Shooting Gallery (2005) (V)

Director:

Keoni Waxman

Writer:

Keoni Waxman (writer)

Release Date:

27 December 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Thriller

Tagline:

There's no such thing as luck to a hustler.

Plot:

A street-smart pool player falls in with a pack of hustlers. As he rises in the underground circuit, he lands in the middle of a match between his boss and a crooked cop. |

Cast

Freddie Prinze Jr.	...	Jericho Hudson
Ving Rhames	...	Cue Ball Carl
Roselyn Sanchez	...	Jezebel Black
Daniel Newman	...	Easy
Callum Keith Rennie	...	Michael Mortensen
Devon Sawa	...	Paul the Pawn
Jon Eyez	...	Mad Boy (as Jon Thomas)
Angus Macfadyen	...	Tenderloin Tony
Robert Pralgo	...	Jericho's Brother
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mark Adam	...	Cop
John J. Anderson	...	Bar colleague
John Jordan Anderson	...	Boy on the street
Sara V. Anderson	...	Girl in the street
George Anton	...	Witness
Michael Arata	...	Lawyer
Michael Dardant	...	Pool Player
Christy Gaspar	...	Bar Girl
Nick Gomez	...	College Boy
Danny Cosmo Higginbottom	...	Fry Cook
Mark Holmes	...	Goth Guy 1
Mark Krasnoff	...	Larry
Kathleen LaGue	...	Additional Voices
Leicester Landon	...	Janna
Michael Wayne LeBlanc	...	Cop #3
Mark Miller	...	Cop
Anh Huu Nguyen	...	High Roller
Phi-Long Nguyen	...	Jaimee
Dane Rhodes	...	Booking Sergeant
Denise Robin	...	Bartender / Waitress
Glenn Robin	...	Conventioneer
Codie Scott	...	Stand in for Freddie Prince jr.
Stormy Shuff	...	Naked Blonde
Larnell Stovall	...	Cop #4
Whit Washing	...	Frat Boy #1

Also Known As:

Poolhall Prophets (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, some strong sexuality, nudity, language and drug use.

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Finland:K-15 | USA:R | Singapore:R21

Filming Locations:

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Company:

Seven Arts Pictures

ridiculously stupid.

I'm a fan of poolhall junkies. i loved PJ because everything flowed and the shots were awesome. PJ wasn't so focused on hustling and an obvious fantasy plot line. PJ showed a range of pool players and the community. The kids who get punked, hustlers, pro players, and everything in between.

This movie on the other hand was so made up. The director even mentions a few of the lingo used was made up. SG had too much lingo if you asked me. All the clutter messed up the dialogue. Normal people in pool halls do not talk like that and I have been in plenty. So who the hell was the writer trying to target? Cuz I am sure there is only a small population of the nation that can understand everything these kids are blabbering about. And why have 8-ball signature logos when everyone knows the game is 9 ball. The 8-ball has no significance to the movie.

Bottom line, the director has no concept of what is true to real-life and what is just made up. this movie is like a report with a whole lot of footnotes, but none of the sources are relevant to the point.