Longshot (film)
Longshot is a 2001 teen film directed by Lionel C. Martin, and written by Louis Pearlman, as a promotional tool to promote the acting debuts of his succession of successful boybands, such as NSYNC, OTown and Natural, as well as rapper Lil Kim, singer Britney Spears, girlband Innosense and boyband LFO, all of whom had cameo appearances in the film, as Pearlman had worked with all of them during the late 1990s and early 2000s. The plot recounts the tale of a young boy, Alex Taylor, who gets caught up in his brothers activities as a gigolo, and uses each of the said pop acts as a tool within the film.
Alex Taylor lives in L.A. with his older brother, Jack, who works as a personal fitness trainer and sometime gigolo. Alexs classmates begin to harass him after he misses the gamewinning shot at the end of one of his high schools basketball games. Meanwhile, Laszlo Pryce, a rich and corrupt businessman, discovers Jacks affair with his wife, Mitzi. Laszlo threatens to kill Jack and Alex unless Jack travels to New York City to seduce a widower named Rachel Montgomery. On the verge of selling her company, Laszlo wants Jack to relay any inside information he can discover about the impending transaction. Fearing for his younger brothers life, Jack brings Alex with him on the trip. The con begins to unravel when Rachel and Jack fall for each other while Alex similarly falls for Rachels daughter, Kelly. Jack reveals to Rachel why hes in New York, and the two conspire to expose Pryce. Rachel, though, needs to raise two million dollars to save her company. In a stroke of luck, Alex wins a contest to shoot a halftime, halfcourt shot. If he makes it, Rachel keeps her company, Laszlo is arrested, and everyone lives happily ever after.The soundtrack to the film was released on March 5, 2002, via Transcontinental Records. The album features brand new recordings from N Sync and OTown especially for the film. ........
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