The Velocity of Gary* *(Not His Real Name)

The Velocity of Gary

United States

1998

100 Min

Color

2.35:1

English

Currently 2.4/5 Stars.
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EXEC Kathryn Arnold, Carl Colpaert, Vincent D'Onofrio, Dan Ireland, Joe Simon, Ellen S. Wander

CAST Vincent D'Onofrio, Salma Hayek, Thomas Jane, Olivia d'Abo, Chad Lindberg, Shawn Michael Howard, Khalil Kain, Elizabeth D'Onofrio, Jason Cutler, Danny Arroyo, Hakan D'Onofrio, Ethan Hawke, Lucky Luciano

ED Luis Colina, Debra Goldfield

MUSIC Peitor Angell

San Sebastián (Open Zone), Toronto, BAFICI, Outfest (Features)

Synopsis

Gary (Thomas Jane) is a street hustler who’s just trying to make it to the next day. But a seismic shift occurs in his life when he meets Valentino (Vincent D’Onofrio), an actor in porn movies and even more of a castaway than Gary. In addition to their ever-precarious living situation, the budding relationship must contend with a free-spirited waitress named Mary Carmen (Salma Hayek), who’s Valentino’s girlfriend and never very far away.

Director

Dan Ireland

Dan Ireland, born in Vancouver, began his career in 1975 as the co-founder/co-director of The Seattle International Film Festival where he was instrumental in helping launch the American careers of director Paul Verhoeven, and actors Rutger Hauer and Jeroen Krabbe.

In the 1980’s, Ireland was the Owner/Operator of The Egyptian Theatre, the most successful independent theatre in the state of Washington. This theatre is still home to The Seattle International Film Festival, and holds the record for attendance and box-office grosses in the city of Seattle.

In 1993, Ireland moved to Senior Vice President of Production for Cineville, Inc., the ambitious new company responsible for producing the successful independent motion pictures.

For the past four years, Ireland worked with writer Michael Scott Myers, co-producer Benjamin Mouton, and actor/producer Vincent D’Onofrio. Since this collaboration, Ireland and D’Onofrio have formed a production company and plan to produce… read more