Shooters (2001 film)

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Shooters
Directed byDan Reed
Written byDan Reed
Produced byDan Reed
Ceri Barnes
StarringPaul Attah
Ali Awad
Desmond Bayliss
CinematographyJacek Petrycki
Edited byStefan Ronowicz
Music byDaniel L. Griffiths
John Murphy
Distributed by101 Films
Release date
  • 17 November 2001 (2001-11-17) (International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg)
Running time
72 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Shooters is a 2001 crime film directed by Dan Reed for Suspect Device Films. It stars Desmond Bayliss as "Dezzie",[1] and is set in Liverpool and used local criminals as actors depicting the lives of local 'gangsters.[2] It is most notable for having been completely unscripted apart from a brief outline; each scene was improvised and ad-libbed by the actors themselves.

Shooters was first broadcast in December 2000 on Channel 4 as part of its Cutting Edge series. The Liverpool-born musician John Murphy co-wrote the score.

The Plot follows local liverpool gangsters, most notably “big john” and “dezzy” as they navigate the local drug trade.

Family, financial and social aspects are all portrayed.

Cast

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  • Paul Attah as Paul
  • Ali Awad as Dezzys Friend
  • Desmond Bayliss as Dezzy
  • Franny Bennett as Franny
  • Stephen Condon as Stephen
  • Shakira Jones as Shakira
  • Ricky Rowe as Ricky
  • Christopher Scully as Scully
  • Cheryl Varley as Big John's Ex
  • John Wayland as John

References

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  1. ^ "Ex-bouncer-turned-actor Desmond Bayliss facing jail over £2.75 cannabis farm plot". Liverpool Echo, 12 November 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2024
  2. ^ Channel 4 film hires criminals at BBC.co.uk, 3 November 2000
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