Shooting Gallery (2005) (V)

User Rating:

5.2/10   

Director:

Keoni Waxman

Writer:

Keoni Waxman (writer)

Release Date:

27 December 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Thriller

Tagline:

There's no such thing as luck to a hustler.

Plot:

A street-smart pool player falls in with a pack of hustlers. As he rises in the underground circuit, he lands in the middle of a match between his boss and a crooked cop. |

Cast

Ving Rhames	...	Cue Ball Carl Bridgers
Roselyn Sanchez	...	Jezebel Black
Daniel Newman	...	Easy
Freddie Prinze Jr.	...	Jericho Hudson
Callum Keith Rennie	...	Michael Mortensen
Angus Macfadyen	...	Tenderloin Tony
Devon Sawa	...	Paul The Pawn
Dan Bell	...	Nickles
Jon Eyez	...	Mad Boy
Mark Krasnoff	...	Larry
Robert Pralgo	...	Robert Hudson (as Rob Pralgo)
Leicester Landon	...	Janna
Jeffrey Huth	...	Tonight Show Ted
Bill Romanowski	...	Case
Phi-Long Nguyen	...	Jaime
Charles Bruno	...	Hustler
Nick Gomez	...	College Boy
Glenn Robin	...	Conventioneer
Michael Arata	...	Lawyer Type
Whit Washing	...	Frat Boy #1
Mark Adam	...	Cop #2
Dane Rhodes	...	Booking Sergeant
Jim Harley	...	Guard
Stormy Shuff	...	Naked Brunette
Michael Wayne LeBlanc	...	Cop #3 (as Michael LeBlanc)
Avery White	...	Hip Hop Kid
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
John J. Anderson	...	Bar colleague (uncredited)
John Jordan Anderson	...	Boy on the street (uncredited)
Sara V. Anderson	...	Girl in the street (uncredited)
George Anton	...	Witness (uncredited)
Jesse Benoit	...	Body double, dead Paul (uncredited)
Michael Dardant	...	Pool Player (uncredited)
Gary Desroche	...	Witness (uncredited)
Christy Gaspar	...	Bar Girl (uncredited)
Danny Cosmo Higginbottom	...	Fry Cook (uncredited)
Kathleen LaGue	...	Additional Voices (uncredited)
Mark Miller	...	Cop (uncredited)
Wayne Douglas Morgan	...	Driver (uncredited)
Anh Huu Nguyen	...	High Roller (uncredited)
Denise Robin	...	Bartender / Waitress (uncredited)
Brandy Scott	...	Girlfriend (uncredited)
Larnell Stovall	...	Cop #4 (uncredited)

Directed by
Keoni Waxman

Writing credits
Keoni Waxman		(writer)

Produced by
John J. Anderson	....	producer
Michael Arata	....	executive producer
Morris Bart	....	executive producer
Stephen Break	....	executive producer
John H. Brister	....	executive producer (as John Brister)
Jerry Daigle	....	associate producer
Jeff Geoffray	....	executive producer (as Jeff Geoffrey)
Jerry P. Jacobs	....	line producer (as Jerry Jacobs)
Walter Josten	....	executive producer
Damon Martin	....	executive producer
Michael Mullen	....	producer
Freddie Prinze Jr.	....	producer
Andrew Reimer	....	executive producer (as Andy Reimer)
Erik William Smith	....	production executive
Alexander Tabrizi	....	executive producer
Keoni Waxman	....	producer
Susan Hoffman	....	producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Marcus Brown
Steve Dewey		(as Stephen Dewey)
Machine Head
András Schiff		(as Andy Schiff)

Cinematography by
Steven Finestone

Film Editing by
Michael J. Duthie
Eric Strand

Casting by
Tommy Staub

Production Design by
Frank Zito		(as Frank Zito III)

Set Decoration by
Tatyana Kanavka
Raymond Pumilia

Costume Design by
Jillian Kreiner		(as Jillian Ann Kreiner)

Makeup Department
Ulla Aricayos	....	hair department head
Dana Boisseau	....	hair stylist
Allison Gordin	....	makeup department head
Tina LaSpina	....	makeup artist
Donita Miller	....	assistant hair stylist (as Donita Sather)
Wynona Price	....	makeup artist: Mr. Rhames
Paige Reeves	....	key makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Dan Bell	....	second unit director
Stephanie Herrera	....	second second assistant director
Carl Mason	....	first assistant director
Sherman Shelton Jr.	....	first assistant director: second unit
Sherman Shelton Jr.	....	key second assistant director
Paul Uddo	....	additional second assistant director

Art Department
Michael Arena	....	set dresser
Mike Arena	....	construction
Michael Bodin	....	painter
Chris Britt	....	set dresser
Maurice Brown	....	painter
Chris Buchinsky	....	storyboard artist
Anthony Campbell	....	painter
Ken Conner	....	assistant scenic
Gus Coto	....	on-set dresser
John Dawson	....	painter
Ryan Martin Dwyer	....	swing
Jaime Fernandez	....	on-set dresser
Errol Hall	....	painter
Gregory Harris	....	head carpenter
Kim Harris	....	construction foreman
Tom Harvey	....	painter
Elizabeth Herberg	....	art department coordinator
Judah Lea	....	laborer
Vince Le Blanc	....	leadman (as Vince LeBlanc Jr.)
Louis Medrano	....	lead scenic
David H. Nash	....	construction (as David Nash)
David H. Nash	....	laborer (as David Nash)
Thell Reed	....	assistant property master
Frank Rochelle	....	painter
Margaret Sanchez	....	painter
Wade Schilling	....	laborer
Marvin Schroeder	....	assistant property master (as Marvin F. Schroeder)
Ember Soberman	....	painter
Brent Stewart	....	carpenter
Brent Stewart	....	construction
Danny Theriot	....	swing
Mark Wallace	....	property master
Mark M. Wilkinson	....	construction (as Mark Wilkinson)

Sound Department
Jimmy 'Coach' Armstrong	....	boom operator (as James 'Coach' Armstrong Jr.)
Michael Brown	....	foley supervisor
Gary Coppola	....	supervising sound re-recording mixer
Darrell Hanzalik	....	adr supervisor
Rob Jacobs	....	sound effects editor
Yagmur Kaplan	....	adr recordist
John Kessler	....	field recordist
John Kessler	....	foley recordist
Tim LeBlanc	....	sound effects editor
Tim H. Lee	....	first assistant engineer
Edward Menashy	....	sound utility
Shannon Potter	....	foley artist
Richard Schexnayder	....	sound mixer
Christopher Sheldon	....	supervising sound editor
David Warburton	....	foley editor
David Warburton	....	post facility coordinator
Andrew J. Wright	....	field recordist (as Andy Wright)
Michael Brown	....	foley mixer (uncredited)
John Kessler	....	foley editor (uncredited)
Tim H. Lee	....	adr mixer (uncredited)
Tim H. Lee	....	pre-dub mixer (uncredited)
Tim H. Lee	....	sound effects editor (uncredited)
Jeff Prosser	....	field recordist (uncredited)
Jeff Prosser	....	foley mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Stephen Bourgeois	....	special effects technician
Steve Frusher	....	special effects technician
Jack Lynch	....	special effects technician
Dave Nami	....	special effects coordinator
Michael Nami Sr.	....	special effects technician (as Michael Nami)

Visual Effects by
Gregory Creaser	....	digital intermediate colorist
Jason Michael Zimmerman	....	compositing supervisor

Stunts
John Ashker	....	stunts
Chris Barnes	....	stunts
Trace Cheramie	....	stunts
Powell Craft	....	stunts
Angelina Cruz	....	stunts
Jeff Galpin	....	stunt coordinator
Casey Hendershot	....	stunts
Danny Cosmo Higginbottom	....	stunts (as Danny Higginbottom)
Dave Kramer	....	stunts (as David Kramer)
Mike Mayhall	....	stunts
Ron McCord	....	stunts
Dean Mumford	....	stunts
Holly O'Quin	....	stunts
Steve Ritzi	....	stunts (as Steven Ritzi)
Bill Scharpf	....	stunts
Lisa Kelli Schlaudecker	....	stunts
Larnell Stovall	....	stunts
Phi-Long Nguyen	....	stunts (uncredited)
Larnell Stovall	....	stunt driver (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Gordon Ard	....	key grip: second unit
Jackson Ballantine	....	first assistant camera
Michael Bonnett	....	grip
Jacob Borck	....	electrician
Nathan Borck	....	electrician
Channing Brenholtz	....	first assistant camera
Matthew Brown	....	electrician
Clint Buras	....	rigging electrician
Jeff Comfort	....	power pod technician
Duane Cooper	....	grip
Brandon Dauzat	....	film loader
Maurizio Dotto	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Ferdinand Duplantier Jr.	....	electrician (as Ferdinand M. Duplantier Jr.)
Christopher Ekstrom	....	best boy grip
Ryan Eustis	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Albert Ferreira	....	electrician (as Albert R. Ferreira)
David J. Frederick	....	camera operator: "a" camera (as David Frederick)
David J. Frederick	....	director of photography: second unit (as David Frederick)
Dustin Gaspard	....	camera production assistant
Kevin Gazdik	....	electrician
Andre Green	....	electrician (as Andre M. Green)
Andre Green	....	rigging electrician
Cassia Hoffman	....	still photographer
Joe Iverson	....	electrician
Michael Jones	....	electrician
Larron Rome Julian	....	camera production assistant (as Larron Julian)
Vic Keatley	....	electrician
Vic Keatley	....	rigging gaffer (as Victor Keatley)
Michael D. Kennedy	....	electrician (as Michael Kennedy)
Dan Kubicek	....	electrician
Lisa Lengyel	....	second assistant camera
Kiya Maggio	....	grip
Mason McGuire	....	electrician
Eric A. Miller	....	electrician (as Eric Miller)
Michael Nami Sr.	....	grip (as G. Michael Nami)
Paul Olinde	....	best boy rigging electrician
Randy Paik	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Keith 'Crash' Rash	....	second assistant camera (as Keith Rash)
Daniel Rector	....	grip (as Daniel J. Rector)
Ryan Russill	....	grip
Jimi Ryan	....	grip
Aaron Iggy Scarpitti	....	gaffer (as A. Iggy Scarpitti)
Jerry Sidell	....	camera operator: "a" camera (as Sidney Sidell)
Kenneth Smith	....	grip
Michael L. Smith	....	key grip (as Michael Smith)
Jonathan Stoll	....	grip
Chris Trosclair	....	electrician
Tedd Underwood	....	electrician
Robert Zuchowski	....	electrician
Scott Zuchowski	....	best boy electric
Scott Zuchowski	....	gaffer: second unit (as Scott Zukowski)
David J. Frederick	....	steadicam operator (uncredited)
Allen Parks	....	gaffer: second unit (uncredited)

Casting Department
Anne Ewen	....	casting assistant
Monique Simon	....	extras casting assistant
Amy Staub	....	casting associate
Wendy Talazac	....	extras casting
Kathleen LaGue	....	adr voice casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Patricia Rowsey	....	costume production assistant
Elizabeth Staub	....	wardrobe supervisor
Elaine Varnes	....	costumer
Pamela Waggoner	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Adam M. Duthie	....	assistant editor (as Adam Duthie)
Florent Retz	....	assistant editor (as Florent 'Danny' Retz)
Robert D. Crotty	....	digital intermediate executive producer (uncredited)
Brian Leon	....	colorist: dailies (uncredited)

Music Department
Jason Bentley	....	music supervisor
Dustin Camilleri	....	composer assistant
Steve Dewey	....	score producer (as Stephen Dewey)
Vicki Ordeshook	....	executive score producer
Angie Rubin	....	music editor
Fredrik Sarhagen	....	score mix engineer
Kip Smedley	....	assistant music engineer
Maggie Tran	....	music coordinator
John Wolfson	....	composer: additional music (as Jon wolfson)

Transportation Department
Stephen Baloga Jr.	....	driver: catering (as Stephen B. Baloga Jr.)
Sue Busard-Egalite	....	driver
Keith N. Collis	....	driver: honeywagon (as Keith Collins)
Laurent Gougneau	....	driver: catering
Joseph M. Hancock	....	driver
Douville Junot	....	driver
Loney Landry	....	driver
Stephen A. Long	....	driver (as Stephen Long)
Gregg Minor	....	driver
Danny Mortenson	....	transportation coordinator (as Daniel Mortenson)
Joel Morton	....	driver
Christopher S. O'Sullivan III	....	driver: construction (as Christopher O'Sullivan)
Kenneth Parrish	....	driver
Robert Spitelera	....	driver: set dressing
Brian Walker	....	transportation captain
Oranz Walker	....	driver (as Oranz L. Walker)
David Carlton White	....	driver (as David White)
Robert Wilson	....	driver

Other crew
Nino Alicea	....	assistant: Ms. Sanchez
Michael P. Arata	....	production legal services: Montgomery, Barnett, Brown, Read, Hammond & Mintz
Brian Bain	....	electronic press kit
Stephen Baloga Jr.	....	chef (as Stephen B. Baloga Jr.)
Marcus Barben	....	assistant chef (as Markus Barben)
Steve Berman	....	completion bond representative: Film Finance
Max Bouzaid	....	head chef
Jeremy Bradley	....	conform supervisor
Raymond Braemer	....	security: Mr. Prinze
Matthew Braheem	....	chef assistant (as Matthew J. Braheem)
Martha Bryan	....	location production assistant
Gifford Byrne	....	assistant production coordinator
Anne Margaret Cooper	....	assistant craft service (as Anne M. Cooper)
Eugene Cotto	....	assistant: Ving Rhames (as Euginio Cotto)
Robin Dallifior	....	office production assistant
Sid Deleon	....	set medic (as Sid deLeon IV)
Matt DiFranco	....	production coordinator
Frank Duffy	....	set medic
Chris Gibson	....	set production assistant
Laurent Gougneau	....	chef
Randi Greenberg	....	production financing: Mercantile National Bank
Brad 'Mo' Gremillion	....	craft service (as Brad Gremillion)
Lucia Hallett	....	set production assistant
Thomas A. Hartley	....	set medic
Meredith Hight	....	post-production accountant
Kate Hoffman	....	production executive: Seven Arts Pictures
Francis James	....	electronic press kit
John Lavis	....	set medic
Susan Levitas	....	unit publicist
Sarahbeth Mendoza	....	set production assistant
Bryan Meyers	....	assistant accountant
Matthew D. Miller	....	location production assistant
Earl Milton	....	location security
John Morton	....	production financing: Hibernia Bank
Robert L. Oppenheim	....	production legal services: Montgomery, Barnett, Brown, Read, Hammond & Mintz
Theresa Peterson	....	production financing: Hibernia Bank
Thell Reed	....	armorer
Brandy Scott	....	assistant: Mr. Anderson (as Brandy Miller)
M. Gerard Sellers	....	location manager (as Gerard Sellers)
Hans Simon	....	assistant chef
Erik William Smith	....	production executive
Shari Sontag	....	production accountant
Barry Steadman	....	location production assistant
Art Stribley	....	production financing: Mercantile National Bank
Derek J. St. Romain	....	craft service
Sam Sullivan III	....	script supervisor (as Sam Sullivan)
Hirotatsu Taniguchi	....	set production assistant
Alex Tavoularis	....	visual consultant
Marco Umana	....	assistant location manager
Jason Vowell	....	office production assistant
Robert Waddell	....	assistant chef
Whit Washing	....	assistant: Mr. Waxman
Jason Watson	....	assistant chef (as Jason R. Watson)
Christy Wegemann	....	production legal services: Montgomery, Barnett, Brown, Read, Hammond & Mintz
Gernell Welcher	....	assistant: Mr. Prinze
Kevin Wenig	....	post-production accountant
John 'Spike' Wilds	....	technician: pool
Kimberly Williams	....	completion bond representative: Film Finance
Kurt Woolner	....	completion bond representative: Film Finance
Frank Duffy	....	medical coordinator (uncredited)
Lauren E. Michon	....	additional set production assistant (uncredited)
Marvin Schroeder	....	weapons (uncredited)
Codie Scott	....	stand-in: Freddie Prinze Jr. (uncredited)
David Dino Wells Jr.	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Thanks
Pancho Alcon	....	special thanks
John Jordan Anderson	....	special thanks
Sara V. Anderson	....	special thanks
Blake G. Arata	....	special thanks
Christopher Black	....	special thanks
Wendy Break	....	special thanks
David Bridges	....	special thanks
Jim Carter	....	special thanks
Jackie Clarkson	....	special thanks (as Honorable Jackie Clarkson)
Stephen Clark	....	special thanks
David Cubitt	....	special thanks
Sue Doyle	....	special thanks
Stephanie Dupuy	....	special thanks
James Finn	....	special thanks
Tom Flower	....	special thanks
Susan Grascia	....	special thanks
Bill Hulings	....	special thanks
Michael Johnson	....	special thanks
Jason Michaels	....	special thanks
Greg Morse	....	special thanks
Sid Morse	....	special thanks
Jeff Okin	....	special thanks
Michael Olivier	....	special thanks
J.D. Perry	....	special thanks
Basil Poledouris	....	special thanks
Ron Riggle	....	special thanks
Ann Rodgers	....	special thanks
Gary Rouse	....	special thanks
Joel Rouse	....	special thanks
Saul Rubinek	....	special thanks
Shannon Ruddy	....	special thanks
Steve Scalise	....	special thanks (as Rep. Steve Scalise)
Alex Schott	....	special thanks
John Schwab	....	special thanks
Peter Simpson	....	special thanks
Mark S. Smith	....	special thanks
Kim Stephens	....	special thanks
Steve Stull	....	special thanks
Butch Swoop	....	special thanks
Taboo	....	special thanks
Suzanne Tierney	....	special thanks
Michel Waxman	....	special thanks
Story Waxman	....	special thanks
Doug Yerkes	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Seven Arts Pictures
• Blue Rider Pictures
• Steve Austin Productions (in association with)
• Tag Entertainment (in association with)
• Andertainment Group (in association with)

Distributors

• DEJ Productions (2005) (USA) (video)
• First Look International (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• Seven Arts Pictures

Other Companies

• AON/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services  insurance
• Advantage Capital Partners  special thanks
• American Airlines  air travel provided by
• American West Airlines  air travel provided by
• Blue Rider Pictures  bridge financing
• Capital One  production financing provided by (as Hibernia Bank)
• Capital One  special thanks (as Hibernia National Bank)
• City of New Orleans, The  special thanks
• Corporate City Housing Solutions  accomodations
• Cotton Mill Apartments  accomodations
• Delta Airlines  air travel provided by
• Departure Studios  post-production audio services
• Enterprise Rent-A-Car  car rentals
• Film Finance  completion bond provided by
• Global Entertainment Partners  avid editing
• Iberville Suites, New Orleans, LA  accomodations
• J. Pechauer Custom Cues  special thanks
• L&R Security Service  security services
• L.I.F.T. Production Services  cranes: dollies and remote camera systems (as Lift Production)
• Lafayette Hotel, New Orleans, LA  accomodations
• Le Cirque Hotel, New Orleans, LA  accomodations
• Location Catering  catering
• Louisiana Department of Economic Development  special thanks
• Lousiana Governor's Office of Film and TV Development  special thanks
• Magic Film and Video Works  telecine
• Media Services  payroll services provided by
• Mercantile National Bank  production financing provided by
• Mona's Café & Deli  special thanks
• Montgomery, Barnett, Brown, Read, Hammond & Mintz  production legal services
• New Act Travel  travel services
• New Orleans Film Commission, The  special thanks
• New Orleans Fine Hotels  accomodations
• New Orleans Police and Justice Foundation  special thanks (as New Orleans Police Foundation)
• Northwest Airlines  air travel provided by
• Olhausen Billiards  special thanks
• Panavision  camera and lenses
• Pigeon Caterers  catering
• Rockbottom Rentals  mobile communications
• Seagram Americas  special thanks (as Seagrams)
• Sessions Payroll Management  payroll services provided by
• The Digital Intermediate Group  digital intermediate services
• The Stanford Group  special thanks
• Tulane University  special thanks (as Tulane University Hospital)
• United Airlines  air travel provided by
• Whitney Wyndham Hotel, New Orleans, LA  accomodations
• Woodward Apartments  accomodations
• Wyndham Metairie, New Orleans, LA  accomodations

Also Known As:

Poolhall Prophets (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, some strong sexuality, nudity, language and drug use.

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Singapore:R21 | USA:R | Finland:K-15 | Canada:14A

Filming Locations:

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Company:

Seven Arts Pictures

Soundtrack:

Brighton Rock

"PoolHall Junkies This Is Not"

A pool hustler becomes a member of a pack of hustlers. He rises to the top, but soon finds himself the monkey in the middle of a match between his boss and a crooked cop.

Freddie Prinze Jr. seems to have a string of bad films lately, with such titles like Scooby Doo, Summer Catch and Scooby Doo 2. But one only has to look at his film credits to see that he hasn't been in a really good movie at all. His career ranges from teen slasher flicks to a poor excuse for a video game adaption. It seems with Shooting Gallery Freddie is trying to show that he's serious now, and that he's left his Scooby Doo image behind. Well, Freddie, I got a message for ya, keep dreaming'

When I first came across Shooting Gallery, Poolhall Junkies rip-off is what came to my mind, but for the sake of an argument, I gave it a chance. After watching it, I still came to the conclusion that it's a poolhall junkies ripoff and a poorly executed one too. The main character here tries to act as if he's cool and slick, but with Freddi Prinze Jr. as your main catch, he's comes off and nothing more then a pretty face who thinks he can shoot some pool. In the final stages of the film, I wanted to cut my ears off I couldn't stand his "broken nose" accent. Ving Rhames makes an appearance. All he does is walk around and chew on alligator feet. He actually does nothing in the film, until the climax when he shoots some pool and a gun.

In the film "Rounders" Norton has an ace tattooed on his arm, he says that he has an ace up his sleeve, it worked. In "Shooting Gallery" they get 8 balls tattooed on their arm, with Rhames on his bald head. It shows that their part of a gang...but it doesn't work. Rhames outfit is comical, you should see it to believe it. The plot is poorly written, and one of those, he was hustling everyone from the start type gigs, completely clichéd.

The pool shooting is quite good, not better then what is showcased in "Poolhall Junkies" but good nonetheless. Freddie actually shoots some pool here, nice to see that, but it's obvious that the trick shots are done by someone else. I liked the whole switching of the shooting sides that Freddie does near the end though, I thought that was a neat addition. "Poolhall Junkies" has Walken and "Shooting Gallery" has Macfadyen. Macfadyen is definitely the highlight here as the drunk, druggie, poolhall hustler. He brings some enthusiasm to an otherwise dead cast. It was nice to see some life pumped into this dead film, but it doesn't last long.

The poolhall lingo consists of what the director has heard and made up. Which is obvious when you listen to other lines such as "If I'm Lyin...I'm Dyin." Some characters names, if you'd like to hear are Paulie the Pawn and Cue Ball Carl. What's with the random words appearing on the screen? Poolhall lingo? Purpose to the script? It was distracting and adds nothing to the experience except confusion and dread.

Skip "Shooting Gallery" unless you want a headache from poor acting and a clichéd plot. "Poolhall Junkies" this is not. Unless you're a massive fan of pool, check out something else.