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City of Industry

City of Industry

Wanting a man dead can be reason enough to live.

19975.51h 37m

Overview

A retired thief swears revenge on the lunatic who murdered his brother and partner, while going on the run with the loot they stole.

Directed by John Irvin
Written by Ken Solarz
Produced by Evzen Kolar, Ken Solarz
Box OfficeBudget: $8.0MRevenue: $1.6M

Top Cast

Harvey Keitel

Harvey Keitel

Roy Egan

Stephen Dorff

Stephen Dorff

Skip Kovich

Timothy Hutton

Timothy Hutton

Lee Egan

Famke Janssen

Famke Janssen

Rachel Montana

Wade Dominguez

Wade Dominguez

Jorge Montana

Michael Jai White

Michael Jai White

Odell Williams

Lucy Liu

Lucy Liu

Cathi Rose

Reno Wilson

Reno Wilson

Keshaun Brown

Dana Barron

Dana Barron

Gena

Tamara Clatterbuck

Tamara Clatterbuck

Sunny

Themes & Keywords

escapebrotherstripperheistrevengemurderlos angeles, californiaretiredjewellunaticneo-noir

About City of Industry

City of Industry is a thriller film released in 1997 exploring themes of escape, brother, stripper, heist, revenge, murder. Directed by John Irvin, it stars Harvey Keitel, Stephen Dorff, Timothy Hutton. A retired thief swears revenge on the lunatic who murdered his brother and partner, while going on the run with the loot they stole.

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