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Hell To Pay (2011 Film)
''Hell to Pay'' is a 2011 black-and-white neo-noir film written and directed by Jay Jennings. The film pays homage to 1950s film noir and 1970s crime dramas. Plot "The Money Collector" (Charles Santore) is a Los Angeles debt collector with a short fuse who burns too many bridges and now must leave town before he gets himself killed. The film's narrative revolves around his life and the low-life scum that he encounters in his everyday life. When he is not collecting money, threatening people in broad daylight, or getting blowjobs from hookers, he is often being scolded by the Organized crime, underworld crime boss that he works for. His family life is not much better. His estranged wife and deadbeat father only come around when they need money and the only person in his life that he trusts is his mentor, a former collector who gives him a chance to get out of the racket (crime), racket before things take a turn for the worse. Of course he does not take his mentor's advice, which lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jay Jennings
Jay Robert Jennings (born August 23, 1965) is an American independent filmmaker and author. He has directed two feature films, '' Loanshark'' (1999) and ''Hell to Pay'' (2014), as well as, an assortment of short films and documentaries. Jennings uses handheld cameras and cinéma vérité techniques, shooting his films among old Hollywood buildings and streets. Early life Jennings was born in Hollywood, California. He grew up making Super-8 movies and screening them for friends and family. He graduated from Beverly Hills High School and then attended film courses at Columbia College Hollywood (CCH), UCLA The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California. UCLA's academic roots were established in 1881 as a teachers college then known as the southern branch of the California ..., and the American Film Institute. Career Jennings screenwriter, writes, film director, directs, Film producer, produces, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |