How’d they do that? John Bosher and Brian Caunter were fresh out of Columbia College and all of twenty-three years old when they began their film debut in 2007. Two years later they have scored big with "Chicago Overcoat", achieving “Best of the Fest” at the 2009 Chicago International Film Festival.
“Chicago Overcoat” (mobster speak for coffin) was filmed and produced entirely on location in Chicago. The young men are self effacing when asked about their success, having hashed out the script on their own and then approaching Soprano’s star Frank Vincent. The story was written with Vincent in mind and he promptly accepted, testifying to the strength of the story.
Vincent plays an aging hit man who takes on a final job to finance his retirement, but relentless detectives stand in his way and he is forced to prove his worth one more time. The cast is surprisingly strong for a first effort. In addition to Vincent, Armand Assante plays the top outfit boss, fellow Soprano’s star Kathrine Narducci is Vincent’s love interest and Mike Starr is well cast as a street boss.
John and Brian employed fellow Columbia grads to handle the production and they have left behind a quality film. The cast was taken aback on the first day of shooting, expecting the young crew to at least be north of thirty. But after some early shooting jitters, they soon discovered they were in capable hands.
Young producers Bosher and Caunter may have some studio exec's in Hollywood scratching their head, but they will also be looking forward to their next effort.
Contributing Website HollywoodChicago.com
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