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La Última Gran Estafa Screenbox LA ÚLTIMA GRAN ESTAFA SCREENBOX FICHA NÚM. 2.342 T.O.: THE COMEBACK TRAIL NACIONALIDAD: ESTADOS UNIDOS Estreno Screenbox: 30-12-2.020 DURACIÓN: 100’ Estreno España: 30-12-2.020 AÑO: 2.020 WWW.SCREENBOX.CAT TEL: 630 743 981 PI I MARGALL, 26. LLEIDA FICHA ARTÍSTICA acción de alto riesgo con el fin de Max Barber: Robert De Niro provocar la muerte del protagonis- Morgan Freeman: Reggie Fon- ta y cobrar así el seguro. El actor taine elegido es Duke Montana, una vieja Duke Montana: Tommy Lee Jones estrella deprimida con problemas James Moore: Emile Hirsch con la bebida: el blanco perfecto Walter Creason: Zach Braff para los planes de Max. Los días Devin: Eddie Griffin pasan y, a pesar de todos sus in- Andre: Joel Michaely tentos para acabar con Duke, Max Megan Albert: Kate Katzman no logra su propósito. Escena tras Bob Stillwater: Chris Mullinax escena éste sobrevive y, sin querer- lo, está rodando la mejor película FICHA TÉCNICA de toda su carrera. Director: George Gallo Guion: George Gallo, FILMOGRAFÍA DEL DIRECTOR: Josh Posner GEORGE GALLO Productores: Richard Salvatore, -La Última Gran Estafa (2.020) David E. Ornston, Patrick Hible, -Poison Rose (2.019) Julie Lott Gallo, Joy Sirott Hurwitz -David A. Leffel: An American Mas- Música: Aldo Shllaku ter (2.019) (Documental) Fotografía: Lucas Bielan -Bigger (2.018) Montaje: John M. Vitale -Columbus Circle (2.012) -Middle Men (2.009) SINOPSIS -Mi Novio Es Un Ladrón (2.008) Tras sus últimos fracasos cinema- -Local Color (2.006) tográficos, el productor hollywoo- -DysFunktional Family (2.003) diense Max Barber está en deuda (Documental) con Reggie Fontain, el jefe de la -Menudo Bocazas (2.001) mafia. Desesperado y con su vida -Atrapados en el Paraíso (1.994) en juego, Max decide producir -29th Street (1.991) una nueva película con escenas de NOTAS DEL DIRECTOR director de la película original. Cuando pregunté a Joy por “The Comeback Trail”, película de la que ella tenía los En la primavera de 1974, varios amigos y yo decidimos derechos, se sorprendió de que yo hubiera oído hablar de ella. saltarnos una clase para asistir a una convención de cómics Automáticamente nos hicimos amigos y esa misma noche en Nueva York. Al no estar tan metido en el mundo de los decidimos hacernos socios. Josh Posner, mi compañero superhéroes como algunos de mis compañeros, opté por de escritura, y yo escribimos varios borradores y salimos a explorar otras partes del hotel donde se celebraba el evento. buscar financiación. Aunque estuvimos cerca de obtener Escuché el soniquete de un proyector de 16 mm. proveniente financiación en varias ocasiones, nunca la conseguimos. de una de las habitaciones del vestíbulo y encontré a varias personas viendo el copión de una película sin terminar llamada En un encuentro con Robert De Niro me dijo que, después de “The Comeback Trail”. En algunos momentos era divertida y haber interpretado un personaje tan oscuro en “El Irlandés”, en otros una completa tortura, pero recuerdo haber pensado quería hacer algo divertido, y ese fue el punto de partida de la que tenía una gran premisa. La idea de asegurar a un actor película. Productores como Richard Salvatore, Dave Ornston, con la esperanza de que muriera en una maniobra peligrosa Phillip Kim, Patrick Hibler, Joy Hurwitz y mi productora era algo de pura genialidad cómica. Solo tenía 18 años y vivía favorita, mi esposa, Julie Lott Gallo, salieron a buscar en Port Chester, Nueva York. Estaba lo más lejos posible que financiación y rápidamente consiguieron la financiación para se podía llegar desde Hollywood. Ser cineasta era mi sueño y poder hacer la película. hacer un remake de esta película se convirtió en mi principal objetivo. Comencé a escribir guiones, recibí la pila habitual Cuando has deseado hacer algo durante tanto tiempo, y de cartas de rechazo, pero finalmente logré meter la cabeza por fin llega el momento de hacerlo realidad, esperas poder en el mundo del séptimo arte. hacerle justicia. Tuve la enorme fortuna de poder trabajar con grandes actores como Robert De Niro, Tommy Lee Jones Después del éxito de “Dos Tipos Geniales” (1986) o “Huida y Morgan Freeman. A pesar de ser auténticos íconos, todos a Medianoche” (1988), comencé a buscar los derechos ellos se entregaron completamente a la causa e hicieron que de “The Comeback Trail”, y descubrí que adquirirlos era nos divirtiéramos mucho todos los días. Zach Braff, Emile prácticamente imposible. La película nunca llegó a estrenarse Hirsch y Eddie Griffin colaboraron con su entusiasmo. Ver y yo era una de las pocas personas que la había visto. Con el como todo esto cobraba vida fue un punto culminante en mi paso del tiempo, diferentes personas afirmaban poseer los vida. A pesar de que la película es una comedia, no quería derechos. Seguí haciendo películas, pero no logré dejar de que tuviera el aspecto demasiado iluminado ni muy colorido lado la idea de que tarde o temprano terminaría haciendo que tienen muchas comedias. Por muy divertida que sea la “The Comeback Trail”. historia, no hay que olvidar que su premisa es organizar un asesinato. Tanto al director de fotografía Lukasz Bielan como Años después, me pidieron que hablara en una proyección a mí se nos ocurrió un motivo visual más oscuro y realista para de “Huida a Medianoche”. Allí conocí a una mujer llamada contar la historia. Utilizamos cámaras de mano para dar a las Joy Hurwitz, que resultó ser la viuda de Harry Hurwitz, el escenas un aspecto más visceral. A todo esto, contribuyeron Stephen Lineweaver y Joe Lemmon, los diseñadores de al personaje. Y Eddie Griffin resultó hilarante como mano producción. La idea era crear un entorno creíble y oprimido derecha de Morgan. Kate Katzman brilla intensamente tanto para los personajes principales y evitar un aspecto demasiado dentro como fuera de la pantalla. elegante en las escenas. ¡Espero que todos disfruten tanto viendo esta película como En muchos sentidos, “La Última Gran Estafa” es dos películas. hicimos nosotros mientras la rodábamos!. Es la historia del fraude orquestado para cobrar el seguro de Max Barber, pero también se trata de la película que se LO QUE OPINA LA CRÍTICA propusieron hacer. Puedes notar como la película se vuelve (extracto) (publicada por Javier Sedano en javiersedano. sutilmente más colorida cuando comienza el rodaje de “The blogspot.com) Oldest Gun in The West”. Aquí intentamos hacer un enfoque más grandioso de John Ford. Duke Montana representa el viejo Max Barber (Robert de Niro) contempla desde una silla en la mito de Hollywood del oeste americano. En estas películas terraza de un bar, las protestas a las puertas de un cine por antiguas hay muchos clichés visuales y aquí los tomamos todos la última película que ha producido, convirtiéndose en un prestados. Esas películas se hacían de manera diferente, ya que nuevo fracaso y con ello, aumentar la deuda que tiene con un utilizaban el movimiento de la cámara y la puesta en escena importante prestamista, Reggie Fontain (Morgan Freeman). para crear energía en contraposición al enfoque más moderno Max asiste al rodaje de una película en la cual muere el actor creado a través de la unión de diferentes planos. en un accidente y se entera que la productora recibirá una considerable indemnización por parte del seguro, es entonces La película se diseñó con ese enfoque más clásico en mente y cuando se le ocurre la idea de producir una película con escenas el editor John Vitale y yo trabajamos para hacer que el corte de acción con el único propósito de provocar la muerte del pareciera natural. Por último, respecto a la banda sonora protagonista, cobrar el seguro y salir airoso de los problemas siempre pensé en una partitura de la vieja escuela. Esto se ha económicos que tiene. El actor contratado será Duke Montana perdido en la mayoría de las películas de hoy. Al recordar los (Tommy Lee Jones), una vieja gloria del wéstern, alcohólico viejos clásicos, también te vienen a la mente sus partituras. y a punto de suicidarse. La sorpresa llegará, cuando durante Actualmente no hay tantos compositores que se centren en la primera escena, en donde Max le ha preparado una trampa temas clásicos, pero al compositor Aldo Shlakuu le encanta mortal, sobrevive a ella; todo el equipo se alegrará, salvo él. [...] escribirlos. Su trabajo resultaba abrumador en el sentido de que la música que escribía tenía que sentirse nacida en un El polifacético guionista, productor, músico, pintor y director western con matices cómicos, pero no una parodia. de cine, George Gallo, comenzó sus estudios en la Universidad para especializarse en Artes Gráficas, pero tras ver la película En general, la realización de la película fue una experiencia “Malas Calles” 1973 de Martin Scorsese, decidió pasarse a la estupenda. Todos los que participamos en ella, aún seguimos licenciatura de cine. La facultad le informó que si cambiaba en contacto. Mi esperanza es que esta película haga reír a la de carrera, debía repetir el primer curso, por lo que decidió gente. Actualmente nos encontramos en tiempos oscuros e abandonar y escribir su primer guion “Dos Tipos Geniales”. inciertos. La risa es algo bueno. Hasta ver cumplido este proyecto, se dedicó a pintar paisajes, alcanzando una importante notoriedad y en la música, como NOTA DEL PRODUCTOR saxofonista, formando parte de la banda de música y del conjunto de Jazz de su ciudad natal, Port Chester, Nueva York. Fui seleccionado de un gran equipo de productores para En una de sus entrevistas comentó “He llegado a comprender escribir algunas de mis experiencias en “La Última Gran Estafa”. que todas las artes están entrelazadas.
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