The Death and Life of Bobby Z is a 2007 English-language Action Crime movie written by Bob Krakower, Larry Schapiro and Don Winslow. The movie is directed by John Herzfeld. 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. The death and life of bobby z features Paul Walker in the title role along with an ensemble cast including Laurence Fishburne, Olivia Wilde, Jason Flemyng, Keith Carradine, Joaquim De Almeida and J.r. Villarreal. The movie made a box office gross of $0 million.