Loaded (2008)

Director:

Alan Pao

Writers:

Corey Large (writer)
Alan Pao (writer)
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Release Date:

25 March 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Life in the fast lane is murder.

Plot:

A young, wealthy club kid's life spirals downward into an out-of-control world of drugs, sex and violence. |

Plot Keywords:

Drugs | Sex | Panties | Brown Panties | One Word Title

Cast

Jesse Metcalfe	...	Tristan Price
Corey Large	...	Sebastian
Monica Keena	...	Brooke
Nathalie Kelley	...	April
Chace Crawford	...	Hayden Price
Johnny Messner	...	Javon
Jimmy Jean-Louis	...	Antonio
Vinnie Jones	...	Mr.Black
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mitchell Baker	...	Damon
Mary Christina Brown	...	Lin
Jeff Chase	...	Thug
Taylor Cole	...	Alex
Shanna Collins	...	Jaime
Cameron Douglas	...	Rick
Nicole Eggert	...	Allison Ryan
Luke Flynn	...	Marcus
Drew Fuller	...	Brendan
Simona Fusco	...	Dy
Erin Gray	...	Susan Price
Noel Gugliemi	...	Vinnie
Briana Hicks	...	Bailey
Kurupt	...	Jimmy Dyson
Mei Melançon	...	Rose
Lochlyn Munro	...	Clive
Meriah Nelson	...	Dyson's Girl #2
Alan Pao	...	Valet
Burton Perez	...	Officer Munoz
John Bennett Perry	...	Evan Price
Alyssa Pridham	...	Caitlyn
Mike Prophete	...	Officer Parretti
Vanessa Ross	...	Strip Club Bartender
April Spurlock	...	Hospital Receptionist
Parker Stevenson	...	Ben Ryan
Tabitha Taylor	...	Sharon
Garrett Forbes	...	College Student (uncredited)
Mandana Rothschild	...	Nurse (uncredited)
Noush Skaugen	...	Nightclub Dancer (uncredited)

Directed by
Alan Pao

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Kyle Kramer		writer
Corey Large		writer
S.A. Lucerne		writer
Alan Pao		writer

Produced by
Ian Carrington	....	co-producer
Teague Cowley	....	executive producer
Kyle Dean Jackson	....	executive producer
Corey Large	....	producer
Jack Luu	....	producer
Alan Pao	....	producer
Aaron Rattner	....	line producer

Original Music by
Ralph Rieckermann

Cinematography by
Roger Chingirian		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Chris Levitus

Casting by
Ricki Maslar

Production Design by
Jaime Beebe

Art Direction by
Shauna Aronson

Set Decoration by
Leighanne Haddock

Costume Design by
Mayumi Masaoka

Makeup Department
Steve Costanza	....	key makeup artist
Kristina Frisch	....	makeup department head
Naomi Elaine Williams	....	key hair stylist

Production Management
Aaron Rattner	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Oliver Goodwill	....	second assistant director
Larry A. Lee	....	first assistant director
Chris Levitus	....	second unit director
Ilja Magura	....	second assistant director
Kimberly Stuckwisch	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Frank Gray III	....	swing
Sam Krueger	....	art production assistant
Ryan Martin	....	swing
Jessie May Murray	....	property master
Suzanne M. Randle	....	assistant property master
Jorge Rodriguez	....	on-set dresser

Sound Department
James Barth	....	dialogue editor
Miriam Cole	....	audio post coordinator
Eric W. Edwards	....	boom operator
Casey A. Fife	....	sound designer
Casey A. Fife	....	sound editor
Leobardo Ledon	....	adr recordist
Leobardo Ledon	....	foley recordist
Sam C. Lewis	....	adr recordist
Tim D. Lloyd	....	sound mixer
Michael J. McDonald	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Michael McDonald)
Michael J. McDonald	....	supervising sound editor (as Michael McDonald)
Manuel Mendoza	....	sound effects editor
G.W. Pope III	....	sound effects editor
Alex Ullrich	....	foley artist
Brad Whitcanack	....	sound effects editor

Special Effects by
Kelly Kerby	....	special effects coordinator
Jeff Rand	....	special effects foreman

Visual Effects by
Ed L. Anderson	....	digital compositor: Comen VFX
Lisa Annitti	....	controller: Comen VFX
Daniel Bryant	....	digital artist: Comen VFX
Tim Carras	....	visual effects supervisor
Joshua D. Comen	....	visual effects producer
Brandon Criswell	....	digital compositor: Comen VFX
Scott Hale	....	digital artist: Comen VFX
Randy Little	....	digital compositor: Comen VFX

Stunts
Jeff Chase	....	stunts
Kelly Kerby	....	stunt rigger
G. Peter King	....	stunt coordinator
Peter King	....	stunt coordinator
Kortney Manns	....	stunt double: Kurupt
David Powledge	....	stunts
Derick Pritchard	....	stunt performer
Kym Stys	....	stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department
Matt Ardine	....	electrician
Hector Barajas	....	assistant camera
Elisha Christian	....	still photographer
Andrew Clarke	....	electrician
Ryan Copeland	....	grip
Ryan Copeland	....	lighting technician
Robert Duke	....	best boy grip
Nikola Dupkanic	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
David Gamble	....	grip
Alex Gaynor	....	electrician (as Alex. O. Gaynor)
Malek Haneen	....	assistant camera
Gembala James	....	electrician
Mikey Jechort	....	grip
Kyle Klutz	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Erwin Landau	....	Steadicam operator
Erwin Landau	....	camera operator
Axel Llorens	....	grip
Kristoffer May	....	camera loader (as Kris May)
Ryan Norris	....	set lighting technician
Dustin Penrod	....	electrician
Michael Rizzi	....	assistant camera
Forrest Sandefer	....	dolly grip
David Sheetz	....	electrician
John Smith	....	director of photography: second unit
Chris Tonkovich	....	best boy
Chris Updegrave	....	grip
Ben Van Cleave	....	key grip
Raul Vasquez	....	grip
Laura Vella	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Peter Villani	....	gaffer
Mike Watt	....	dolly grip
Annie Wildmoser	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Alexander Yellen	....	additional first assistant camera
Jongo	....	electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Steven Price	....	extras casting
Pete Sutton	....	background casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jesse Anderson	....	costumer
Brooke Weller	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Jon Berry	....	assistant editor
Teague Cowley	....	colorist
Sebastian Perez-Burchard	....	digital intermediate editor

Transportation Department
Louis Dargenzio	....	transportation
Robert Leos	....	transportation captain
Harry Zabounian	....	transportation coordinator
Javier Zaizar	....	driver

Other crew
Erika Canchola	....	production attorney
Elena Chernock	....	production assistant
Timothy 'TJ' James Driscoll	....	stand-in: Corey Large
Donald Gallant	....	production assistant
Hoang Luu	....	production coordinator
Leonard Morpurgo	....	unit publicist
Elsa Ramo	....	production attorney
Rhona Rubio	....	script supervisor
Chase Rudolph	....	production assistant
April Spurlock	....	assistant to producer
Robert Velo	....	production financing

Production Companies

• Wingman Productions
• Tunnel Post

Distributors

• Blue Sky Media (2008) (Czech Republic) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2008) (Bulgaria) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2008) (Hungary) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2008) (Slovakia) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2008) (Romania) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2008) (Albania) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2008) (Bosnia and Herzegovina) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2008) (Croatia) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2008) (Kosovo) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2008) (Republic of Macedonia) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2008) (Montenegro) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2008) (Serbia) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2008) (Slovenia) (all media)
• Allumination Filmworks (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• Film1 (2009) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• GoDigital Media Group (2009) (worldwide) (all media) (digital)
• Mill Creek Entertainment (2011) (USA) (DVD)
• Movie Bank (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (rental)
• Splendid Film (2009) (Germany) (DVD)
• Visual Filmes (2008) (Brazil) (DVD) (TV)

Special Effects

• Comen VFX (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies
• Murray Weissman and Associates  publicity
• Private Island Audio  audio post-production facility
• Ramo Law PC  production legal (as Law Offices of Elsa Ramo)

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive drug use and language, violence and some sexuality

Runtime:

Netherlands:98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

USA:R | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R18 | Singapore:M18 | Australia:MA | UK:18

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Wingman Productions

Trivia:

Corey Large has appeared in all three movies that Alan Pao has directed (as of September 2009): Chasing Ghosts (2005), Loaded (2008) and Toxic (2008).

Goofs:

Continuity: When the Porsche appears, the license plate comes and goes.

Soundtrack:

Let Me Out

Hot people, boring movie

There are lots of extremely good-looking people in this movie. That's probably the best thing about it. Perhaps that even makes it worth watching.

"Loaded" tells the story of Tristan Price (Jesse Metcalfe), a young man who's about to make his mark on the world. He's the son of a well-to-do family with a good reputation, and he's on his way to law school. But like so many such settings, things aren't quite as perfect as they appear. The expectations in this family far outweigh the love. Except for school, Tristan's father rarely lets him leave the house. This seems to be the result of some past traumatic event that shook the family, which is partially revealed through flashbacks but isn't spelled out until the very end. Tristan's claustrophobic environment causes him to let loose in very extreme ways at the first possible opportunity, when his friends take him out to a strip club to celebrate his graduation. The celebration soon follows some strippers back to a beach house party, and from there, Tristan befriends Sebastian Cole (Corey Large), who pulls him into a drug dealing underworld.

While technically well-made, this movie suffers from a lackluster script and a storyline that isn't very engaging. Also counting against this film are some constant camera tricks that generally seemed annoying and out-of-place, such as slow-motion, fast-motion, freeze-frames and echos. These are the types of effects a director might normally utilize to show a character's perspective while on drugs, except in this case they seem to have been sporadically tossed in at random points, in some cheap attempt at style.

Despite its cast of relative unknowns, performances were good all around, most notably with respect to the main antagonist (Corey Large). I suspect we'll be seeing at least a couple of these people in bigger and better projects in the future.

Of course, when mentioning the actors, I must mention their looks. Rating based on hotness, this movies scores an 11. The women in this movie are incredible-looking and almost distract you from what a boring movie you're watching. I'm sure the male characters are also quite attractive, but you'll have to ask someone else to comment on that.

Overall, I can't recommend this movie, not for buying, renting, or even seeing for free. It's unfortunately just not worth the effort it takes to sit through.