Loanshark is a 1999 black-and-white American crime film written and directed by Jay Jennings.

[1] An angry loan shark has a tendency of getting excessively violent with anyone who doesn't have his money.

Produced for $10,000, Loanshark was made using handheld digital movie cameras and available light, with film look added in post-production.

[2] The low-budget film was shot guerrilla filmmaking style among old Hollywood buildings and streets.

[5] Films In Review columnist David Del Valle called Loanshark "a gritty crime tale in the manner of Bad Lieutenant ".