Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995) on Netflix
Jimmy 'The Saint' Tosnia videotapes farewell messages for the dying in Denver. His business is failing, and a crime lord holding his debt wants a favor from him.
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Jimmy 'The Saint' Tosnia has left crime behind to run Afterlife Advice in Denver, where the terminally ill record video messages for the people they leave behind. The business is losing money, and Jimmy's taste for expensive things has driven him into debt. The Man With The Plan, a crime lord, was left a quadriplegic by an attempt on his life. He has bought Jimmy's debt and now calls in a favor. His son Bernard, arrested for child molestation, is the reason: the crime lord believes Bernard will recover if his ex-girlfriend Meg comes back to him, and Jimmy is the one who must arrange it. Jimmy assembles his old crew, Easy Wind, Pieces, Big Bear Franchise and the rage-prone Critical Bill, for a plan to frighten Meg's current boyfriend, Bruce, into leaving her.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995)
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- Warren Zevon allowed the film to use the title of his song "Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead," from his 1991 album Mr. Bad Example, but only on the condition that the song itself be played over the end credits.
- The lead character's nickname, "Jimmy the Saint," was lifted from Bruce Springsteen's song "Lost in the Flood," released on his 1973 album Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.
- Gary Fleder's crime drama was produced on a budget of $8 million but made under $530,000 during its limited release.
