Killing Zoe

Killing Zoe is a 1994 movie directed by Roger Avary, and starring Eric Stoltz as Zed and Julie Delpy as Zoe. It was Executive Produced by Quentin Tarantino. It received lukewarm reviews from most critics and grossed less than a third of its $1.5 million budget.

Plot

The film centers around Zed (Stoltz) a professional safe-cracker who comes to Paris for a job with a childhood friend, Eric. On getting to his hotel room, he spends some time with a call girl, Zoe (Delpy), and after doing the deed, they start to talk and see they have a connection (including the fact that both of their names start with the letter 'Z'). Their talk is interrupted, however, when Eric (Anglade) barges in and kicks Zoe out of the room.

Related Topics:
Safe-cracker - Paris - Call girl

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Eric has a 'fool-proof' plan to rob a bank. The following day is Bastille Day, and virtually everything is closed - except for the bank they plan to rob, which is a holding bank, and thus is open even on holidays (as well as having major reserves of cash and precious metal in their basement). After spending a night of partying with Eric's friends in the 'real' (I.E. the seedy side of) Paris, they get to work of robbing the bank, wearing fright masks to hide their faces. During the course of the robbery, Eric recognizes Zoe (who works at the bank during the day).

Related Topics:
Bastille Day - Bank - Masks

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Their plans soon start falling apart, as the cops show up and they're faced with the possibility of going to jail for life or having to shoot their way out. Tensions get even higher when Zed finds out that Zoe is one of the hostages and attempts to protect her, to the fury of Eric. The ending involves a big shootout between Eric, the gang and the cops, who can only celebrate a phyrric victory of having gotten into the vault and finding millions in gold bars, but have no way of getting out alive with the gold. The end of the film sees Zed, having been shot by Eric, being led away in an ambulance with Zoe, who covers for him as her boyfriend, and promises him that when he gets out she'll show him the 'real' Paris.

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