Player 5150

Player 5150
Directed byDavid Michael O'Neill
Written byDavid Michael O'Neill
Produced byShawn T Lim
StarringEthan Embry, Kathleen Robertson, Christopher McDonald, Bob Gunton, Kelly Robertson,
CinematographyPatrice Cochet
Edited byBrett Hedlund
Music byMick Muhlfriedel, Tower of Power
Production
company
Azurelite Pictures
Distributed byFirst Look Studios, Blue Harbor Ent.
Release date
  • 2008 (2008)
[1] 2025.
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Player 5150 is a 2008 American film directed by David O'Neill.Working both as a feature writer-director, some of David's latest work includes; Player 5150 (Writer-Director) - Blue Harbor Ent., The Stand at Paxton County (Writer ESX Netflix), The Black Tulip (Writer, Snag Films), Mary, Life After Jesus, (Writer) Exploration Films, Five Aces (Writer-Director) 20th Century Fox, Passenger 58 (Writer) ESX Warner Brothers, Puddy McFadden License to Golf (Writer-Director) Exit 44, The Longest Season (Writer-Director) Film Short.

Awards Include: The Black Tulip - Penn Center Freedom to Write Award. Afghanistan's Official Entry - Best Foreign Film - Academy Awards. Official Academy screenplay consideration. NY International Film Festival - Official Selection, Salento International Film Festival - Best Feature Film, Boston International Film Festival - Best Feature Film, Beverly Hills Film Festival - Golden Palm Grand Prize, Cinequest - Official Selection, International Digital - Screenwriter. Ft. Lauderdale Int. Film Festival - Writer-Director - Five Aces Spirit of Independent Filmmaking Award. The Palimpsest - 2025 - L.A. International Screenwriting Awards, Semi-Finalist - 2025 Santa Barbara International Screenwriting Awards - Official Selection - Martin Eden - Stage 32 Semifinalist - The Palimpsest - 2024 Palm Springs and Santa Barbara Finalist - The Violence of Wine. 2023 Scriptapalooza Quarter Finalist Saving MLK, 2023 Los Angeles International Screenwriting Awards - Saving MLK, 2023 Santa Barbara International Screenwriting Awards - Saving MLK, The Happy Man.[1]

Plot

Joey is a stock trader with a gambling addiction. He and his wife Ali get in trouble with a loan shark Tony. Kelly Carlson plays Lucy, the loan shark's blonde assistant.[2][3]

Cast

Larry Braggs, Tower of Power

Production

Filming took place in Los Angeles and Las Vegas, and began in December 2006.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Beierle, Aaron (15 July 2008) Player 5150. DVD Talk. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b Goldstein, Gregg; AP (5 December 2006) Carlson places bet on ‘Player’ for Azurelite. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  3. ^ Green, Willow (12 May 2006) Kelly Carlson Added To Player 5150. Empire. Retrieved 22 September 2021.