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Main Cast

Laurel Holloman:  Cop #1
Ralph Macchio:  Cop #2
Malachy McCourt:  Doorman
Master P:  Crip
J.D. Williams:  Bubba
Welly Yang:  Oriental Food Store Clerk

 

Directed by: Christopher Walken

Written by: Christopher Walken

Synopsis

Interview 1 with Christopher Walken - The same people who did the cooking show came to me. They were doing five- minute shorts. They had a bunch of actors do their own pieces and they asked me. I hung up the phone and wrote it. The story is about a case of mistaken identity. The police had seen these people who were suspicious. They thought they were dangerous looking. Whenever we cut to them they are talking about food. The experience demonstrated that I’d be a lousy director. 

Interview 2 with Christopher Walken - Walken gives the impression that he is only doing what makes him happy. These days, when he's not dancing, he's directing, having just completed his directorial debut, Popcorn Shrimp, a short film starring the original Karate Kid, Ralph Macchio.
Showtime made a whole series of little five-minute pieces. They called me up and asked me if I wanted to participate. I went into the next room and wrote this thing in a couple of hours. A small script. I don't know what it was. Six or seven pages. I more or less handed it to the people and said, "You take care of it," and they got all these nice actors. Then we shot it in six or seven hours. I must say, it was done so quickly that I just said "Do whatever you want." I enjoy it when directors say that to me.