The topic of torture is a hot-button issue in today’s America, with the legality of waterboarding and the tales of abuse at Guantanamo Bay bringing man’s inhumanity to man into the public eye like never before. Torture has also been a moneymaker in films, with the Saw franchise milking five installments out of the grisly pleasure of the act. So we were somewhat surprised that Tortured, a new film with a fairly A-list cast including Laurence Fishburne, Jon Cryer and Cole Hauser went directly to DVD. Directed by Nolan Lebovitz, whose only previous credit was 2003’s gynecological comedy Dr. Benny, Tortured most certainly didn’t deserve the direct-to-video treatment – read on.
- 9/23/2008
- UGO Movies
Jon Cryer and James Denton have joined the cast of Tortured, a psychological thriller directed by Nolan Lebovitz.
Adam Lebovitz of Five Star Pictures, Kirk Shaw via Insight Film Studios and Proud Mary Entertainment's Mary Aloe are producing the movie, which stars Laurence Fishburne and Cole Hauser.
The story follows an FBI agent (Hauser) who goes undercover as an organized crime enforcer. When he's ordered to undertake the weeklong torture of an accountant (Fishburne), he begins to question his roles.
Cryer plays Hauser's partner, and Denton is the two men's supervisor.
Production began Monday in Vancouver.
Paradigm Motion Picture Finance Group will rep the domestic distribution rights of the film, and Nicolas Chartier of Voltage Pictures will handle foreign sales. Paradigm packaged the film.
The movie marks a return to features for Cryer, who stars in CBS' hit comedy Two and a Half Men and got his start in films like Pretty in Pink. Cryer's most recent movie was 2001's Glam. He is repped by Paradigm and Forward Entertainment.
Adam Lebovitz of Five Star Pictures, Kirk Shaw via Insight Film Studios and Proud Mary Entertainment's Mary Aloe are producing the movie, which stars Laurence Fishburne and Cole Hauser.
The story follows an FBI agent (Hauser) who goes undercover as an organized crime enforcer. When he's ordered to undertake the weeklong torture of an accountant (Fishburne), he begins to question his roles.
Cryer plays Hauser's partner, and Denton is the two men's supervisor.
Production began Monday in Vancouver.
Paradigm Motion Picture Finance Group will rep the domestic distribution rights of the film, and Nicolas Chartier of Voltage Pictures will handle foreign sales. Paradigm packaged the film.
The movie marks a return to features for Cryer, who stars in CBS' hit comedy Two and a Half Men and got his start in films like Pretty in Pink. Cryer's most recent movie was 2001's Glam. He is repped by Paradigm and Forward Entertainment.
- 5/15/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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