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DANNY THE BOSS New Teaser ©2019
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PITCH

 

DANNY, a young thug, in love with a stripper, dreams of making movies. The only way he finds to get into movie business is to blackmail a producer. But why is it so difficult to make a movie about dealers, strippers and thugs of your neighborhood when you're one of them?

 

Egocentric actors, crafty talent agents and versatile producers mixed with the local mob bosses, resistant to any attempt to immortalization of their deals...

 

Is this explosive cocktail will allow DANNY to achieve his impossible dream?

 

DIRECTOR'S NOTE

During the shooting of my second movie « GAMER », the idea of making « DANNY THE BOSS«  appeared to me. GAMER was a kind of « regular movie ». It was shot in 35mm, with special effects, studio sets, etc… So I started to dream of making a movie with a small and dynamic team and « DANNY THE BOSS» was a story that could fit that.

 

What was important to me with « DANNY THE BOSS»  was to tell a story a young audience could relate to. And my goal was also to show that anybody or almost anybody could succeed in making a movie as soon as you’ve got something to say, willpower, a camera (or a smartphone), and a computer.

 

My artistic approach as a filmmaker was above all to write and to direct an entertaining movie and  to allow myself to share my vision of the movie business with the audience. 

director's resume

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PATRICK LEVY aka ZAK FISHMAN

WRITER DIRECTOR PRODUCER - USA

 

 

Patrick LEVY, started his film career at the Ecole Florent Director’s Class in Paris, and The Lee Strasberg’s Institute in Los Angeles. He produced a number of plays and directed short films, music videos, commercials and two feature films : "COUP DE VICE" (Dirty Tricks) with Samy Naceri & "GAMER" starring Saïd Tagmaoui. Then he produced Crystel AMSALEM’s first feature film ”QUAND LES ANGES S'EN MELENT... As a director & producer, his third feature film « KINGS OF THE NIGHT », won the award Of "BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE" at The LOS ANGELES FILM & SCRIPT FESTIVAL.

 

SYNOPSIS

DANNY, a young thug, in love with a stripper, NINA, dreams of making movies. He likes to make videos with his new iPhone. As a writer uses his pen to write, he uses his smartphone's camera to observe all the dealers and thugs of his neighborhood.

 

While being involved in the robbery of a townhouse with RICO and GOLIATH, his partners, DANNY films each of their moves. But, unfortunately, the alarm sets off and they all get caught.

Released from prison, DANNY wants to change his life while breaking into the movie business and directing his first feature film named « KING OF THE NIGHT ». But he still has to work for his boss, ROBERT, the local Mafia’s godfather and owner of the « TANIA’S », a strip club where NINA is doing strip shows.

 

ROBERT is keeping in a safe all the videos about thugs and dealers that DANNY did. He warns him that if the local chiefs hear he wants to use the images in his movie, he’s dead! But DANNY is determined. He tells NINA to trust him while promising her that he’ll make her a movie star. His idea to do so: Blackmailing a producer!

 

KRUGER, a well-known producer as a well-known sex addict, is used to coming to the TANIA’S very often. DANNY decides to film him in a « private moment » with a stripper. KRUGER gets mad, but DANNY tells him he’ll give him back the video only if he helps him to make a movie.

 

KRUGER arranges a meeting with DANNY and MARCUS, an ex T.V anchor who’s now a « movie star ». DANNY and MARCUS don’t get along but KRUGER asks DANNY to get him the video back and tells the two guys goodbye. MARCUS feels that DANNY’s movie project should be a hit. He wants to play in it anyway. He introduces DANNY to his young and charming agent: VALERIE FISHMAN.

 

VALERIE is not conviced by the script but she likes DANNY’s energy and tenacity. During a party, she bumps into KRUGER and convinces him to get on board on the project. KRUGER accepts the deal, but, unfortunately, he turns out to be a liar and a conman and VALERIE decides to quit.

 

DANNY is fade up with KRUGER’s attitude, but the latter tells him that since he doesn’t know anything about making movies, he’d better trust him while letting him managing the production of his film.

 

For DANNY and KRUGER, putting « KINGS OF THE NIGHT » in shape will become the top priority. But ROBERT, the owner of the Tania’s, swears that he’ll do everything he can to stop them…

DANNY

THE 

BOSS

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'DANNY THE BOSS' is when 'SNATCH' meets 'GET SHORTY'

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Or the HBO Series 'THE DEUCE'

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CONTACT

Patrick LEVY 

P: +33 (0) 6-98-19-76-67 -  E: zakfish@gmail.com

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