DVD NEW: Road To Perdition - 2002 Crime Drama, Father & Son Seek Vengeance

Description: Road to Perdition is a 2002 American neo-noir period crime drama film directed by Sam Mendes. The screenplay was adapted by David Self from the graphic novel of the same name written by Max Allan Collins and illustrated by Richard Piers Rayner. The film stars Tom Hanks, Paul Newman (in his final live-action theatrical film acting role), Jude Law, and Daniel Craig. The plot takes place in 1931, during the Great Depression, following a mob enforcer and his son as they seek vengeance against a mobster who murdered the rest of their family. Filming took place in the Chicago area. Mendes, having recently finished 1999's acclaimed American Beauty, pursued a story that had minimal dialogue and conveyed emotion in the imagery. Cinematographer Conrad L. Hall took advantage of the environment to create symbolism for the film, for which he won several awards, including a posthumous Academy Award for Best Cinematography. The film explores several themes, including the consequence of violence and father-son relationships. Road to Perdition was released on July 12, 2002, and eventually grossed over $181 million worldwide. The film was well-received by critics, who mainly praised the direction and visuals, performances (particularly of Hanks, Newman, and Law), cinematography, themes and setting. In addition to Hall's win for cinematography, the film earned five Academy Awards nominations, including Best Supporting Actor for Newman. REAR COVER Two-time Academy Award winner Tom Hanks in one of his best performances stars Michael Sullivan, a father fighting to keep his only son from traveling the Road to Perdition. Directed by Oscar® winner" Sam Mendes (American Beauty), this towering motion picture achievement has been acclaimed by audiences and critics alike as one of the year's most extraordinary films. Also starring Academy Award® winner' Paul Newman and Oscar® nomince" Jude Law, Road to Perdition weaves a mesmerizing tale of a father and son bound together by tragedy and betrayal. On an unforgettable journey of honor, vengeance and redemption, they confront overwhelming odds - and forge an indestructible bond. Hailed for the powerhouse performances of its stars and the stunning impact of its story, DETAILED PLOT The film begins and ends in 1931 during the Great Depression with a voiceover from Michael Sullivan, Jr., speaking about his father. Michael Sullivan, Sr. was orphaned and then raised by Irish mob boss John Rooney in Rock Island, Illinois, and he is now his most fearsome enforcer, unknown to his own children. Rooney has come to love Sullivan more than his own biological son, the rash and unpredictable Connor. Speaking at his brother's wake, Rooney's associate Finn McGovern insinuates that Rooney is responsible for his brother's death. Rooney sends Connor and Sullivan to talk with McGovern, while 12-year-old Michael watches through a hole in the wall, after hiding in the back of the family car. McGovern steadfastly denies that his brother stole anything from the mob before implying Connor was responsible, and Connor shoots him on the spot before Sullivan shoots the other witnesses. Michael's shocked reaction gives him away and the boy is sworn to secrecy. The next day, Rooney visits the house to intimidate the boy, and Michael soon begins acting out. At a meeting with his mob associates, Rooney pointedly humiliates Connor after he halfheartedly apologizes for McGovern's murder. Then he sends Sullivan to collect a debt from a speakeasy owner Tony Calvino. Connor, jealous and afraid, sends a letter with Sullivan for Calvino. Calvino reads it then reaches for his revolver, but Sullivan kills both Calvino and his bodyguard. The letter reads "Kill Sullivan and all debts are paid," and he rushes home. Connor has been there before him, killing Sullivan's wife, Annie, and their younger son, Peter, just as Michael arrives home late from school after detention. He hears the shots, and stays hidden as he sees Connor leave. Sullivan and Michael flee Rock Island and head to Chicago to meet Frank Nitti. He offers to work for the Chicago Outfit in exchange for permission to kill Connor, but Nitti rejects the offer. Rooney, listening next door with Connor, reluctantly allows Nitti to dispatch freelance killer Harlen Maguire, who doubles as a crime scene photographer, to kill Sullivan, but forbids them to kill his son Michael, despite the risks down the road. Maguire tracks Sullivan to a roadside diner, where they seem to converse casually while Michael hides in the car, but Sullivan's instincts send him escaping through the bathroom, before he punctures Maguire's car tire and drives off with Maguire shooting at him. Aware of the hit man now, Sullivan begins robbing banks that hold the Outfit's money, hoping to trade it for Connor, teaching Michael to drive so he can get them away. Sullivan is impeded when the mob withdraws its money, so he visits Rooney's accountant Alexander Rance. Rance stalls Sullivan until Maguire enters with a shotgun, killing Rance while Sullivan escapes with Rooney's ledgers. Michael drives them to a farm because Sullivan was wounded, where a childless elderly couple helps him recover. Sullivan's bond with his son grows deeper as he recovers and Michael comes to realize his father loves him. The ledgers reveal that Connor has been embezzling from his father for years, using the names of dead men including McGovern. Believing Rooney will call off the hit if he knows the truth, Sullivan gifts the couple a chunk of the stolen cash and heads back to Chicago. Sullivan confronts Rooney at Mass, learning Rooney already knows about Connor and expects he will be killed – if not by Sullivan, then by Nitti's men once Rooney is dead. He still refuses to give up his son and urges Sullivan to flee with Michael and ensure he becomes a better man than either of them. Later one night, cloaked by darkness and rain, Sullivan ambushes and kills Rooney's bodyguards with a Thompson submachine gun before walking up to Rooney, who looks him in the eye and says, "I'm glad it's you," as Sullivan shoots him at point-blank range. Having no further reasons to protect Connor now that Rooney is dead, Nitti reveals Connor's location after Sullivan promises the feud ends with his death. Sullivan goes to the hotel where Connor is hiding and kills him in the bathtub. Sullivan takes his son to his Aunt Sarah's beach house in Perdition, on the shore of Lake Michigan, where he is ambushed and shot by Maguire inside the house as Michael stands on the beach. As Maguire photographs the dying Sullivan, Michael appears and points a gun at Maguire but cannot bring himself to pull the trigger. As Maguire beckons to Michael to give him the gun, Sullivan fatally shoots Maguire. Sullivan tells his son he knew he couldn't do it before dying in his arms. Michael says his father's fear was that he would follow the same road, and that he has not held a gun since his father died. Michael drives the car back to the farm, saying he grew up there, and now when he is asked if his father was a good man, he just tells them, "He was my father."

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Case Type: Tall/DVD Case

Rating: MA15+

Former Rental: No

Custom Bundle: No

Subtitle Language: English, Spanish, French

MPN: Multi Region Player Required To Play IN Aust & NZ, Imported Version - Region 1

Studio: 20th Century Fox

Format: DVD

Region Code: DVD: 1 (US, Canada...)

Language: English, Spanish, French

Release Year: 2002

Actor: Tom Hanks Paul Newman Jude Law Jennifer Jason Leigh, Leigh Stanley Tucci Daniel Craig

Features: Directors Audio Commentry, 11 Deleted Scenes, The Making Of The Movie Special, CD Soundtrack Promo, Photo Gallery, Cast & Filmmakers Bio, Production Notes

Movie/TV Title: Road To Perdition

Season: NA

Music Artist: Thomas Newman

Video Format: PAL

Director: Sam Mendes

Sub-Genre: Detective, Investigation

Cinematic Movement: Multi Region Player Required Outside Australia

Edition: Standard Edition, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound, Widescreen

Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1

Type: Movie

Producer: Richard D. Zanuck Dean Zanuck Sam Mendes

Genre: Crime, Drama

Run Time: 113 Minutes

Country/Region of Manufacture: Unknown