Product Details

• Actors: Thom Doty, Jerry Lloyd
• Directors: Sam Akina
• Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Surround Sound, Widescreen
• Language: English
• Subtitles: Spanish
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Studio: MTI HOME VIDEO
• DVD Release Date: January 12, 2010
• Run Time: 115 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B002VD5MQG
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #137,203 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Ca$h" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

A hard-boiled tale of bloody revenge... Cash, a gun-slinging ex-convict, is on a death quest to find Hector Gonzales, the man who murdered his wife over a decade ago. Hector Gonzales is a ruthless kingpin who has risen through the ranks over the last ten years and now stands on the verge of ruling the city - a city on the verge of an all out syndicate war. Cash and Gonzales are on an ultra-violent collision course that will determine, once and for all, who owns the streets.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Most Fun Low-Budget Movie in Years, February 14, 2010

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Compay (New Orleans, LA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ca$h (DVD)

If you're looking for great acting and amazing dialogue, this movie isn't for you. But if you're looking for a kick-ass black comedy reminiscent of the earlier work of Robert Rodriguez and Guy Ritchie, this is a must-watch.

When I read other positive reviews about this movie, shot with a budget of only $50,000, I was convinced that people were paid to compare it to Tarantino's first movies. Now, I'm a true believer in Director Sam Akina, who was in his late 20's when shooting Ca$h.

I think all of us are used to being let down with low-budget movies a la Redbox. But keep in mind that El Mariachi, the film that launched the career of Robert Rodriguez, was shot for only $7,000 back in 1992. Ca$h has the same visual style as El Mariachi, including the well-choreographed gunplay scenes. It also reminds me of character-driven movies like Guy Ritchie's Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. Mexican bosses, Vietnamese gangsters, Mafioso and Jewish wiseguys create a fun tapestry of characters.

For you to enjoy this movie, leave your Oscar award expectations at the door. Tom Doty's acting is wooden as vengeful ex-convict Cash, who looks like a real-life version of Marv from Sin City. There are plot holes, a few bad special effects, and the production quality isn't perfect. But the movie is simply a guilty pleasure, it's over the top on so many levels that you can't help but enjoy it. If someone ever gives Sam Akina a serious budget and experienced actors, he's destined for big things.

So if you like the earlier work of Robert Rodriguez (El Mariachi, Desperado), Quentin Tarantino (Reservoir Dogs) and Guy Ritchie (Lock Stock, Snatch), give this movie a shot. For all of it's faults, it's still an entertaining movie that men will enjoy.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Kudos to the director for a fun film & good laughs!, January 23, 2009

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polish$princess "polish$princess" (Midwest Rural Sticks) - See all my reviews

I recorded this off of Encore thinking my roommate would like it, and we laughed our arses off at the totally gratuitous violence, campy dialogue, and fun story. Rather watch this kind of thing than slick Hollywood special effects any day! Do yourself a favor and rent or buy this, then get your friends together for a meal, lots of beer and smokes and you'll have a great time! Props Sam Akino!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars good stuff, January 17, 2009

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mike the cablinasian (East Bay) - See all my reviews

if you like Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction, you will like this. This is a film that had to be made, and a film I wish I had made. Rich with parody, many references to the crime and gangster genre. It is way, way over the top. I am writing this as I am watching on cable. I have been waiting for a movie like this for a long time. It is violent and funny, entertaining as hell. A movie that will appeal to the lowest common denominator among all of the guys out there (no offense to the ladies intended...) and also worthy of scholarly review by the ivory tower. Jow Bob sez check it out (no boobs, however).