For Immediate Release: April 15, 2004

Troma Studios pay tribute to filmmaking legend Samuel Fuller at Cannes 2004 with a special 35th anniversary screening of Shark, Starring Burt Reynolds

FRIDAY May 21, 2004 – PALAIS G – 12:00 NOON

HARD TO FIND FULLER MASTERPIECE WILL BE RELEASED ON DVD BY TROMA!!!

Samuel Fuller (1911-1997) was a controversial figure in American cinema. He also wrote most of the screenplays of his films. Fuller seemingly opposed everything that he saw threatening the traditional American way of life and was a highly acclaimed auteur in Europe. He was one of the most uncompromising forces in American independent cinema and has influenced such filmmakers as Martin Scorsese, Quentin Tarantino, Jim Jarmusch, and Lloyd Kaufman. Of all his films, Shark has perhaps been the most difficult to see.

In Shark, American gun smuggler Burt Reynolds, stranded in a tiny seaport in Sudan, joins the crew of a marine biologist's boat. He soon discovers the boat's owner and his wife are trying to retrieve gold bullion that lies deep in shark-infested waters. This masterpiece of an action movie almost did not get completed because of on-location tragedy: a Mexican stunt diver really was killed by a shark.

Troma Entertainment is proud present this masterpiece of American cinema. Coming soon on DVD in North America, with added new material such as interviews with acclaimed director Vincent Sherman about blacklisting, with Jerry Rudes (co-writer of Samuel Fuller’s autobiography A Third Face), and historic archival material.

MORE SCREENINGS TO BE ANNOUNCED

If you wish to attend the screening of Sam Fuller's SHARK, please RSVP to Lisa Borhoum

In New York:
Lisa Borhoum
Director of International Sales

Troma Entertainment
733 Ninth Avenue
New York, NY 10019
PH: 212.757.4555 x.25
FX: 212.399.9885
http://international.tromamovies.com

In Cannes:
Riviera Booth F-13
Phone: 04.92.99.33.16
Lloyd Kaufman President Cell: 06.80.16.35.20
Lisa Borhoum Cell: 06.62.79.00.72

MEET THE TROMA INTERNATIONAL SALES TEAM
At the CANNES INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2004
Riviera Booth F13

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Email Lisa Borhoum or fax: (212) 399-9885