Death Toll

2008 American film

Daniel Garcia
Anthony Faia III
Jason Hewitt

Produced by

DMX
Daniel Garcia

Starring

DMX
Lou Diamond Phillips
Keshia Knight Pulliam
Leila Arcieri

Cinematography

Michael Campbell
Jerrod Coates

Edited by

Scott Mele
Donald Ray Washington

Music byKane & Abel

Production
companies

HK Pictures
Most Wanted Films
K2 Pictures
Films in Motion

Distributed bySpotlight Pictures

Release dates

January 30, 2008 (2008-01-30) (Greece)
April 15, 2008 (2008-04-15) (United States)

Running time

90 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBudget$3.5 million

Death Toll is a 2008 action film starring DMX, Lou Diamond Phillips, Alec Rayme, Leila Arcieri and Keshia Knight Pulliam, written and produced by Daniel Garcia and directed by Phenomenon. Filming was done in Louisiana in New Orleans and Baton Rouge.

Plot

A powerful drug dealer has taken control of New Orleans, but as the authorities scramble to stop the bloodshed things only get worse on the streets. "The Dog" (DMX) is a drug dealer who will stop at nothing to be the number one bad boy in the Big Easy. His ruthlessness is legendary, and his power far reaching. But the authorities are onto "The Dog," and now the time has come to put this pit-bull to sleep. Will they accomplish their mission before any more innocent lives are lost, or could it be that New Orleans' top dog is truly above the law?

Cast

Lou Diamond Phillips as Mayor Padial
DMX as The Dog
Keshia Knight Pulliam as Mirie
Leila Arcieri as Detective Bathgate
Alec Rayme as Detective Coulon
Daniel Garcia as Carmello
Sleman Sol Virani as The Dominican
Lisa Marie Dupree as Agent Manning
Margo Swisher as AUSA Stone
Oneal A. Isaac as Chief Newsome
Gene Christensen as Councilmen McGraw
Jeff Galpin as Special Agent Sax

Reception

DVD Verdict panned Death Toll, stating that it was "a collection of moving images that makes little sense and boasts the entertainment value of a wasp sting to the genitals."^[1]

Dutch language Cinemagazine spoke of the film sharing a great deal of violence, and expanded that the story was not as good as it might have been. A large cast and quick cuts between cast action sequences and a weak script marred the viewer's attention.^[2]

References

^ Judge David Johnson (April 11, 2008). "DVD Verdict Review - Death Toll". DVD Verdict. Archived from the original on 2008-05-18. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
^ Koendjbiharie, Sarita (July 20, 2008). "review: Death Toll (2008)" (in Dutch). Cinemagazine. Retrieved 13 December 2015.