Project Detail

Wise Guys

Synopsis

William always wanted to be a gangster. He turns his paper round into a racket and soon he's living like a 'made guy'. Just like in the mob movies he loves though, things quickly get out of control.

Details

Year: 2004
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 10 mins
Format: 35mm, DigiBeta
Director: Adrian J McDowell
Producer: John Archer
Editor: Mark Jenkins
Screenwriter: Simon Stephenson
Director of Photography: Martin Radich
Sound: Angus McPake
Composer: Matthew Aldworth
Principal cast: Lorraine McIntosh, Anthony Martin, Jamie Quinn, Jonathan Carlin

Genre

Scottish Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Hopscotch Films

74 Victoria Crescent Road
Glasgow G12 9JN, Scotland
UK

T +44 (0)141 334 5576

info@hopscotchfilms.co.uk

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