Longshot

Longshot: The Movie (2000), originally titled Jack Of All Trades is a teen film directed by Lionel C. Martin. It opened briefly in select theaters in Germany but was not shown in theaters in North America, 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. About one third of the film was service produced in Toronto (standing in for New York) under contract with The Danforth Studios Ltd (a subsidiary of SpaceWorks Entertainment Inc.)

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.

Plot

Alex Taylor and his older brother Jack live in L.A. where Jack is a personal fitness trainer. Jack had an affair with Mitzi Price, a very powerful business man's wife. Her husband, Laszlo Price, then blackmails Jack into going to New York City to get information from Rachel Montgomery, about who she is selling her company to. Jack brings Alex with him to make sure that he will be safe. Jack and Rachel fall in love while Alex falls in love Rachel's daughter Kelly. Eventually Jack tells Rachel why he was sent to New York, and the two work together to bring Laszlo Price down. Rachel needs to have two million dollars in order to not sell her company. Alex wins the money in a halftime contest at a basketball game. They provide information about Laszlo Price to the police, and he is arrested.

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