Paparazzi (2004)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

Paul Abascal

Writer (WGA):

Forry Smith (written by)

Release Date:

3 September 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

One good shot deserves another

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Revenge | Paparazzi | Actor | Coma | Movie Star

Cast

Cole Hauser	...	Bo Laramie
Robin Tunney	...	Abby Laramie
Dennis Farina	...	Detective Burton
Daniel Baldwin	...	Wendell Stokes
Tom Hollander	...	Leonard Clark
Kevin Gage	...	Kevin Rosner
Blake Michael Bryan	...	Zach Laramie (as Blake Bryan)
Tom Sizemore	...	Rex Harper
Andrea Baker	...	Emily
Jordan Baker	...	Dr. Kelley
Joe Basile	...	Police Lab Tech
Lauren Birkell	...	Allison
Wendy Braun	...	Bo's Publicist
Kelly Carlson	...	Kristin
Greg Castro	...	Policeman

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for intense violent sequences, sexual content and language.

Runtime:

84 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Indonesia:Dewasa | Germany:12 | France:U | Iceland:12 (video rating) | Iceland:14 | Argentina:13 | South Korea:15 | Philippines:PG-13 | Australia:M | Czech Republic:15 | Finland:K-15 | Ireland:15 | Singapore:PG | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #40880) | Brazil:14

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

Was inspired when Mel Gibson and some celebrities were talking about paparazzi nightmares and Gibson said, "What a great revenge film this would make." He is one of the film's producers.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): On the cover of the Paparazzi magazine, the word "accident" is spelled "accicdent".

Quotes:

Zach Laramie: Why is Daddy on a magazine with a black thing covering his peepee?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Benchwarmers (2006)

Soundtrack:

Brothers

Enjoyable Entertainment

In Beverly Hills, the Montana family-man actor Bo Laramie (Cole Hauser) becomes a superstar with the franchise of his action movie "Adrenaline Force". His family and he lose their privacy with the success, being stalked by four tabloid paparazzi leaded by the despicable Rex Harper (Tom Sizemore). When the photographers provoke a tragic traffic accident with Bo and his family, his wife Abby Laramie (Robin Tunney) is seriously injured and his son Zach Laramie (Blake Bryan) enters in coma. When Bo unintentionally causes a fatal accident with Kevin Rosner (Kevin Gage), he decides to plot revenge against the other three scumbags to protect his family.

"Paparazzi" is flawed, but is also an entertaining tale of revenge. Tom Sizemore is amazing in his performance of a nasty guy, and there are the uncredited participations of many VIPs, such as Vince Vaughn, Mel Gibson, Chris Rock and Matthew McConaughey among others. It is funny to see the evolution (?) of the naive character Paparazzo, performed by Walter Santesso in Federico Fellini's "La Dolce Vita" to the present days. Do not think too much about the flaws, and you will certainly see an enjoyable film. My vote is six.

Title (Brazil): "Paparazzi"