The Death and Life of Bobby Z

The Death and Life of Bobby Z, also known as Bobby Z and Let's kill Bobby Z, is a 2007 Hollywood action film. It was written by Bob Krakower and Allen Lawrence, starring Paul Walker, Laurence Fishburne, Olivia Wilde, Joaquim de Almeida and directed by John Herzfeld. The film received an R rating by the MPAA for violence, some drug use, language and brief nudity. Tim Kearney is an unfortunate person. He's already in prison for the fourth time beca... more

The Death and Life of Bobby Z, also known as Bobby Z and Let's kill Bobby Z, is a 2007 Hollywood action film. It was written by Bob Krakower and Allen Lawrence, starring Paul Walker, Laurence Fishburne, Olivia Wilde, Joaquim de Almeida and directed by John Herzfeld. The film received an R rating by the MPAA for violence, some drug use, language and brief nudity. Tim Kearney is an unfortunate person. He's already in prison for the fourth time because of a criminal offence. There he's offered a deal with the DEA, which would involve his impersonating a legendary drug dealer, Bobby Z. Tim is told that the real Bobby Z has recently died of a heart attack in an embassy in Thailand, shortly after getting out of prison there. The plan that had been in operation at the time of Bobby's death was for him to be exchanged for a DEA agent that was being held by a Mexican drug cartel. The Feds explain to Tim that if he agrees to go along with this "transfer," he will be free to escape south of the... less