Evan Jonigkeit has the title role, and Chris Bauer is in the supporting cast of this May 9 release.

Mamet has stepped into throughout his career, but his recent outspoken turns of phrase and thinking probably explain why this 2:25 feature film is being self-distributed.

I loved “Heist” like most everybody else, and “Spartan” more than most. He’s still a major figure in American theater. But at some point, you keep burning your bridges and you end up seeing Shia LaBeouf as your last ticket home. And then you have to distribute your movie yourself.