastes the residue. The taste of gin might just be known to a former big time drinker. Lime is again, hard to miss. Dave can also see the thermos, again, tipped over next to the drink rings. Mere seconds later, in the very next scene after Dave discovers the leftover gin Rickey thermos and evaporated residue, he confronts Claudette at the Rock residence, who is drunk, this time drinking from a glass. Dave asks her, "Where's your little thermos?". Thus, Ebert's observation that the residue must have come from condescension, was incorrect. Dave saw the rings which were a result of pouring into a shallow cap from a thermos, the thermos on Claudette and in the cleaners later, knew the drink she drank, and tasted the distinctive residue, which is how he reasoned that Claudette was behind the hit. There is no factual error concerning this part of the plot, whatsoever. Roger Ebert was wrong. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Twister/Captives/Boys/Dead Man/Cold Comfort Farm (1996). See more »
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Quotes Dave Robicheaux: I want those other two men that killed my wife.
Bubba Rocque: I had nothin' to do with that, Dave. When I wanna straighten out a problem, a person's gonna see this face.
Dave Robicheaux: They were your people.
Bubba Rocque: I'm gonna tell you somethin', and I'm gonna tell you only once. Now you can accept it, or you can stick it up your ass. I am one guy. I am not a crime wave. And when you mess with the action outta New Orleans, you fuck with hundreds of people. Do you understand, Dave Robicheaux?
Dave Robicheaux: My wife had to be buried in a closed casket. I want you to think about that for a minute. Now, I'm gonna find those two men, and when I do, I'm gonna squeeze them extra hard, and if your name comes outta either one of their mouths, I'll be back here to feed your sorry fuckin' ass to the shrimp.
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