Paparazzi (2004 film)
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Theatircal release poster
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| Directed by | Paul Abascal |
| Produced by |
Mel Gibson Bruce Davey |
| Written by | Forry Smith |
| Starring |
Cole Hauser Robin Tunney Dennis Farina Daniel Baldwin Tom Sizemore |
| Music by | Brian Tyler |
| Cinematography | Daryn Okada |
| Edited by | Robin Russell |
| Distributed by |
20th Century Fox (United States) Icon Entertainment and Warner Bros.(non-U.S.) |
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Release date
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September 3, 2004 |
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Running time
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84 min |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English Spanish |
| Budget | $20 million |
| Box office | $16,796,512 |
Paparazzi is a 2004 American action film directed by Paul Abascal, produced by actor Mel Gibson, and starring Cole Hauser.
The film chronicles the life of a popular Hollywood film star in the aftermath of a car crash caused by four paparazzo tabloid photographers.
Bo Laramie (Cole Hauser) is a rising movie star who has finally achieved major success with his latest film. A persistent group of unscrupulous photographers — Kevin Rosner (Kevin Gage), Leonard Clark (Tom Hollander), Wendell Stokes (Daniel Baldwin) and their leader Rex Harper (Tom Sizemore) - harass Bo and his wife Abby (Robin Tunney), and their 8-year-old son Zach (Blake Michael Bryan). When Bo takes Zach to soccer practice, he sees Rex taking photos of Zach on the field and confronts him, where Rex provokes Bo into punching him, which is caught on camera by his fellow photographers. Bo is sued for $500,000 and placed into anger management, while Rex vows to destroy Bo's life.
While Bo, Abby and Zach are out in their car, Rex and his crew drive up beside them, in four different vehicles, and start taking pictures. Blinded and distracted, Bo's car is hit by a pickup truck, and Rex and his crew snap photos of the wreck that they caused. While Bo is not seriously injured, Abby's spleen is removed and Zach is placed in a coma. Bo talks to LAPD detective Burton (Dennis Farina), who says that Rex, Wendell, Leonard, and Kevin each gave him the same story, that they drove up on the wreck some time after it happened with no witnesses to dispute their claims.
Some time later, Bo accidentally causes Kevin to wipe out on his motorcycle, careening onto a precipice. Bo tries to save him, but when the photographer gloats that they'll put his family through hell, Bo lets Kevin fall to his death.
Bo next goes after Leonard, who tries to invade Bo's movie set and is ejected by security while Bo secretly places a prop gun in the jacket left in Leonard's car. Following him, Bo calls 911, and describes Leonard's car, and says that the driver is waving a gun all over the place. Leonard is pulled over and instinctively pulls out the prop gun, causing the cops to shoot him dead.
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