Five Minutes to Live was one of only two theatrical film roles in which Cash performed on-screen in his career (while he appeared in The Road to Nashville six years later, it was as himself in a musical; A Gunfight, ten years later, was the other); he would appear in several made-for-television films and do some voice-over work in film later in his career.
Fred sits in a dark room, detailing his most recent bank robbery. He talks about how he teamed up with hardened criminal Johnny Cabot to execute his plan.
Cabot is about to take the wife of the bank's vice president hostage. He holds her until he receives a call from Fred, informing him that they have the ransom money. Cabot watches the Wilson house as the husband leaves for work, and their son heads off to school. Posing as a door-to-door guitar instructor, Cabot talks his way into the house, and takes Nancy Wilson hostage.
At the bank, Fred enters vice president Ken Wilson's office, and hands him a check for $70,000, informing Wilson that he will withdraw the funds to cover the ransom or his wife will die. He tells Wilson to call home for proof that Nancy is being held hostage, then informs him that if he does not call Cabot back in five minutes, Mrs. Wilson will die.
Wilson surprisingly responds that he has been planning to leave his wife anyway, and runs off to Las Vegas with his mistress, Ellen. He tells Fred that he will be doing him a favor by killing his wife. Fred does not believe that Wilson will let his wife die. He is proven correct, as time ticks by, when Wilson finally cracks and agrees to pay the ransom.
Fred calls Cabot, and starts the clock over again. After the five minutes have passed, Fred works on Wilson to hurry. Meanwhile, at the Wilson house, Cabot is enjoying terrorizing his hostage. He begins forcing her to listen to his songs about her impending demise, shooting at her and making sexual advances toward her. Back at the bank, Fred has been taken down by the police, who arrived after someone tripped the silent alarm. As a result, Cabot starts to become nervous, having not received his expected call from Fred. Suddenly, Little Bobby comes in, home for lunch.
The police arrive outside the house. In a panic, Cabot grabs Bobby and runs for it, running right into police gunfire. Bobby pretends as though he has been shot in order to encourage Cabot to put him down. After apparently being very upset by the accidental shooting of the young boy, Cabot fires back, and is killed by police. Nancy runs outside to find her son, still alive and well. The film ends with Fred finishing his story to the police, then Mr. Wilson driving to Las Vegas, but with his wife, not his mistress.
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Five Minutes to Live is a 1961 American neo noir 1 crime film directed by Bill Karn It was re titled Door to Door Maniac for an American International Pictures re release in 1966 The film stars Johnny Cash who wrote and sang the title song and Cay Forrester who wrote the screenplay and whose husband Ludlow Flower produced 2 Five Minutes to LiveTheatrical release posterDirected byBill KarnScreenplay byCay ForresterStory byPalmer ThompsonProduced byJames EllsworthLudlow FlowerStarringJohnny CashDonald WoodsCay ForresterPamela MasonVic TaybackCinematographyCarl E GuthrieEdited byDonald NosseckProductioncompanySomera Productions Flower Film ProductionsDistributed bySutton PicturesRelease dateDecember 7 1961 1961 12 07 United States Running time80 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBudget 300 000Box office 5 655 000 source source source source source source track Five Minutes To LiveFive Minutes to Live was one of only two theatrical film roles in which Cash performed on screen in his career while he appeared in The Road to Nashville six years later it was as himself in a musical A Gunfight ten years later was the other he would appear in several made for television films and do some voice over work in film later in his career Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Reception 3 1 Critical 4 Soundtrack 5 Remake 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksPlot EditFred sits in a dark room detailing his most recent bank robbery He talks about how he teamed up with hardened criminal Johnny Cabot to execute his plan Cabot is about to take the wife of the bank s vice president hostage He holds her until he receives a call from Fred informing him that they have the ransom money Cabot watches the Wilson house as the husband leaves for work and their son heads off to school Posing as a door to door guitar instructor Cabot talks his way into the house and takes Nancy Wilson hostage At the bank Fred enters vice president Ken Wilson s office and hands him a check for 70 000 informing Wilson that he will withdraw the funds to cover the ransom or his wife will die He tells Wilson to call home for proof that Nancy is being held hostage then informs him that if he does not call Cabot back in five minutes Mrs Wilson will die Wilson surprisingly responds that he has been planning to leave his wife anyway and runs off to Las Vegas with his mistress Ellen He tells Fred that he will be doing him a favor by killing his wife Fred does not believe that Wilson will let his wife die He is proven correct as time ticks by when Wilson finally cracks and agrees to pay the ransom Fred calls Cabot and starts the clock over again After the five minutes have passed Fred works on Wilson to hurry Meanwhile at the Wilson house Cabot is enjoying terrorizing his hostage He begins forcing her to listen to his songs about her impending demise shooting at her and making sexual advances toward her Back at the bank Fred has been taken down by the police who arrived after someone tripped the silent alarm As a result Cabot starts to become nervous having not received his expected call from Fred Suddenly Little Bobby comes in home for lunch The police arrive outside the house In a panic Cabot grabs Bobby and runs for it running right into police gunfire Bobby pretends as though he has been shot in order to encourage Cabot to put him down After apparently being very upset by the accidental shooting of the young boy Cabot fires back and is killed by police Nancy runs outside to find her son still alive and well The film ends with Fred finishing his story to the police then Mr Wilson driving to Las Vegas but with his wife not his mistress Cast EditJohnny Cash as Johnny Cabot Donald Woods as Ken Wilson Cay Forrester as Nancy Wilson Pamela Mason as Ellen Harcourt Vic Tayback as Fred Dorella Ron Howard as Bobby Wilson credited as Ronnie Howard Merle Travis as Max Midge Ware as Doris Johnson Norma Varden as Priscilla AuerbachReception EditCritical Edit The movie holds a 50 score on Rotten Tomatoes based on 4 critical reviews citing a mixed rating It has since become a cult classic Soundtrack EditFive Minutes To Live Written and sung by Johnny Cash Solo Guitar by Merle TravisRemake EditA proposed remake of the film to be directed by Jan de Bont was announced in 2012 3 See also EditList of films featuring home invasions List of films in the public domain in the United StatesReferences Edit Silver Alain Ward Elizabeth Ursini James Porfirio Robert 2010 Film Noir The Encyclopaedia Overlook Duckworth New York ISBN 978 1 59020 144 2 Five Minutes To Live at IMDb Jeremy Kay 20 January 2012 Jan De Bont to remake crime drama Five Minutes To Live Screen External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Five Minutes to Live Five Minutes To Live at the American Film Institute Catalog Five Minutes To Live at IMDb Five Minutes To Live Full Movie on YouTube Five Minutes To Live at AllMovie Five Minutes To Live is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive 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