1996

Film Score and Original Song

Music & Original Song by

Anthony Marinelli

DIRECTOR  Roger Christian

PRODUCERS Robert Vince and Bill Vince

Distributor Trimark Pictures

MUSIC SUPERVISOR  William Ewart

ACTORS  Denis Leary, Joe Mantegna, Annabella Sciorra, Larry Bishop, Abe Vigoda, Robert Costanzo, Jimmie F. Skaggs, Tracie Lords, Cristi Conaway

About the Score

Instrumentation  Band

Soloists  Electric Guitar, Bass, Drums, Wine Glasses, Piano, Female Vocals, Voice Samples, PVC Pipes, Synclavier

Style  Rock/Tension

Style  “Happy Fathers Day”

Music & Lyrics by Anthony Marinelli

Sung by Joe Montegna

Film Synopsis

In this Quentin Tarantino-style blood-drenched pseudo-film noir, Denis Leary plays a hood named Johnny who, after getting out of prison, dedicates himself to exacting revenge on mobsters who brutally injured his father. Ned Lynch (Larry Bishop, who wrote the screenplay) attacked Johnny's father, causing him to become permanently brain-dead. Johnny travels in a limousine and targets those who he believes may be responsible in a series of killings that take place on Father's Day. His main target is Frank (Joe Mantegna), but he is not certain that Frank is responsible for what happened to his father. Johnny, who has taught himself psychology in prison, takes Frank to a sex therapist, Dr. Diane Leah (Annabella Sciorra), as part of his cat-and-mouse game, in hopes of eventually learning the identity of his father's attacker.

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