The film is loosely based on the original graphic novel. Viggo Mortensen as Joey Cusack / Tom Stall.After returning home to find his family eating dinner, Tom is offered food by Jack and Sarah, signaling his acceptance back into their lives.
Tom manages to escape from being strangled to death he kills the gangsters and confronts Richie before shooting him dead. Tom offers peace, but Richie orders his men to kill his brother. Returning to Philadelphia, Tom learns that his past actions have delayed Richie's advancement with the Irish mob. One day, Tom receives a phone call from his estranged brother, Richie Cusack, who demands his return. Tom becomes further isolated from the rest of his family and the community. At the hospital, a furious Edie confronts Tom, who admits to being Joey Cusack, revealing that he started a new life to escape his past. A wounded Tom drops his façade and manifests his former self, but Jack shoots and kills Carl with a shotgun before he can fight back. After Jack is freed, Tom manages to kill Carl's henchmen until Carl shoots him. Carl confronts Tom and demands his return to Philadelphia in exchange for his son's release. Under pressure, Tom's relationship with Edie, Jack, and Sarah faces continued strain.įollowing an argument with Tom over the use of violence at school, Jack runs away, only to be captured and held hostage by Carl. Tom vehemently denies this, but Carl remains persistent and begins to stalk the Stalls. A few days later, Tom is visited by a man named Carl Fogarty, who alleges that Tom is actually Joey Cusack, a former gangster with the Irish Mob in Philadelphia. Tom deftly kills them and is hailed a hero, while the incident makes national news. One night, two spree killers enter Tom's restaurant, threaten those inside, and sexually assault one of his employees. Tom Stall is a diner owner who lives in the small town of Millbrook, Indiana with his wife Edie and his children Jack and Sarah. It is also notable as being one of the last major Hollywood films to be released on VHS. Mortensen himself praised it as "one of the best movies ever been in, if not the best", also declaring it was a "perfect film noir" or "close to perfect". William Hurt was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, while Olson was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay. The film was specifically praised for its performances, screenplay, atmosphere, and story. It is sometimes considered one of the greatest films of the 2000s. In the film, Tom Stall, a diner owner, becomes a local hero after he foils an attempted robbery, but is threatened by a gangster Carl Fogarty, where Tom must face his past and also protect his family.Ī History of Violence was in the main competition for the 2005 Palme d'Or, and was put into a limited release in the United States on September 23, 2005, followed by a wide release on September 30, 2005. The film stars Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello, William Hurt, and Ed Harris. It is an adaptation of the 1997 graphic novel of the same title by John Wagner and Vince Locke. A History of Violence is a 2005 action thriller film directed by David Cronenberg and written by Josh Olson.
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