"Shoot 'Em Up" "Shoot 'Em Up" is a gritty, fast-paced action thriller. is a gritty, fast-paced action thriller. Clive Owen stars as Mr. Smith, a mysterious loner Clive Owen stars as Mr. Smith, a mysterious loner who teams up with an unlikely ally (Monica Belluci) to who teams up with an unlikely ally (Monica Belluci) to protect a newborn baby from a determined criminal protect a newborn baby from a determined criminal (Paul Giamatti) who hunts them throughout the (Paul Giamatti) who hunts them throughout the bowels of the city.bowels of the city.

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CLIVE OWEN, CLIVE OWEN, has made a name for has made a name for himself both in his U.K. home, the United himself both in his U.K. home, the United States and around the world. With his States and around the world. With his captivating performance in the title role of captivating performance in the title role of Mike Hodges’ sleeper hit Croupier, critics Mike Hodges’ sleeper hit Croupier, critics have compared him to the likes of Bogart, have compared him to the likes of Bogart, Mitchum, and Connery!Mitchum, and Connery!

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MONICA BELLUCCI MONICA BELLUCCI has achieved popular and has achieved popular and critical acclaim throughout critical acclaim throughout the world for her work in the world for her work in such renowned films as such renowned films as Giuseppe Tornatore’s Giuseppe Tornatore’s Oscar-nominated Malena, Oscar-nominated Malena, Irreversible and The Passion Irreversible and The Passion of the Christ, among many of the Christ, among many other international releases other international releases during her illustrious career.during her illustrious career.

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PAUL GIAMATTI .PAUL GIAMATTI .Giamatti’s performance in Ron Giamatti’s performance in Ron Howard's Cinderella Man, Howard's Cinderella Man, earned him a SAG Award and earned him a SAG Award and Broadcast Film Critics' Award Broadcast Film Critics' Award for Best Supporting Actor, as for Best Supporting Actor, as well as Academy Award and well as Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations in Golden Globe nominations in the same category.the same category.

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Directed by Michael Davis Screenplay by Michael Davis Original Music by Paul Haslinger Cinematography by Peter Pau Film Editing by Peter Amundson Casting by Deirdre Bowen Production Design by Gary Frutkoff Art Direction by Patrick Banister Set Decoration by Erin Gould and Carolyn 'Cal' Loucks Costume Design by Denise Cronenberg

Directed by Michael Davis Screenplay by Michael Davis Original Music by Paul Haslinger Cinematography by Peter Pau Film Editing by Peter Amundson Casting by Deirdre Bowen Production Design by Gary Frutkoff Art Direction by Patrick Banister Set Decoration by Erin Gould and Carolyn 'Cal' Loucks Costume Design by Denise Cronenberg

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Filmmaker Filmmaker MICHAEL DAVIS MICHAEL DAVIS is is not only an not only an accomplished accomplished writer and writer and director, but also a director, but also a gifted illustrator gifted illustrator who storyboards who storyboards his films entirely his films entirely himself. As a himself. As a multi-hyphenate, multi-hyphenate, Davis brings a Davis brings a strong vision to strong vision to each phase of the each phase of the filmmaking filmmaking process.process.

TRIVIA AND NEWS

When writer/director When writer/director Michael Davis's original Michael Davis's original concept concept was passed on by movie studios, he was passed on by movie studios, he put together a 17-minute reel of animated put together a 17-minute reel of animated footage, consisting of footage, consisting of 17,000 line drawings17,000 line drawings, in , in order to give studio heads an idea of how the order to give studio heads an idea of how the action scenes would play out. This got the action scenes would play out. This got the attention of attention of New Line Cinema CEO, Bob ShayeNew Line Cinema CEO, Bob Shaye, , who approved the project and accepted Davis who approved the project and accepted Davis to direct. After signing to direct. After signing Clive Owen Clive Owen and other and other actors, the film went into production in Toronto, actors, the film went into production in Toronto, Canada from February 13 to May 8, 2006.Canada from February 13 to May 8, 2006.

THE STORY

The film follows Mr. The film follows Mr. Smith (Clive Owen), a Smith (Clive Owen), a down-and-out down-and-out squatter with both an squatter with both an extensive military extensive military background and a background and a fondness for carrots, fondness for carrots, who wants nothing who wants nothing more than to be left more than to be left alone. alone.

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Smith finds himself embroiled Smith finds himself embroiled in a complex political in a complex political conspiracy once he aids a conspiracy once he aids a pregnant woman who is being pregnant woman who is being chased by hitmen.chased by hitmen.

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He takes the baby and goes on the He takes the baby and goes on the run with a prostitute (Monica run with a prostitute (Monica Bellucci) specializing in lactating Bellucci) specializing in lactating fetishes. fetishes.

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The unlikely family is The unlikely family is trailed by the intelligent trailed by the intelligent Hertz (played by Paul Hertz (played by Paul Giamatti) and Hertz's army Giamatti) and Hertz's army of thugs.of thugs.

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““Shoot ‘Em Up is akin to an American Shoot ‘Em Up is akin to an American John Woo action movie and tells the John Woo action movie and tells the story of the angriest man in the world, story of the angriest man in the world, Mr. Smith, who’s stuck with a baby and Mr. Smith, who’s stuck with a baby and a life-threatening situation. It’s about a life-threatening situation. It’s about all the imaginative and clever things all the imaginative and clever things you can do with a gun fight.” you can do with a gun fight.” --- Writer/director - Writer/director Michael DavisMichael Davis

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LIVING LIFE WHEN NO LIVING LIFE WHEN NO ONE CARESONE CARES Creator Michael Davis describes Creator Michael Davis describes Shoot ‘Em Up Shoot ‘Em Up as a “blue-collar as a “blue-collar James Bond movie. Mr. Smith is the James Bond movie. Mr. Smith is the antithesis of James Bond. He has antithesis of James Bond. He has been psychologically damaged in been psychologically damaged in his past and is homeless, which his past and is homeless, which gives you a Rocky-like underdog gives you a Rocky-like underdog feeling, because he has no feeling, because he has no resources but his own…”resources but his own…” Admittedly this film is way over Admittedly this film is way over the top and the story line takes a the top and the story line takes a back seat to the action. But back seat to the action. But interestingly, there is a life lesson interestingly, there is a life lesson here: Mr. Smith finds friendship and here: Mr. Smith finds friendship and purpose as he moves beyond his purpose as he moves beyond his angry isolationism and involves angry isolationism and involves himself with the lives of others himself with the lives of others (specifically, a woman and a baby).(specifically, a woman and a baby).

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Life Lesson:Life Lesson:“Anger is a momentary “Anger is a momentary madness, so control your madness, so control your passion or it will control you.”passion or it will control you.”--Horace (Ancient Roman --Horace (Ancient Roman Poet. 65 BC-8 BC)Poet. 65 BC-8 BC)

MISPLACED MISPLACED ANGER!ANGER!““Mr. Smith is the angriest Mr. Smith is the angriest man in the world,” man in the world,” says says Michael Davis. “Because Michael Davis. “Because he’s angrier at a bigger he’s angrier at a bigger thing that has caused thing that has caused trouble in his life, it’s all the trouble in his life, it’s all the little things in life that make little things in life that make him angry. He verbalizes all him angry. He verbalizes all the small things that irritate the small things that irritate any one of us in real life – any one of us in real life – someone chewing gum, a someone chewing gum, a guy who doesn’t use his guy who doesn’t use his turn signals, or someone turn signals, or someone slurping coffee. He’s slurping coffee. He’s hardboiled, but we can hardboiled, but we can identify with him.”identify with him.”

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Life Lesson:Life Lesson: “A friend is someone “A friend is someone with whom I can reveal with whom I can reveal many parts of me, even many parts of me, even those I am meeting for those I am meeting for the first time.”the first time.”

TRUE FRIENDS TRUE FRIENDS CALL YOU ON CALL YOU ON YOUR CRAP!YOUR CRAP!Monica Bellucci Monica Bellucci plays “the plays “the only character in the movie only character in the movie that doesn’t take crap from that doesn’t take crap from Smith. She calls him on Smith. She calls him on everything… She’s really the everything… She’s really the emotional core at the center emotional core at the center of the movie. She’s always of the movie. She’s always honest, she’s always saying honest, she’s always saying what she’s feeling and what she’s feeling and eventually she gets Smith to eventually she gets Smith to make a transformation, to be make a transformation, to be a bit more open and caring, a bit more open and caring, to start healing from his to start healing from his emotional wounds.”emotional wounds.”-- Michael Davis-- Michael Davis

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