Pressed (2011)

Two joyriders Jesse and Sam discover something hidden in the back seat of the car that could change their lives forever. Brian, unknown to Jesse and Sam, is desperately trying to seek a "... See full summary »

Director:

Justin Donnelly

Writers:

Justin Donnelly, Christopher Donaldson (additional material)

Stars:

Luke Goss, Tyler Johnston, Jeffrey Ballard

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Luke Goss	...	Brian
Tyler Johnston	...	Jesse
Jeffrey Ballard	...	Sam
Michael Eklund	...	Jimmy
Erica Carroll	...	Leanne
Andrew Hedge	...	Officer Black
Craig Stanghetta	...	Joey 'The Boss'
Tanya Champoux	...	Brian's Mom
Michelle Brezinski	...	Lynn - Jesse's mom
R. Cameron Gordon	...	Chuck
Chris Ippolito	...	Gus
Ethan Sawyer	...	Brian's Son
Andrew Zachar	...	Man in car
Kaleb Mailey	...	Young Jesse
Destee Klyne	...	Tara (as Destinee Klyne)

Storyline

Two joyriders Jesse and Sam discover something hidden in the back seat of the car that could change their lives forever. Brian, unknown to Jesse and Sam, is desperately trying to seek a "quick fix" business deal that will put him back on top financially after being let go from his executive position at one of the top investment firms. Brian decides to go "all in", investing the rest of his savings into a short-term drug deal. After Jesse and Sam intercept the illicit drug money, they soon learn that they've stolen from the wrong people. A twisted tale of greed, deceit, murder and wealth, PRESSED is an action-drama feature where three relationships collide. It changes lives, some of them for good.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 February 2011 (Canada)

Also Known As:

Hit Fast

Filming Locations:

Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

CAD 3,200,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Donnelly Entertainment Group, QubeFilm

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

Late in the film, a business jet is seen taxiing. A couple of minutes later, a similar jet rolls to a stop at the hangar. They are clearly meant to be the same aircraft. However, they have different paint schemes and only the first has a window in the door.

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Soundtracks

My Own Road
written by Peter Allen and Jericca Cleland
performed by Peter Allen, sung by Sahara

User Reviews

Normal movie

It's quite good movie. Not even it is quite small budget movie, it contains good cameraman work, good producing and work of actors. All visualization is good and all movie is comparable with big budget movies. From the technical side - movie won't disappoint viewers.

But story have some disadvantages. All storyline is quite clear, but for me some acts of characters looked inadequate for their current situation. And because these acts is a piece of story, the story starting to look to me not so hard, serious and shocking. But the last 15 min will shows, that all movie lead you to situation without salvation. After all - our all life contains a lot inadequate act and decisions, and Pressed story could become your story (in the worst variant).

As I sad, all movie is quite calm and slow. There aren't a lot of action, car chasing or big "booms". But all that calmness to me created scary atmosphere, because it looked so real and it could took place in my neighborhood.

In summary I can say, that Pressed is normal movie (100% not bad, but is it good - it's a question for each viewer).