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Lonely Street (film)

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Lonely Street
Directed byPeter Ettinger
Written byPeter Ettinger
Based onLonely Street
by Steve Brewer
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyMarco Fargnoli
Edited by
  • M. Scott Smith
  • Paul Kumpata
  • Sean Puglisi
Release dates
  • September 2008 (2008-09) (Boston)
  • August 11, 2009 (2009-08-11) (United States)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Lonely Street is a 2008 American comedy-thriller film directed by Peter Ettinger and starring Jay Mohr, Robert Patrick, Nikki Cox, Joe Mantegna and Katt Williams. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Steve Brewer.

The film premiered at the 2008 Boston Film Festival.[1][2]

Plot summary

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Bubba Mabry (Mohr), a notoriously gullible private detective, is hired to snoop on a tabloid reporter by a mysterious celebrity known only as Mr. Aaron (Patrick). When the tabloid reporter is murdered, Mabry becomes the prime suspect in his death.

Cast

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Soundtrack

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Elvis impersonator James "The King" Brown was brought to Ardent Studios by soundtrack producer Danny Seraphine to record When the Rebel Comes Home and Waiting for this Moment.[3][4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-09-20. Retrieved 2020-06-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ ""Lonely Street" finally hits the big screen". 9 September 2008.
  3. ^ Seraphine, Danny (2010-09-23). Street Player: My Chicago Story. John Wiley & Sons. p. 284. ISBN 9780470625736. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
  4. ^ Beifuss, John (2009-08-01). "Septuagenarian Elvis, comedy thriller take long route to DVD release". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
  5. ^ "Lonely Street (2009)". TCM.com. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
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