Writer/director David L.G. Hughes' British crime film Hard Boiled Sweets will be available On Demand Tuesday, September 25 and we've got an exclusive featurette that you can watch below. In the film, ex-con Johnny is forced into pulling a heist he wants nothing to do with. Mob boss 'Shrewd' Eddie has one million in dirty cash stashed at his home, just waiting to be stolen. But what Johnny doesn't know is that seven other very dangerous criminals also have plans to steal the money... Philip Barantini, Elizabeth Berrington, Adrian Bower, Liz May Brice, Paul Freeman, Ty Glaser, Laura Greenwood, Ian Hart, Nathaniel Martello-White, Danny Sapani, Scott Williams, Peter Wrght and René Zagger star.
- 9/24/2012
- Comingsoon.net
Check out the official poster for the upcoming independent drama Hard Boiled Sweets, featuring an ensemble cast including Paul Freeman, Ty Glaser and Scot Williams.
Ex-con Johnny (Scot Williams) is forced into pulling a heist he wants nothing to do with. Mob boss ‘Shrewd’ Eddie (Paul Freeman) has one million in dirty cash stashed at his home, just waiting to be stolen. But what Johnny doesn’t know is that seven other very dangerous criminals also have plans to steal the money…
Additional cast include Philip Barantini, Elizabeth Berrington, Adrian Bower, Liz May Brice, Laura Greenwood, Ian Hart, Nathaniel Martello-White, Danny Sapani, Peter Wrght, and René Zagger.
Here’s the synopsis for the film:
Mob Boss is used to getting whatever he wants; he runs Southend, gets all the best women including the gorgeous, sought after Porsche The Sherbet Lemon and has one million pounds in dirty cash stashed in a briefcase at his home.
Ex-con Johnny (Scot Williams) is forced into pulling a heist he wants nothing to do with. Mob boss ‘Shrewd’ Eddie (Paul Freeman) has one million in dirty cash stashed at his home, just waiting to be stolen. But what Johnny doesn’t know is that seven other very dangerous criminals also have plans to steal the money…
Additional cast include Philip Barantini, Elizabeth Berrington, Adrian Bower, Liz May Brice, Laura Greenwood, Ian Hart, Nathaniel Martello-White, Danny Sapani, Peter Wrght, and René Zagger.
Here’s the synopsis for the film:
Mob Boss is used to getting whatever he wants; he runs Southend, gets all the best women including the gorgeous, sought after Porsche The Sherbet Lemon and has one million pounds in dirty cash stashed in a briefcase at his home.
- 9/21/2012
- by Allan Ford
- Filmofilia
Hard Boiled Sweets
Stars: Philip Barantini, Elizabeth Berrington, Adrian Bower, Paul Freeman, Liz May Brice, Laura Greenwood | Written and Directed by David L.G. Hughes
Guy Ritchie has a lot to answer for. Following the success of his British gangster flick Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels we’ve had a myriad of rip-offs and wannabes of which Hard Boiled Sweets is one. Taking inspiration from Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction and Guy Ritchie’s aforementioned gangster flick, the film weaves together a number of different stories and characters into this tale of seaside gangsters – the trouble is right from the get-go you know exactly where the film is headed and how all the plot threads will come together; watching everything pan out as you’ve already guessed makes for very dull viewing!
The film follows mob boss ‘Shrewd’ Eddie (Freeman), a Southend-on-Sea gangster who is used to getting whatever he wants; he runs the town,...
Stars: Philip Barantini, Elizabeth Berrington, Adrian Bower, Paul Freeman, Liz May Brice, Laura Greenwood | Written and Directed by David L.G. Hughes
Guy Ritchie has a lot to answer for. Following the success of his British gangster flick Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels we’ve had a myriad of rip-offs and wannabes of which Hard Boiled Sweets is one. Taking inspiration from Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction and Guy Ritchie’s aforementioned gangster flick, the film weaves together a number of different stories and characters into this tale of seaside gangsters – the trouble is right from the get-go you know exactly where the film is headed and how all the plot threads will come together; watching everything pan out as you’ve already guessed makes for very dull viewing!
The film follows mob boss ‘Shrewd’ Eddie (Freeman), a Southend-on-Sea gangster who is used to getting whatever he wants; he runs the town,...
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- by Phil
- Nerdly
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