Project Detail

You're Fired

Synopsis

In a small quiet town in the north-east of England, there is a murder. A sports journalist who hates sport quits his job. A bouncer is fired for 'bouncing'. And a girl is jilted at the altar. These seemingly random events spiral together when the three accidentally bump into each other in the same pub. As the girl drowns her sorrows, the writer works on a crime script, and the bouncer starts talking, little do they know that someone is listening. Now all three are entangled with a beautiful widow, a suitcase full of money, an ever-increasing body-count, and a dubious pint of semi-skimmed. Will the bouncer ever get his hands on the money? Will the bride ever find out what happened to her husband-to-be? Will the writer ever live down last year's under-12s five-a-side mascot fiasco? Will they even survive a murder case they're not supposed to be involved in? Soon all will be revealed, and delivered straight to your doorstep!
 

Details

Year
2006
Type of project
Features
Running time
96 mins
Format
Mini DV
Director
Dean Harris 1st Feature
Producer
Dean Harris
Co-Producer
Dean Harris
Editor
Dean Harris
Screenwriter
Danny Sunley
Director of Photography
David Beaumont
Sound
Matt Holloway
Composer
Sam Watts
Principal cast
Danny Sunley, Robert Stone, Helen Mutch, Katerina Gouskos, Riana Husselmann, Kenny Richards

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Production Status

Production Company

Cappuccino Studios

36 Kingsmill Road
Driffield
Yorkshire YO25 6TT
UK

T+44 (0)7738 248 479

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