Weapon of Mass Destruction Playbill

WOMD_Playbill_Cover.pdf

8/16/2004

10:14:35 PM

The Political Action Sci-Fi Blaxploitation Comedy Melodrama Home Video that Puts the Camp in Camp David!

GOOD ENOUGH FILMS presents

“If FAHRENHEIT 9/11 had been made by Ed Wood” — Cult Classics

Poking nasty fun at the Bush Administration, action movies and itself, WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION is a heart-warming story of John Lincoln, a blaxploitation actor who finds himself out of work due to his participation in his son's grade-school anti-war protest in the winter of 2003. As his fortunes plummet and the President increases pressure to invade Iraq, Lincoln naively decides to draw on his past experience in the Special Ops Forces, and travel

to Iraq to rid the world of Saddam Hussein himself - and thus avert a disastrous war. Through a series of misadventures, he manages to dispose of Saddam, but that's when things get weird. Lincoln returns to the United States and is personally invited to Camp David by President George W. Bush, himself. But during a weenie roast at a Camp David campsite, George W. reveals a terrible international secret to Lincoln, something that causes him to fight for his life!

starring MICHAEL MASSENGALE as JOHN LINCOLN

GOOD ENOUGH FILMS presents WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION starring MICHAEL MASSENGALE LUIS FERNANDEZ-GIL JANELINE HAYES director of DABIR SNELL ANDRI ANTONAIDES SEF TUMA photography HARRY CHARALAMBOUS sound design and original score by JEFFERY ALAN JONES editor DAVID C. FLORES wardrobe PAMELA BACZUK produced associate

by DAVID K. BROWN and T ONY JACOBS producer CARLA HIRESH directed written

by T ONY JACOBS

by T ONY JACOBS and DAVID K. BROWN

www.WeaponOfMassDestruction.net ©2004 Good Enough Films, Los Angeles, CA. All Rights Reserved.

TONY JACOBS, a recent graduate of the Directing Program at the AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE. Previously he wrote and directed the award-winning feature fi lm, THE REFRIGERATOR (1992), and directed numerous children’s television programs including several episodes of Nickelodeon’s THE ADVENTURES OF PETE & PETE.

DAVID K. BROWN is an actor from Chicago and starred in Tony Jacobs AFI Thesis project, MARISA WHERE ART THOU (2000) about a young man in love with Marisa Tomei. Since his arrival to Los Angeles four years ago he has appeared in eighteen independent fi lms and has written four original screenplays.

MINI VAN or CIA CARGO PLANE? Actors Michael Massengale (John Lincoln) and Luis Fernandez-Gil (CIA Operative “Habib”) prepare to shoot a scene in which the director’s mini-van doubles as a CIA cargo plane with the help of some carefully prepared cardboard and duct tape.

The Political Action Sci-Fi Blaxploitation Comedy Melodrama Home Video that Puts the Camp in Camp David!

“If FAHRENHEIT 9/11 had been made by Ed Wood” — Cult Classics

Michael Massengale plays “John Lincoln,” a blaxploitation actor who turns into a peace-time mercenary in an effort to avert war in Iraq.

The Story Poking nasty fun at the Bush Administration, action movies and itself, WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION is the heart-warming story of John Lincoln, a blaxploitation actor who fi nds himself out of work due to his participation in his son’s grade-school anti-war protest in the winter of 2003. As his fortunes plummet and the President increases pressure to invade Iraq, Lincoln naively decides to draw on his past experience in the Special Ops Forces, and travel to Iraq to rid the world of Saddam Hussein himself - and thus avert a disastrous war. Notwithstanding a series of misadventures, he manages to dispose of Saddam, but that’s when things get weird.

Lincoln returns to the United States and is personally invited to Camp David by President George W. Bush, himself. However during a weenie roast at a Camp David campsite, George W. reveals a terrible international secret to Lincoln, something that causes him to fi ght for his life!

WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION is a political action-adventure sci-fi blaxploitation monster movie/conspiracy comedy which dares to unmask the Bush administration and show the world the true faces of George W., Dick Cheney, Condoleeza Rice and Saddam Hussein.

“John Lincoln” (Michael Massengale) embraced by his wife “Camille” (Janeline Hayes), as their son “Calvin” (Daibr Snell) looks on in a rare moment of family togetherness.

NO BUDGET FILMMAKING! Producer DAVID K. BROWN organizes the production of WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION on zero dollars with the help of two phones and a borrowed offi ce space.

of 2003, casting a wide net among Los Angeles’ talented pool of actors and actresses. Casting went on for over six weeks and as July rolled around, the fi lmmakers were anxious to start into production.

What was to follow was 7 weeks of concentrated fi lming – with breaks being called whenever cast members had auditions or more lucrative work. Locations and sets were improvised as needed. By the end of August, the project had shot over 40 hours of material and it was time to begin editing. The picture was cut in seven weeks and sound work began. A series of delays pushed the completion of the project until March of 2004. But as of midsummer, WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION is fi nally ready to be discovered! Who cares if the streets of Baghdad look like Echo Park, Camp David appears as a lonely campsite with three pup tents (and the surrounding woods bear more than a slight resemblance to the dry, scrubby hills around Dodgers Stadium), or that the inside of the CIA plane that fl ies Lincoln home shares interior design similarities with a Toyota Mini-Van? With the tight control of the media these days, this no-budget approach is clearly the only way, a politically sensitive fi lm like WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION could ever get made. Why not celebrate it!?

For more details on the making of the fi lm, please check out the offi cial website: www.weaponofmassdestruction.net

Production Notes WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION is a prime example of nobudget fi lmmaking; making up in spirit and creativity for whatever it may lack in “production values.” The fi lm was written in four days -- in the week following the Invasion of Iraq — as an effort to tell a story from the perspective of the everyday American’s experience of the build-up to the Iraq War. At that time, no mainstream production company in America had the courage to confront the political hot potato of the Iraq War, but the makers of WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION, boldly exercised their freedom of speech – speaking out with passion, feeling and irreverent humor in a grass-roots, home-style, movie-project. WOMD was made for less than $3000 with a crew of two people and a cast of 60 actors and actresses (!!!) While the story takes place in Los Angeles, the oil fi elds and marketplaces of Iraq, CIA headquarters and the woods of Camp David — the project was shot almost entirely in a fi fty foot radius of the director’s kitchen – in his driveway, backyard, garage, living room, bedroom, hallway and front door — using large cardboard sheets harvested from area dumpsters to create the sets.

Indeed, it is perhaps the most elaborate home-video ever attempted.

WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION began pre-production in May

A FAMILY FILM? Director TONY JACOBS works sound as his eleven-yearold son, JESSE, operates a house fan for special effects. Cameraman HARRY CHARALAMBOUS uses the streetlight as a lighting source.

Undercover CIA operative, “Habib” (Luis Fernandez-Gil) makes a shocking discovery, “They’re... WHAT!?!”

Production Written by Tony Jacobs & David K.Brown Directed by Tony Jacobs Produced by Tony Jacobs & David K. Brown Production Design by Tony Jacobs Additional Art Direction by Brandon Haskins Wardrobe Pamela Baczuk Cinematography Harry Charalambous Edited by David C. Flores Sound Design and Original Score by Jeffery Alan Jones Poster Design by James R. Winslow Filmed on Location in Echo Park and West Los Angeles All sets built from clean cardboard found in local dumpsters Production Budget: $2,980

Cast Name

Michael Massengale Dabir Snell

Janeline Hays

Luis Fernandez-Gil Amos Cowson

Sef Tuma

Andri Antoniades

Ed Ford, Jr.

Hayati Akbas

Christopher Mario Parker Emilio Rosa

Megumi Hogosai

James Evans

Brandon Haskins

Sujata Ray

Keith Davis

Character Name John Lincoln Calvin Lincoln Camille Lincoln Habib Harold Eddie The Travel Agent and Ahmed Venema Franklin Sef Abdul Ursay Billie Hu Saddam Hussein Uday Hussein The Virgin The Yard Guard

Fred Dekom Lorianne Hill Janet May

Alan Gale

Cindy Clark David Caprita George T. Woods Matthew Scott Fred Hafner Philip Hersh Bouchaib Kenatir Eve Curtis

Yasmine Hannaney Matthew Lorenceau Julian Salazar Steve White Suhay

Jeff Black

Sandy Durko Christopher Page Bruce Van Patten Adrienne Tien Devin Lockett Sean Kurtz

Jesse Tien-Jacobs Daniel Tien-Jacobs Edythe Davis Beth Devakul

Sudi Bernett Mary Boylan

David K. Brown

General Frankenheimer George’s Mom Sherman’s Mom and Old Lady Protestor and Baghdad Bistro Floozy Newscaster and Narrator Mrs. Roscmorivich Iraqi Customs Offi cial Mr. Marty Sal Fabrizio Hot Dog Vendor Iraqi Security Guard Hotel Desk Clerk Code Pink Woman Iraqi Welcomer Baghdad Bistro Thug Baghdad Bistro Thug Baghdad Bistro Bartender Baghdad Bistro Belly Dancer Cia Man In Black Army Brass Farkas Cia Section Chief Reynolds Dick Cheney Condoleeza Rice Colin Powell Donald Rumsfeld and Cia Driver Sherman George Woman Protestor Harem Fan Girl and Protestor Harem Machine Gun Girl Harem Girl and Carnival Barker Baghdad Bistro Sailor and Mysterious Hotel Guest and Baghdad Market Shopper and George W. Bush

Production Written by Tony Jacobs & David K.Brown Directed by Tony Jacobs Produced by Tony Jacobs & David K. Brown Production Design by Tony Jacobs Additional Art Direction by Brandon Haskins Wardrobe Pamela Baczuk Cinematography Harry Charalambous Edited by David C. Flores Sound Design and Original Score by Jeffery Alan Jones Poster Design by James R. Winslow Filmed on Location in Echo Park and West Los Angeles All sets built from clean cardboard found in local dumpsters Production Budget: $2,980

Cast Name

Michael Massengale Dabir Snell

Janeline Hays

Luis Fernandez-Gil Amos Cowson

Sef Tuma

Andri Antoniades

Ed Ford, Jr.

Hayati Akbas

Christopher Mario Parker Emilio Rosa

Megumi Hogosai

James Evans

Brandon Haskins

Sujata Ray

Keith Davis

Character Name John Lincoln Calvin Lincoln Camille Lincoln Habib Harold Eddie The Travel Agent and Ahmed Venema Franklin Sef Abdul Ursay Billie Hu Saddam Hussein Uday Hussein The Virgin The Yard Guard

Fred Dekom Lorianne Hill Janet May

Alan Gale

Cindy Clark David Caprita George T. Woods Matthew Scott Fred Hafner Philip Hersh Bouchaib Kenatir Eve Curtis

Yasmine Hannaney Matthew Lorenceau Julian Salazar Steve White Suhay

Jeff Black

Sandy Durko Christopher Page Bruce Van Patten Adrienne Tien Devin Lockett Sean Kurtz

Jesse Tien-Jacobs Daniel Tien-Jacobs Edythe Davis Beth Devakul

Sudi Bernett Mary Boylan

David K. Brown

General Frankenheimer George’s Mom Sherman’s Mom and Old Lady Protestor and Baghdad Bistro Floozy Newscaster and Narrator Mrs. Roscmorivich Iraqi Customs Offi cial Mr. Marty Sal Fabrizio Hot Dog Vendor Iraqi Security Guard Hotel Desk Clerk Code Pink Woman Iraqi Welcomer Baghdad Bistro Thug Baghdad Bistro Thug Baghdad Bistro Bartender Baghdad Bistro Belly Dancer Cia Man In Black Army Brass Farkas Cia Section Chief Reynolds Dick Cheney Condoleeza Rice Colin Powell Donald Rumsfeld and Cia Driver Sherman George Woman Protestor Harem Fan Girl and Protestor Harem Machine Gun Girl Harem Girl and Carnival Barker Baghdad Bistro Sailor and Mysterious Hotel Guest and Baghdad Market Shopper and George W. Bush

Production Notes WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION is a prime example of nobudget fi lmmaking; making up in spirit and creativity for whatever it may lack in “production values.” The fi lm was written in four days -- in the week following the Invasion of Iraq — as an effort to tell a story from the perspective of the everyday American’s experience of the build-up to the Iraq War. At that time, no mainstream production company in America had the courage to confront the political hot potato of the Iraq War, but the makers of WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION, boldly exercised their freedom of speech – speaking out with passion, feeling and irreverent humor in a grass-roots, home-style, movie-project. WOMD was made for less than $3000 with a crew of two people and a cast of 60 actors and actresses (!!!) While the story takes place in Los Angeles, the oil fi elds and marketplaces of Iraq, CIA headquarters and the woods of Camp David — the project was shot almost entirely in a fi fty foot radius of the director’s kitchen – in his driveway, backyard, garage, living room, bedroom, hallway and front door — using large cardboard sheets harvested from area dumpsters to create the sets.

Indeed, it is perhaps the most elaborate home-video ever attempted.

WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION began pre-production in May

A FAMILY FILM? Director TONY JACOBS works sound as his eleven-yearold son, JESSE, operates a house fan for special effects. Cameraman HARRY CHARALAMBOUS uses the streetlight as a lighting source.

Undercover CIA operative, “Habib” (Luis Fernandez-Gil) makes a shocking discovery, “They’re... WHAT!?!”

The Story Poking nasty fun at the Bush Administration, action movies and itself, WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION is the heart-warming story of John Lincoln, a blaxploitation actor who fi nds himself out of work due to his participation in his son’s grade-school anti-war protest in the winter of 2003. As his fortunes plummet and the President increases pressure to invade Iraq, Lincoln naively decides to draw on his past experience in the Special Ops Forces, and travel to Iraq to rid the world of Saddam Hussein himself - and thus avert a disastrous war. Notwithstanding a series of misadventures, he manages to dispose of Saddam, but that’s when things get weird.

Lincoln returns to the United States and is personally invited to Camp David by President George W. Bush, himself. However during a weenie roast at a Camp David campsite, George W. reveals a terrible international secret to Lincoln, something that causes him to fi ght for his life!

WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION is a political action-adventure sci-fi blaxploitation monster movie/conspiracy comedy which dares to unmask the Bush administration and show the world the true faces of George W., Dick Cheney, Condoleeza Rice and Saddam Hussein.

“John Lincoln” (Michael Massengale) embraced by his wife “Camille” (Janeline Hayes), as their son “Calvin” (Daibr Snell) looks on in a rare moment of family togetherness.

NO BUDGET FILMMAKING! Producer DAVID K. BROWN organizes the production of WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION on zero dollars with the help of two phones and a borrowed offi ce space.

of 2003, casting a wide net among Los Angeles’ talented pool of actors and actresses. Casting went on for over six weeks and as July rolled around, the fi lmmakers were anxious to start into production.

What was to follow was 7 weeks of concentrated fi lming – with breaks being called whenever cast members had auditions or more lucrative work. Locations and sets were improvised as needed. By the end of August, the project had shot over 40 hours of material and it was time to begin editing. The picture was cut in seven weeks and sound work began. A series of delays pushed the completion of the project until March of 2004. But as of midsummer, WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION is fi nally ready to be discovered! Who cares if the streets of Baghdad look like Echo Park, Camp David appears as a lonely campsite with three pup tents (and the surrounding woods bear more than a slight resemblance to the dry, scrubby hills around Dodgers Stadium), or that the inside of the CIA plane that fl ies Lincoln home shares interior design similarities with a Toyota Mini-Van? With the tight control of the media these days, this no-budget approach is clearly the only way, a politically sensitive fi lm like WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION could ever get made. Why not celebrate it!?

For more details on the making of the fi lm, please check out the offi cial website: www.weaponofmassdestruction.net

TONY JACOBS, a recent graduate of the Directing Program at the AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE. Previously he wrote and directed the award-winning feature fi lm, THE REFRIGERATOR (1992), and directed numerous children’s television programs including several episodes of Nickelodeon’s THE ADVENTURES OF PETE & PETE.

DAVID K. BROWN is an actor from Chicago and starred in Tony Jacobs AFI Thesis project, MARISA WHERE ART THOU (2000) about a young man in love with Marisa Tomei. Since his arrival to Los Angeles four years ago he has appeared in eighteen independent fi lms and has written four original screenplays.

MINI VAN or CIA CARGO PLANE? Actors Michael Massengale (John Lincoln) and Luis Fernandez-Gil (CIA Operative “Habib”) prepare to shoot a scene in which the director’s mini-van doubles as a CIA cargo plane with the help of some carefully prepared cardboard and duct tape.

The Political Action Sci-Fi Blaxploitation Comedy Melodrama Home Video that Puts the Camp in Camp David!

“If FAHRENHEIT 9/11 had been made by Ed Wood” — Cult Classics

Michael Massengale plays “John Lincoln,” a blaxploitation actor who turns into a peace-time mercenary in an effort to avert war in Iraq.

WOMD_Playbill_Cover.pdf

8/16/2004

10:14:35 PM

The Political Action Sci-Fi Blaxploitation Comedy Melodrama Home Video that Puts the Camp in Camp David!

GOOD ENOUGH FILMS presents

“If FAHRENHEIT 9/11 had been made by Ed Wood” — Cult Classics

Poking nasty fun at the Bush Administration, action movies and itself, WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION is a heart-warming story of John Lincoln, a blaxploitation actor who finds himself out of work due to his participation in his son's grade-school anti-war protest in the winter of 2003. As his fortunes plummet and the President increases pressure to invade Iraq, Lincoln naively decides to draw on his past experience in the Special Ops Forces, and travel

to Iraq to rid the world of Saddam Hussein himself - and thus avert a disastrous war. Through a series of misadventures, he manages to dispose of Saddam, but that's when things get weird. Lincoln returns to the United States and is personally invited to Camp David by President George W. Bush, himself. But during a weenie roast at a Camp David campsite, George W. reveals a terrible international secret to Lincoln, something that causes him to fight for his life!

starring MICHAEL MASSENGALE as JOHN LINCOLN

GOOD ENOUGH FILMS presents WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION starring MICHAEL MASSENGALE LUIS FERNANDEZ-GIL JANELINE HAYES director of DABIR SNELL ANDRI ANTONAIDES SEF TUMA photography HARRY CHARALAMBOUS sound design and original score by JEFFERY ALAN JONES editor DAVID C. FLORES wardrobe PAMELA BACZUK produced associate

by DAVID K. BROWN and T ONY JACOBS producer CARLA HIRESH directed written

by T ONY JACOBS

by T ONY JACOBS and DAVID K. BROWN

www.WeaponOfMassDestruction.net ©2004 Good Enough Films, Los Angeles, CA. All Rights Reserved.