Seven Psychopaths
They Won't Take Any Shih Tzu.
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Production
Budget
$15 000 000
Box office
$29 347 202
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Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Graham Broadbent, Martin McDonagh, Peter Czernin, Tessa Ross
Camera operator
Ben Davis
Composer
Artist
David Wasco
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Editing
Lisa Gunning, Andrew Blau
Whole Team (72)
Whole Team (72)
Short description
A struggling screenwriter inadvertently becomes entangled in the Los Angeles criminal underworld after his oddball friends kidnap a gangster's beloved Shih Tzu.
What's left behind the scenes
- Upon learning that the film would feature rabbits, Tom Waits – a great animal lover – agreed to star in the film without even reading the script.
- Marty and Billy are watching Takeshi Kitano’s film “Violent Cop” (1989) in a movie theater.
- The original script placed significantly more emphasis on the climax, where a bullet hits a Shih Tzu named Bonnie. Censors labeled this as animal cruelty, forcing the script to be changed. Sam Rockwell's character mentions at the cemetery that 'animals can't die in movies, only women can.'
- Upon learning that he would be filming with rabbits, Tom Waits—a great animal lover—agreed to act in the movie without even reading the script.
- In the cemetery scene, the grave behind which the hitman nicknamed 'Jack of Diamonds' is hiding bears the name 'Rourke.' Mickey Rourke was originally cast in the film, but due to disagreements with the director, he was replaced by Woody Harrelson.
- In the cemetery scene, the tombstone behind which the hitman nicknamed "Jack of Diamonds" is hiding, bears the inscription "Rourke." Mickey Rourke was originally supposed to star in the film, but was replaced by Woody Harrelson due to disagreements with the director.
- The psychopath known as Zodiac, mentioned in the film, is a real serial killer who operated in California in the 1970s. He was never caught, and he sent letters to the police with his "signature" symbol – a crosshair, which is shown in this film in a scene at his home.
- Marty and Billy are in a cinema watching Takeshi Kitano's film 'Tetsuo: The Iron Man' (1989).
- The original screenplay paid significantly more attention to the climax of the film involving a bullet hitting a Shih Tzu dog named Bonnie. Censors deemed this animal cruelty, and the screenplay had to be changed. The character played by Sam Rockwell mentions at the cemetery that "animals can't die in movies, only women can."
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