The Last Shot

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Movie
German title The Last Shot
Original title The last shot
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 2004
length 93 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
Rod
Director Jeff Nathanson
script Jeff Nathanson
Steve Fishman
production Larry Brezner
David Hoberman
David Permut
music Rolfe Kent
camera John Lindley
cut David Rosenbloom
occupation

The Last Shot is the directorial debut of the American screenwriter Jeff Nathanson . The comedy is based on a true story and was produced by the film studios Mandeville Films and Touchstone Pictures .

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Hollywood , in the 1980s: Steven Schats is aiming for a great career as a director in LA. By chance he meets the supposed producer Joe Devine, who supports Schats with the necessary means for film production . Devine, however, uses film production for undercover investigations. He is an FBI undercover agent and is supposed to track down Mafia deals in the film metropolis Hollywood. The FBI agent was given the task of killing the bully John Gotti . Schats came up with the ruse and Devine assumed the film would never be produced.

Devine saw the script titled Arizona . The protagonist of this script had the intention to euthanize himself in a Hopi cave, which is located in the middle of the Navajo reservation . Devine didn't have high hopes for the film and convinced Schats to shoot the film in Rhode Island . There they met Tommy Sanz, who was supposed to work on the production. Devine found out, however, that Sanz received a bribe for the IBT's approval of the film production and then he was caught by Devine. Instead of ending the investigation, however, Devine gets lost in his passion for the film and puts the operation at risk.

Devine's madness led him to a deal with the FBI superiors. He is convinced that he can catch more bullies by using the same approach. The perpetrators should be caught during the shooting . The FBI is convinced of the idea and Devine ambitiously turns to film production. When film production began, John Gotti was caught and he was supposed to appear at the end of that film, which was contrary to what Devine had imagined. The next two years were used intensively for film production until the film premiered . The film produced by Schats is based on an undercover use . Schats now works as a manager in a movie theater. Devine visited him and apologized for not clearing up his undercover investigation and for being dishonest. Devine reveals that he was involved in the script without being noticed. Then Devin felt pure enthusiasm from Schatz.

History of origin

The idea for the film was originally based on the magazine article "What's Wrong With This Picture?" by journalist Steve Fishman . In his report, which was published in the February 1996 issue of Details magazine, Fishman describes an actual FBI investigation, which was disguised by producing a film and leaving the filmmakers in the dark about the real background. The directors were the up- and- coming filmmakers Gary Levy and Dan Lewk , who drew attention to themselves in 1984 with their 12-minute short film The Good Life . When the two were looking for sponsors for their next low-budget production, Raw Tunes , to be unveiled at the Sundance Film Festival , they were invited to the offices of the unknown David Rudder Production on Wilshire Boulevard . David Rudder, FBI undercover agent, volunteered to invest in Levy and Lewk's film. Rudder insisted that the planned shooting of the film from the Grand Canyon , the Colorado River and Indian caves in Arizona , should be relocated to Providence ( Rhode Island ). Surprised but interested in directing Raw Tunes , the two directors agreed and adapted the script to the intended location . Employees were hired and actors were cast, but five days before shooting began, the alleged film producer David Rudder let the two directors know that the biggest investor had dropped out and that the film production could not be realized.

Only years later did the Los Angeles Times reveal the secret operation in an article on July 15, 1992 . This is how Gary Levy and Dan Lewk found out about the real background. Lewk later countered the press that, according to the FBI, it was the first and only time that civilians have unwittingly participated in an undercover investigation.

Screenwriter Jeff Nathanson took on the story, adapted the material for the big screen and directed a film for the first time. The Last Shot - The last flap has been cast with well-known actors, including Matthew Broderick , Alec Baldwin and Toni Collette .

Reviews

  • "With borrowings from the film business satire 'Schnappt Shorty', actor Matthew Broderick makes his debut as a film director based on the script by Jeff Nathanson 'Catch Me If You Can'. Excitingly cast, staged with original twists and tongue-in-cheek humor, Broderick succeeds in breaking up Fact-based story a compelling ensemble comedy that adds a thrilling ending to the real stories. " (Focus: film)
  • "The comedy, with its star cast right down to the supporting roles ('Godzilla' hunter Matthew Broderick, Alec Baldwin, Toni Collette and Ray Liotta) and original idea, which targets the film business and undercover gangster hunts, is hardly appreciated in US cinema and haven't been shown in German cinemas at all, but it makes a promising DVD premiere. Director Jeff Nathanson should know, after all, he provided the scripts for Steven Spielberg's 'Catch Me If You Can' and 'Rush Hour 2' Fun." (VideoWeek)

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