PLOT : In debt to the mob, Max Barber (Robert De Niro) — a greedy grind-house film producer — desperately needs money to save himself from getting ‘whacked.’ He decides to to produce a dangerous, new film — just for the sake of killing his lead actor in a stunt and collecting the insurance money. When he casts Duke Montana (Tommy Lee Jones) in his movie, he doesn’t expect the aging, washed-up movie star to find a renewed sense of life in front of the camera. As Duke survives stunt after stunt, Max starts upping the ante of life-threatening, on-set disasters — unwittingly finding himself making the best movie of his career.
The night will feature an exquisite dinner prepared by Celebrity Chef, Massimo Capra, from Capra’s Kitchen, accompanied by very special messages and greetings.
George Gallo. An American screenwriter, producer and director. His first screenplay was the Brian De Palma-directed Wise Guys (1986). He went on to write the Golden Globe-nominated Midnight Run (1988), which starred Robert De Niro and the late Charles Grodin. Gallo went on to direct the acclaimed 29th Street (1991), develop the story for Michael Bay’s Bad Boys, and maintain a decades-long career behind the camera. He re-teams with Robert De Niro in The Comeback Trail.
Length 1h 44min
Cast
Robert De Niro, Tommy Lee Jones, Morgan Freeman, Zach Braff, Emile Hirsch, Eddie Griffin, Kate Katzman, Blerim Destani,
Distribution VVS Films
Production StoryBoard Media, Alla Prima Productions, Don Kee Productions, Ingenious Media, Living the Dream Films, Lucky 13 Productions, March On Productions, Rapid Farms Productions, Scoring Berlin, Sprockfeller Pictures