Road to Perdition
Road to Perdition is a 2002 American crime drama film directed by Sam Mendes and written by David Self, based on the first volume of the graphic novel series of the same name by Max Allan Collins and Richard Piers Rayner. It stars Tom Hanks, Paul Newman (in his final live-action theatrical film role), Jude Law, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Stanley Tucci, Daniel Craig and Tyler Hoechlin in his film debut. Set in 1931 during the Great Depression, the film follows a mob enforcer and his son as they seek vengeance against the mobster who murdered the rest of their family. The film explores themes such as father-son relationships and the consequences of violence.
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| Running time | 117 minutes
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| Country | United States
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| Language | English
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| Budget | $80 million
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| Box office | $181 million
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- (at around 4 mins) When Michael Sullivan undresses himself to get ready for dinner the pistol that his son sees is a "Colt M 1911 A1 .45". The pistol was used up until 1992 as the US-Army standard pistol.
- The scene where John Rooney (Paul Newman) and Michael Sullivan (Tom Hanks) are playing the piano together, was originally supposed to be an Irish dance sequence shared between the two of them.
- Sam Mendes: (Water marks the event of a death)
- Prior to the brief travel scene along the "Road to Perdition," with Michael Sullivan Jr. (Tyler Hoechlin) hanging out a car window as they near their destination, the local road commission oiled the gravel surface of rural road, shoulder-to-shoulder, to prevent dust clouds. But when filming began, the Model A was attached to an equipment trailer pulled by a large utility truck and a member of the crew was squatting near the rear of the antique car armed with a canister and making fake dust.
- According to author Max Allan Collins, the "Road to Perdition" graphic novel was an American homage to the Manga series "Lone Wolf and Cub" by Kazuo Koike. Collins quotes Koike at the beginning of the book: "You must choose a road for yourself".
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