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KILL SPEED - is a high-octane, youth oriented, TOP GUN meets FAST & FURIOUS tale about best friends who fly home-built, high-tech planes to deliver Mexican manufactured crystal meth throughout rural California in order to fund their Hollywood, rock-star lifestyle.
JUNKYARD DOG - Inspired by actual events, JUNKYARD DOG is a gritty psychological-horror-thriller that delves the demented mind of a cannibalistic serial rapist who kidnaps his tenth victim. JUNKYARD DOG tells the terror-filled tale of Audra Buckman, a nineteen year-old college co-ed, trapped in a month-long nightmare, struggling to stay alive and uneaten while being held captive. Audra's only hope of escape from this hell is Samantha Deatherage, a tough FBI agent who is sent on a solo assignment to search for the missing girl.
THE LEGEND OF CRYIN' RYAN - When Kris accidentally knocks over a tombstone while playing hide and seek in the cemetery, she unwittingly calls forth the spirit of the legendary town bully, Cryin' Ryan Greene. Ryan's ghost implores Kris to help lay his spirit to rest and she sets out to vindicate the dead boy who was mysteriously murdered forty years before.
SUCCUBUS HELL-BENT - When a fiery hot demoness follows Adam home from a wild Spring Break trip, this ultra-rich playboy's life is turned upside down. The body count is rising as Lilith, hell-bent on payback, uses all her power and passion to exact her revenge. Jam-packed with smokin' hot girls, fast cars and faster jets, Succubus Hell-Bent is a sexy mix of obsession and evil that will leave you breathless.
PAPER ROSES - A regret can last a lifetime, and for Henry it's been with him since the day he lost his first love. So when a young, lonely man makes his acquaintance, Henry finds a chance for a final triumph in his life.
The Dares
Why Do I - Junkyard Dog soundtrack
Why Do I - Junkyard Dog soundtrack
Michael St.Germain
101 - Succubus Hell-Bent soundtrack
Another Goodbye Song - Succubus Hell-Bent soundtrack
My Least Favorite Song - Succubus Hell-Bent soundtrack
101 - Succubus Hell-Bent soundtrack
Another Goodbye Song - Succubus Hell-Bent soundtrack
My Least Favorite Song - Succubus Hell-Bent soundtrack
Hayley Steele
Miss Respectable - MTV's The City
L.A. Cliche - MTV's The Hills
Miss Respectable - MTV's The City
L.A. Cliche - MTV's The Hills
Andrew Alvarado
Junkyard Dog - Junkyard Dog soundtrack
No More Games - Kill Speed soundtrack
Junkyard Dog - Junkyard Dog soundtrack
No More Games - Kill Speed soundtrack
Awaiting Patience
Who Turned Out The Lights - Succubus Hell-Bent soundtrack
A Pale Destiny - Succubus Hell-Bent soundtrack
Tell Her Yesterday - Succubus Hell-Bent soundtrack
Who Turned Out The Lights - Succubus Hell-Bent soundtrack
A Pale Destiny - Succubus Hell-Bent soundtrack
Tell Her Yesterday - Succubus Hell-Bent soundtrack
ON SET - Kill Speed
ON SET - Junkyard Dog
ON SET - Cryin' Ryan
ON SET - Succubus Hell-Bent
About Deanna Shapiro
Deanna Shapiro is a producer of high quality, independent feature films. Starting her career as a child actress and model, she is best known for her role as Tiffany ("Tune-In-Tokyo") in the movie “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” with Sarah Jessica Parker.
In 1997 Shapiro switched from acting to writing, directing and producing independent films and launched her own production company, In The Light Entertainment. Through her company, she wrote, directed and produced her first feature film, “The Legend of Cryin’ Ryan,” where she won Best Director and Best Feature Film at The RiverRun International Film Festival and also the “Top Applause” Audience Favorite at the Santa Clarita International Family Film Festival.
In 2005, she teamed up with Kim Bass (“In Living Color,” “Sister Sister,” “Keenan & Kel”) of Bass Entertainment Pictures and produced the Key-Art Award nominated Internet campaign for Universal's “The 40 Year Old Virgin.” During this time, she also produced numerous shorts and infomercials.
The following year, Shapiro produced “Succubus: Hell-Bent,” a feature also written and directed by Bass, starring Gary Busey, David Keith, Lorenzo Lamas and Kelly Hu. In 2008, she teamed up with Bass again for the gritty, psychological thriller, “Junkyard Dog,” starring Vivica A. Fox, Brad Douriff, John Kapelos and Innis Casey. “Junkyard Dog” headlined the 2010 Women’s International Film Festival in Miami and was released later that year.
In 2009, Shapiro produced the action film, “Kill Speed,” a high-octane, youth oriented, “Top Gun”-meets-“Fast & Furious” tale about best friends who fly home-built, high-tech planes to deliver Mexican manufactured crystal meth throughout rural California in order to fund their Hollywood, rock-star lifestyle. The movie stars actors Robert Patrick, Tom Arnold, Shawnee Smith, Andrew Keegan, Brandon Quinn and Nick Carter (Backstreet Boys), and also features an original song by Carter. “Kill Speed” set a precedence in filmmaking history as the first film to have a major portion of principal photography shot and directed in mid-air from a “flying” video village while the lead actors acted their scenes while actually flying in specially outfitted, experimental aircraft.
In June 2010, Shapiro launched her new production company, Beautiful Lie Pictures, which just wrapped its first film, “Right Next Door,” a thriller starring Linda Hamilton, Ted McKinley and Hallee Hirsh and will soon be producing a slate of projects with Bass Entertainment Pictures.
Aside from producing movies, Shapiro is actively involved with animal rescue charities. She founded The Cat Cause Foundation (www.catcause.com), a non-profit 501(c)3 organization dedicated to saving the lives of abused, abandoned and injured stray cats and kittens by providing medical care and attention to cats for adoption into safe and loving permanent homes. The organization prides itself in that it does not turn away or euthanize felv-fiv positive or feral cats.
Deanna Shapiro is a producer of high quality, independent feature films. Starting her career as a child actress and model, she is best known for her role as Tiffany ("Tune-In-Tokyo") in the movie “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” with Sarah Jessica Parker.
In 1997 Shapiro switched from acting to writing, directing and producing independent films and launched her own production company, In The Light Entertainment. Through her company, she wrote, directed and produced her first feature film, “The Legend of Cryin’ Ryan,” where she won Best Director and Best Feature Film at The RiverRun International Film Festival and also the “Top Applause” Audience Favorite at the Santa Clarita International Family Film Festival.
In 2005, she teamed up with Kim Bass (“In Living Color,” “Sister Sister,” “Keenan & Kel”) of Bass Entertainment Pictures and produced the Key-Art Award nominated Internet campaign for Universal's “The 40 Year Old Virgin.” During this time, she also produced numerous shorts and infomercials.
The following year, Shapiro produced “Succubus: Hell-Bent,” a feature also written and directed by Bass, starring Gary Busey, David Keith, Lorenzo Lamas and Kelly Hu. In 2008, she teamed up with Bass again for the gritty, psychological thriller, “Junkyard Dog,” starring Vivica A. Fox, Brad Douriff, John Kapelos and Innis Casey. “Junkyard Dog” headlined the 2010 Women’s International Film Festival in Miami and was released later that year.
In 2009, Shapiro produced the action film, “Kill Speed,” a high-octane, youth oriented, “Top Gun”-meets-“Fast & Furious” tale about best friends who fly home-built, high-tech planes to deliver Mexican manufactured crystal meth throughout rural California in order to fund their Hollywood, rock-star lifestyle. The movie stars actors Robert Patrick, Tom Arnold, Shawnee Smith, Andrew Keegan, Brandon Quinn and Nick Carter (Backstreet Boys), and also features an original song by Carter. “Kill Speed” set a precedence in filmmaking history as the first film to have a major portion of principal photography shot and directed in mid-air from a “flying” video village while the lead actors acted their scenes while actually flying in specially outfitted, experimental aircraft.
In June 2010, Shapiro launched her new production company, Beautiful Lie Pictures, which just wrapped its first film, “Right Next Door,” a thriller starring Linda Hamilton, Ted McKinley and Hallee Hirsh and will soon be producing a slate of projects with Bass Entertainment Pictures.
Aside from producing movies, Shapiro is actively involved with animal rescue charities. She founded The Cat Cause Foundation (www.catcause.com), a non-profit 501(c)3 organization dedicated to saving the lives of abused, abandoned and injured stray cats and kittens by providing medical care and attention to cats for adoption into safe and loving permanent homes. The organization prides itself in that it does not turn away or euthanize felv-fiv positive or feral cats.
