The Minus Man [Special Edition] [Blu-ray]

Director: Hampton Fancher Hampton Fancher

Overview

Notable as the directorial debut of Blade Runner co-scripter Hampton Fancher, this darkly comic thriller stars affable Owen Wilson as Vann Siegert, a different brand of serial killer: one who actually believes he's doing his deeply depressed victims a service of mercy. Wandering up the West Coast, Vann chooses victims from a parade of colorful social misfits -- including a haggard junkie (singer Sheryl Crow) whose pain he ends with a nip from his flask of poison amaretto -- and expounds on his motives with a pocket tape recorder (a drawling monologue that serves as the film's narrative voice-over). A brief layover in Owensville eventually finds Vann in the company of quarreling middle-aged couple Doug and Jane (Brian Cox and Mercedes Ruehl), who grow fond of the young drifter's amiable demeanor and take him on as a boarder. After landing a job at the local post office, Vann catches the eye of co-worker Ferrin (Janeane Garofalo), and a tentative romance blossoms -- but even love can't distract Vann from his crusade to terminate people's unhappiness: "They come to me like moths, because I shine," he explains. Though not the complex psychological game it purports to be, The Minus Man is an intriguing character study -- imagine a kindler, gentler version of Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer -- with some clever twists and fine performances, including a touching portrayal from the usually acerbic Garofalo. Geared more to the art-movie crowd than to fans of Hitchcockian thrills, this film opened to raves at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival.

Product Details

Release Date:	04/09/2024
UPC:	0738329266356
Original Release:	1999
Rating:	R
Source:	Kl Studio Classics
Language:	English
Time:	1:51:00
Sales rank:	14,749

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Owen Wilson	Vann Siegert
Janeane Garofalo	Ferrin
Brian Cox	Doug
Mercedes Ruehl	Jane
Dwight Yoakam	Blair
Dennis Haysbert	Graves
Sheryl Crow	Caspar
Eric Mabius	Gene
Larry Miller	Paul
Lois Gerace	Lois
Alex Warren	State Trooper
Chloe Black	Karen (age 18)
Walter C. Bassett	Utility Cable
Brent Briscoe	Chief of Police
Mark Derwin	Creech
Maria Diaz	Anchorwoman
Meg Foster	Irene
Matt Gerald	Arresting Officer
Erik Holland	Coach
Madeleine Ignon	Karen (age 5)
Shannon Kies	Wendy
Lew McCreary	Man in Diner
Axel Ovregaard	Joe La Moine
Danny Big Black Rey	Arthur
John Vargas	Priest
David Warshofsky	Pate
Marco Beltrami	Composer

Technical Credits

Hampton Fancher

Hampton Fancher	Director,Screenwriter
Fida Attieh	Producer
David Bushell	Producer
Steve Carlis	Executive Producer,Executive Producer
Anne McCarthy	Casting
Larry Meistrich	Executive Producer
Mary Vernieu	Casting