Death Toll

Death Toll is a 2008 action film starring DMX, Lou Diamond Phillips, Alec Rayme, Leila Arcieri and Keshia Knight Pulliam, written and produced by Daniel Garcia and directed by Phenomenon. Filming was done in Louisiana in New Orleans and Baton Rouge.

Death Toll
Theatrical poster
Directed byPhenomenon
Produced by
  • DMX
  • Daniel Garcia
Written by
  • Daniel Garcia
  • Anthony Faia III
  • Jason Hewitt
Starring
Music byKane & Abel
Cinematography
  • Michael Campbell
  • Jerrod Coates
Edited by
  • Scott Mele
  • Donald Ray Washington
Production
company
  • HK Pictures
  • Most Wanted Films
  • K2 Pictures
  • Films in Motion
Distributed bySpotlight Pictures
Release date
  • January 30, 2008 (2008-01-30) (Greece)
  • April 15, 2008 (2008-04-15) (United States)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$3.5 million
For the 1978 film also known as Death Toll, see High-Ballin'.

Plot

A powerful drug dealer has taken control of New Orleans, but as the authorities scramble to stop the bloodshed things only get worse on the streets. "The Dog" (DMX) is a drug dealer who will stop at nothing to be the number one bad boy in the Big Easy. His ruthlessness is legendary, and his power far reaching. But the authorities are onto "The Dog," and now the time has come to put this pit-bull to sleep. Will they accomplish their mission before any more innocent lives are lost, or could it be that New Orleans' top dog is truly above the law?

Cast
  • Lou Diamond Phillips as Mayor Padial
  • DMX as The Dog
  • Keshia Knight Pulliam as Mirie
  • Leila Arcieri as Detective Bathgate
  • Alec Rayme as Detective Coulon
  • Daniel Garcia as Carmello
  • Sleman Sol Virani as The Dominican
  • Lisa Marie Dupree as Agent Manning
  • Margo Swisher as AUSA Stone
  • Oneal A. Isaac as Chief Newsome
  • Gene Christensen as Councilmen McGraw
  • Jeff Galpin as Special Agent Sax

Reception

DVD Verdict panned Death Toll, stating that it was "a collection of moving images that makes little sense and boasts the entertainment value of a wasp sting to the genitals."[1]

Dutch language Cinemagazine spoke of the film sharing a great deal of violence, and expanded that the story was not as good as it might have been. A large cast and quick cuts between cast action sequences and a weak script marred the viewer's attention.[2]

See also

References
  1. Judge David Johnson (April 11, 2008). "DVD Verdict Review - Death Toll". DVD Verdict. Archived from the original on 2008-05-18. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
  2. Koendjbiharie, Sarita (July 20, 2008). "review: Death Toll (2008)" (in Dutch). Cinemagazine. Retrieved 13 December 2015.


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