Firecracker, starring Mike Patton

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FIRECRACKER is a bold and shocking true-to-life tale of murder in small town Kansas. Set against the stark beauty of Middle America, this astonishing story of abuse, suffering and denial reveals dreams of escape. The inevitable confrontation unleashes the truth concealed behind the pleasant façade of small-town U.S.A.

Meek, reclusive and talented Jimmy is emotionally imprisoned by his abusive, alcoholic older brother David and fanatically religious mother Eleanor. With evil lurking in the shadows, the setting sun gives way to the blue of evening and Jimmy finds escape in the neon glow of a traveling sideshow carnival. Unlike its drab, depressing daytime reality, the carnival becomes a nightly glittering solitaire on the prairie, beckoning all around to its illusions and make-believe. With a guise of red satin and the lure of a heavenly voice, Sandra, billed as an oddity of nature, is the carnivals premier attraction. Yearning for a way out, Jimmy befriends Sandra, unaware that her imprisonment and degradation, at the hands of Frank, the carnival owner, mirror his own. Sandra, taken by his innocence, finds her own inner strength and suppressed dreams. When David disappears, the metaphorical white-picket fences collapse, leaving raw emotions exposed to the spark of truth.

Throughout it all Police Chief Ed searches for truth, uncovering bits of evidence suggesting deceit, abuse, murder and cover-up. As her investigation leads her closer to the truth, the lives of those involved become lit fuses until they explode, one-by-one, in a dramatic and harrowing conclusion.

FIRECRACKER pulls no punches nor hides from the ugliness that mars reality. It also reveals in its imagery a vividness and majesty that transcends mere mortality, exploding the myth of Middle Americas sanctity and piety, while opening the door to atonement

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MIKE PATTON (as Frank/David) // Web // Print // Bio
KAREN BLACK (as Sandra/Eleanor) // Web // Print // Bio
SUSAN TRAYLOR (as Ed) // Web // Print // Bio
JAK KENDALL (as Jimmy) // Web // Print // Bio
THE ENIGMA (as Himself) // Web // Print // Bio
KATZEN (as Herself) // Web // Print // Bio
GEORGE THE GIANT (as The Bald Man) // Web // Print // Bio
CATHY BERRY (as The Lobster Girl) // Web // Print // Bio
JANE WIEDLIN (as Ursula) // Web // Print // Bio
PAUL SIZEMORE (as Officer Harry) // Web // Print // Bio
SELENE LUNA (as Harriet) // Web // Print // Bio
PLEASANT GEHMAN (as Estelle) // Web // Print // Bio
AMY KELLY (as Susie Jenkins) // Web // Print // Bio
BROOKE BALDERSON (as Pearl) // Web // Print // Bio

SUSIE LEGAULT (as Buffalola)
JEFF MONTAGUE (as The Frenchman)
BETTI O. (as Rosemary)
NANCY PUJOL (as Helen)
JIM CLAUSSEN (as Alfred)
JAY ROHMAN (as The Priest)
SEAN SHUFORD (The Other Man)
JOSH THIES & CASEY LAUER (as The Attackers)
MAGGIE MACE (as Baby Linda)

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The most exciting news is that we successfully convinced Mike Patton to take a lead role, replacing Dennis Hopper as Frank. Patton's energy and presence are phenomenal. Having him in this role greatly improves the electricity of the cast.

http://www.dikenga.com/films/firecracker/index.htm

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maar nu komt de aap uit de mauw want op caca volante staat hetvolgende.

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Executive producer Clark Balderson says when Hopper was the lead character, their Web site got 100 hits a day. But since Patton replaced him, their site has been getting 3,000 hits a day

http://www.cv.org/index.php

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maarja toch een intressant project lijkt me

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Op zaterdag 11 oktober 2003 22:47 schreef Astronaut_Jones het volgende:
wow, ik zag laatst al op imdb dat patton nog nooit had geacteerd, en dit is dan best toevallig. maar leuk vooral. hij heeft een geweldige uitstraling. ik ben erg benieuwd wat ie kan, het verhaal klinkt boeiend.

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maar wel als altijd een strak bossie haar

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Op zaterdag 5 februari 2005 00:33 schreef Dubbelzuurrr het volgende:
Voor alle afvalligen: In theatres now...

http://www.dikenga.com/films/firecracker/