Dog Beach

Fusco (Paradise Salvage) channels Elmore Leonard and Quentin Tarantino in this vivid, action-packed tale of Asian gangsters and Hollywood moviemaking. Louie Mo’s career as the best stunt double in Hong Kong ended with a run-in with the Chinese mafia. Now addicted to painkillers, Louie works in L.A. as an enforcer, breaking the knees of anyone who owes his criminal bosses. His latest case takes him to the house of aspiring filmmaker Troy Raskin and several housemates, which is located on a stretch of Malibu nicknamed “Dog Beach.” There’s a reason why Troy and his friends, who can’t quite finish anything, are called the “Dogs of Entropy.” Troy is behind on the movie he’s working on for producer and gangster Avi Ghazaryan. Before Louie can beat up Troy, however, the young filmmaker recognizes his potential assailant. While Louie at first denies he’s the former stuntman, he winds up getting a role in Troy’s next film project, which Troy may actually finish. Sharp dialogue complements the pitch-black comedy. [em]Agent: Stephanie Cabot, Gernert Company. (Sept.) [/em]