''Out of Death'' is a 2021 American

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directed by Mike Burns and starring

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and

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Plot

Photojournalist Shannon Mathers embarks on a solo hike to scatter her father's ashes. Along the way, she witnesses a secret drug deal involving corrupt cop Billie Jean Stanhope. Shannon hides and takes pictures of it, but she is discovered and chased. Newly retired city police officer Jack Harris just lost his wife to cancer and went to a remote mountain cabin owned by his niece Pam to get over his loss. While walking thoughtfully in the woods, Jack runs into Jean as she is about to execute Shannon. He draws his gun and tries to take Shannon away, but from then on they must escape a network of violent and corrupt cops and their sheriff Hank Rivers, who is running for mayor.

Cast

Production

Filming occurred in November 2020. Complications with

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safety protocols created difficulties in getting the cast and crew cleared to shoot and delayed production for several days. As a result, the entire film was shot in nine days and all of

's scenes, which included 25 pages of dialogue, were shot in only one day. ''Out of Death'' is one of the last films to star Willis, who retired from acting because he was diagnosed with

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Release

The film received a limited theatrical run and was released on

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on July 16, 2021.

Reception

Box office

''Out of Death'' grossed $0 in North America and $95,813 in other territories, plus $425,019 with home video sales.

Critical response

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'' rated it 2 out of 5 and wrote: "The film squanders one or two promising plot ideas, and winds up making a hamfisted paean of praise to the idea of “open carry” gun ownership." Todd Jorgenson of Cinemalogue gave the film a negative review and stated, "The cryptic title is about the only intriguing facet of this formulaic cat-and-mouse thriller." Brian Orndorf of Blu-ray.com gave the film a 'D−' and stated, "The latest stop on the 'Is Bruce Willis okay?' tour of VOD cinema." Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com gave the film 1 out of 5 stars and stated, "An astonishingly lethargic and empty-headed action-thriller." Mark Dujsik of Mark Reviews Movies gave the film 0.5 out of 4 stars and stated, "One ends up feeling pretty bad for everyone involved."

Accolades

As with all 2021 movies in which he appeared,

received a

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nomination for his performance in this movie in the category Worst Performance by Bruce Willis in a 2021 Movie. The category was later retracted after his family announced his retirement due to

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