In this heist comedy, three washed-up actors must deliver the most convincing performances of their lives as part of a dangerous plot designed to steal $10 million and finance their professional comeback.
Genre – Comedy
Producer – Walter Josten
Writer(s) – Leon de Winter
Cast – Burt Reynolds, Tom Berenger and Rod Steiger
Blue Rider’s Role – Co-producer
Distributor(s) – Lion’s Gate Films Home Entertainment, Amberlon Pictures, Indies Film Distribution, Imagem Filmes (Brazil), Senator Film (Germany)
Release Date – 2001
Synopsis – Tom Berenger, Burt Reynolds and Rod Steiger play washed-up actors who find the opportunity to get back in the biz if they can rip off some Vegas goons of $10 million by convincing them they’re cops. A struggling writer (Jacqueline Kim) decides to live out the fictional heist story she wrote — which thus becomes the driver for the plot.
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Internet Movie Database entry for The Hollywood Sign
Trailer for The Hollywood Sign (in three formats)