Stretch (2011 film)

Stretch
Directed by Charles de Meaux
Produced by Charles de Meaux
Charles Gillibert
Nathanaël Karmitz
Xavier Douroux
David Wenzel
Screenplay by Charles de Meaux
Starring Nicolas Cazalé
Fan Bingbing
David Carradine
Release dates
  • January 12, 2011
Country France
Language English

Stretch is a 2011 French film directed by Charles de Meaux. It stars Nicolas Cazalé, Fan Bingbing and David Carradine. This was the film Carradine was filming when he died.

Synopsis

After failing a drug test in France, young jockey Christophe moves to Macau, where he becomes involved in the city's fast paced racing world. However, his luck seems to be running out when his trainer asks him to lose a race. With the help of beautiful Pamsy, he must find a way to avoid antagonizing the Chinese mafia.

Cast

Production

De Meaux used his experiences as a former jockey while making the film.[1] For his role as a jockey Cazalé was forced to lose a large amount of weight. Stretch was shot in France at the Longchamp Racecourse and the Maisons-Laffitte Racecourse.[2] Other scenes were filmed in Bangkok, Thailand and Macao. In Bangkok, three days before shooting wrapped David Carradine was found dead in his hotel, apparently from accidental asphyxiation. After Carradine's death, his widow Annie Bierman sued MK2 Productions, the film's production company, for negligence.[3][4] Meaux rewrote the script and reduced his screen time to around three minutes although the characters frequently talk about his character and he is heard off camera.[5] The film's release was delayed when Carradine's widow accused MK2 of negligence and sued them for wrongful death.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Charles de Meaux: «Le milieu des courses génère tout un imaginaire de fantasmes» (in French)
  2. ↑ Stretch - Film dans l'univers des courses et du jeu (in French)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 David Carradine's Widow Files Wrongful Death Suit
  4. ↑ New York Times
  5. ↑ Stretch: David Carradine and a phantom (in French)

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