Shooters is a 2001 crime film directed by Dan Reed for Suspect Device Films. It stars Desmond Bayliss as "Dezzie", and is set in Liverpool and used local criminals as actors depicting the lives of local 'gangsters. It is most notable for having been completely unscripted apart from a brief outline; each scene was improvised and ad-libbed by the actors themselves.
Shooters was first broadcast in December 2000 on Channel 4 as part of its Cutting Edge series. The Liverpool-born musician John Murphy co-wrote the score.
The Plot follows local liverpool gangsters, most notably “big john” and “dezzy” as they navigate the local drug trade.
Family, financial and social aspects are all portrayed.
Dialogue from the film was sampled in the intro of the 50 Cent album Curtis.
Cast
Paul Attah as Paul
Ali Awad as Dezzys Friend
Desmond Bayliss as Dezzy
Franny Bennett as Franny
Stephen Condon as Stephen
Shakira Jones as Shakira
Ricky Rowe as Ricky
Christopher Scully as Scully
Cheryl Varley as Big John's Ex
John Wayland as John