The Comeback Trail Director
Two movie producers who owe money to the mob set up their aging movie star for an insurance scam to try and save themselves.
The comeback trail director. The comeback trail is a movie about movie making a genre dismissed by some as artistic indulgence. Director co writer george gallo seems largely to blame here. Two bumbling producers are in danger of losing their company because they re in hock up to their ears. Two movie producers who owe money to the mob set up their aging movie star for an insurance scam to try and save themselves.
Director george gallo elicits an energetic performance from de niro who breezily brandishes the extroverted chutzpah you d expect from a low flying hollywood hustler. He and fellow scribe josh posner always go for the easy joke as opposed to the more complicated one. With chuck mccann buster crabbe robert staats ina balin. As the saying goes variety is the spice of life and this does not exempt versatile actor robert de niro who headlines the new action comedy film the comeback trail director george gallo shared that the legendary actor revered for his searing screen portrayals of gangsters and other intense characters immediately signed on to portray embattled.
De niro first worked with the comeback trail director and co writer george gallo on midnight run a 1988 comedy it s taken them three decades to come back together but that s not for lack of. In order to pay off their debts and in the process make some cash for themselves they get the idea to bring an old cowboy star out of retirement to make a new western insure him to the hilt then give. Gallo s direction occasionally leads to a decent moviemaking sequence on set but the. With robert de niro morgan freeman tommy lee jones emile hirsch.
But they wind up getting more than they ever imagined. But i m a fan partly because so many worthwhile directors have been tempted. The comeback trail will. Enjoy the videos and music you love upload original content and share it all with friends family and the world on youtube.
Directed by george gallo. Directed by harry hurwitz.