Tom says, "Hey! Look at me on the big screen!"
I started shooting this movie back in the summer of 2005 when Tom had offered to come out to Oregon to star in a project. It was the only thing I had close to a finished script for, so I quickly fleshed it out and we shot for a quick 4 days. Over the next two years, I shot the rest of the movie here and there with local folks. After a good six months or so of editing, my buddy Mike helped with some post-production and DVD authoring stuff. What we screened at the premiere was a 99% done version - just needing some color work on one scene and a bit of sound work.
Sabrina, Tom and the rest of the crowd waiting for the show to begin!
We had sent Amanda ahead to buy a block of tickets earlier in the day. Unfortunately, one page of the theater's website said 9 p.m. and the other said 9:30 p.m.! So there was a whole gaggle of people outside in the parking lot waiting for their tickets, but it didn't really matter because I had the copies (one plus a black-up disk) of the movie! The projectionist was pissed because I guess no one had told him he needed to set up the digital projector - I had arranged the screening through some local film festival folks as I have with all of my other screenings there.
The film fest guy showed up just before the show and then everything went great.
Well, here we are - the cast of DEADLY PREMONITIONS! Me, Darla Doom, Toni Draggon, Alexandra Paris (showing off), Rob Merickel, Barb White, Amira, Tom Stedham, Morgan Mayhem, Robert J. Olin, Michelle 'Ame' Mahoney, Terry and Jerry Eckert.
During my intro, I had suggested that the movie's drinking game was to drink whenever there were boobs on the screen. Well, boy did everyone get into that! They started holding their glasses in the air and counting down when they even thought that boobs were coming. Since most of the cast were there, along with their friends, and there was lots of beer, there was a lot of yelling and cheering whenever someone appeared on screen or did something cool or sexy on screen. When Darla and Michelle's make out scene came on, the place nearly exploded!
(back) Toni Draggon, Me, Darla Doom; (front) Michelle 'Ame' Mahoney, Tom Stedham
Amanda Bounds can't get enough of that Tough Tom Stedham!
Amanda and Morgan were inspired by Darla's strangulation death scene!
Others might say that there are seven boobs in this photo, but I would never say such a thing about my buddy Tom.
Mike Hegg and Rob Merickel check for rain inside the pool hall/bar after the screening.
It was a mind-blowing experience and afterwards most of us headed across the parking lot to a bar/pool hall to hang out and chat. I can't thank everyone enough for coming to the show - it was a great way to end a grueling week!
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