Shoot the Hero! explained

Shoot the Hero!
Starring:	Jason Mewes Samantha Lockwood Nick Nicotera Mike Hatton Danny Trejo
Music:	Joseph Conlan
Cinematography:	Klemens Becker
Editing:	Bruce Feagle
Studio:	Blue Moxie Entertainment Seskri Productionz
Director:	Christian Sesma
Producer:	Denise DuBarry Christian Sesma
Runtime:	80 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	English

Shoot the Hero! is a 2010 American action-comedy film directed by Christian Sesma, starring Jason Mewes, Samantha Lockwood, Nick Nicotera, Mike Hatton and Danny Trejo.

Cast

• Jason Mewes as Nate
• Samantha Lockwood as Kate
• Nick Nicotera as Fat Smith
• Mike Hatton as Thin Smith
• Danny Trejo as Crazy Joe
• Nicholas Turturro as Grant
• Paul Sloan as Franklin
• Fred Williamson as The General
• Taylor Negron as Douglas
• Brian Drolet as Hayek
• Katie Morgan as Baby Doll
• Annemarie Pazmino as China Doll

Release

The film premiered at the Palm Springs International Film Festival on 8 January 2010.^[1]

Reception

Variety called the film "a little strange, a little amateurish and a bit fun".^[2] Tyler Forster of DVD Talk wrote that the film is "far from flawless, but it's not too bad either".^[3]

Doug Brunell of Film Threat wrote that "when you spend a majority of the time thinking to yourself that what you are seeing on screen would never happen, you can’t help but ultimately realize it is a lost opportunity … though a slightly guilty pleasure nonetheless."^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Film festival set to be premiere. Buck. Fielding. 1 January 2010. The Press-Enterprise. 5 October 2022.
2. Web site: Shoot the Hero!. Variety Staff. 20 January 2010. Variety. 5 October 2022.
3. Web site: Shoot the Hero!. Forster. Tyler. 19 October 2010. DVD Talk. 5 October 2022.
4. Web site: SHOOT THE HERO!. Brunell. Doug. 17 October 2010. Film Threat. 5 October 2022.