DOMINO

Year: 2005
USA: New Line Cinema
UK: Entertainment Film Distributors
Cast: Keira Knightley, Mickey Rourke, Edgar Ramirez, Rizwan Abbasi, Delroy Lindo, Mo'nique, Ian Ziering, Brian Austin Green, Joseph Nunez, Macy Gray, Shondrella Avery, Dabney Coleman, Peter Jacobson, Kel O'Neill, Lucy Liu, Jacqueline Bisset, Dale Dickey, Lew Temple, Christopher Walken, Mena Suvari, Jerry Springer, T K Carter, Charles Paraventi, Fred Keohler, Tom Waits, Stanley Kamel, Tabitha Brownstone, Dusty Gilvaher, Chad Parker, Cheryl Francis Harrington, Adam Clark, Donna Scott, Ashley Monique Clark, Anthony Delan, Patrick Kerr, Julie Valine, Victor Manni, Mike Andolini, Janet Gonzalez, Michael Gonzalez, Eddie Hernandez, Liz Lapira, George Thabet, B Mark Newsom, Jack McGee, Rolando Molina, Morgan Nagler, Ginger Kinison, Andy Milder, Neal Matarazzo, Robbie Kaller, Melissa Lee, Ash Christian, Michelle Fabiano, Phillip Darlington, Leonidos Iraheta, Paul Nguyen, Julian Berlin, Richard Burch, Mike Radenaekeis, Celesta Hodge, Abraham Ashley, Lili Mirojnick, Mark Kinsey Stephenson, Leonardo Digirolamo, Richard Rand, Bruce Sparkes, Keith Dimmy, Frank Cilberg, Anne Chamberlain, Jeff Klein, Jesse Rosales, David Riley, Adham Shalabi
Director: Tony Scott
Countries: USA / France
USA & UK: 127 mins
USA Rated: R for strong violence, pervasive language, sexual content/nudity and drug use
UK Certificate: 15 contains strong violence, language and sex references
USA Release Date: 14 October 2005
UK Release Date: 14 October 2005


Synopsis

Domino Harvey, the inspiration for Tony Scott's film, died in her Los Angeles home on the evening of June 27th, 2005 at the age of 35.

"Domino never failed to surprise or inspire me over the last 12 years. She was a free spirit like no other I have ever known." - Tony Scott

"Although our film is not intended as a biographical piece, hers was the dynamic personality and indomitable spirit that spawned an exciting adventure, not just on screen, but in real life." - Samuel Hadida

Smart. Daring. Defiant and dangerous. As well as beautiful. This is Domino Harvey and this is her real life story...well, sort of.

The daughter of respected actor and matinee idol Lawrence Harvey, and model turned socialite Sophie Wynn, Domino Harvey (Keira Knightley) was born into a life of wealth and privilege - a lifestyle that did not interest her. Even from her earliest years, Domino rebelled against convention and the jet set. At the tender age of eight her beloved father passed away and her mother looked to the stability of boarding school in a misguided attempt to tame her wild child. But nothing could repress Domino's fiery nature - not friendships, not school, not her mother's high society. Even the extraordinary excesses paraded before her during a brief stint at modeling paled in comparison to her own escapades. Not until she stumbled upon a job seminar recruiting aspiring bounty hunters was her thirst for excitement at long last quenched. To Sophie's (Jacqueline Bisset) horror, Domino not only fell in love with the job but also with her fellow adventurers, who over the years would become her family.

And so our tale of adventure, action and suspense, tinged with dark comedy, begins...

Domino finds her true calling and joins a colorful band of reprobates that includes her wolfish yet formidable ex-con boss, Ed Mosbey (Mickey Rourke); Choco (Edgar Ramirez), a ruggedly sexy Latino who secretly worships Domino; and Alf (Rizwan Abbasi), an Afghani ex-pat obsessed with explosives. An unlikely foursome to be sure, but their synchronized style consistently results in the capture of felonious bail jumpers. Before long they become L.A.'s most successful, not to mention infamous, bounty hunters. And where better to show off one's talent than on television?

When producer Mark Heiss (Christopher Walken) and his faithful assistant, Kimmie (Mena Suvari), come knocking, the bounty hunters agree to become the stars of a new reality television show, "The Bounty Squad", hosted by Beverly Hills 90210's Ian Ziering and Brian Austin Green (as themselves). Unbeknownst to cast and crew alike, Domino, Ed, Choco and Alf are about to embark on their biggest case ever.

In a bizarre turn, the bounty hunters find themselves tracking the most dangerous fugitives of their careers thanks to the antics of their employer, bail bondsman Claremont Williams III (Delroy Lindo). Faced with a financial crisis concerning his extended family - including his girlfriend, Lateesha (Mo'Nique), their daughter and granddaughter, as well as Lateesha's twin cousins Lashandra (Macy Gray) and Lashindra (Shondrella Avery) - Claremont hatches a reckless plan to extricate himself from economic ruin. When his plan goes awry, Domino and her team blast their way out of a complex FBI investigation, led by criminal psychologist Taryn Miles (Lucy Liu), that involves the mob, a couple of errant college students and some 'greazee' white trash thieves.