Bad Country

Bad Country
Blu-Ray Disc cover
Directed by Chris Brinker
Produced by Chris Brinker
Kevin Chapman
Written by Jonathan Hirschbein
Starring Matt Dillon
Willem Dafoe
Amy Smart
Tom Berenger
Music by John Fee
Production
company
CB Productions
Distributed by Mandalay Vision
Release date
  • March 10, 2014 (2014-03-10) (United Kingdom)
  • April 29, 2014 (2014-04-29)
Running time
 95 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Bad Country (also known as Whiskey Bay) is a film based on a true story[1] starring Matt Dillon, Willem Dafoe, Amy Smart, and Tom Berenger. The film started shooting in Baton Rouge and Angola, Louisiana on August 7, 2012.[2]

Plot

When Baton Rouge police detective Bud Carter arrests contract killer Jesse Weiland, he convinces Jesse to help the police to destroy the South's most powerful crime ring. When the syndicate orders Carter's death and Weiland is identified as an informant, the two team up to fight the mob and catch the crime boss who ordered the hit.

Production

The film was in post-production when director Chris Brinker died suddenly on February 8, 2013.[3][4] Brinker was to be presented with the Robert Smalls Indie Vision Award at the 7th annual Beaufort, South Carolina International Film Festival in February 2013.

Cast

References

  1. ↑ Alberico, Danielle (April 11, 2014). "Burn-jobs in a Bad Country: Interview with Writer Jonathan Hirschbein". MovieMaker.
  2. ↑ Scott, Mike (August 16, 2012). "Matt Dillon, Willem Dafoe join cast of Baton Rouge-shot 'Whiskey Bay'". The Times-Picayune.
  3. ↑ "'Boondock Saints' producer Chris Brinker dies suddenly from aortic aneurysm". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
  4. ↑ "'Boondock Saints' Producer Chris Brinker Dead At 42". Inquisitr. Retrieved February 9, 2013.


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