The Death and Life of Bobby Z To live a life of his own, he has to die first. Release date: 2007-07-23 Genres: Drama, Action, Thriller, Crime Actors: Jacob Vargas, Joaquim de Almeida, Margo Martindale, M.C. Gainey, Jason Flemyng, Keith Carradine, Paul Walker, Bruce Dern, Laurence Fishburne, Michael Bowen, Thomas Rosales Jr., Olivia Wilde, Josh Stewart, Zoshka Mizak, Rebekah Chaney, Raymond J. Barry, J.R. Villarreal, Julio Oscar Mechoso, Jason Lewis, Shirly Brener, Chuck Liddell, Jarrod Bunch, Gina-Raye Carter, Stefanos Miltsakakis, Troy Brenna, Paul Diaz, Robert Vazquez, Richard Bairos, Candace Elaine, Carrie Fleshman, Rob Fleming, Dax Garner Budget: $22,000,000Revenue: $413,454 Runtime: 1 h. 37 min. Score: 6.2/10 Votes: 385 Countries: United States of America, Germany Companies: Eclectic Pictures, Millennium Media, Equity Pictures Medienfonds IV Available* : Overview: A DEA agent provides former Marine Tim Kearney with a way out of his prison sentence: impersonate Bobby Z, a recently deceased drug dealer, in a hostage switch with a crime lord. When the negotiations go awry, Kearney flees, with Z's son in tow.