Loving husband. Devoted father. Ruthless killer.|Sep. 01, 2012|United States|105 Min.|R
Genre: Crime;Drama;Thriller
Description: When a man insults Richard Kuklinski’s fiancée during a game of pool, Kuklinski follows him to his car and murders him by slashing his throat. In 1964, Kuklinski marries Deborah, and the couple has two daughters. While he presents himself as an ordinary working man, Kuklinski harbors a dark and violent side. His troubled past, marked by brutal beatings from his Polish immigrant father, shaped him and his younger brother into emotionally disturbed and sadistic individuals. His brother is serving a life sentence for raping and murdering a 12-year-old girl.
Kuklinski works in dubbing pornographic films but tells his wife he dubs cartoons. After the mob-backed company he works for is shut down by Roy DeMeo, a powerful New York City gangster, Kuklinski is tested by DeMeo, who orders him to kill a homeless man. Impressed, DeMeo hires him as an enforcer and contract killer. In 1975, Kuklinski moves his family to a suburban home, claiming he works at a currency trading company. He is later ordered to kill a man who betrayed DeMeo but discovers a teenage girl in the closet during the job. Freezy, a freelance hitman also employed by DeMeo, nearly kills her but is stopped by Kuklinski. Furious, DeMeo indefinitely decommissions Kuklinski.
Desperate for money, Kuklinski strikes a deal with Freezy to carry out murder contracts in exchange for half the bounties. Meanwhile, Kuklinski’s home life begins to unravel as he struggles to conceal his inner rage, lashing out at his wife and strangers. DeMeo’s boss, Leo Merks, hires Freezy to kill one of DeMeo’s associates, and Kuklinski executes the hit using cyanide. When DeMeo discovers Kuklinski’s secret jobs, he threatens to kill Kuklinski’s family if they ever cross paths again. Kuklinski then confronts Leo Merks for the bounty money, but Leo, angered by the traceable nature of the job, refuses to pay. In response, Kuklinski shoots and kills him.
Cast director: Ariel Vromen
Cast actor: Michael Shannon, Winona Ryder, Ray Liotta, Chris Evans, David Schwimmer, James Franco, Stephen Dorff, Robert Davi, John Ventimiglia, Danny A. Abeckaser
Original name: The Iceman