Kevin Gage in Paparazzi

Release 2004 Runtime 84 min MCAA Rating PG-13 for intense violent sequences, sexual content and language Web Sites Official site IMDb Open Directory From Amazon:  US Soundtrack We use & recommend Netflix.com DVD Rentals No late fees, free shipping.

Paparazzi Cast and Crew

Kevin Gage: Kevin Rosner

Other leading roles:
Cole Hauser as Bo Laramie
Robin Tunney as Abby Laramie
Dennis Farina as Detective Burton
Daniel Baldwin as Wendell Stokes
Tom Hollander as Leonard Clark
Tom Sizemore as Rex Harper

Director: Paul Abascal
Writer(s): Forrest Smith

Paparazzi Synopsis

A celebrity decides to make a persistent photographer pay for almost causing a personal tragedy. Kevin Gage plays Kevin Rosner, one of the paparazzi photographers.

Paparazzi Brief Review

Okay, Kevin's name in the credits was the only reason I went to the theater to see this one. It had mixed reviews that leaned toward the negative, and the plot seemed pretty predictable. I just had to see how and how soon his character would bite the dust! Actually, it was better than I expected, and I rather enjoyed the performances of all involved, especially Cole Hauser and Dennis Farina.

Produced by Mel Gibson, it has been touted as his statement to the real life paparazzi - keep your distance or suffer the consequences.

The lines in the movie are strictly drawn. We know who the good guys are - and they are good. We know who the bad guys are - and they are bad. Bad guy gets in good guy's face. Good guy pushes bad guy. Bad guy get ticked and pushes back. Good guy gets all righteous and doesn't take the pushing anymore! When normal channels don't work, good guy takes matters into his own hand, creating situations that we applaud from our gut even as our head says "that's not right!"

Bo Laramie (Cole Hauser) is the good guy, the unknown actor from some backwoods town, rocketed to stardom thanks to his role in a popular action flick. His sudden rise to a superstar makes him and his family fodder for the tabloids. Enter the bad guy: overly aggressive star photographer Rex Harper (Tom Sizemore) and unscrupulous cronies Leonard Clark (Tom Hollander), Wendell Stokes (Daniel Baldwin) and Kevin Rosner (Kevin Gage). The four follow the Laramie family everywhere, splashing their photos on the fronts of grocery store tabloids. Bo asks them to stop. They agree, but they don't stop. Bo throws a punch at Harper, gets sentenced to therapy for anger management and Harper seeks revenge. The Laramie family ends up in a serious traffic accident that sends Bo's wife and child into the hospital, and the audience is left to consider how far a man will go to protect the ones he loves. In a twist of fate, Laramie accidentally sends Rosner over a cliff on a motorcycle, leaving one paparazzi dead, and an idea taking root. He doesn't find it difficult to set up the next 'accident' and paparazzi Clark bites the dust thanks to the LAPD. Laramie is dogged by police detective Burton (Dennis Farina) who has suspicions, but no proof that will hold up in court. Laramie goes after Stokes and Harper, setting it up to make it look like Harper killed his partner, but it's too neat for the detective. He is suspicious at the end, but there still is no proof, and we are left with one particular paparazzi who won't be photographing anyone for a long time - and a hollywood star who gets away with murder.

As far as Kevin's role - photographer Kevin Rosner - he wasn't as nastily bad as he's been in other roles (Heat's Waingro, Knockaround Guy's Brucker) but he was certainly more than able to portray the pain-in-the-ass, in-your-face paparazzi photographer. No qualms about pointing his camera at his objective, even if that objective was seriously injured in an automobile accident. I've always thought Kevin should be on the back of a Harley, and I was pleasantly surprised to see him as a bike rider in this movie. His character's untimely death was the result of an accident, though he received no help at all from Bo Laramie, the driver he swerved to avoid - you might call it a real cliff-hanging experience for Kevin!

I'd recommend rental if you want a mindless flick to eat popcorn by!

Paparazzi Soundtrack

Fast-paced original score by Brian Tyler, with Adam Klemens, conductor, and Azan Aki on vocals. Orchestras: The City of Prague Philharmonic and The Northwest Sonfonia.
1. Cat and Mouse
2. Aftermath
3. Solitude
4. Break-In
5. Awakening
6. Turning Tables
7. Silent Anger
8. Falling
9. Taped Evidence
10. Questioning
11. Taking Rex In
12. Realization
13. End of the Line
14. Discussion With a Detective
15. Telltale Pen
16. Celebrity Life
17. Garbage Fetish
18. Evidence Lost
19. Laramie Hitches a Ride
20. Batter Up
21. Hands in the Air
22. Telling
23. Premiere
24. Scene of the Crime
25. Blackmail
26. Camera Chase
27. Tabloid Exposure
28. Adrenaline Force 2
29. Invasion of Privacy
30. Intruders
31. Fans and Lights
32. Resolution

Paparazzi Reviews & Other Resources

MovieWeb: Paparazzi - Brief film details and an outstanding selection of high-resolution stills, two of which feature Kevin Gage. Links to movie trailers and other video captures.

Netflix: Paparazzi - From Netflix, a description and reviews for Paparazzi.

OutNow.ch: Paparazzi Images - Several high-resolution stills from Paparazzi. Click on the thumbnail to see a larger version, then click on "Bild in Originalgrösse zeigen" to see a "super-sized" image. Kevin is on the right in the photograph of the four photographers, and in the background of at least one of the Cole Hauser photographs.

Paparazzi - Official site for the movie, released in September 2004. Storyline, photos and trailer included.

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Paparazzi Video Clips

pap-01: In living color  «12-May-05» - After photographing actor Bo Laramie in the act of punching their fellow paparazzi, Kevin Rosner (Kevin Gage) reports that the actor has been captured "in living color, boss!"
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pap-03: Shots of Lopez  «12-May-05» - After congratulating his buddy on his sneak photograph of Jennifer Lopez, Kevin Rosner (played by Kevin Gage), adds, "Too bad it wasn't Lopez."
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pap-04: Rex is still the king  «12-May-05» - Kevin Rosner (played by Kevin Gage) emphatically indicates his admiration for paparazzi Rex Harper's devious ways.
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pap-06: Leap  «12-May-05» - Paparazzi Kevin Rosner (Kevin Gage) leaps from his vehicle, camera in hand, to capture an auto accident on film.
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pap-08: Shooter  «12-May-05» - Paparazzi Kevin Rosner (Kevin Gage) baits movie star Bo Laramie (Cole Hauser), asking, "What you going to do? Hit me too?"
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pap-10: Cliffhanger  «12-May-05» - SPOILER: After sliding his bike off the road, paparazzi Kevin Rosner (Kevin Gage) is left dangling by a proverbial thread. He screams at Bo Laramie (Cole Hauser) to rescue him. Bo reaches a hand to Kevin and tries to pull him up, but then has second thoughts and releases the paparazzi to fall to his death.
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Photos: Kevin Gage in Paparazzi

Photographs of Kevin Gage as one of the photographers in Paparazzi.

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