The Death of Jack Hamilton

2012

IMDb RATING

7.7/10

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Based on the Stephen King short story of the same name, we follow John Dillinger, Homer Van Meter and Jack 'Red' Hamilton after their narrow escape from Little Bohemia. In the midst of a chaotic shootout with federal agents, Hamilton is shot in the lung. The gang ventures across the American midwest in a desperate attempt to evade the law and to seek medical attention for the injured Hamilton, who is slowly succumbing to gangrene and dementia. They find refuge with Chicago bar owner Brian Mooney and eventually Barker-Karpis gang members Arthur "Dock" Barker, Volney Davis and Edna "Rabbits" Murray. Hamilton's condition quickly worsens, forcing the gang to perform a makeshift operation on the dying man, with disastrous consequences. An existential coming-of-age drama set against the backdrop of 1930s America, offering a unique perspective on one of King's greatest works and America's most notorious outlaw.

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The film centres on John Dillinger, Homer Van Meter and Jack Hamilton after their narrow escape from Little Bohemia. As they are fleeing, Hamilton is shot in the lung. They attempt to seek t... Read allThe film centres on John Dillinger, Homer Van Meter and Jack Hamilton after their narrow escape from Little Bohemia. As they are fleeing, Hamilton is shot in the lung. They attempt to seek treatment for Hamilton as his condition rapidly worsens and he begins to succumb to gangren... Read allThe film centres on John Dillinger, Homer Van Meter and Jack Hamilton after their narrow escape from Little Bohemia. As they are fleeing, Hamilton is shot in the lung. They attempt to seek treatment for Hamilton as his condition rapidly worsens and he begins to succumb to gangrene and dementia.