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The Big Red Bastard

  • 2022
  • 13m
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
63
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The Big Red Bastard (2022)
MysteryShort

A grizzled cop must bring to justice a deadly and mysterious menace who has left his city in ruins and his life in chaos.A grizzled cop must bring to justice a deadly and mysterious menace who has left his city in ruins and his life in chaos.A grizzled cop must bring to justice a deadly and mysterious menace who has left his city in ruins and his life in chaos.

  • Director
    • Thomas Horvath
  • Writer
    • Cooper Barnes
  • Stars
    • Ella Anderson
    • Sheldon Bailey
    • Cooper Barnes
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    8.2/10
    63
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Thomas Horvath
    • Writer
      • Cooper Barnes
    • Stars
      • Ella Anderson
      • Sheldon Bailey
      • Cooper Barnes
    • 5User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

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    Ella Anderson
    Ella Anderson
    Sheldon Bailey
    Sheldon Bailey
    Cooper Barnes
    Cooper Barnes
    Liz Stewart Barnes
    Liz Stewart Barnes
      Indira Gibson
      Ben Giroux
      Ben Giroux
      Michael Jaworski
      Jonathan London
      Kurt Long
      Kurt Long
      Jason Ryan Lovett
      Katie Massa Kennedy
      Chris Moller
      Kelly Sullivan
      Kelly Sullivan
      Adam Tait
      Colin Wilson
      • Director
        • Thomas Horvath
      • Writer
        • Cooper Barnes
      • All cast & crew
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      10kourtneykoscielak

      Addictive!

      This was a fantastic short and something you can watch again and again! You are drawn right into the story from the beginning and you have to love the classic black and white feel with an intentional splash of color when needed. This movie will blast you right into a different time period and I'm a big lover of older movies so this was perfect! Add in the great acting and well done script and you have yourself a winner in this short. Grab a martini or a glass of scotch and sit yourself down on that sofa for a break from todays reality with this film <3.
      10italianpunkthirtyacre

      I loved this

      This was a GOOD movie I am proud of you. I really love this movie and I love you you did a good job writing it and it's director did a good job too and I really love this.
      10fatare

      Fantastic!

      What a great short film. Cooper Barnes proves he has so much more to offer than the incredible Captain Man. He can definitely hold his own in a gangster noir film. I loved the use of the splash of color and will be sharing this out with my friends for sure. Good times!
      10sitarafalcon

      Dig it!

      Cool as hell. Even after the reveal it was a fun ride all the way through. Loved the archetype characters and the noir world. Visually impressive.

      Cooper Barnes shows that he's more than a modernday superhero. He's a smoking, hard-drinking, fast-talking, gun-toting tough guy - who could sidle up next to Mitchum or Bogart at a speakeasy bar.
      10kattzmeeow

      Fun, ridiculous, and whimsical! Must see

      Who doesn't love over the top, nostalgia inducing comedy?! Cooper was born for this role, and I want to see more! More noir!

      He's a tall glass of water with some Big Red B and vitamin C mixed in.

      Ben killed it as the typical pushy reporter, trying to get his scoop, and Kelly sold the sexy dame bit so well. The whole cast was great!

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      • Release date
        • February 14, 2022 (United States)
      • Country of origin
        • United States
      • Language
        • English
      • Also known as
        • A Pitcher is Worth a Thousand Words
      • Filming locations
        • Los Angeles, California, USA
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      • Runtime
        13 minutes
      • Color
        • Black and White
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.85 : 1

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