At a time when many of us may feel like we’re being systematically shafted by big business and powerful financial institutions, it’s natural that some of us might feel justified in seeking retribution against them for their deceitful actions. Such was also the case in February 1977, when an aggrieved borrower sought potentially deadly vengeance against the president of an Indianapolis mortgage company, as seen in this fact-based comedy-drama-thriller from director Gus Van Sant. When Tony Kiritsis (Bill Skarsgård), a mentally challenged borrower, felt financially betrayed by a lender he implici…
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Dead Man's Wire
Overview
In 1977, former real estate developer Tony Kiritsis puts a dead man's switch on himself and the mortgage banker who did him wrong, demanding $5 million and a personal apology.
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Release date
09/01/2026
Votes
191
Popularity
6.6
Bill Skarsgård
Tony Kiritsis
Dacre Montgomery
Richard 'Dick' Hall
Cary Elwes
Michael Grable
Myha'la
Linda Page
Colman Domingo
Fred Temple
Al Pacino
M.L. Hall
Kelly Lynch
Mabel Hall
Jordan Claire Robbins
Doreen
John Robinson
Cameraman
Katie Kinman
Ibby Hall
Mark Helms
Frank Love
Kyle Rankin
Rookie Cop
Vinh Nguyen
James
Stephanie Bertoni
TV News Anchor
Danielle Munday
News Reporter
Daniel R. Hill
Jimmy Kiritsis
Todd Gable
Chief Gallagher
Neil Mulac
Agent Patrick Mullaney
John N. Dixon
First Responder
Andy S. Allen
Clifford Chapman
Casey Feigh
Resort Attendant
Michael Ashcraft
George Martz
Eli Samek
Channel 6 Reporter
Donald K. Overstreet
Doug O'Brien
Aaron Massey
Police Officer
Maresha Robinson
Fred's Wife
Michael James Dukes
Bomb Squad Officer
Kevin Ragsdale
Sheriff
William R. Davis
Judge
Dean Coutris
Bearded Producer
Rita Hight
Barb
Elliot Gross
Chaplain
D.J. Stroud
Window Washer
Jackson Monks
Police Officer / Pedestrian
Richard O. Hall
Self (archive footage)
Anthony Kiritsis
Self (archive footage)
Shannon Grigsby
Police Officer
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Back in 1977, Tony Kiritsis (Bill Skarsgård) took the law into his own hands by brazenly kidnapping the son of the owner of a mortgage company that he felt had left him high, dry and broke. Now we are not taking about a child here, Richard (Dacre Montgomery) is a married adult and father who is frog-marched out of his building with a shotgun tied to his head. They even pinch a police car to drive to his explosives-riddled apartment where he will hold his hostage until he gets $5 millions in compensation and a written apology from M.L. Hall (Al Pacino) whom he blames for his woes. Meantime, the…
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