Friday, May 1, 2009

"Chaos Experiment" Premier

"Chaos Experiment" starring Val Kilmer, Armand Assante and Eric Roberts (with ME as Armand's boss, police Lt. Clark) will open on May 5th with a special showing for cast and crew at the Celebration Cinemas in Grand Rapids.

You can see the trailer here: http://www.mlive.com/movies/index.ssf/2009/03/steam_experiment_movie_shot_in.html You can hear my voice talking to Armand Assante about 40 seconds in and you will see me, if you look quick, for around 3 or 4 seconds....

I will be live on Grand Rapids Fox 17 at around 8:15 Tuesday morning to promote the movie, so I got that going for me too! (It ain't no word of knowledge from the Dali Lama, but its no swift kick to the groin area either....)

Unfortunately, if you're hot to see the movie on the big screen, (and I know that are - you may never again have a chance to see me and Val and Armand on the big screen all together at once), you only have two options:

1. Make your travel arrangements and book your hotel rooms in Grand Rapids NOW so you can see it while it's in town all next week OR
2. Rent yourself a big-ass theater, select the best seats in the house for yourself and that special someone and invite a couple hundred of your closest friends to come and watch it in movie-house style when it comes out on DVD June. (My advice is offer real butter for the popcorn. You can charge extra for real butter and I'm pretty sure you will make a profit on concessions alone. Especially if you invite Larry Kavanagh. Or any of those Kavanaghs! That whole family absolutely freaks for popcorn!)

But there will be no national run for this film. A week in G.R., (which is a wonderful place to visit this time of year), and on to Blu-ray (whatever the hell that is) and DVD.

I have to admit, it's just the slightest bit bittersweet. I'm mostly disappointed for my legion of fan who's been anxiously waiting for the film to come to his favorite cinema in his own hometown...

(Wait a minute... I have five kids and three grandsons all over America...put 'em all in one room and trust me, THAT'S a legion! And I'm pretty sure most of them are fans! They have been looking forward to watching it the way God meant for them to watch it: In glorious Technicolor on the biggest screen available!)

I've been fortunate to get in a couple of other films coming up, (more on that in another post), but this is a very nice role - by far my biggest- and I spent the better part of the winter and spring telling everyone I owe mon...er...everyone I know about being in the trailer and how it's gonna be all over the place and how maybe it could lead to other things and how cool I am and how lucky they are to know me personally and DAMN! WHY DOES HUMILITY HAVE TO BE SO HUMILIATING???

But I'm not bitter. I'm in a movie! And I'm not just scenery!! They let me talk and everything!

So go on you guys, buy the DVD! Rent a theater and have "Chaos Experiment" viewing parties (and report your earnings to whoever you report that stuff to because I'm pretty sure residuals get paid based on some complicated formula involving ticket sales).

And put real butter on the popcorn! Screw the cholesterol!

And oh, by the way...there are over thirty films green lighted to be made in Michigan this year as a result of the fantastic new Michigan Tax Incentive law! So keep a good thought for me going forward. I have a couple of genuine credits after my name now! THEY'D BE FOOLS NOT TO CAST ME!! (And these people ain't no fools)...

Better Days Ahead!