“The Pickup” is an enticing short full of high-speed chases, crashes, satire and excitement. Operative Alpha (Xenia Leblanc) is entrusted to deliver a metal suitcase by a high-tech control centre. The fate of the United States rests with its successful delivery.
Some bright light at the control centre has ordered an Uber X for the delivery. Joe (Adam McArthur) is the driver somewhat baffled with the mess he finds himself in. And it is a mess as the bad guys are chasing Alpha and Joe and bullets are flying, cars and motorcycles are crashing and flying up in the air busting into flames. And blood is gushing.
Of course, you may ask yourself who would spend such money on a short? Well think again. The principal photography was 12 shooting days over the course of nine months. The car crashes and stunts were done mostly with practical effects using miniature toy cars. Shooting (the film) was done in the COVID deserted streets of Los Angeles. Could this be the most exciting short ever made?
This seven-minute short will have its world premiere at Dances With Films in Los Angeles on 25June2024.
Directed and written by Nicholas Acosta.
By the way the budget for this short was $6,000 USD.
You can watch the trailer here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgeM5EXKCrA
RKS 2024 Film Rating 96/100.
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