Once Upon a Time in Venice

Once Upon a Time in Venice (2017)

Never mess with a man's dog.

Steve Ford is a private detective in Venice Beach, Calif., who's good with the ladies, bad with the punches and wild about his dog Buddy. When local thugs steal Buddy, Ford turns to Spyder, their devious leader, and forges an unlikely alliance. With help from his best friend, Steve pulls out the big guns to retrieve Spyder's stolen cash and cocaine and save Buddy.

Date of release
2017-06-08
TMDB
5.2 / 10 (734)
Runtime
1h 34m
Genres
Action, Comedy, Thriller, Mystery
Director
Mark Cullen, Robb Cullen

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Los Angeles

Once Upon a Time in Venice is a 2017 American crime comedy film directed by Mark Cullen in his directorial debut, who co-wrote with his brother Robb. The film stars Bruce Willis, Jason Momoa, John Goodman, Thomas Middleditch, Famke Janssen, Adam Goldberg, and Jessica Gomes. The film follows private detective Steve Ford (Willis) and his assistant (Middleditch) as they face many tasks, notably the capture of Ford's dog by a gang leader named Spyder (Momoa).

Production

By May 16, 2015, Bruce Willis was cast to star in a comedy film playing a Los Angeles private detective whose dog is stolen by a gang. Mark and Robb Cullen penned the script with the former making his directorial debut, and they would also produce the film along with Nicolas Chartier, Zev Foreman, and Laura Ford, while Voltage Pictures financing and selling the film at Cannes.

Actor Ralph Garman was meant to play a role in the movie, but he revealed on his Hollywood Babble-On podcast that his character was written out of the film when Willis refused to shoot a scene between them. The Cullen brothers offered him another role, and again, Willis declined to shoot the scene. The next day, the producers of the film stated that the scene needed to be cut, leaving Garman without an appearance in the film.

Principal photography began on June 29, 2015, in Venice, Los Angeles. The film was shooting under the working title Going Under.

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