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Bad Day

Synopsis

Two New York art thieves come to England to steal an old master and are philosophising over life, death and the biology of the humble house fly, which eventually leads to a game of chess to see who will carry out an indiscriminate killing. The winner gets to pick the victim. Meanwhile two professional car thieves are doing their own deep thinking on whether or not to call it a day with car theft after one of their accomplices has been murdered. Meanwhile three drug dealers are getting ready for their latest deal and doing some philosophising of their own ...where are they going, what are they doing - Everything goes pear-shaped when the vehicle the car thieves steal belongs to the dealers - as the dealers give chase they accidently cut up a car containing the art thieves - in an ultimate road rage scenario the art thieves decide to kill the person who has just cut them up - This shattering pivotal coincidence leads to carnage, chaos, brutality and murder.

Details

Year
2005
Type of project
Features
Running time
82 mins
Format
Film, DV
Director
Dominic Makin
Producer
Steve Coe
Co-Producer
Steve Coe
Editor
Rich Alexander
Screenwriter
Dominic Makin
Director of Photography
Rich Alexander
Composer
Neon Love
Principal cast
Brad Thomas, Patrick Inzetta, Lisa Roche, Simon Evans, Rob Slater, Andrew Hanson, Dominic Makin
Score
Shaun Hunter

Genre

Experimental Horror Comedy Drama Fantasy Sci-Fi

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Makin Movies

11 Horton Street
West Yorks
Halifax HX1 1QE
UK

T+44 (0)14 2235 5933

M +44 (0)7900 258 937

dominic_makin@email.com

Sales Company

Tamsin Lee TRPR

Ivy Cottage
Long Lane
Scar Head
Norland
Halifax HX6 3PX
UK

T 01422 835140

M 07976 665839

tamsin.lee@talk21.com

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