ShortFilmTexas Presents The Exclusive Online Premiere of Dallas / Ft. Worth Director Richard Crook’s Short Film “Trigger”
A small group of soldiers stop to rest in the dense forest just north of a small Ukrainian Transcarpathian village. As Wilson lights another cigarette, a conversation about the “triggers†that automatically cause someone to desire a smoke is brought up. The discussion segways into an urban/military legend about a soldier who is trained from birth to snap out of a seemingly normal existence and into a lethal killing machine when someone utters a trigger word.  But is the legend real?
ShortFilmTexas is proud to present the Exclusive Online Premiere of Dallas / Ft. Worth Director Richard Crook’s Short Film “Trigger.”
(Director’s Note – there is PROFANITY and VIOLENCE in this film and is considered RATED R. Please watch with discretion.)
CREDITS
Film Title: Trigger
Director: Richard Crook
Screenwriter: David Read
Cast:
Brandon Sisson
Lance Eakright
Darryl True
Ka Beesler
Corey Flanagen
Dion Ritter
Cody Berry
Ryan Laney
Eric Spraul
Website: http://www.trigger-movie.com/
(Don’t forget to leave comments and feedback for the filmmakers!!)
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June 1st, 2009 at 6:54 am
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June 1st, 2009 at 7:48 am
I just watched it. Loved it!!!!! Excellent!!! Great ending!
June 1st, 2009 at 8:41 am
Great short film. great ending.A plus
June 1st, 2009 at 10:14 am
effed up & beyond! Loved it!! Great movie!
June 1st, 2009 at 12:44 pm
Great Short film…
Looking forwards to your next project!
June 1st, 2009 at 1:36 pm
VERY cool, great story line. Would love to see a full length feature made from it! Great job!
June 1st, 2009 at 4:14 pm
Great short film, really good story line and I enjoyed watching it!
June 1st, 2009 at 5:57 pm
wow this turned out great! everyone did a awesome job! cant wait for the 48 hour film
June 1st, 2009 at 8:25 pm
Loved the film…especially the soundtrack…but where did the music come from?
June 1st, 2009 at 10:16 pm
I like the cinematography, and the soundtrack. Good action but a little choppy during the fighting. The story flow was good and it kept me watching and I loved the ending. It was also cool that even though you had the profanity and the violence you kept the foreplay to the imagination with the cinematography and you made sure that the you didn’t have to show a rape seen. Great JOB.
June 1st, 2009 at 10:34 pm
Well, I think I have to agree with many of the previous Shawn’s comments. Cinematography was great. The special FX were also terrific, especially the title sequence and helicopters.
I also agree that it kept me watching which, I think, is mostly a comment to the writer, David Read. The back-and-forth between the soldiers and the boyfriend and girlfriend really kept things fluid. Great job there.
And, yes, I have to also agree about the rape scene. They are always too uncomfortable to watch and also to film. Richard you did a great job of keeping in the elements that needed to be there for that scene and leaving out those which would have made it an uncomfortable viewing experience. Had you shown more, you may have lost a lot of your viewers. Good taste with this scene.
All-in-all, I enjoyed it. I look forward to your next production to see how you grow as a filmmaker.
Thanks, Richard!
Shawn Hunter
ShortFilmTexas.com
June 1st, 2009 at 10:43 pm
Richard, lastly, I want to compliment you on the trailer for “TRIGGER”. After seeing both the film and the trailer, I have to say that you did a great job of taking the pieces of the story that really draw you in and positioned them at the right place and right order in the trailer.
Too often you see trailers that aim to mislead you into watching something that is not the final film. Often this is done to hide a bad film or sell it to a different demographic, often younger, to boost sales. The “TRIGGER” trailer was a true representation of the film. Well done.
Thanks,
Shawn Hunter
ShortFilmTexas.com
June 2nd, 2009 at 8:06 am
I had a blast working on this. Rich, you did an amazing job. Can’t wait to work with all of you again soon!!
June 2nd, 2009 at 8:20 am
Thanks all for the comments, kudos, and feedback. Most of all, I’m glad that you are entertained. Sometimes we filmmakers get caught up in the imagery and other technical aspects, or getting some sort of message across, and forget that movies are meant to entertain people. That’s what I set out to do on Trigger…to keep the audience from having to analyze nor think about it too much and just sit back and enjoy a good ride. After all, it’s early summer…so it makes sense to keep with the tradition of the summer action release!
Thanks for watching!
June 2nd, 2009 at 10:12 pm
Great movie, it kept me very interested…….Lance WOW you were awesome, I always knew you were talented. I think you all should make a longer version of this movie. All around it was just great. I will pass this on to my friends for sure.
June 4th, 2009 at 7:12 am
Enjoyed it. Whoa!
June 4th, 2009 at 9:16 pm
Great job. Loved the cinematography.
Don’t know if it was my computer, my connection or your server but the video “stuttered” the whole video. It was as if there was too much “data for for the pipes”. You might want to check to see if others are having that problem.
June 5th, 2009 at 12:43 am
Great film Richard! I agree with Shawn Hunter about the rape scene, it was very tastefully done. Editing was fabulous!
June 5th, 2009 at 11:57 am
Great Cinematography!!! Great Acting!!! Great Screenplay!!! Great Production!!! Very Impressive!!! Enjoyed every minute of it!!!
June 5th, 2009 at 1:57 pm
ROCK AWESOME! Badass with a killer soundtrack! It fit perfectly! Great job Rich and to all involved! It got my heart pumpin hardcore!
June 5th, 2009 at 2:37 pm
Very entertaining. Great story. We need someone like that in Afghanistan.
June 6th, 2009 at 12:46 pm
Great story line. Kept me hooked and scared. Kudos to David Read! Excellent editing too. And I really liked the various settings also.
June 6th, 2009 at 1:33 pm
That was great..I loved it!
June 6th, 2009 at 1:38 pm
Thanks for the streaming feedback, Mickey. We’re looking into several options to help accommodate the various internet speeds for films and files of this size.
Hope you were still able to enjoy the film!
Best,
Chris
ShortFilmTexas.com
June 6th, 2009 at 1:52 pm
Great short film—but too short!! Give us more. The actors were very convincing and very good (hmmm, were they really acting??). Editing very good and sound track just perfect. Overall—-SUPER.
June 9th, 2009 at 12:50 am
Wow- very impressive. Great work, Richard. Truly awesome!
June 10th, 2009 at 10:07 pm
wow… really great stuff!! Amazing ending
June 14th, 2009 at 11:16 pm
This was a great movie. I’m so glad my friend told me about it. Well done by everyone.
On a side note, I feel I should say what I would have done in the same circumstance. Nobody would have the right to try to get “Kinki” with someone I love, so instead of going “Mexican Mafia” on those goofballs and “painting” them with bullets and a knife, I would have just severely wounded them. Then I would have made it my life’s goal to drive them to suicide. Maybe even some people they know, just for kicks. What’s the point of revenge if you can’t sit back and enjoy it for awhile? You really don’t get your money’s worth, in my opinion.
As far as “Kelly”? She looks like she has a deep soul. She has a beautiful look to her, and that is a word I’ve only used to describe one other woman. I imagine she could wear a mohawk and look absolutely stunning. A choker would look excellent on her as well. If I had a book on drawing human bodies, she would be the subject I would choose. That is, if I didn’t become too nervous.