
Seven Psychopaths
An alcoholic screenwriter teams up with his dog‑kidnapping best friend to flesh out a script about seven killers—only to find the bizarre criminals they invent are already stalking Los Angeles, forcing them into a deadly game of cat and mouse that could ruin their lives.
“They won't take any shih tzu.”
Synopsis
A struggling screenwriter becomes unintentionally involved in the Los Angeles criminal underworld when his eccentric friends kidnap a gangster's cherished Shih Tzu.
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A crew of 288+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Lisa GunningShot by Ben DavisScored by Carter BurwellDesigned by David WascoSound by Chris BurdonCostumes by Karen PatchVFX by Uel Hormann
Box Office
2012 · Box office
⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 2.2× its budget
Why 2.5×?
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Worldwide gross
$33.0M
US & Canada: $15.0M — 45% of worldwide · International: $18.0M (55%)
Opening weekend: $4.2M — 28% of its US run.
Opening week (7-day): $5.9M — 39% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 1,480 theaters
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Also known as
- 7 Psychosde
- Siete psicópatases
- 7 Psychopathesfr
- Sept psychopathesfr
- 7 psicopaticiit
- (English)Seven Psychopaths
- (Bulgarian)Седемте психопата
Release dates around the world4 countries · showhide
- CanadaSep 7, 2012
- SpainOct 12, 2012
- IcelandOct 12, 2012
- TaiwanOct 12, 2012
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Cast & Crew
288 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Supporting cast
44Christopher Gehrman
as Cellmate
Christian Barillas
as Catholic Priest
Joseph Lyle Taylor
as Al
Kevin Corrigan
as Dennis
Gabourey Sidibe
as Sharice
Zeljko Ivanek
as Paulo
Long Nguyen
as Vietnamese Priest
Christine Marzano
as The Hooker
Frank Alvarez
as Hispanic Guy
Tom Waits
as Zachariah
Brendan Sexton Iii
as Young Zachariah
Amanda Warren
as Maggie
John Bishop I
as The Butcher
Richard Wharton
as The Hippy
Olga Kurylenko
as Angela
Johnny Bolton
as Barman
Ronnie Gene Blevins
as First Cop
Tai Chan Ngo
as Fellow Monk
Bonny
as Bonny
George The Basset Hound
as Missing Dog
Dave Bean
as Hospital Visitor
Jason Boots
as Guy at Park
Lionel D Carson
as Corporal Nobel
Chester The Chihuahua
as Warehouse Dog
Samantha Cutaran
as Receptionist
Kiran Deol
as Doctor
Finnegan The Dog
as Warehouse Dog
Paxton The Dog
as Warehouse Dog
Ryan Driscoll
as Diner Patron
Kenneth Flanagan
as ER Doctor
Titus Lam
as Vietnamese Rider
Sam B Lorn
as Monk
Sandy Martin
as Tommy's Mother
Ben L Mitchell
as Hero Serviceman
Arnold Montey
as Judge
Lourdes Nadres
as Crime Scene Tech
Jamie Noel
as Girl
Ante Novakovic
as Patron at Bar
Patrick O Connor
as Judge
Owen The Golden Retriever
as Warehouse Dog
Richard Par
as Vietnamese Onlooker
Andrew Schlessinger
as Dog Trainer Neighbor
Scott Anthony Simmons
as Mafia Funeral Mourner
Todd Weeks
as Irish Priest
Directors
1Writers
1Producers
12Betsy Danbury
co-producer
Cheryl Goodbody
assistant digital intermediate producer (uncredited)
Drew Jones
visual effects producer: Method Studios
Graham Broadbent
Producer, Producers
James Gibb
executive music producer (uncredited)
Jonathan Collard
digital intermediate producer: Company 3 London (uncredited)
Ken Lebre
cinema scan producer: EFilm
Marie Fernandes
digital intermediate producer: Company 3 London
Martin Mcdonagh
Producer, Producers
Peter Czernin
Producer, Producers, producer (as Pete Czernin)
Sarah Harvey
co-producer
Tessa Ross
executive producer
Other crew
223Sean Danischevsky
2d supervisor: Method Studios
Gyuri Kiss
3d supervisor: Method Studios
Bill Coe
a' camera first assistant
Stephen S Campanelli
a' camera operator (as Stephen Campanelli) / steadicam operator (as Stephen Campanelli)
Natalie Poveda
accounting clerk
Lizzy Calhoun
additional assembly editor: US
Adrian Magana
additional set costumer (uncredited)
Julie Turin
Angela
David Fencl
armorer
Zoe Byrne
art department assistant
Sandy Reynolds Wasco
as Sandy Wasco
Gary Barbosa
assistant art director
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