Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead

Things To Do In Denver When You're Dead is a song by Warren Zevon recorded in 1991 for his album Mr. Bad Example. It in turn inspired the title of a 1995 film directed by Gary Fleder and starring, among others, Andy Garcia, Christopher Lloyd and Christopher Walken.

Andy Garcia plays a former mob man who tries to turn straight by starting his own business, which produces taped messages for the terminally ill and dying. His business goes into debt, which later brings him into having to do one last favor for his former boss: scare off his son's ex's current boyfriend. A loose team of former acquaintances is then assembled to do the job, but it turns out their target is smarter than they think.

The film contains examples of:

 * Anyone Can Die:
 * Bittersweet Ending:
 * Carnival of Killers: Jimmy The Saint (Andy Garcia), Franchise (William Forsythe), Critical Bill (Treat Williams), Pieces (Christopher Lloyd), and Easy Wind (Bill Nunn).
 * Cold-Blooded Torture: Buckwheats, which is killing someone slowly and painfully.
 * Complete Monster: The Man With The Plan (Christopher Walken).
 * Dangerously Genre Savvy: Meg's boyfriend. He's able to see right through Pieces and Bill's disguises as cops, ultimately leading to the plot's derailment.
 * High Octane Nightmare Fuel: Buckwheats.
 * I Lied: The Man With The Plan
 * It Got Worse: The plan to scare off Meg's boyfriend results in him getting killed,
 * Karma Houdini:
 * Perpetual Tourist: Referenced. The protagonists will often say "Boat drinks," to remind each other of their ultimate dream: retiring to some tropical paradise to sip cocktails on a yacht. In the end, we see all of the main characters doing exactly that, except
 * Too Dumb to Live: Also Meg's boyfriend.