''Scammerhead'' is a 2014 Canadian

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by Dan Zukovic, in which a scam-artist attempts to successfully execute his most elaborate scam to date. The film stars

Alex Rocco Alex Rocco (born Alessandro Federico Petricone Jr.; February 29, 1936 – July 18, 2015) was an American actor. Known for his distinctive, gravelly voice, he was often cast as villains, including Moe Greene in ''The Godfather'' (1972) and his Pr ...

Bruce Glover Bruce Herbert Glover (born May 2, 1932) is an American character actor best known for his portrayal of the assassin Mr. Wint in the James Bond film '' Diamonds Are Forever''. He is the father of actor Crispin Glover. Life and career Glover was ...

and Dan Zukovic.

Cast

as Ben Sarnus *

as Wyndham Bawtree * Dan Zukovic as Silas Breece *

Chris Humphreys Chris Humphreys is a Canadian actor, playwright and novelist. Born in Toronto, Ontario. His father, Peter Humphreys, was an actor, writer and Battle of Britain] fighter pilot. His mother, Ingegerd Holter, was a spy in the Norwegian resistance ...

as Scrope Jelliver * Johannah Newmarch as Miss Iceland / Miss Ireland *

Duane Whitaker Nathan Duane Whitaker Jr. (born June 23, 1959) is an American character actor. Early life Whitaker was born in Abilene, Texas, the oldest child of Nathan Duane Whitaker Sr. and Barbara Ella Hudson, a nurse. He has two younger sisters, both bor ...

as Dongren * Shannon Wilcox as Imby Sarnus *

Alex Zahara Alex Zahara is a Canadian television, film and voice actor. Born in Grande Prairie, Alberta, he was involved with theatre while still in school, performing in a stage version of '' MASH''. He later taught the "Acting for Teens" class at the Vanco ...

as Ian Fragmont * Garry Chalk as Beldon Fenisher * C. Ernst Harth as Bruno Tornst *

Kurt Max Runte Kurt Max Runte is a Canadian actor based in Vancouver, British Columbia.Michael D. Reid, "Making the cut". ''Victoria Times-Colonist'', January 24, 2005. He is most noted for his performance as Dale Milbury in the 2016 film ''Hello Destroyer'', for ...

as Franz Exelmans * Rick Askew as McCraster * Kasey Ryne Mazak as Turra

Production

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with dark comic elements, ''Scammerhead'' was shot over seven years in numerous international locations, including New York City, Chicago, Vancouver, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Berlin, Tokyo, Havana, London, Rome, Paris, Mexico City, Washington DC, New Orleans, Cleveland, Toronto, Liverpool, Memphis, Dallas, Atlanta,

Elba Island Elba ( it, isola d'Elba, ; la, Ilva) is a Mediterranean island in Tuscany, Italy, from the coastal town of Piombino on the Italian mainland, and the largest island of the Tuscan Archipelago. It is also part of the Arcipelago Toscano National ...

and Alcatraz Island. It features one of the final performances by the well-known character actor

Awards and honours

References

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* 2014 films 2014 comedy-drama films 2010s English-language films {{2010s-comedy-drama-film-stub