GUNS DRUGS & DIRTY MONEY
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Gritty Detroit Crime Movie
Detroit, MI—March 1, 2011—
Guns, Drugs, & Dirty Money is a madly violent graphic novel brought to vivid, bloody life on the big screen. Firmly in the tradition of Reservoir Dogs, Sin City, and any other gloriously trashy bullet ballet ever made, Guns is alrea
dy generating major buzz. Guns, Drugs, & Dirty Money tells the story of graphic novel author Michael Steele (Eric Roberts), who reads the first issue of his comic book of the same name to his ten-year-old-nephew. As he reads, the viewer is instantly transported to the violent Detroit underworld where mob enforcer Nino Capazo, facing imminent retirement, is out for revenge against New York crime boss Benito Fontaine. Marked for death, on the run, and with no one else to turn to, he enlists the help of his former partner in crime, Rio. There’s only one problem—Rio is currently under lock and key at the Jackson State Pen. Nino helps Rio pull off the big break-out and together they round up a crew of new bloods who are then forced to attempt the biggest heist in FBI history. This is John Anton’s first major project with himself at the helm, and completely self-financed. It all started eleven years ago, when Anton made a decision that changed his life. He went down to the Detroit HBO shoot for 61*, Billy Crystal’s Roger Maris picture. After absorbing everything he saw, Anton continued his apprenticeship: acting in movies with Detroit locations, helping other filmmakers with their projects, making the right connections, and letting his nightclub be used in over twenty-three films. As a result, he learned a thing or two about acting, directing, and everything else that goes into a successful film production. Anton says. “It was a great learning experience to be involved in every aspect of the process of filmmaking. It was my ten-year film school.” His appetite whetted, Anton spent all his free time writing, thinking, and writing some more. Eventually, he put together all the pieces that would comprise his homage to the hard side of life in Detroit: Guns, Drugs, & Dirty Money. Guns, Drugs, & Dirty Money, a Smoke Screen Films production, was written by John Anton and Jason Waugh, directed by John Anton, and produced by John Anton and Anthony Moscato. The cast includes the Oscar and Golden Globe-nominated Eric Roberts, Anthony Moscato, Alex Safi, Jason Waugh, Carlos Rubio, Cal Somers, James Hyde, Rich Goteri, and Sarah Sid. The movie is currently self-distributed and available on DVD at www.SmokeScreenFilms.com.
