How do we know he's dead?  It seemed like they left it somewhat ambiguous . . .? or not?

What about Ted Beneke and the IRS?  That seemed like a loose end there.

best movie of the year!
covering the range of what girls want — from waxen vampire to buff werewolf, this movie gets an A+ for female fantasy! (if you are a straight male don't see this movie — unless you want to know what your girlfriends are secretly wishing you looked like)