Revealing mistake: During the flashback scene where Max is describing the night of the kidnapping, the rainfall at the marina is obviously fake. The "rain" is being blown at an odd angle from an off-camera fan, and the surface of the water is practically still with no raindrops. (00:40:50)
Suicide Kings (1997)
1 revealing mistake
Directed by: Peter O'Fallon
Starring: Christopher Walken, Denis Leary, Sean Patrick Flanery, Nina Siemaszko, Mark Watson
Revealing mistake: During the flashback scene where Max is describing the night of the kidnapping, the rainfall at the marina is obviously fake. The "rain" is being blown at an odd angle from an off-camera fan, and the surface of the water is practically still with no raindrops. (00:40:50)
Charlie Barret: I'm bleeding to death. Humor me.
Question: According to the credits, Suicide Kings is based on a short story by Don Stanford called "The Hostage". Where was this story published, and is it possible to read it?
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Answer: I found a google hit showing it was released as a short story for Cosmopolitan in Aug 1953.