The Death and Life of Bobby Z

Jul 23, 2007

1h 37m

★ 6.1

To live a life of his own, he has to die first.

Overview

A DEA agent provides former Marine Tim Kearney with a way out of his prison sentence: impersonate Bobby Z, a recently deceased drug dealer, in a hostage switch with a crime lord. When the negotiations go awry, Kearney flees, with Z's son in tow.

Genres

Drama

Action

Thriller

Crime

Production Companies

Eclectic Pictures

Millennium Media

The Death and Life of Bobby Z Trailers

Cast

Tim Kearney

Paul Walker

Tad Gruzsa

Laurence Fishburne

Elizabeth

Olivia Wilde

Bobby Z

Jason Lewis

Duke

Michael Bowen

Drug dealer

Richard Bairos

Security Guard

Jarrod Bunch

Surfer Girl

Shirly Brener

Johnson

Keith Carradine

Maddog

Chuck Liddell

Don Huertero

Joaquim de Almeida

Felipe

Paul Diaz

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