Shooters (2001 film)

{{short description|2001 film by Dan Reed}}

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{{Infobox film

| name = Shooters

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| director = Dan Reed

| producer = Dan Reed
Ceri Barnes

| writer = Dan Reed

| narrator =

| starring = Paul Attah
Ali Awad
Desmond Bayliss

| music = Daniel L. Griffiths
John Murphy

| cinematography = Jacek Petrycki

| editing = Stefan Ronowicz

| distributor = 101 Films

| released = {{Film date|2001|11|17|International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg|df=y}}

| runtime = 72 minutes

| country = United Kingdom

| language = English

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Shooters is a 2001 crime film directed by Dan Reed for Suspect Device Films. It stars Desmond Bayliss as "Dezzie","[https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/ex-bouncer-turned-actor-desmond-bayliss-facing-jail-3360043 Ex-bouncer-turned-actor Desmond Bayliss facing jail over £2.75 cannabis farm plot]". ''Liverpool Echo, 12 November 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2024 and is set in Liverpool and used local criminals as actors depicting the lives of local 'gangsters.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/1005591.stm Channel 4 film hires criminals] at BBC.co.uk, 3 November 2000 It is most notable for having been completely unscripted apart from a brief outline; each scene was improvised and ad-libbed by the actors themselves.

Shooters was first broadcast in December 2000 on Channel 4 as part of its Cutting Edge series. The Liverpool-born musician John Murphy co-wrote the score.

The Plot follows local liverpool gangsters, most notably “big john” and “dezzy” as they navigate the local drug trade.

Family, financial and social aspects are all portrayed.