Best of Trades

About the film

Pick your favorite spaghetti Western, imagine it in color, set against the backdrop of the New York of the South – big city, full of characters, never sure if you’ll catch a break – throw in an inheritance and time running out to find … just wait… a watch. And you’ve got Best of Trades.

Houston-native filmmakers Andrew Madonio and JD Karpicke take a leaf out of Guy Ritche’s book as they stumble upon two down-and-out private investigators who couldn’t be less alike. The will-they-won’t-they keeps punching up the punchlines as Miles and Jakoby criss-cross Houston for a PI’s paycheck and the satisfaction of having done something right, for once.

It’s not all fun and games, though, with enough blood spatter to make Taratino nod, approvingly. Will they find the watch? Will they live to cash that check? You won’t know until the credits roll, and even then…

The Buddies

Miles

JD KARPICKE
Method. Miles was born from the essence of Dick Tracy, Sam Spade, Philip Marlowe. He lives for the process and it has rewarded him consistently, if meagerly, his entire career.

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Jakoby

BRANDON MORGAN
Madness. Jakoby understands criminals because… he is one. He knows which forces govern movement of the earth and where, exactly to apply pressure.

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Cast

Walter Doyle

JOHN ENICK
Heir apparent to an oil fortune, the only thing standing in his way now is… a watch? You’ve. Got. To. Be. Joking.

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Igaal

NINAAD VAIDYA
The guy you call when you need to find something: your lost dog, your dentures, someone else’s fortune.

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Mateo

LUCAS HALE
Like a shark, lurking on the edges of the beach. You won’t know he’s there until it’s a problem. And a bloody mess.

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Beatrice

CAROLINE HELANDER
They say blondes have more fun? Not this time. She’s our favorite femme fatale, served straight up with a twist.

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