Before the settlement of the first lawsuit, the lawyer Michael Weiss (played by Evans) representing RTI unexpectedly died. Puncture was co-written by Paul Danziger, a partner in the deceased lawyer’s law firm. Court trials waged by healthcare workers hurt by BD needles generally do not make it to trial. And, therefore, many of the ...
Directed by Adam and Mark Kassen, "Puncture" is a legal drama which documents Shaw's attempts to get his needle on the market. It primarily focuses on attorney Michael Weiss (Chris Evans), the young lawyer who attempted to take the GPOs down. In the film, Weiss is presented as a roiling cauldron of contradictions.
Sep 19, 2013 · Puncture is a 99-minute drama based on the true story of a drug-addict lawyer who believed in a case when nobody else did. Mike Weiss, the junkie attorney played by Chris Evans ( Captain America ), is introduced to Vicky Rogers (Vinessa Shaw), a nurse who gets HIV by accidentally pricking herself with a patient’s needle.
Sep 23, 2011 · Houston attorney Paul Danziger had a true story to tell. An urgent, life and death true story. He wanted to honor the vigilant efforts of his friend and former law partner Michael Weiss who tried ...
Puncture (released under the title Injustice in the United Kingdom) is an independent feature film starring Chris Evans, directed by Adam Kassen and Mark Kassen. The film is based on the true story of Michael David "Mike" Weiss and Paul Danziger.
A lawyer who is a drug addict fights a medical-supplies corporation in court while battling his personal demons.Puncture / Film synopsis
HoustonPuncture (currently listed on IMDB as Safety Point) has been filming in and around Houston for over a month.Mar 12, 2010
Sadly, we're far more concerned with how a five-star addict like Weiss maintained the body of a gym rat and the ability to service so many women. “Puncture” is rated R (Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian).Sep 22, 2011
Medical Definition of puncture (Entry 1 of 2) 1 : an act of puncturing. 2 : a hole, wound, or perforation made by puncturing.
1h 40mPuncture / Running time
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Well, for starters, one major roadblock was that Weiss was a serious drug addict. A genius and functioning addict, but still an addict. Weiss died of a drug overdose during the case. What follows is a gripping, OMG-hold-your-breath movie shot entirely in Houston last year.
She wanted Danziger and Weiss to take down a very big, very powerful bad guy. “Vicky,” portrayed by actress Vinessa Shaw ( 3:10 to Yuma, Eyes Wide Shut) in Danziger’s resulting movie Puncture, which opens Friday at the River Oaks Theater, had contracted HIV and Hepatitis C from an accidental needle prick on the job.
In 1997, however, an emergency room nurse brought their first big case through the door and irrevocably changed their lives. It was a case they didn’t even want. Ironically, the nurse didn’t want to be their client either, she wanted to be a whistleblower.
One of those actors, a personal favorite of mine, is native Houstonian Brett Cullen. Cullen, a 32-year veteran of the industry, recently finished a role in the newest Batman and is a recurring character in ABC Family’s Make It or Break It. In Puncture, he rides a horse of a different color.
The Kassens brought in screenwriter Chris Lopata to take the script to the next level. His draft was titled Retractable. After actor Chris Evans came on board to play genius/drug addicted attorney Mike Weiss, the project became a true Texas venture with several local investors, in addition to Danziger and de Llano.
Knowing what he didn’t know, he searched the Internet for a professional screenwriter to turn his script into a polished, industry-worthy document. He and de Llano (who had also been a friend of Mike Weiss) hired New York screenwriter Ela Thier.
Mark Kassen. Houston attorney Paul Danziger had a true story to tell. An urgent, life and death true story. He wanted to honor the vigilant efforts of his friend and former law partner Michael Weiss who tried, possibly at the cost of his own life, to expose a wholly rotten conspiracy in the health care supply industry.
Mike Weiss, a young Houston lawyer and drug addict, and Paul Danziger, his longtime friend and straitlaced law partner, are the personal injury lawyers behind the law firm Danziger & Weiss. They decide to take on a case involving Vicky Rogers, a local ER nurse, who was pricked by a contaminated needle on the job and contracted HIV.
Puncture (released under the title Injustice in the United Kingdom) is an independent feature film starring Chris Evans, directed by Adam Kassen and Mark Kassen. The film is based on the true story of Michael David "Mike" Weiss and Paul Danziger.
Advertisement. The lawyers are Mike Weiss ( Chris Evans) and Paul Danziger ( Mark Kassen ). Kassen and his brother Adam co-directed "Puncture"; the real Danziger co-wrote the story. He's seen as a serious family man, concerned about their joint practice.
That's a problem, in a way. Weiss is played so well by Chris Evans that his character upstages the issues. It seems clear that the health-care system is corrupt, and that health industries will spend unlimited funds to avoid a court defeat in this case.
Weiss died at 32 of a drug overdose, and an online obituary says he achieved wonders "working only a couple of hours a day.". Electrifying in the role, Evans reminds me of other great out-of-control druggies played by Al Pacino and Nicolas Cage.
If the needle has just been used on a patient with AIDS or another disease, the care giver risks infection. As an opening ER scene in "Puncture" depicts, such an accident is not uncommon if a patient is thrashing in a seizure.
A sick man fights a sick system. One of the greatest health risks for medical professionals is an accidental needle puncture. If the needle has just been used on a patient with AIDS or another disease, the care giver risks infection. As an opening ER scene in "Puncture" depicts, such an accident is not uncommon if a patient is thrashing in ...
Drama. Roger Ebert. Roger Ebert was the film critic of the Chicago Sun-Times from 1967 until his death in 2013. In 1975, he won the Pulitzer Prize for distinguished criticism.
I suspect "Puncture" was made for neither "Captain America" fans or purists, and though it's not a complete success, he's always riveting onscreen, and the story is yet another parable about our venal health-care industry. Roger Ebert was the film critic of the Chicago Sun-Times from 1967 until his death in 2013.