So I'm officially directing and producing a feature-length Vietnam War film

[Mr. Scot]

1 hour ago, Datawire said:

Better be at least one fuging Panther reference in there somewhere.

During the Vietnam War?

[PhillyB]

Thanks everyone! i'm offering cook perks in return for support (like film credits, opportunities to get on screen, machine guns, helmets, and inert authentic vietnam-era grenades) so hit me up if you're interested. this is a legacy film for people interested in military history and representation in poplar culture, so it's gonna ultimately get made by people generously pitching a few bucks at it.

for the business-minded, there's lucrative investment packages... i've got distribution contracts pitched at me already, so it wouldn't take much up front to get a hefty return

[Datawire]

42 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

During the Vietnam War?

Hell yeah! There are elusive, rare and deadly panther climbing vines all over the territory.

[PanthersBigD]

15 hours ago, PhillyB said:

to be completely honest i'm not sure if i'll take him on even if we meet the financing requirements to fulfill his quote. he won't audition (granted most A-listers don't) and i'm not sold on his persona for the part. i may pursue other actors his caliber in the meantime (i have my eye on stephen lang, and michael c. hall actually, although he might be too monotonic.)

but at the end of the day it's a ringing endorsement of the script. i didn't think i'd hear back, but his agent said he read through the entire thing and said he wanted to take the part. 99% of independent films can't even get an agent to respond to an email, let alone get an A-lister to read script sides.

I vote Michael C. Hall, or someone with a similar feel. Stephen Lang is great, but he's done the crazed military guy bit in Avatar, and I've heard he's been lobbying pretty hard for the role of Cable in the Deadpool sequel. Michael C. Hall's monotonic delivery would be very unsettling. 

Whatever you decide, best of luck! Happy to hear you're making it happen. 

[stirs]

Congrats and good luck

Would tell you about my time in Vietnam, I left there with a limp.

No worries, it was 2011 and a buddy told me to get a foot massage at a place beside my hotel.  Think I was the only white guy in the place and the woman about crippled me.

I don't want to talk about it.

[PhillyB]

2 minutes ago, stirs said:

Congrats and good luck

Would tell you about my time in Vietnam, I left there with a limp.

No worries, it was 2011 and a buddy told me to get a foot massage at a place beside my hotel.  Think I was the only white guy in the place and the woman about crippled me.

I don't want to talk about it.

john kerry could've gotten a purple heart out of that, and so should you

[stirs]

"my hypocrisy goes only so far"

 

Feel free to use that one by the way.

[SOJA]

congrats Philly this poo is so rad 

[The Saltman]

If you need someone to blow poo up for you hit me up. I only take virgins as payment. 

 

AllahuAkbar. 

[PhillyB]

4 hours ago, The Saltman said:

If you need someone to blow poo up for you hit me up. I only take virgins as payment. 

 

AllahuAkbar. 

well i am in the market for a good pyro guy actually

[Moorgan]

I should've looked for this thread a long time ago when I found out about this. I'm a moron. I know everyone on here isn't an All Pro and throwing $5 a month at Igo is too much for some. But there is a funding page that you can go to and try and help him get this thing going. I was going to go to Black Sabbath but things got messed up so now I think I'm just gonna donate that paltry sum to Philly to get this thing done.

Also always available to talk about military mindsets whenever you want Philly. We need to have some beers with your actors. Wait...does this mean you aren't coming up for the Redskins game?

[PhillyB]

6 hours ago, Moorgan said:

I should've looked for this thread a long time ago when I found out about this. I'm a moron. I know everyone on here isn't an All Pro and throwing $5 a month at Igo is too much for some. But there is a funding page that you can go to and try and help him get this thing going. I was going to go to Black Sabbath but things got messed up so now I think I'm just gonna donate that paltry sum to Philly to get this thing done.

Also always available to talk about military mindsets whenever you want Philly. We need to have some beers with your actors. Wait...does this mean you aren't coming up for the Redskins game?

thanks man, you don't have to do that... but we'll get you film creds as a back for sure if you do! 

i'm in the final rounds of casting the film now and then we'll plan a trip up to talk to you guys. we're developing a promotional tour to do fundraising for this thing, so we may end up in your direction anyway! as for the redskins... that's really hard to say. all my finances are going towards this thing right now, which is why i canceled my LA plans. but if i can an away game happen it'll either be skins or new years bucs

[PhillyB]

almost finished building our M60 system. we'll need an authentic flash suppressor before we start shooting, but other than that it's a go. mostly metal, working bipod assembly, ladder sight, chambering action. i was able to scrounge up some inert .762 ammo belts as well, which will really add to the feel.

 

[SOJA]

and to think I thought the strippers forehead thread was going to be the most epic huddle thread of all time