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Scott Ryan Movies

2004  
 
Director James Ronald Whitney takes the reality television craze to the outer limits in this motion picture, which at once parodies the antics of shows such as Fear Factor and Punk'd while pushing the envelope of both the concept and his participants. After auditioning several hundred New Yorkers, Whitney recruits a cast of three men and three women to perform various stunts around the city, most of which involve nudity or sexual situations, with the cast member who is judged as the best walking home with a prize of $10,000. But how far are the participants willing to go in pursuit of money and their 15 minutes of fame? And what does their combination of ambition and lack of inhibition tell us about the people willing to literally bare all without the clear promise of a reward? Games People Play: New York was the first in a projected series of three similar films from Whitney, with installments from Hollywood and the Bible Belt in the works. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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Starring:
Joshua ColemanSarah Smith, (more)
 
2005  
 
An Australian contract killer commissions an ambitious film student to make a documentary about his life in director Scott Ryan's caustically cinéma vérité comedy. Ray Shoesmith murders people for a living, and lately he's developed the sneaking suspicion that his own time is running out. Upon learning that his next-door neighbor is an aspiring filmmaker, Ray hires him to record an unbiased document of his existence should he meet an early demise. With the cameras rolling, Ray takes the opportunity to air his frustrations and discuss his various peccadilloes. The result is a film that doesn't wallow in bloodshed, but instead offers candid insight into the mind of a killer by focusing on the playful conversations that unfold while Ray is between jobs, and the bizarre circumstances that dictated his unusual career path. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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Starring:
Scott RyanBen Walker, (more)