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SynopsisRay, Steve, Benny and Jim are behind on rent and when irate Mr. Goss evicts them, it only adds to the trouble that is is store. Ray soon meets Stacy and her child Brandon who live across the street with her abusive fiance' Mark. With Stacy now on Ray's mind he and Steve go camping . Their trip is cut short by a family of hillbillies who want the fishing all to themselves and chase them away. Ray's fondness for Stacy and Brandon grows and when Mark finally hurts her, he decides to protect them by letting them stay with him. More trouble comes for the guys when two nosey neighbors who have been spying on the house decide to call the FBI. When Mark is questioned by the authorities, he says that the guys have kidnapped his wife and son.
What happens if the FBI raids? How will they escape? What will become of the makeshift pool table and the refrigerator hot tub that the guys have built? It's a mixture of fun and crazy situations that will have everyone laughing!
This film was very challenging to make. It has been through much post production to bring it to the final version. That's important. You can't settle for a rough cut or a first cut. You have to keep trying until you've got it working and bringing out the best of what you have shot. Not just deleting scenes, but making some of those scenes work. Otherwise there is a risk of butchering your film. You may think you are done, but you are not. The beauty of editing at home and on computers is that you can avoid paying a fortune to master your film. You learn the hard way when you first walk down the path of making an independent feature. Thanks for hopefully watching this film, I hope it makes you laugh. The world economy has finally caught up with these guys!
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Directed by
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Written by
Christopher Blackwell -
Produced by
Joyce Carlene
Written by: Christopher Blackwell
Produced by: Joyce Carlene
Cast
: Thomas Wilson Brown: Bernie Coulson
: Christopher Blackwell
: Tony Harris
Crew
: Lisa Day: Ed Henry
: Kelly Gately
: Richard Moore
: Terry Hoffman
: Patrick Winters
: Rob Anderson
: Tim Arnold
: Leonard Romie
: Special Effects
: Art Department
: Costumes/ Makeup
: Extras Casting
: 1st Assistant Camera
The film was shot on kodak vision 16 millimeter film using an
Aaton super 16 camera. Production was three and a half weeks.
The house that was used was rented and set dressed by Kelly Gately who converted the basement into the guys pool room and also a jail cell. Benny's bedroom was painted and also used as a hospital room. The film was shot in the dead of winter with many weather challenges.
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Director
Christopher Blackwell
