Description
In 1983, a veteran Baton Rouge detective, Bud Carter (Willem Dafoe), infiltrates the most powerful criminal enterprise in the South. After taking down its top lieutenant and contract killer, Jesse Weiland (Matt Dillon), the detective convinces him to become an informant. Jesse sets out to help bring down the entire organisation, including its architect, Lutin (Tom Berenger). Based on a true story.
DVD Bonus Material:
Deleted Scenes
Taking Down An Empire: On the Set FeaturetteGo behind-the-scenes with the cast and crew to hear about the process of taking the film from script to screen and shooting on location in Louisiana.
Directed by Chris Brinker, producer of The Boondock Saints and The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day, the DVD features deleted scenes and Taking Down An Empire: On the Set, an in-depth featurette on the making of this modern, film-noir thrill ride.
