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Country
  
United States Switzerland

Language
  
English

Director
  
Stephen Beckner Michael C. Huber

Writer
  
Stephen Beckner
,
Michael C. Huber

Release date
  
September 5, 2002 (Zurich)

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A.K.A. Birdseye is a Swiss 2002 criminal comedy film starring Fred Ward and many other award-winning actors.

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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 - Nolan Sharpless
  • Stefan Kurt - Birdseye / Urs Vogelsaug /Rolf Meili
  • Frederick Koehler - Ben Sharpless
  • Johnny Whitworth - Trent Doone
  • Amy Hathaway - Heidi Logan
  • Jaimz Woolvett - Fingers
  • Beth Grant - Ruth Betters
  • Michael Horse - Pete Longshadow
  • Kevin Quinn - Marty
  • R. Lee Ermey - Sheriff Gathers
  • Lisa Blount - Vicky Sharpless
  • Pato Hoffmann - Alvin Karpis
  • Iqbal Theba - Puneet Ristani
  • Other actors including Hanspeter Müller, Stephanie Glaser, Mike Müller, Brian Howe, Brigitte Beyeler, Patti Allison and Jeanne Zelasko.

    • Trivia

    Fred Ward worked for a very low salary compared with his small guest role in the Hollywood motion picture Enough, filmed in the same year.

    Director and writer Stephen Beckner worked on the set of Alain Robbe-Grillets The Blue Villa in 1995, also starring Ward. Later he stated that he had the idea to Birdseye during the making of the earlier movie.

    References

    Birdseye (film) Wikipedia
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