Shut Up and Shoot! (2006)

Director:

Silvio Pollio

Writers (WGA):

Silvio Pollio (screenplay)
Silvio Pollio (story) ...
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Genre:

Comedy | Thriller

Tagline:

15 Minutes Of Fame Is About To Run Out

Plot Keywords:

Satire | Exclamation Point In Title | Homosexual | Dark Comedy | Hollywood

Cast

Silvio Pollio	...	Sonny Westwood
Joe Cortese	...	Spencer Spector
Tom Sizemore	...	Tom
Gary Busey	...	Bob Katz
Daniel Baldwin	...	Field Commander Burns
John Savage	...	Marty Pearlheimer
Willie Gault	...	Monaco
Madison Chase	...	'T'
Kimberly Estrada	...	Faith
Roddy Piper	...	Yokum The Bartender
Joe Estevez	...	Frank Warburg
Opender Singh	...	Raj Kapoor
Gursewak Mann	...	Sohail the Punjabi Singer
Debra Wilson	...	Nikki Ryder
Christopher Shyer	...	Paul O'Banyon
James Russo	...	David Sanchez
Darren Grieve	...	Danger Raid-Yo D.J. / V.J
Joe Peck	...	Aldo
Morgan McGrath	...	Biggest Fan Girl
Kyle McGrath	...	Biggest Fan Boy
Yvonne Arias	...	News Reporter
Curtis Bush	...	Marty Abrams
Angelika Libera	...	Italian Interviewer
Dominic Capone	...	Dom The Paparazzi
David Bercovici-Artieda	...	Gómez The Pirate
Michael Rinke	...	Eric The Fan
Joe Cipriani	...	Axis Jack Steele
Ariel Teal Toombs	...	Ariel (as Ariel Piper)
Joanna Scorcia	...	Joanne
Tabitha Taylor	...	Haley Ross
Carla Ortiz	...	Secretary Rita
Kuljeet Kaila	...	Female DJ
Barbara Beam	...	News Reporter
Tim Shields	...	Crime Scene Cop
Nick Granado	...	Tom Sizemore's assistant
Emile Turner	...	Big Drag Queen
Gary Friedkin	...	Little Drag Queen
Serena DeParis	...	Emma (as Serena Desparis)
Danny Lerner	...	Dick Razor
Helios Tenaglia	...	Victor
Sharon Amos	...	Wanda
Max Sterling	...	Security Guard
Leyla Milani	...	News Show Host (as Leyla Razzari)
Preya Patel	...	Preya Patel
Andy Chu	...	Harimoto
Kazu Yuki	...	Harimoto Phone Voice (voice)
Lesly Mess	...	Fifi Belmondo (as Leslie Mess)
Suzan Brittan	...	Alika Tabuli
James Gerard Etue	...	German Buyer
Derrick Storm	...	F.B.I. Agent
Zak Lee	...	F.B.I. Agent (as Zak Lee Guarnaccia)
Mike Revell	...	SAC on the scene
Milton Papageorge	...	F.B.I. Micro Manager
Scott Nelson	...	F.B.I. Big Boss
Priya Raj	...	Let's Rock Dancer
Amy Chan	...	Let's Rock Dancer
Tamara Cohen	...	Let's Rock Dancer
Alberto Gonzalez	...	Let's Rock Dancer
Jessica Iulianella	...	Let's Rock Dancer
Ashley Isues	...	Let's Rock Dancer
Katie Kitson	...	Let's Rock Dancer
Megan Lawson	...	Let's Rock Dancer
Maryna Mushlovina	...	Let's Rock Dancer
Sara Park	...	Let's Rock Dancer
Laurin Elizabeth Padolina	...	Let's Rock Dancer (as Laurin Padolina)
Jeff Retzlaff	...	Let's Rock Dancer
Lisa Robb	...	Let's Rock Dancer
Vicki View	...	Let's Rock Dancer
Frank Wankam	...	Let's Rock Dancer
Shandie Wattley	...	Let's Rock Dancer
Kelsey Wiens	...	Let's Rock Dancer
Sasko Despotovovski	...	Let's Rock Dancer
Victoria Caprino	...	Outdoor Cafe Patron
Cara Caprino	...	Outdoor Cafe Patron
Kristen Caprino	...	Outdoor Cafe Patron
Elwood Carlisle	...	Crisis Café Patron
Joseph Falsetti	...	Crisis Café Patron
Valerie Forster	...	Crisis Café Patron
Nicole Lebarbera	...	Crisis Café Patron
Zachary Leland	...	Crisis Café Patron
Ross Leon	...	Crisis Café Patron
Bill Hestkeeper	...	Raj's Security Guard
Art Birzneck	...	Raj's Security Guard
Patrick Gorman	...	Raj's Security Guard
Darren Luke Kelly	...	Raj's Security Guard
Kelian Matthews	...	Raj's Security Guard
Franco Vincenti Mocerino	...	Raj's Security Guard
Joe Perez	...	Raj's Security Guard
Angel Santana	...	Raj's Security Guard
Kevin Snell	...	Raj's Security Guard
Lawrence Sims	...	Raj's Security Guard
Derek Thompson	...	Raj's Security Guard (as Derek Thomson)
Stephen B. Turner	...	Raj's Security Guard
Charishma Bhakta	...	Bollywood Dancer
Maya Cohen	...	Bollywood Dancer
Dilhani Dissanayake	...	Bollywood Dancer
Randika Dissanayaka	...	Bollywood Dancer
Tinesha Franklin	...	Bollywood Dancer
Milly Hossain	...	Bollywood Dancer
Karunya Jayasena	...	Bollywood Dancer
Asina Rajawani	...	Bollywood Dancer
Rita Sehmi	...	Bollywood Dancer
Niti Shah	...	Bollywood Dancer
Maneka Shewa	...	Bollywood Dancer
Zahra Zaveri	...	Bollywood Dancer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Joey Jalalian	...	Featured Bollywood Dancer
Gloria Kisel	...	Marcelle The Jewler (uncredited)

Directed by
Silvio Pollio

Writing credits (WGA)
Silvio Pollio		(screenplay)
Silvio Pollio		(story) &
David Cameron		(story)

Produced by
Art Birzneck	....	executive producer
Bas Boon	....	associate producer
Mary Christina Brown	....	associate producer
David Cameron	....	producer
Joe Cortese	....	executive producer (as Joseph Cortese)
Bob DeBrino	....	executive producer
Craig Hall	....	producer
Frederico Lapenda	....	executive producer
Dawn LeFever	....	associate producer
Salvy Maleki	....	producer
Blaine McManus	....	producer
Silvio Pollio	....	producer
Craig Thigpen	....	executive producer

Original Music by
David Gregory Byrne
Enzo Piccolo
Ralph Rieckermann
David Vaughan
Ry Welch

Cinematography by
David Bercovici-Artieda
Adam Berman

Film Editing by
Jeff Canavan
Larry Di Stefano
David Hefner
David Legault
Timothy Sholdra
Shawn David Thompson
J. Bretton Truett

Casting by
Mathew Gray
Joseph Peck
Gerald I. Wolff

Production Design by
Maximillian Sterling

Art Direction by
Maxmillion Sterling

Costume Design by
Amy Meyer
Heather Sladinski

Makeup Department
Lindsey Bench	....	assistant makeup artist
Lida Fazlinejad	....	key makeup artist (video sequence "Let's Rock")
Chrissy Morris	....	makeup artist
Satya Linak	....	assistant makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Salvy Maleki	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Heather Gaffney	....	second assistant director
Craig Hall	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Michael Fuchs	....	assistant art director (as Mike Fuchs)
George Fuerte	....	assistant art director
Barry Novic	....	assistant art director
Mike Palmisano	....	assistant art director
Jared Sears	....	assistant art director

Sound Department
Peter V. Meiselmann	....	sound mixer
Mohamad H. Salamy	....	adr recordist
Stacey A. Washer	....	boom operator

Special Effects by
Torrence Hall	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Freddy Chavez Olmos	....	visual effects compositor (as Freddy Chavez)
Tim Jacobsen	....	visual effects producer

Stunts
Zak Lee	....	fight choreographer (as Zak Lee Guarnaccia)
Joe Perez	....	stunts
Eric Perrodin	....	stunts
Danger Terrance Williams	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
David Bercovici-Artieda	....	camera operator
Eric C. Castro	....	key grip
Colin Crane	....	second assistant camera
Tamia Diaz	....	first assistant camera
Brad Grimmett	....	Steadicam operator
Brad Grimmett	....	camera operator
Brent Hansen	....	electrician
Erwin Landau	....	Steadicam operator
Lincoln Lewis	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Lincoln Lewis	....	gaffer
Akisha Rundquist	....	still photographer
Edy Soto	....	grip

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Claire Breaux	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Tom Benko	....	assembly editor
Joann C. Strnad	....	assistant editor

Music Department
David Gregory Byrne	....	orchestrator

Other crew
Valerie Forster	....	production coordinator
Patrick J. Gorman	....	production legal
Paul W. Hazen	....	film acquisitions representative
Iwona Kanclerz	....	script supervisor
Chad Margulius	....	assistant to producers & director
Achinta S. McDaniel	....	choreographer
Adam Minton	....	consultant: marketing and distribution
David Albert Pierce	....	distribution legal
Jamie Rauch	....	promotion assistant
Edwin Stalter	....	location manager
Mike Tristano	....	armorer
Danger Terrance Williams	....	weapons/armorer

Thanks
Tony Ahluwalia	....	the director wishes to thank
Deborah Angrave	....	the producers would like to thank
Cindy Avnet	....	the director wishes to thank
Joe Battle	....	the producers would like to thank
Adam Berman	....	the director wishes to thank
Michael Bezian	....	the director wishes to thank
Michael Bezjian	....	the director wishes to thank
Bhal Bhullar	....	the director wishes to thank
Art Birzneck	....	the director wishes to thank
Lorraine Birzneck	....	the director wishes to thank
Nancy Bishop	....	the director wishes to thank
Gabriel Bologna	....	the producers would like to thank (as Gabe Bologna)
Jay Brown	....	the director wishes to thank
Mary Christina Brown	....	the director wishes to thank
Frank Bruno	....	the director wishes to thank
David Cameron	....	the director wishes to thank
Lou Capriano	....	the director wishes to thank
Karim Cassamali	....	the director wishes to thank
Arka Chorbajian	....	the director wishes to thank
Andy Chu	....	the director wishes to thank
Barry Coffing	....	the director wishes to thank
Jack Cortese	....	the director wishes to thank
Joe Cortese	....	the director wishes to thank
Javier Covarrubias	....	the director wishes to thank
Bob DeBrino	....	the director wishes to thank
Damiano Dipopolo	....	the director wishes to thank
Rocco Dipopolo	....	the director wishes to thank
Frank Disalvo	....	the director wishes to thank
Alex Downey	....	the director wishes to thank
Cliff Dugan	....	the director wishes to thank
Andre Ferigno	....	the director wishes to thank
Dave Ferigno	....	the director wishes to thank
Rose Ferigno	....	the director wishes to thank
Tal Fiala	....	the director wishes to thank
Nick Furdocco	....	the director wishes to thank
Carl Gullacher	....	the director wishes to thank
Nick Harrison	....	the director wishes to thank
Hector Hernandez	....	the director wishes to thank
Torrance Garret Jestdadt	....	the director wishes to thank
Jesse Johl	....	the director wishes to thank
Robbie Johl	....	the director wishes to thank
Yogi Johl	....	the director wishes to thank
Pizza Johnny	....	the producers would like to thank
Kuljeet Kaila	....	the director wishes to thank
Sandy Kaila	....	the director wishes to thank
Jeremy Kaplan	....	the producers would like to thank
Lesa Kirk	....	the director wishes to thank
Leah Landrey	....	the producers would like to thank
Frederico Lapenda	....	the director wishes to thank
Victoria Lara	....	the director wishes to thank
Walter Lemmo	....	the director wishes to thank
T.J. Mancini	....	the director wishes to thank
Darcy Marchinkow	....	the director wishes to thank
Tom Marinara	....	the director wishes to thank
Debbi McGrath	....	the director wishes to thank
Blaine McManus	....	the director wishes to thank
Tosha Miller	....	the director wishes to thank
Sonny Moore	....	the director wishes to thank
Gaetano Morello	....	the director wishes to thank
Frank Murdocco Jr.	....	the director wishes to thank
Frank Murdocco	....	the director wishes to thank
Nick Murdocco	....	the director wishes to thank
Vince Murdocco	....	the director wishes to thank
Brinder Nijar	....	the director wishes to thank
Dave Nils	....	the director wishes to thank
Edward Oleschak	....	the director wishes to thank
Joe Peck	....	the director wishes to thank
Naomi Pederson	....	the director wishes to thank
Christine Peters	....	the director wishes to thank
Antonio Pollio	....	the director wishes to thank
Elide Pollio	....	the director wishes to thank
Nadia Pollio	....	the director wishes to thank
Gelato Primo	....	the director wishes to thank
Tony Riveria	....	the director wishes to thank
Ken Roberts	....	the producers would like to thank
Jacky Roman	....	the director wishes to thank
Mike Rosen	....	the director wishes to thank
Joti Samra	....	the director wishes to thank
Pav Sandhu	....	the director wishes to thank
Mini Sivadasan	....	the director wishes to thank
Antonio Sorace	....	the director wishes to thank
Adam Stimpson	....	the director wishes to thank
Craig Thigpen	....	the director wishes to thank
Geoff Turner	....	the director wishes to thank
Jean Turner	....	the director wishes to thank (as Gene Turner)
Franco Valentini	....	the director wishes to thank
Francesca Watley	....	the director wishes to thank
Charles Wattley	....	the director wishes to thank
Danny Wattley	....	the director wishes to thank
Francesca Wattley	....	the director wishes to thank
Summerland Winery	....	the director wishes to thank
Henry Yee	....	the director wishes to thank
Nebil Zarif	....	the director wishes to thank
Omar Zuniga	....	the director wishes to thank

Production Companies

• Shoot It Productions
• Silvio Pollio Entertainment (co-production)
• Bob DeBrino Entertainment
• Trace Entertainment LLC (co-production)
• Joe N Jack Productions
• SP Entertainment

Distributors

• IndustryWorks Distribution (2006-2007) (worldwide) (all media)
• Koch Vision (2009) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Pierce Law Group  producer's representative

Runtime:

86 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Fujicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:Not Rated

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Shoot It Productions

Soundtrack:

YOU WANT MORE?

180 degree turn from his first film.

When I first watched Pollio's first feature film, HOW IT ALL WENT DOWN, I was blown away with the story, the style and the execution. I had no idea that the same guy that delivered hardcore grit with his first film would go completely the other way with a glossy and witty SHUT UP AND SHOOT.?? I thoroughly enjoyed this movie and thought it was well done. The ending through me for a big surprise and was not expecting that at all. Joe Cortese does a great job as Spencer Spector and the supporting cast was great. Pollio just skates by as Sonny Westwood and although his character has some fun moments in the film with his singing dancing, Pollio's real acting chops show in his first movie, HOW IT ALL WENT DOWN. Here it just looks like he filled that role himself to save the money he'd have to give another actor as Im sure Pollio had a lot at stake in this movie being the Producer with limited funds too. Overall, fun film and I'd recommend it, but my preference in this guy's movie making style is for sure HOW IT ALL WENT DOWN.