Played
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| Directed by | Sean Stanek |
| Produced by |
Caspar von Winterfeldt Mick Rossi Nick Simunek |
| Written by | Sean Stanek Mick Rossi |
| Starring |
Gabriel Byrne Val Kilmer Adam Fogerty Vinnie Jones Joanne Whalley Patsy Kensit Bruno Kirby Sile Bermingham Anthony LaPaglia |
| Music by | Danny Saber |
| Cinematography | Michael Pavlisan Sean Stanek |
| Edited by | Matthew Booth Jonathan Brayley Tom McGah Benjamin Pollack |
| Distributed by | Lions Gate Entertainment |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Played is a 2006 crime film produced by Caspar von Winterfeldt, Nick Simunek and Mick Rossi, executive produced by John Daly, co-produced by Nigel Mead and Lenny Bitondo, written by Sean Stanek and Mick Rossi and directed by Sean Stanek. The film stars Val Kilmer, Gabriel Byrne, Vinnie Jones, Patrick Bergin, Joanne Whalley, Bruno Kirby (in his final film), Anthony LaPaglia, Roy Dotrice, Patsy Kensit, Andy Nyman and Mick Rossi.
Originally intended to be a short, the film was shot without the use of a scripted screenplay and the director (Sean Stanek) allowed the actors to improvise a majority of dialogue as he shot the scenes. The picture was shot on location in London and Los Angeles and took three years to complete.
The story opens in Los Angeles with Dillon (Val Kilmer) who receives a phone call from Ray Burns (Mick Rossi) who has just been shot and desperately needs help. Dillon is a cleaner for a gangster named Eddie (Gabriel Byrne) and has been sent to assist Ray should he require it. After a colorful opening title sequence which follows Dillon's drive to the house, he finds Ray almost bleeding to death on a sofa. Removing all of the evidence, Dillon leaves carrying Ray to his car but not before he torches the house, destroying any evidence of Ray's presence. As Dillon and Ray drive away, Dillon struggles to keep Ray conscious and relates to him a story of a humorous encounter with a Mexican auto mechanic, which coins one of the catchphrases of the film: "I'm not gonna taco".
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