Hollywood has never pulled a stunt like this!
Two movie producers who owe money to the mob set up their aging movie star for an insurance scam to try and save themselves. But they wind up getting more than they ever imagined.
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Classical in form, unpretentious, effortless and raw.
- classical in formformally daring
- unpretentiousprestige
- effortlessdemanding
- rawmeticulous
- cooloverwhelming
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Cast
- Robert De NiroMax Barber
- Morgan FreemanReggie Fontaine
- Tommy Lee JonesDuke Montana
- Zach BraffWalter Creason
- Emile HirschJames Moore
- Kate KatzmanMegan Albert
- Patrick MuldoonFrank Pierce
- Malcolm BarrettXavier Clay
- Eddie GriffinDevon
- Vincent SpanoJoey Silva
Crew
- George GalloDirector
- Josh PosnerWriter
- George GalloWriter
- Lucas BielanDirector of Photography
- Aldo ShllakuOriginal Music Composer
- Joy Sirott HurwitzProducer
- Patrick HiblerProducer
- Julie Lott GalloProducer
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