Dead Man’s wire but made in the 90s by the Coens
The coen brothers would do a great job with this. a down on his luck guy who blames everyone for his failures, and cooks up a scheme to blackmail the bank to get the money he thinks they owe him. -the weapon of choice is bizarre, and it seems genius in idea but is very impractical in action. -how Tony was essentially parading Richard hall around town as everyone had to stand around and watch. Could amplify it by having them do mundane activities at mundane places they go to and have crowd chatter about mundane stuff. Plus I would make it an unorthodox buddy movie where the dialogue between hall and Kirisus makes it. And the core idea is “is it really a hostage situation if everyone is calm about it?” -the anticlimactic ending where after all the buildup, Hall is freed and Kirisis is arrested. Kirisis also thinks he won but he didn’t. Also look at the coin scene in no country for old men. They could have the same level of tension where the gun can go off anytime, but still have the kind of awkward conversations.
Story added by dylanbower on June 27, 2026
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