Behind The Scenes With Gus Van Sant on “Dead Man’s Wire”
Dead Man’s Wire is a gripping true-crime drama set in 1977 Indianapolis, chronicling the extraordinary real-life hostage incident involving Tony Kiritsis (Bill Skarsgård), a desperate man who takes Meridian Mortgage Company president Richard Hall (Dacre Montgomery) hostage in a shocking act of retribution. On February 8, 1977, Kiritsis enters Hall’s office with a sawed-off shotgun […]
Austin Kolodney on Bringing the 1977 Tony Kiritsis Hostage Crisis to Life in Gus Van Sant’s Dead Man’s Wire
The Gus Van Sant-directed crime thriller, Dead Man’s Wire, is a gripping film based on the bizarre true story of the 1977 Indianapolis kidnapping that captivated the nation – live on air. The story centers on Tony Kiritsis (Bill Skarsgård), a desperate entrepreneur who, feeling cheated out of his property by a mortgage company, takes […]
