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Longshot: The Movie (2000), originally titled Jack Of All Trades is a teen film directed by Lionel C. Martin. It was not shown in theaters, but rather was released as a video and DVD only available through the film's web site. It was also released in select FYE stores with the movie Crossroads which starred Britney Spears.It has since been shown on television.
Many bubblegum pop artists, such as O-Town, Britney Spears, Innosense (of which Spears was formerly a member) and *NSYNC, were given small roles in the film. Producer Lou Pearlman was affiliated with these other pop artists during the late 1990s and 2000.
Jack Taylor is a Beverly Hills gigolo who is blackmailed by a corrupt and powerful businessman, Laszlo Pryce. He is forced to seduce a wealthy widow in NYC to obtain insider information so his blackmailer can profit. Jack desperately tries to prevent harm coming to his little brother Alex, but unexpectedly falls for the woman he is forced to betray. Now, he must choose. Written by Anonymous
It only takes one.
Leif Garrett as a young foosball player who wants to earn the big dollars that will be used to play soccer in Europe by winning the foosball world championships. Written by Rick Chapman
Two foosball enthusiasts wishing to become professional soccer players in Europe develop a plan to raise enough money to finance their trip to Europe. Their plan is to work up the ladder through local foosball tournaments to the grand $50,000 World Championships in Tahoe. In the course of events one boy suffers a broken hand and is replaced by a hot shot female foosball player. The other boy falls in love with a French girl he meets. Ultimately the foursome winds up headed for the World Championships at the casino in Lake Tahoe. With parents and security guards hot on their trail, the pressure builds to a foosball tournament climax. Written by Ryland Sanders
DIRCAMEO(Paul Bartel): the blind man near the end of the film.





