Dead Man's Wire
Box Office Performance Data
Dead Man's Wire
Biography, Crime, Drama
105 min
On February 8, 1977, Tony Kiritsis entered the office of Richard Hall, president of the Meridian Mortgage Company, and took him hostage with a sawed-off shotgun wired with a "dead man's wire" from the trigger to Tony's own neck.
$2,236,813
Worldwide Box Office Gross
$2,236,813
Domestic Gross
7.0/10
IMDb Rating
72/100
Metascore
Distributor
Not specified
Genre
Biography, Crime, Drama
Director
Gus Van Sant
Writer
Austin Kolodney
Cast
Dacre Montgomery, Bill Skarsgård, Colman Domingo
Release Date
Not specified
Last Updated
February 10, 2026
Data Source
BoxOfficeMojo
Data Collection Date
February 10, 2026
Plot Summary
On February 8, 1977, Tony Kiritsis entered the office of Richard Hall, president of the Meridian Mortgage Company, and took him hostage with a sawed-off shotgun wired with a "dead man's wire" from the trigger to Tony's own neck.
Awards & Recognition
1 win & 2 nominations total