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NEVER DIE ALONE (2004) |
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MORGAN'S RATING |
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| Based on the cult novelist Donald Goines' novel of the same name, Never Die Alone is a richly literate film noir about King David, a hard-boiled, stylish criminal who returns to his hometown seeking redemption but finding only violent death. But he did not die alone...King David's final moments are spent with Paul, an aspiring journalist who knew him just a few minutes but upon whose life he would forever have an impact. King David -- half preacher, half Satan, and all street smarts -- had recorded the story of his exploits on audiotape, leaving behind an often-poetic sermon on villainy and its consequences. The tapes reveal that the cycle of violence and retribution his actions have spawned have come back on him full circle, as he suspected they might all along. |
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| DMX (King David), Michael Ealy (Michael), Drew Sidora (Ella), Antwon Tanner (Blue), Robby Robinson (Man in Apartment), Luenell Campbell (Jasper), David Arquette (Paul), Clifton Powell (Moon), Wealthy Linn Gener (Asian Girl), Jeff Sanders (Sentry Guard), Tom 'Tiny' Lister Jr. (Rockie), Shakira Vanise Gamble (Co-Worker), Big Daddy Wayne (Red), Damion Poitier (Alvin), Eric Payne (Orderly), D-Taylor Murphy (Parking Attendant), Aisha Tyler (Nancy), Jennifer Sky (Janet), Elliot Lewis Rosenblatt (Director), Scott Casperson (A.D.), Mark Kubr (Pretty Boy Actor), Reagan Gomez-Preston (Juanita), Rachelle Drummond (Twin), Larry McCoy (Henchman), Wajid (Cabbie), Michele Shay (Juanita's Mother), Keesha Sharp (Edna), Xavier Simmons (Young Mike), Art Evans (Mr. Waters), Henry Gibson (Funeral Home Director, uncredited). |
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NO KINGS RULE FOREVER. |
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PRODUCTION INFORMATION |
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DIRECTOR: Ernest R. Dickerson (Futuresport).
WRITERS: James Gibson, and based on the novel by Donald Goines.
PRODUCERS: Alessandro Camon and Earl Simmons.
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: Stephen Belafonte.
CO-PRODUCERS: Cheryl Martin and Robi Reed-Humes.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Cameron Casey, Angelo Ellerbee, Dion Fearon, Marc Gerald, Edward R. Pressman, Rudy 'Kato' Rangel and John Schmidt.
CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Elliot Lewis Rosenblatt.
ORIGINAL MUSIC: Damon 'Grease' Blackman, DMX (songs) and George Duke.
DISTRIBUTOR: Fox Searchlight Pictures |
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FACTS |
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RELEASE DATE: March 26th, 2004 (USA)
DVD RELEASE DATE: July 13th, 2004 (USA)
BOX OFFICE OPENING: $3.0 million (USA)
BOX OFFICE RESULT: $5.6 million (USA)
SHOOTING DATES: February 2003 -- ???
- Henry Gibson, who has a brief silent came near the end of the film as the funeral home director who steals King David's watch and ring, is the father of screenwriter James Gibson. |
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QUOTES |
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Blue: [after beating and robbing the man in apartment] Don't worry man, I'll leave you enough to buy a pack of Newports... |
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King David: We reap what we sow, that's what the bible says. Payback's a muthafucker, think James Brown said that. same shit, we all know the story...or at least we pretend we do... |
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Michael: 'the fuck is a white boy like you doin' uptown in a dead man's car? |
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CRITICAL COMMENTS |
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| "Thumbs down for me." -- Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper |
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"Never Die Alone is the first of Goines' ultra gritty novels has made it to the big screen. If this is the best his words can inspire, it should also be the last." -- Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News |
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| "A hackeneyed tale of vengeance set in the 'hood', teeming with stock characters, slo-mo gunplay and rampant misogyny." -- Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer |
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