''Slingshot'' is a 2005 American

independent Independent or Independents may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Artist groups * Independents (artist group), a group of modernist painters based in the New Hope, Pennsylvania, area of the United States during the early 1930s * Independ ...

crime film Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine ...

directed by

Jay Alaimo Jay Alaimo (born James Joseph Alaimo III; Suffield, Connecticut) is a Writer, Director and Producer in the Film, Television, Web Series world. He recently named a new CBD soda water, the first of its kind to be based out of New York City, called ...

and written by Alaimo & Matt Fiorello and Matthew Quinn Martin. The film stars

David Arquette David Arquette (born September 8, 1971) is an American actor and former professional wrestler. He is best known for his role as Dewey Riley in the slasher film franchise ''Scream'', for which he won a Teen Choice Award and two Blockbuster Enter ...

Thora Birch Thora Birch (born March 11, 1982) is an American actress and producer. She made her feature film debut in 1988 with a starring role in ''Purple People Eater'', for which she received a Young Artist Award for "Best Young Actress Under Nine Years ...

Balthazar Getty Paul Balthazar Getty (; born January 22, 1975) is an American actor and musician. His acting debut was in ''Lord of the Flies'' (1990) as Ralph. He went on to appear in '' Lost Highway'' (1997) and had a recurring role as Richard Montana in '' Ch ...

and

Julianna Margulies Julianna Margulies (; born June 8, 1966) is an American actress. After several small television roles, Margulies achieved wide recognition for her starring role as Carol Hathaway on NBC's long-running medical drama series '' ER'' (1994–2009), ...

Plot

Taylor (Getty) and Ashley (Arquette), best friends since childhood, are drifters, going across country, pulling low-level cons. They end up in Fairfield, CT, where they embark on a bigger scheme: to scam wealthy, as well as lonely, housewives.

Cast

as Ash *

as April *

as Taylor *

as Karen *

Joely Fisher Joely Fisher ( /ˈdʒoʊˌli/ born October 29, 1967) is an American actress and singer, the daughter of singer Eddie Fisher and actress Connie Stevens, and half-sister of actress Carrie Fisher. Her breakthrough came in 1994, starring as Paige Cla ...

as Emma * Michael Janik as Dickson *

Svetlana Metkina Svetlana Aleksandrovna Metkina (russian: Светлана Александровна Меткина; born 7 January 1974) is a Russian actress from Moscow. She is known outside Russia for playing the Czechoslovak reporter Lenka Janáček in the ...

as Fast Bobby *

Lillo Brancato Lillo Brancato Jr. (born Saul Rodriguez; August 30, 1976) is an American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Calogero “C” Anello in Robert De Niro's 1993 directorial debut, ''A Bronx Tale.'' He also portrayed Matthew Bevilaqua, a you ...

as DJ *

Katie Chonacas Katie Chonacas is an American actress. Chonacas was born in Detroit, Michigan. After moving to Los Angeles in 2002 she landed roles on television series including ''CSI: NY'', ''It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia'', ''Cold Case'' and ''CSI: Crime ...

as Ruby * Sara Colton as Constance *

Kat Coiro Kat Coiro is an American filmmaker known for directing Marry Me (2022 film), ''Marry Me'', a romantic comedy starring Jennifer Lopez, Owen Wilson, and Malumaa box-office success for Universal Pictures in 2022. She directed and executive produced ...

as Tina (credited as Katherine Cunningham-Eves) * Spencer Diamond as Tracey * Patrick Dizney as Gerry * Rachel Konstantin as Candice * Andrea Leigh as Joy * Eric Rath as Banker *

Krysten Ritter Krysten Alyce Ritter (born December 16, 1981) is an American actress and model. She came to prominence when she appeared as Jane Margolis in the AMC drama series '' Breaking Bad'' (2009–2010) and its spinoff film '' El Camino'' (2019). She the ...

as Beth * Irene Walsh as Suzanne

References

External links

* * 2000s crime films American crime films Films directed by Jay Alaimo 2000s English-language films 2000s American films {{2000s-US-film-stub