The Death and Life of Bobby Z

9/4/20071h 37m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ To live a life of his own, he has to die first. ~

Overview:

A DEA agent provides former Marine Tim Kearney with a way out of his prison sentence: impersonate Bobby Z, a recently deceased drug dealer, in a hostage switch with a crime lord. When the negotiations go awry, Kearney flees, with Z's son in tow.

Director:

John Herzfeld

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$22,000,000.00

Revenue:

$413,454.00

Key words:

vineyard
rifle
drug trade
drug lord
double cross
estate
baja california
san remo
landfill
gallop
rolling eyes
booby trap
shot
golden gun

Cast

Paul Walker

~ as ~

Tim Kearney

Laurence Fishburne

~ as ~

Tad Gruzsa

Olivia Wilde

~ as ~

Elizabeth

Jason Lewis

~ as ~

Bobby Z

Michael Bowen

~ as ~

Duke

Richard Bairos

~ as ~

Drug dealer

Jarrod Bunch

~ as ~

Security Guard

Shirly Brener

~ as ~

Surfer Girl

Keith Carradine

~ as ~

Johnson

Chuck Liddell

~ as ~

Maddog

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Reviews (1)

The Movie Mob
Written 2 year(s) ago
4
The Life and Death of Bobby Z was a bad 2007 B movie that has not much to offer besides a reminder of how fantastic Paul Walker was.

The Life and Death of Bobby Z was a story of swapped identities with a horrible soundtrack, lousy directing, a confusing plot, and a cast with some excellent actors trying to make it all work. I would say it’s surprising that even with actors like Laurence Fishburne and Olivia Wilde, a movie could be this bad, but it was 2007, and this movie felt VERY 2000s. It tried to be serious with Point Break influence but also tried to be a little goofy and charming. Unfortunately, it did not pull it off, and the outrageous soundtrack didn’t help with the more serious tones. It was nice to see Paul Walker doing his thing, though.