Shooters (2001 film)

2001 film by Dan Reed

Shooters

Directed by| Dan Reed
Written by| Dan Reed
Produced by| Dan Reed
Ceri Barnes
Starring| Paul Attah
Ali Awad
Desmond Bayliss
Cinematography| Jacek Petrycki
Edited by| Stefan Ronowicz
Music by| Daniel L. Griffiths
John Murphy
Distributed by| 101 Films

Release date

* 17 November 2001 (2001-11-17) (International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg)

Running time

| 72 minutes
Country| United Kingdom
Language| English

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

## External links

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* Shooters at IMDb