Truth or Consequences, N.M.

Truth or Consequences, N.M. (1997) is an American neo-noir film directed by Kiefer Sutherland, in his directorial debut. The film was executive produced by Phillip M. Goldfarb and features Sutherland, Vincent Gallo, Kevin Pollack, Rod Steiger, Martin Sheen, among others. This noir is about a drug heist gone seriously wrong. Raymond Lembecke (Vincent Gallo) is a con just out of prison after serving time for selling drugs for his mob boss Tony Vago... more

Truth or Consequences, N.M. (1997) is an American neo-noir film directed by Kiefer Sutherland, in his directorial debut. The film was executive produced by Phillip M. Goldfarb and features Sutherland, Vincent Gallo, Kevin Pollack, Rod Steiger, Martin Sheen, among others. This noir is about a drug heist gone seriously wrong. Raymond Lembecke (Vincent Gallo) is a con just out of prison after serving time for selling drugs for his mob boss Tony Vago (Rod Steiger). (Lembecke was innocent and took the rap for Vago.) Lembecke thinks Vago owes him big time so, when his former boss gets him a measly job in a warehouse, he decides on revenge and plans to steal a million dollars worth of drugs from him. Lembecke plans the heist with Marcus Weans (Mykelti Williamson) and the disturbed trigger-happy Curtis Freley (Kiefer Sutherland). They kill an undercover DEA agent (who's wearing a wire) during the heist. They decide to skip town and head to Las Vegas to sell the stolen goods; later they hope... less