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Get Down (film)
''Treed Murray'', also known as ''Get Down'', is a 2001 Canadian Drama film, drama thriller film written and directed by William Phillips (director), William Phillips and starring David Hewlett. It won two Genie Awards (Overall Sound and Sound Editing), and was nominated for three more (Motion Picture, Direction, and Music - Original Song). Synopsis During a routine walk home through a park, advertising agency executive Murray (David Hewlett) gets lost after fleeing a beggar and runs into Carter (Kevin Duhaney), who demands his wallet. After a struggle, Murray strikes Carter in the face with his briefcase and proceeds to walk away. A small punks gang of teenagers, of which Carter is a member, emerges from the bushes. Murray flees and the gang begins to chase him. Fearing a beating, Murray climbs a tree to evade capture. Despite him throwing down his wallet and watch to them, the gang decides to wait for him to come down. An attempt to call to other people for help fails, while M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Phillips (director)
William Phillips is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. After graduating from the University of Toronto with a bachelor of science, Phillips studied film at Ryerson University. Phillips then ran a film production company entitled Grandview Products and worked on the second-unit of the film ''Cube''. After directing two short films, ''Milkman'' and ''Deep Cut'', Phillips wrote and directed his first feature film in 2001, '' Treed Murray''. The film earned five Genie Awards nominations including Best Motion Picture. Williams has since directed two more major Canadian films, '' Foolproof'' and ''Gunless''. Selected filmography *''Milkman'' (1997, short film) *''Deep Cut'' (1998, short film) *'' Treed Murray'' (2001) *'' Foolproof'' (2003) *''Gunless ''Gunless'' is a 2010 Canadian Western comedy film directed by William Phillips and released by Alliance Films. Plot In 1878, a hardened American gunfighter arrives in a small town in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies, a p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |