Desert Saints
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Directed by | Richard Greenberg |
Written by | Richard Greenberg Wally Nichols |
Produced by | Meg Ryan Nina R. Sadowsky David Yudain |
Starring | Kiefer Sutherland Melora Walters Jamey Sheridan |
Cinematography | John Newby |
Edited by | Andy Blumenthal |
Music by | Richard Marvin |
Production companies | City Heat Productions Prufrock Pictures/Sagg Main Productions |
Distributed by | Artisan Entertainment |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Desert Saints is a 2002
Plot
Arthur Banks (
Thinking quickly, the agent pretends to be Harper's jealous and abusive ex-husband, but this plan goes awry when Banks, who seems more interested in Harper than normal, kills the agent out of Harper's sight and then disposes of the body in a manner not witnessed by Harper (incineration), leaving the FBI once again with no evidence to arrest him. That night, Banks and Harper become lovers at a remote motel. Scanlon decides to cancel the sting after the agent's death and to withdraw Harper, but Harper talks him out of it, pointing out that Banks is their only lead to his employers in the drug cartels. On the road, Banks confides to Harper that he hates his job but hasn't had a chance to get out of it for years until now.
In Mexico, Harper double-crosses both Banks and the FBI, first shooting Banks to stop him from committing the assassination and handcuffing him to the balcony, but then killing the thugs who hired him and taking their key for the payoff from the hit. She tells Banks that she expects the FBI will be so happy to catch and question him that she'll depart with the payoff without much problem, which is why she leaves him alive. However, by the time Scanlon responds to her call on Banks' location, he has escaped. Meanwhile, the FBI agents follow Agent Marbury's sighting of a fleeing Harper to the local airport, only to lose her there, because the "sighting" was actually Marbury herself in a disguise, which she sheds in a washroom, permitting Harper's undetected escape.
In the last scene, Harper and Marbury meet in the desert and kiss, while discussing their new wealth. In the distant brush, we see Banks' boots and bloody hand, unnoticed by the two women. After the screen goes black, we hear a single shot.
Cast
- Kiefer Sutherland as Arthur Banks
- Melora Walters as Bennie Harper
- Jamey Sheridan as Agent George Scanlon
- Leslie Stefanson as Agent Donna Marbury
- Alan Gelfant as Byron Sadowski
- Keith Diamondas Agent Robinson
- Rachel Ticotin as Dora
- Jim Jenkins as Anchorman
- Bill Sage as Davis
- Alex Black as Bobbie
- Beth Grant as Lou
- Brent Roam as Concierge
- Shawn Woods as Larson
- Gloria Alexandra as Maria Lopez
- Aliza Rajan as Agent McCoy
Home media
The DVD was released September 17, 2002. The film is also available for purchase on Amazon digital.
External links
- Desert Saints at IMDb
- Desert Saints at Rotten Tomatoes