Synopsis
An exploration of certain conspiracy theories surrounding the JFK assassination from Jack Ruby's perspective. Ruby owns a run-down strip club in Dallas, and does what he can for credibility, both by giving information to the FBI and by doing the odd favor for his mafia contacts. When hitman Action Jackson is hit, Louie Vitali asks him to help get crime boss Santos out of a Cuban jail. When they get back, the bosses take his headliner Candy Cane under their wing to develop her career in Vegas. A mysterious government man named Maxwell expresses his displeasure to Ruby over his Cuban activities. Slowly all the pieces of a massive conspiracy begin to emerge to Ruby, who can do nothing to stop it.
Scores
Popularity Percentile (Year)
13.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
21.9%
Critic Consensus
25.0% Fresh • 4 critic reviews
Critic reception is largely negative, with 25% of 4 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize stylized, character-driven, historical. Many reviews cite execution consistency as the main reasons it falls short.
stylizedcharacter-drivenhistoricalemotionalvisually strikingthought-provoking
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score45.0
RT critic review count11
Rotten Tomatoes audience score20.0
RT audience rating count500
IMDb rating5.5
IMDb votes1,737
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Domestic | 1992 | $919,286 | $2,055,453 |
| International | 1992 | N/A | N/A |
| Worldwide | 1992 | $919,286 | $2,055,453 |
Earnings / Profitability
Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Revenues |
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 1992 | $459,643 | $1,027,726 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 1992 | N/A | N/A |
| Digital Purchases ? | 1992 | N/A | N/A |
| Physical Rentals ? | 1992 | $7,014,000 | $15,682,765 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 1992 | $5,005,000 | $11,190,795 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 1992 | $367,714 | $822,181 |
| Total Revenues | 1992 | $12,846,357 | $28,723,467 |
| Expenses |
| Budget ? | 1992 | $9,000,000 | $20,123,308 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 1992 | $735,000 (est) | $1,643,403 (est) |
| Participations | 1992 | $257,000 | $574,632 |
| Residuals ? | 1992 | $898,000 | $2,007,859 |
| Interest & Overhead | 1992 | $1,800,000 | $4,024,662 |
| Total Expenses | 1992 | $12,690,000 | $28,373,864 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 1992 | $156,357 | $349,603 |
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- Digital Rentals: PVOD, VOD, & On-Demand
- Marketing & distribution costs to release Movie in Theaters. Includes: Online & Offline Ads, Posters, Trailer Production, and physical or digital copies (formerly "prints") sent to cinemas.
- Net Digital Purchase Revenue
- Net Revenues for Physical Rentals: VHS, DVD, BluRay (when appropriate)
- Physical Purchases: VHS $5,005,000, DVD $0, BluRay $0
- Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
- Theatrical box office grosses split into Domestic, International, and Worldwide totals.
- Union-modeled residuals using SAG-AFTRA and WGA schedules as a simplified estimate proxy.
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Budget Tooltip
Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
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