Loosies
USA, 2011, 88 Minute Running Time
Genre/Subjects: Comedy, Drama, Romance
MUST END Thurs Feb 16th at the Denver FilmCenter
Digital Presentation - The feature film screenwriting debut from Peter Facinelli (TWILIGHT, NURSE JACKIE), LOOSIES stars Facinelli as Bobby, a New York City pickpocket who roams the city disguised as a stockbroker. Bobby tempts fate with the law by lifting the badge of a NYC Detective (Michael Madsen), much to the annoyance of his viciously manipulative fence Jax (Vincent Gallo). Bobby comes the center of a a citywide search and is reprimanded by Jax for bringing the eyes of the cops too close to his business. At the same time, Bobby runs into an even bigger challenge - three months after a passionate affair with Lucy (Jaimie Alexander) he discovers she is pregnant with his child. With the two world colliding, Bobby is forced to reevaluate a lifetime of missteps. In a city where he was once invisible, he is now very much exposed - after being hunted by the police and confronted by Lucy, Bobby must decide between his criminal lifestyle he once led, or change to finally take responsibility for his actions.
DIRECTOR: Michael Corrente
Principal Cast: Peter Facinelli, Jaimie Alexander, Vincent Gallo, Michael Madsen
US Distributor: IFC Films