Dead Man's Wire (2025), directed by Gus Van Sant, is a crime thriller based on the true 1977 story of Anthony "Tony" Kiritsis (Bill Skarsgård), who kidnapped mortgage broker Richard Hall (Dacre Montgomery) by wiring a shotgun to his neck. The 63-hour standoff, driven by revenge against Hall’s firm, became a sensational, live-broadcast media event that turned the desperate, unhinged gunman into an unlikely folk hero.