Death in the Desert

Death in the Desert Information

Death in the Desert is a 2015 American crime-drama film directed and produced by Josh Evans and starring Michael Madsen and Shayla Beesley, with John Palladino, Paz de la Huerta, and Roxy Saint appearing in supporting roles. Principal filming completed in February 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is the second film collaboration between Madsen and Evans, who produced The Price of Air in which Madsen starred.

Released in March 2016 by Osiris Entertainment, the film is based on the book Death in the Desert by true-crime author Cathy Scott about Ted Binion, a wealthy gambling executive and one of the sons of famed Las Vegas casino magnate Lester Ben "Benny" Binion, owner of Binion's Horseshoe. The book adaptation was written by screenwriter John Steppling.

The storyline covers the real-life 1998 death of the younger Binion, a drug addict who had lost his Nevada gaming license, and his live-in girlfriend Sandra Murphy, charged with murdering Binion along with her lover Rick Tabish, who was caught digging up Binion's buried silver.

Reception

The film first premiered in October 2015 at the Tucson Festival of Films.

Indiewire wrote, "Luckily for Madsen fans, the actor looks to be having a complete blast in his most recent film, Death in the Desert.

Vegas Seven Magazine, in its review, wrote, "Death in the Desert, despite its protagonist"?s wealth, rides the downbeat vibe of a back-alley, underbelly Vegas. What emerges is a muted, thoughtful study of disillusionment, dashed dreams and fatal appetites via a relationship that takes root amid the mechanical sensuality of a Downtown strip joint."

Cast

Michael Madsen as Ray Easler
Shayla Beesley as Kim Davis
John Palladino as Matt Duvall
Paz de la Huerta as Margo
Roxy Saint as Cory
Julian Brand as Nicky Ramone
Kent Christian as Faque Brown
Timothy Skyler Dunigan as Rocky
Kerry Fezza as Nurse
Richard Hotson as Mac Curry
Mark Justice as Rudy
Allison Lear as Christy
Stephen Manley as Cicero
Alfonzo McCarther as Merced
Eduard Osipov as Pete
Joe Palubinsky as Garza
Gary Sax as Wesley
Brian H. Scott as David Mattsen

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