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Paparazzi

  • 20042004
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 24m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
15K
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Paparazzi (2004)
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A rising Hollywood actor decides to take personal revenge against a group of four persistent photographers to make them pay for almost causing a personal tragedy involving his wife and son.A rising Hollywood actor decides to take personal revenge against a group of four persistent photographers to make them pay for almost causing a personal tragedy involving his wife and son.A rising Hollywood actor decides to take personal revenge against a group of four persistent photographers to make them pay for almost causing a personal tragedy involving his wife and son.
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
15K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Paul Abascal
  • Writer
    • Forry Smith
  • Stars
    • Cole Hauser
    • Robin Tunney
    • Dennis Farina
Top credits
  • Director
    • Paul Abascal
  • Writer
    • Forry Smith
  • Stars
    • Cole Hauser
    • Robin Tunney
    • Dennis Farina
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 142User reviews
    • 72Critic reviews
    • 38Metascore
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  • Videos1

    Paparazzi
    Trailer 0:35
    Paparazzi

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    Paparazzi (2004)
    Daniel Baldwin and Kevin Gage in Paparazzi (2004)
    Daniel Baldwin, Kevin Gage, and Tom Hollander in Paparazzi (2004)
    Tom Sizemore and Cole Hauser in Paparazzi (2004)
    Robin Tunney and Cole Hauser in Paparazzi (2004)
    Daniel Baldwin, Kevin Gage, and Tom Hollander in Paparazzi (2004)
    Daniel Baldwin and Kevin Gage in Paparazzi (2004)
    Dennis Farina and Cole Hauser in Paparazzi (2004)
    Cole Hauser in Paparazzi (2004)
    Cole Hauser in Paparazzi (2004)
    Paul Abascal and Cole Hauser in Paparazzi (2004)
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    Cole Hauser
    Cole Hauser
    • Bo Laramieas Bo Laramie
    Robin Tunney
    Robin Tunney
    • Abby Laramieas Abby Laramie
    Dennis Farina
    Dennis Farina
    • Detective Burtonas Detective Burton
    Daniel Baldwin
    Daniel Baldwin
    • Wendell Stokesas Wendell Stokes
    Tom Hollander
    Tom Hollander
    • Leonard Clarkas Leonard Clark
    Kevin Gage
    Kevin Gage
    • Kevin Rosneras Kevin Rosner
    Blake Michael Bryan
    • Zach Laramieas Zach Laramie
    • (as Blake Bryan)
    Tom Sizemore
    Tom Sizemore
    • Rex Harperas Rex Harper
    Andrea Baker
    Andrea Baker
    • Emilyas Emily
    Jordan Baker
    Jordan Baker
    • Dr. Kelleyas Dr. Kelley
    Joe Basile
    Joe Basile
    • Police Lab Techas Police Lab Tech
    Lauren Birkell
    Lauren Birkell
    • Allisonas Allison
    Wendy Braun
    Wendy Braun
    • Bo's Publicistas Bo's Publicist
    Kelly Carlson
    Kelly Carlson
    • Kristinas Kristin
    Greg Castro
    • Policemanas Policeman
    Robert Catrini
    Robert Catrini
    • Smartass Paparazzias Smartass Paparazzi
    Larry Cedar
    Larry Cedar
    • Charlieas Charlie
    Dennis Cockrum
    Dennis Cockrum
    • Coroneras Coroner
    • Director
      • Paul Abascal
    • Writer
      • Forry Smith
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      It was inspired by Producer Mel Gibson and some celebrities talking about paparazzi nightmares, and Gibson said, "What a great revenge film this would make."
    • Goofs
      When Laramie is fighting one of the paparazzi, he has sweat on his shirt. Yet, just a little time after, he is still wearing the same shirt, the sweat is gone and it didn't have enough time to dry.
    • Quotes

      Rex Harper: Laramie. I am going to destroy your life and eat your soul. And I can't wait to do it.

    • Connections
      Features Speed (1994)
    • Soundtracks
      Brothers
      Performed by DeJa-Vu

      Courtesy of North Star Media

      Written by Timothy Feehan and Jason Paul Randolph

      Published by Park Drive USA Publishing (ASCAP)

    User reviews142

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    Obvious and straight-forward, but there's a lesson in here to be learned
    I hate tabloid press as much as the next person. But I will be honest to you about how I feel about movie stars. It is a dishonest profession. I don't believe in actors getting paid $20 million for a single film and living in multiple mansions when harder working folks get nothing. But then you have to consider what the character of Bo Laramie says in this film. Perhaps every time someone takes your picture you lose a bit of your soul. Maybe the constant hassling of the press is only worth $20 million. Celebrities do rub it in our faces a bit too much about how much money they have. We are the ones that see their movies and buy their CDs. It's because of us that they have what they have right? And when we want a little bit of them back, when we want a little insight into their lives that ultimately, we, have helped create for them, they often bite back with attitude.

    There is a line that is not to be crossed though. The odd picture here and there is more than enough. But as there are so many, many tabloid magazines out there, all with the same kind of single-word single-syllable title, the business has become very diluted and all of them are willing to buy the most mundane photos of celebs doing uninteresting things. Not only this, but they take it to rather perverted extremes and it baffles me that anyone could be at all interested in it. I've seen long-shots of celebs hanging around like any person ought to but with massive close-ups of sweaty armpits, circled for the benefit of anyone not enlightened to the point of the picture. Morbid close-ups of some celebrity's blouse revealing some milkshake she spilled a few hours earlier is just plain creepy. Sadly, there are thousands of parasites out there who are willing to fork over their hard-earned cash for such rags. I'll never understand the fascination.

    Celebs are made out to be Gods of some kind. Something we all want to be but never can. Their teeth are perfect, their wives/husbands beautiful, their children beautiful, their homes are palaces and their lifestyles enviable. Most of us live our whole lives in jealousy of celebs. This is why we just want a little bit more back from them. They can afford it right? With all that money and 'power' a few pics here and there won't hurt will they? Well, I can't imagine myself liking it very much. And, considering the crap I've seen some celebs take, I personally don't think any of it's worth $20 million. Punching a Paparazzo in the face with my fist going through his camera first sounds like the best image of all in my opinion. Since a union of celebs is actually quite powerful, I do believe their wills be much, much tighter laws in the near future to curb Paparazzi. There's always some story of some actor taking a weaselly photographer to court.

    Or you could do it the way Bo Laramie does.

    Laramie (Cole Hauser) is a former Montana carpenter who has, by pure chance, become a star in Hollywood through various xXx-style action movies. The public loves him and wants more than he is willing to offer. His private life is constantly being invaded by those peeking in. But they are taking pictures too. Rex Harper (the very cool, but sadly self-destructive, Tom Sizemore) is one of those pesky photographers. And Laramie doesn't take too kindly to Harper taking pics of his son playing football. He responds by punching out Harper, only a group of his Paparazzi pals (including Danny-the best Baldwin, the psycho killer from Heat, and some highly annoying English guy you can't wait to see hanging from a tree) catch the whole thing on film and whore out their footage to the highest bidder.

    Now with a personal vendetta between them a childish game is promptly brought to an end (or only just beginning) when they involve Laramie and his family in a Princess Diana-style car wreck. And instead of calling an ambulance, they take pictures of their bloody bodies. Sadly, it's not sounding far-fetched yet.

    Having not learned from other's mistake Laramie is still hassled by the photographers and press and they continue to fabricate stories and bend (read utterly distort) the truth to line their own pockets. Little do they know Laramie is planning a Punisher-style revenge on the 4 dolts responsible for his tragedy.

    Click on my reviews to find a coninuation of this criticism in another film of the same name as the IMDb only allows 1000 words.
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    • CuriosityKilledShawn
    • Sep 11, 2005

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 3, 2004 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Папарацці
    • Filming locations
      • Lankershim Boulevard, North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Twentieth Century Fox
      • Icon Entertainment International
      • Icon Productions
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $20,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $15,714,234
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $6,146,262
      • Sep 5, 2004
    • Gross worldwide
      • $16,796,512
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 24 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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