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Splinter is a american film of genre Thriller released in USA on 17 august 2006 with Tom Sizemore
Splinter (2006)
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Add to a movie listSplinter is a 2006 American police-action film set in Los Angeles directed by Michael D. Olmos and starring Tom Sizemore, Noel Gugliemi and Edward James Olmos.
The movie's concept originated with writer and actor Enrique Almeida, who portrays the film's lead character. Noel Gugliemi, who starred as the lead character's brother, stated that the filmmakers wanted to create "a Mexican version of Friday, a Mexican version of Menace II Society." The film grossed $12,918 in United States theaters.
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Dreamer (Enrique Almeida) is being questioned by Detective Gramm (Resmine Atis). We flash back to Dreamer and Shaggy sitting in a car when another car pulls up and does a drive-by shooting. The drive by kills Shaggy and the bullet passes through and into Dreamers head.Actors
Tom Sizemore
(Detective Cunningham)
Noel Gugliemi
(Dusty)
Edward James Olmos
(Captain garcia)
Ivonne Coll
(Mom)
Dallas Page
(Detective Stiles)
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