Birdseye (film)
| Birdseye | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Stephen Beckner Michael C. Huber |
| Written by |
Screenplay & Story: Stephen Beckner Story: Michael C. Huber |
| Produced by | Mike Crawford Karin Koch Samir Stephan Schindler Patrick Toenz |
| Starring |
Fred Ward Stefan Kurt Frederick Koehler Johnny Whitworth Amy Hathaway Jaimz Woolvett Beth Grant |
| Cinematography | Thomas Wüthrich |
| Edited by | Markus Welter |
| Music by |
Chris Vrenna Clint Walsh |
Production companies |
Das Werk, Zürich |
| Distributed by | Look Now |
Release date |
September 5, 2002 (Zürich) |
Running time |
90 minutes |
| Countries | United States Switzerland |
| Language | English |
| Budget | 1,000,000 CH |
A.K.A. Birdseye is a Swiss 2002 crime comedy film directed by Stephen Beckner and Michael C. Huber and starring Fred Ward.
Background
The film is a mockumentary and was shot in Zürich, Los Angeles and Colorado. Ward's scenes were shot in Colorado, but with special effects added to the location in Zürich.
Before its official release the film premiered at the Locarno Film Festival on August 7, 2002.
Cast
- Fred Ward as Nolan Sharpless
- Stefan Kurt as "Birdseye" / Urs Vogelsaug / Rolf Meili
- Frederick Koehler as Ben Sharpless
- Johnny Whitworth as Trent Doone
- Amy Hathaway as Heidi Logan
- Jaimz Woolvett as "Fingers"
- Beth Grant as Ruth Betters
- Michael Horse as Pete Longshadow
- Kevin Quinn as Marty
- R. Lee Ermey as Sheriff Gathers
- Lisa Blount as Vicky Sharpless
- Pato Hoffmann as Alvin Karpis
- Iqbal Theba as Puneet Ristani
- Other actors including Hanspeter Müller, Stephanie Glaser, Mike Müller, Brian Howe, Brigitte Beyeler, Patti Allison and Jeanne Zelasko.