Jesse V. Johnson — Playwright (6)
The Butcher (2009) [Movie] IMDb TMDB WikiData
The Butcher
director: Jesse V. Johnson actor: Eric Roberts / Robert Davi
other title: The Butcher - The New Scarface / The Butcher – The New Scarface
A mob enforcer is set up to take the fall for a multi-million dollar heist involving a rival gang boss. Merle (Eric Roberts) is a gambler stuck on a twenty-year losing streak, but his luck is about to change. Surviving a trap that was intended to kill him, Merle makes away with a beautiful woman and a piece of the take. Most men in that position would have been content to simply walk away with their lives, but Merle has been loyal for twenty years. Realizing he's been betrayed, something inside snaps. They used to call him "The Butcher" as a joke, but the laughter turns to screams when Merle returns to deliver the ultimate punchline.
Charlie Valentine (2009) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Charlie Valentine
other title: Charlie Valentine - Gangster, Gunfighter, Gentleman / The Hitmen Diaries: Charlie Valentine
The film chronicles the exploits of the title character, Charlie, played by Raymond J. Barry (Training Day) a career criminal intent on scoring one last big pay day. When his "perfect crime" goes bad, Charlie flees to Los Angeles to hide out with his estranged son, Danny, played by Michael Weatherly. What ensues reveals the true nature of some of the most unsavory of characters.
Savage Dog (2017) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Savage Dog
director: Jesse V. Johnson actor: Scott Adkins / Marko Zaror
other title: Savage Dog - Il selvaggio / Chien sauvage (Savage Dog)
A story set in Indochina in 1959, a lawless land controlled by the criminal class: Vietnamese warlords and European war-criminals. Den-Dhin-Chan Labor Camp is run by four such dangerous men. The worst prison in the land, it is here that an Irish, former-champion boxer Martin Tillman has made a name for himself fighting tournaments, on which wealthy criminals gamble in high stakes events. When Tillman is due for release, he just wants to return home, but the corrupt forces running the jail will do everything in their power to keep him locked down. When all that Tillman holds dear is taken away in a vicious act of violence, he is forced to confront the men responsible and take his revenge. The birth of a legend.