A Better Way to Die (2001)

Boomer is a rookie cop based in the urban hellhole that is downtown Chicago. After his involvement in a drug bust operation which results in the death of Carlos, his mentor and father figure, Boomer becomes disillusioned with the brutal and inhumane nature of his job. Consequently, he decides to hand in his resignation to the Chicago Police Department and return to his home town of Joliet, where his fiancé, Kelly, awaits. While en route back to Joliet, however, Boomer makes a grievous error in judgment when he stops for, and assists, an unfortunate motorist whose vehicle appears to have broken down; the naive ex-cop is swiftly attacked and rendered unconscious. Boomer awakes to find that his car and wallet have been stolen, and that he has become involved in a dangerous game of mistaken identity.
- Released
- 2001-09-26
- Genres
- Action, Thriller
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Scott Wiper
- TMDB rating
- 5.6/10 from 37 votes
Cast
- Scott Wiper as Boomer
- Natasha Henstridge as Kelly
- Andre Braugher as Cleveland
- Lou Diamond Phillips as William Dexter
- Joe Pantoliano as Flash
- Jack Conley as Fletcher
- Carmen Argenziano as Carlos
- Richard Haje as The Mute
- Mo Gallini as Laslov (as Matt Gallini)
- Rolando Molina as Chach
- Jefferson Moore as Harrison James
- Mirjana Joković as Salvi