Trouble Is My Business (2018)

Detective Roland Drake falls for two sisters from the Montemar family. One woman is dead and the other wants to kill him.

Director:

Tom Konkle

Writers:

Tom Konkle, Brittney Powell

Stars:

Vernon Wells, Tom Konkle, Brittney Powell

11 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Vernon Wells	...	Detective Barry Tate
Tom Konkle	...	Roland Drake
Brittney Powell	...	Jennifer Montemar
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jana Banker	...	Hotel Receptionist
David Beeler	...	Lew MacDonald
Patrick H. Breen	...	Museum Guard
Carl Bryan	...	Officer James Paduano
Lauren Byrnes	...	Jewelry Store Woman
Jordana Capra	...	Evelyn Montemar
Ksenia Delaveri	...	Nadia
Jordan Destin	...	Museum Guard
Mollie Fitzgerald	...	Mavis
Matt Forman	...	Kidnapper, Museum Guard, Policeman
Nihilist Gelo	...	Museum Guard (as J. Scott)
Julian Giantonio	...	Museum Guard

Storyline

Los Angeles in 1947, everything should be sunny, but the smog creates a fog, a haze that permeates not just the lungs, but the psyches. Private eye Roland Drake cracks cases and romances femme fatales, while corrupt cops rule the underworld of the city and moral lines are anything but black and white. A dark, hard-boiled tale of love and betrayal, told in the classic style of film noir. Drake has fallen on hard times in a harsh world. He has been evicted from his office and disgraced by a missing persons case. Ruined in the public eye and with the police. it seems like it's all over for Roland Drake. Then, redemption walks in - with curves. The owner of those curves is a sexy, dark haired beauty named Katherine Montemar. She wants his help. The chemistry is immediate and her concern for the disappearance of her family members pulls him into her case - and into bed. He wakes up to her missing too, and a pool of blood where she used to be. After a nervous encounter with the equally ...

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Plot Keywords:

hardboiled detective | neo noir | 

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Taglines:

Trouble is his business, and business is good.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Crime | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Amazon 2 Disc DVD FandangoNow Trouble Is My Business

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 April 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

El Problema Es Mi Negocio

Filming Locations:

Silver Dream Factory Studio, Laguna Hills, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$120,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lumen Actus

Technical Specs

Runtime:

116 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color Black and White (DVD release)

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 4K

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film is made as a genre thriller for the same reasons that studios made film noir in the 1940's and 1950's but with an updated spin on the twisted character traits and style of classic hard-boiled literature, pulps and film noir. The director, Thomas Konkle, wanted to make something that was a homage to the films Out of The Past, The Big Combo and The Maltese Falcon in the same way that Raiders of the Lost Ark was a nod to the serials that George Lucas and Steven Spielberg enjoyed. The director of Trouble has studied filmmaking and acting and used his technical abilities and understanding of what actors needed to give their best to make much of what he had to work with in the production. All visual effects were done in house at Lumen Actus.

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Connections

References The Maltese Falcon (1941)

User Reviews

Couldn't watch beyond 10 minutes

It's such a long time since I've seen such poor acting. What promised to be a Sin City (esque) thriller turned into a wooden, awkward embarrassment. It may have been great after 10 minutes but I'd rather poke pencils into my eyes than have to endure any more.