1. Bully (film) - Tropedia - Fandom
They recruit a "mafia hitman" (in truth, an unemployed wannabe braggart played by Larry Clark regular Leo Fitzpatrick) to help them with killing Bobby. But ...
Bully is a 2001 film directed by Larry Clark, based off the true crime novel Bully: A True Story of High School Revenge by Jim Schutze. The film is very loosely based upon the real life murder of Bobby Kent, a notorious bully and jerk who was murdered by his so-called friends, who got sick and tired of his abusive treatment of him. Bobby Kent (Nick Stahl) is an obnoxious bully who treats his so-called "best friend" Marty (Brad Renfro) like shit, physically abusing him and raping his girlfriend L
2. Holy Hell! Bully Turns 20 - Spectrum Culture
Sep 15, 2021 · Lisa, for instance, is able without too much trouble, to get hold of her mother's gun. “The Hitman” meanwhile, makes it clear that, in his ...
Twenty years on, Larry Clark’s third movie remains an uncomfortable and deeply unpleasant masterclass in empathy and alienation.
3. Bully - The Aisle Seat
One of the best scenes in Bully comes when the Hitman is meeting with Bobby and Lisa's crew to explain how the murder should go down. As the Hitman speaks ...
If you plan to see the film version of Bully, one thing needs to be made clear: this is a true story about an event so horrifying it was almost unreal. The movie pulls no punches in portraying the facts. Some audience members are destined to leave in disgust at the sex, drug use, and violence portrayed. It's that shocking. But having read the book, I can attest that Clark's vision is authentic. Rather than issuing a pious condemnation of the murder, the director has crafted a powerful morality tale that puts you in the characters' frame of mind in order to better understand the mechanics behind such a heinous act.
4. Little feels real in bloody `Bully - Chicago Tribune
Jul 20, 2001 · It was a sordid, inept killing. Despite some planning, and the presence as adviser of a reputed small-time Mafia hood named “Hitman,” all the ...
On July 14, 1993, a group of suburban teenagers in South Florida’s Broward County knifed up one of their schoolmates, Bobby Kent, and left him in a swamp to be devoured by crabs and alligator…
5. BULLY (2001) (****) - Animation World Network
Oct 16, 2003 · ... LIZA), Rachel's overweight cousin Derek (Daniel Franzese, PARTY MONSTER) and the wanna-be hitman Derek (Leo Fitzpatrick, STORYTELLING). All ...
From Larry Clark, the director of KIDS, BULLY is based on a true story of a group of kids in Hollywood, Florida, who killed their friend. But don't confuse this film with those "based on true events"
6. Bully movie review & film summary (2001) - Roger Ebert
The kids decide they don't know enough to do it themselves, and need to hire a “hit man.” This turns out to be Leo Fitzpatrick (from Clark's powerful first film ...
Larry Clark's "Bully" calls the bluff of movies that pretend to be about murder but are really about entertainment. His film has all the sadness and
7. Bully Reviews - Metacritic
Nick Stahl. Bobby Kent. Bijou Phillips ... Larry Clark's Bully calls the bluff of movies that pretend to be about murder but are really about entertainment.
A film based on the true story of the brutal 1993 murder of high school student Bobby Kent.
8. Bully - Full Cast & Crew - TV Guide
Lisa Connelly · Nick Stahl as Bobby Kent. Nick Stahl. Bobby Kent · Bijou ... Donny Semenec · Leo Fitzpatrick as The Hitman. Leo Fitzpatrick. The Hitman · Kelli ...
Learn more about the full cast of Bully with news, photos, videos and more at TV Guide
9. BULLY - Dennis Schwartz Reviews
... (Hit Man), Nick Stahl (Bobby Kent), Daniel Franzese (Derek), Larry Clark (Hitman's Father); Runtime: 106; Lions Gate Films; 2001) “It's a disturbing film ...
BULLY (director: Larry Clark; screenwriters: Zachary Long/Roger Pullis/based on the novel “Bully: A True Story of High School Revenge” by Jim Schutze; cinematographer: Steve Gainer; editor: Andrew Hafitz; cast: Brad Renfro (Marty Puccio), Bijou Phillips (Ali), Rachel Miner (Lisa Connelly), Michael Pitt (Donny), Kelli Garner (Heather), Leo Fitzpatrick (Hit Man), Nick Stahl (Bobby Kent), Daniel Franzese (Derek), Larry Clark (Hitman’s Father); Runtime: 106; Lions Gate Films; 2001)
