Speakeasy is a 2002 film about two men who become unlikely friends after a minor traffic accident. Written and directed by Brendan Murphy, Speakeasy was a runner-up to become the first movie produced for Project Greenlight, a documentary series about the making of an independent film. After Pete Jones's Stolen Summer was chosen for Project Greenlight instead, the show's founders, LivePlanet and Miramax, decided to produce Speakeasy also, as a normal film apart from the documentary series.
Speakeasy was a 1929 sports film drama directed by Benjamin Stoloff adapted by Frederick Hazlitt Brennan and Edwin J. Burke. Lola Lane and Paul Page played the lead roles and the film also starred John Wayne who had a minor role in the film at age 22.
The story is about a man, Bruce Hickman, and his relationship with another man, Frank, the thing that they have in common is the relation with a deaf person. With this relation the characters will discover lot of things about their past. Written by Juan Belo
Chicago. 1930. Booze, broads, and bullets. Prohibition isn't kind to gangsters. But then again, they're just trying to make it through the changing times like every other joe. But not every one of them is Peter Grady. He's an ex-prizefighter, ex-pit bull for Capone, and the X on the line that makes him the owner of one of the city's many speakeasies. For going down in the fifth each time, Capone's given the Irishman the chance at an easy retirement. But with a past like Peter Grady, it isn't so easy. His friend Philip Dane is popped in his own joint and Capone's world crumbles to chaos. Dane's beautiful niece Sofia holds the key in helping Elliot Ness and the police put Capone and his gang down for good. But when Sofia shows up at Grady's doorstep, he not only falls for her like a sack of hammers, but ends up protecting her from the very thing he has held true for years: his trust in Capone. Loyalties are questioned. Friends are enemies and enemies are friends, and the world's going to hell in a handbasket for Peter Grady because love has walked through the door without ringing the bell. Pursued by both the creeping police and stalked by his old comrades, he juggles his joint, his girl, and his very life, running on a high-strung tight-rope with time running out. But then again, not every juggler is Peter Grady. Written by Anonymous
Newspaper staffer Alice Woods persuades the editor to allow her to chase a story, that of prizefight contender Martin, who is about to fight for the championship. However, he does not know that his manager is preparing to double-cross him. Written by Jim Beaver
