Red Cavanaugh (Anthony Michael Hall) has a date with a hangman’s noose before the other members of the Blackwater Gang show up to free him, led by half-brother Guerrero (Danny Trejo).
Now Red proposes a big score. Seems miners in the town of Edendale, Colorado, have struck gold.
But there’s a dispute over who the gold belongs to. Until it can be sorted out, all that precious mineral is being stored in thee town bank under orders of Sheriff Bob Massey.
So off to Edendale the gang rides. Robbing the bank is easy. Deciding what to do next? That’s where the brothers have a difference of opinion.
Guerrero wants to get out of town fast, lest someone else wind up in jail with a death with a hangman.
Red wants to hang around and take over the town.
When Guerrero balks, Red kills him. The other gang members — Baptiste, Darko, Ramos, Snake and Washington — help fill his body with lead.
Confronted by Lucifer (Mickey Rourke), Guerrero offers a trade: His soul for the six belonging to the other members of the Blackwater gang.
Lucifer agrees, provided they all die at Guerrero’s hand. And they all die within 24 hours.
Danny Trejo as Guerrero, about to be betrayed by his half-brother in Dead in Tombstone (2013)
Anthony Michael Hall as Red Cavanaugh, wondering who’s killing his deputies in Dead in Tombstone (2013)
Review:
If you like your Westerns with tons of action and a touch of the supernatural, this film is for you. But beware: The plot is paper thin, and doesn’t hold up to very close scrutiny in a couple of spots.
For instance, just freed from spending six months in prison, Red proposes the Edendale job. And says he’s the only one who knows about the stash of gold in the sheriff’s office. Hmm. Just how did he come up with that piece of knowledge?
Dina Meyer is the sheriff’s widow, determined to help Guerrero, whether he wants her assistance of not. Colin Mace plays Judah Clark, a businessman who is somehow in cahoots with Red and his gang.
Mickey Rourke as Lucifer, considering a deal offered by Guerrero in Dead in Tombstone (2013)
Dina Meyer as Calathea Massey, offering to help Guerrero seek his vengeance and get a measure of her own in Dead in Tombstone (2013)
Directed by:
Roel Reine
Cast:
Danny Trejo … Guerrero
Mickey Rourke … Lucifer
Anthony Michael Hall … Red Cavanaugh
Dina Meyer … Calathea Massey
Richard Dillane … Jack Sutter
Colin Mace … Judah Clark
Emil Hostina … Baptiste
Ovidiu Niculescu … Darko
Ronan Summers … Ramos
Edward Akrout … Snake
Radu Micu … Washington
James Carrolll Jordan … Father Paul
Daniel Lapaine … Sheriff Bob Massey
Runtime: 100 min.
Colin Mace as Judah Clark, revealing himself as the man protecting Red Cavanaugh in Dead in Tombstone (2013)
Daniel Lapaine as Sheriff Bob Massey, considering a warning from his wife in Dead in Tombstone (2013)
Memorable lines:
Calathea Massey: “A gang of gunfighters just rode into town. Reckon they’re headed for the saloon.”
Sheriff Massey: “How do you know they’re gunfighters?”
Calathea: “Just a hunch, really, seeing as how they’re all splattered in blood and bristling with blue steel.”
Guerrero: “I raised you, Rojo. We’re brothers.”
Red: “We’re half-brothers. The only blood we share is from a whore.”
Red: “Now I’m mayor. I’m sheriff. I’m Jesus H. Christ in this town. From now on, people will know the name Red Cavanaugh.”
Guerrero: “Where am I?”
Lucifer: “Somewhere south of heaven.”
Calathea: “I don’t care if you are the spawn of hell. I’ll ride with you.”
Guerrero: “It’s personal.”
Calathea: “Red Cavanaugh murdered my husband in cold blood. Ain’t nothing more personal than that.”
Guerrero: “Then you can dance on his grave. But til I’m through, stay out of my way.”
Danny Trejo as Guerrero, trying to cut a deal with Lucifer in Dead in Tombstone (2013)
Edward Akrout as Snake, a member of the Blackwater Gang in Dead in Tombstone (2013)
Ronan Summers as Ramos, a member of the Blackwater Gang in Dead in Tombstone (2013)
Emil Hostina as Baptiste, a member of the Blackwater Gang in Dead in Tombstone (2013)
Radu Micu a Washington, a member of the Blackwater Gang in Dead in Tombstone (2013)
Ovidiu Niculescu as Darko, a member of the Blackwater Gang in Dead in Tombstone (2013)
James Carroll Jordan as Father Paul, fearfu of Guerrero’s quest for vengeance in Dead in Tombstone (2013)
Dina Meyer as Calathea Massey, with Red Cavanaugh under her gun in Dead in Tombstone (2013)
Edward Akrout as Snake and Anthony Michael Hall as Red Cavanaugh, realizing trouble might have come back from the grave in Dead in Tombstone (2013)
Danny Trejo as Guerrero, riding hellbent toward Cavanaugh’s mine in Dead in Tombstone (2013)
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