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