Pulp (2011 film)
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Pulp is an upcoming British comedy film
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It tells the story of Tony Leary, the nice-guy owner of Junk Comics, who is gearing up for one last roll of the dice. He plans to launch his new superhero title, The Sodomizer, at the British International Comic Show, and nothing will stop Tony from making it a success. Nothing except a gang of Geordie criminals who are using another comic company to launder their dirty money. Tony is drafted by the police to identify the culprits and bring them to justice. Aided by his trusty geek sidekicks, Rick and Keith, Tony must defy the odds if he is to become a real life hero.
Pulp is set in Birmingham
and Stoke-on-Trent
, England, and stars Jay Sutherland, Gavin Molloy, Simon Burbage, Lucy Cudden, John Thomson, Sarah Alexandra Marks, and Neil Jennings. The screenplay was written by Bode O'Toole. The film was directed by Adam Hamdy
and Shaun Magher.
In April 2011, the producers of Pulp announced a deal with Aol
to distribute online videos based on the Pulp brand.
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
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It tells the story of Tony Leary, the nice-guy owner of Junk Comics, who is gearing up for one last roll of the dice. He plans to launch his new superhero title, The Sodomizer, at the British International Comic Show, and nothing will stop Tony from making it a success. Nothing except a gang of Geordie criminals who are using another comic company to launder their dirty money. Tony is drafted by the police to identify the culprits and bring them to justice. Aided by his trusty geek sidekicks, Rick and Keith, Tony must defy the odds if he is to become a real life hero.
Pulp is set in Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
and Stoke-on-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent , also called The Potteries is a city in Staffordshire, England, which forms a linear conurbation almost 12 miles long, with an area of . Together with the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme Stoke forms The Potteries Urban Area...
, England, and stars Jay Sutherland, Gavin Molloy, Simon Burbage, Lucy Cudden, John Thomson, Sarah Alexandra Marks, and Neil Jennings. The screenplay was written by Bode O'Toole. The film was directed by Adam Hamdy
Adam Hamdy
Adam Hamdy is a British writer, film producer and director best known for his debut comic book limited series The Hunter.-Biography:Hamdy was born and raised in London, United Kingdom....
and Shaun Magher.
In April 2011, the producers of Pulp announced a deal with Aol
AOL
AOL Inc. is an American global Internet services and media company. AOL is headquartered at 770 Broadway in New York. Founded in 1983 as Control Video Corporation, it has franchised its services to companies in several nations around the world or set up international versions of its services...
to distribute online videos based on the Pulp brand.
Cast
- Jay Sutherland as Tony
- Gavin Molloy as Rick
- Simon Burbage as Keith
- Lucy Cudden as Sam
- John Thomson as Dave Burns
- Sarah Alexandra Marks as Laura
- Neil Jennings as Tyler
- Bhasker Patel as Stan