The Opportunists


1h 29m 1999

Brief Synopsis

Set in Sunnyside, Queens, the story of Victor Kelly, a former gangster, who really wants to be a responsible man, earn an honest living, and in so doing, redeem himself for the trouble that his criminal past has brought down on his small fractured family. But Vic's life is turned upside down when a

Film Details

Also Known As
Opportunists
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Crime
Drama
Release Date
1999
Distribution Company
FIRST LOOK/FIRST LOOK PICTURES; Eagle Pictures; First Look Pictures
Location
New York City, New York, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 29m

Synopsis

Set in Sunnyside, Queens, the story of Victor Kelly, a former gangster, who really wants to be a responsible man, earn an honest living, and in so doing, redeem himself for the trouble that his criminal past has brought down on his small fractured family. But Vic's life is turned upside down when a suspicious and uninvited man--declaring himself to be a relative from Ireland--shows up and seduces him back into a life of crime. The family man soon finds himself risking everything for a chance to make one last score.

Film Details

Also Known As
Opportunists
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Crime
Drama
Release Date
1999
Distribution Company
FIRST LOOK/FIRST LOOK PICTURES; Eagle Pictures; First Look Pictures
Location
New York City, New York, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 29m

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Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Nominated for a 2000 Open Palm Award by the Independent Feature Project (IFP).

Expanded Release in United States August 25, 2000

Released in United States 1999

Released in United States 2000

Released in United States August 18, 2000

Released in United States December 1999

Released in United States January 2000

Released in United States June 2000

Released in United States November 1999

Released in United States Summer August 11, 2000

Awarded the Black Lion award at the 1999 Noir Film Festival.

Shown at Florida Film Festival June 8-19, 2000.

Shown at London Film Festival November 3-18, 1999.

Shown at Munich Film Festival June 24 - July 1, 2000.

Shown at Noir Film Festival in Rome, Italy December 3-9, 1999.

Shown at Seattle International Film Festival May 18 - June 11, 2000.

Shown at Sundance Film Festival (American Spectrum) January 20-30, 2000.

Feature directorial debut for Myles Connell.

Began shooting October 12, 1998.

Completed shooting November 23, 1998.

Released in United States 1999 (Awarded the Black Lion award at the 1999 Noir Film Festival.)

Released in United States 2000 (Shown at Munich Film Festival June 24 - July 1, 2000.)

Released in United States 2000 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival May 18 - June 11, 2000.)

Released in United States January 2000 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (American Spectrum) January 20-30, 2000.)

Released in United States June 2000 (Shown at Florida Film Festival June 8-19, 2000.)

Released in United States December 1999 (Shown at Noir Film Festival in Rome, Italy December 3-9, 1999.)

Project was workshopped at the Sundance Institute.

Released in United States Summer August 11, 2000

Released in United States August 18, 2000 (Los Angeles)

Expanded Release in United States August 25, 2000

Released in United States November 1999 (Shown at London Film Festival November 3-18, 1999.)