Ronnie Reno (Klein) is a former TV action hero in dire need of a comeback. On his way back from a failed audition he winds up snowbound in a remote Nevada town run by scary meth dealers, including Merle (Busey), and their henchman (Durst). When he finds the body of a dead FBI agent there, life imitates Reno's art as he is forced to reunite with his former co-stars, including Devon (Beach), to save himself and the terrorized townsfolk.
Tagline: He just wants to leave. The mob just wants him dead. And he thought show business was murder …
Filmed in Ely, Nevada (and some parts in LA) .Filming started in November and finished 19th December of 2006
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NEW YORK -- Chris Klein, Jake Busey and Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst are starring in Jason Wiles' dark comedy Play Dead.
Klein will play Ronnie Reno, a former TV action hero in dire need of a comeback. On his way back from a failed audition, he winds up snowbound in a remote Nevada town run by scary meth dealers, including Merle (Busey), and their henchman (Durst). When he finds the body of a dead FBI agent there, life imitates Reno's art as he is forced to reunite with his former co-stars, including Devon (Michael Beach), to save himself and the terrorized townsfolk.
The feature is written by Wiles and Shem Bitterman, whose 10-year-old daughter Annabelle will play one of the endangered residents. Bitterman, Wiles, Kurt Tuffendsam, Mark Koetting, Michael O'Shea and Tom Rooker are producing the project with executive producer Brent Herrin.
Wiles is best known as Maurice Bosco Boscorelli on NBC's long-running series Third Watch. He recently directed the drama Lenexa, 1 Mile with co-writer/director Bitterman
(Article Originally Published December 2006 by Hollywood Reporter)
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