FRED 62

Screenplay by Pat Hobby

Lame LA noir/tame pastiche of Kiss Kiss Bang Bang paints a moody portrait of Los Angeles dripping with cocaine, murderous goons, hot dames, and a silver Ferrari Testarossa Spider racing the streets of the big nipple*, signifying nothing; a total bore. Hipster and local “fixer” Fred 62 can get rid of any problem; anything you need, Fred 62 can wiggle it for you. A chiseled lead who talks his way out of every jam, Fred 62 is tasked by mysterious Korean businessman Ike to find his missing daughter Julia just as he’s about to purchase the LA hockey team (Ike is buying the NHL franchise to launder his illicit profits). Fred 62 rescues Julia from her Yakuza kidnappers, survives a plane crash, turns Ike over to the Feds, and moves to Miami without Julia, who pours herself a glass of Drano rather than return to a life looking over her shoulder. For Antwon Legion, the prose is slick, edgy but not really, Shiite script, a talkfest that goes nowhere fast.