track down the two kidnappers and demand the money back. Lono retrieves a suitcase from the bathroom that is supposed to have the $2 million in it. When Charlie and Lono demand to know where "the girl" is, they insist that they never kidnapped Elise. Charlie and Lono think that the thugs are lying and shoot them booth dead. They then discover that Elise is indeed not being held with the thugs and Lono remarks that the suitcase doesn't feel heavy/full enough (implying that some cash may be missing). It is revealed that Max and Elise set the whole thing up, splitting the ransom between them and the thugs. Charlie and Lono track Max and Elise to a boat off a tropical island where, although Charlie understands their reasons for conning him and agrees with Max on how special Elise is, he has Lono shoot them both dead. The screen dissolves to a rotoscope red and the film ends with Charlie and Lono standing alone on the boat. Cast Christopher Walken as Carlo Bartolucci / Charlie Barret Denis Leary as Lono Veccio Henry Thomas as Avery Chasten Sean Patrick Flanery as Max Minot Jay Mohr as Brett Campbell Jeremy Sisto as T.K. Frank Medrano as Heckle Brad Garrett as Jeckyll Johnny Galecki as Ira Reder Laura San Giacomo as Lydia Laura Harris as Elise Chasten Nina Siemaszko as Jennifer Cliff DeYoung as Marty Production Filming Suicide Kings was shot in Los Angeles. Alternate endings The film also features two alternate endings. In one of them, Charlie allows Max and Elise to live, but reclaims the $1 million, giving them a small amount of the money back. In the other ending, Charlie allows them to live, but takes his money, after which Lono shoots holes in the boat, causing it to slowly sink. However, test audiences didn't like these endings as much, feeling that Max and Elise needed to pay for the betrayal of their friends and grief they had caused. Reception Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator, reports that 33% of 30 surveyed critics gave the film a positive review; the average rating is 5.3/10. Joe Leydon of Variety wrote, "With a nod toward Quentin Tarantino and an appreciative wink at Lyle Kessler's Orphans, Suicide Kings is a smart and snappy drama tinged with dark humor and brimming with self-confidence." James Berardinelli of ReelViews wrote "while the narrative is a little