| Director | Dan Zukovic |
|---|---|
| Producer | Jeremy Dyson Brendan Keown |
| Screenplay | Dan Zukovic |
| Starring | Alex Rocco Bruce Glover Dan Zukovic |
| Music | Henrik Åström |
| Cinematography | Jeremy Dyson |
| Editing | Tim Chui |
| Released | August 29, 2014 (Montréal World Film Festival); April 3, 2015 |
| Runtime | 108 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Scammerhead is a 2014 Canadian comedy film directed by Dan Zukovic, in which a scam-artist attempts to successfully execute his most elaborate scam to date. The film stars Alex Rocco, Bruce Glover and Dan Zukovic.
Cast
- Alex Rocco as Ben Sarnus
- Bruce Glover as Wyndham Bawtree
- Dan Zukovic as Silas Breece
- Chris Humphreys as Scrope Jelliver
- Johannah Newmarch as Miss Iceland / Miss Ireland
- Duane Whitaker as Dongren
- Shannon Wilcox as Imby Sarnus
- Alex Zahara as Ian Fragmont
- Garry Chalk as Beldon Fenisher
- C. Ernst Harth as Bruno Tornst
- Kurt Max Runte as Franz Exelmans
- Rick Askew as McCraster
- Kasey Ryne Mazak as Turra
Production
A film noir with dark comic elements, Scammerhead was shot over seven years[1] 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 and Alcatraz Island. It features one of the final performances by the well-known character actor Alex Rocco.
Awards and honours
| Year | Festival | Category | Award | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Montréal World Film Festival | N/A | Grand Prix des Amériques | Dan Zukovic | [2] | |
| 2015 | Berkeley Video & Film Grand Festival Award | Grand Festival Award | Best Feature | Dan Zukovic | ||
| Best Song Ever Award | Dan Zukovic (For the song "Maraschino Moon") | |||||
| Trenton Film Festival | TFF Award | Best Narrative Feature | Dan Zukovic (director) / Jeremy Dyson (producer) / Brendan Keown (producer) / Mitch Mayer (producer) / David Barnett (executive producer) | |||
| Orlando Film Festival | N/A | Best Performance | Dan Zukovic | |||
| 2016 | Cinema World Fest Awards | Award of Excellence | Cinematography - Narrative Feature | Jeremy Dyson | ||
| Cinema World Fest Award | Best in Show - Narrative Feature | Dan Zukovic (director) / Brendan Keown (producer) / Jeremy Dyson (producer) / Mitch Mayer (producer) / David Barnett (executive producer) / Third Tribe Productions Inc. | ||||
| Award of Recognition, Acting | Chris Humphreys / Third Tribe Productions Inc. | |||||
| Hudson Valley International Film Festival | Festival Award | Best Actor in a Feature Film | Alex Rocco | |||
| Best Director in a Feature Film | Dan Zukovic | |||||
| Marietta International Film Festival | Jury Award | Best Original Soundtrack | N/A | |||
| Best Wardrobe | ||||||
| Great Lakes Film Festival | N/A | Best Comedy | Dan Zukovic (director) / Jeremy Dyson (producer) / Brendan Keown (producer) / Mitch Mayer (producer) / David Barnett (executive producer) | |||
| 2017 | Riverside International Film Festival | Jury Award | Best Cinematography | Jeremy Dyson / Third Tribe Productions Inc. |
References
- ^ "Scammerhead captures zeitgeist of hedge fund era". 29 August 2014.
- ^ IMDb. "List of Scammerhead awards". IMDb. Retrieved 2017-10-03.
External links
- Scammerhead at IMDb