AFM 2004
February 25th - March 3rd
FRIES FILM GROUP, INC.
22817 Ventura Blvd. #909 Woodland Hills, CA 91364
Corporate Tel: 818 888 3052
Corporate Fax: 818 888 3042
OFFICE at AFM: - Loews Hotel - 7th Floor - Topanga Suite
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Dear Dirk Kuhner:
FRIES FILM GROUP, INC. and MR. CHARLES M. FRIES invites you to discuss our
exciting new slate of Feature Films at AFM 2004.
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times that will be convenient for you, we will get back to you with a
confirmation. Please respond via email - adam(a)friesfilms.com or via fax at
818-888-3042.
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FRIES FILM GROUP WINTER 2004 PRODUCT LIST
Presales:
DANCING ON LIFE (Drama) The greedy son of a disgruntled old man has his
father committed to a state institution in order to get his hands on the old
man's money. A mother is too busy turning tricks to care for her misguided
12-year old boy who is being sent to a juvenille correctional facility. The
two castaways escape their fate by running away together. They use their
courage to battle the cold sholder of society but it is their big dream that
drives them on - to get to Coney Island and have the world's greatest
hotdog - Nathan's Coney Island Special.
DR. LOPEZ. (Period Political Thriller) Dr. Roderigo Lopez, an exiled
Portuguese Jew, is appointed to the highly prestigious position of personal
physician to Queen Elizabeth I, seemingly by sheer chance only to be
implicated in a conspiracy to poison the Queen. Devastated by the Queen''
seeming reluctance to intercede on his behalf, but fully aware of her
conflicting loyalties, Lopez can do little more than helplessly watch as
political machinations push him inexorably toward the gallows. Directed by
Michael Radford. Starring Dustin Hoffman.
THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF PINOCCHIO. (Family) The adventures continue in
this third installment of the franchise which stars Martin Landau and Udo
Kier.
MIDNIGHT BOOGIE. (Action Thiller) Ivory Coast- Africa -- five young
parachutists go on a competition jump over IVORY COAST, but as a result of a
"dare devil" escapade end up in northeastern part of the country where their
plane is shot down by REBEL FORCES. The young men are captured and accused
of spying for the C.I.A., then brutally tortured. GUERILLA FORCES wage a
surprise attack on the camp where the young men are held, but instead of
being rescued they become prisoners of the guerillas and are forced to take
part in their MISSION -- the destruction of the CABINDA OIL FIELDS. It is
this complex, which the life blood of the communists, for without it there
would be no money to pay for the rebel defense force, no money for the
French supplied arms -- and NO WAR! Cast & Director TBA.
ROAD. (Thriller) When a beautiful woman named Danni Edwards accidentally
kills a 20-something Girl in a car accident, she's shattered by the
experience. Danni tries to run away from the memory of the accident, yet she
continues to be haunted by the crash, encountering a Second Girl who reminds
her of the one she killed. She also meets a handsome, slightly younger Man
who's driving across the country as well, and who seems intent on helping
her to overcome her trauma. Then something happens that heightens Danni's
trauma tenfold. The Man is not what he seems. Because he's not out to help
her...He's out to destroy her. He's out to avenge the death of the Girl who
was killed in the crash, by killing Danni the same way that first Girl died.
Only this time, it won't be an accident. Only this time, it won't be an
accident. Cast & Director TBA.
In Post-Production:
BANDIDOS. (Thriller) Super thief Max Cruz must rescue a kidnapped CIA
operative who is held by a Mexican crime Lord in an impenetrable fortress.
Carlos Gallardo plays Max Cruz, the character he created in EL MARIACHI and
DESPARADO in this action-packed thriller directed by Academy Award winner
Roger Christian (BATTLEFIELD EARTH). Cast: Carlos Gallardo, Angie Everhart,
Kim Coates, Matt Craven.
LAGUNA. (Thriller) The son of a mafia hit man must confront his father's
violent legacy before his checkered past catches up to him permanently.
Cast: Joe Mantegna, Henry Cavill, Sergio Castilito, Emanuelle Seigner,
Charles Anzavour. Shot in New York and Venice, Italy. European certified
production. In post-production.
In Pre-Production:
ALIEN AGENT. (Action) A lawman from another Galaxy must stop an invading
force from building a gateway between the two worlds. Cast: Mark Dacascos.
CANES. (Thriller) A New York executive tries to break a pact with the devil
who has been controlling him with a mystical, evil cane. Cast: Eddie
Furlong.
HUNT FOR THE DEVIL. (Thriller) A New York City detective tracks Europe's
bloodiest serial killer after his fiancé becomes the latest victim.
Completed (Selected Titles):
Jack London's THE CALL OF THE WILD. (Adventure) As BUCK grows from a prized
and pampered house pet, he is forced to kill or be killed at the head of a
sled team. Through his eyes, we see that the the fierce conditions of the
Klondike Gold Rush come not only from the brutal weather of Alaska's winter,
but from the evil and stupidity of men. When a good man, JOHN THORNTON
(played by Rutger Hauer) saves BUCK's life, BUCK returns the favor by
ripping out the throats of Indians who kill THORNTON in a climatic showdown.
Finally free to heed THE CALL OF THE WILD, BUCK returns to run with his wild
wolf brothers. Cast: Rutger Hauer. Narrated by Richard Dreyfuss. Director:
Peter Svatek.
CHARADES (aka FELONS). (Thriller) What starts as a nice afternoon barbecue
with good friends quickly turns ugly as one man begins a sadistic game of
violence and blackmail, eventually revealing a dark secret- that the host
and hostess are murderers. Cast: Erika Eleniak, C. Thomas Howell, Jack
Scalia, James Russo. Director: Stephen Eckelberry.
THE CLOWN AT MIDNIGHT. (Horror/ Thriller) A teenaged girl confronts the
psychotic killer who murdered her mother years ago. Cast: Christopher
Plummer, Margot Kidder. Director: Jean Pellerin.
DEMON HOUSE. (Horror/ Thriller) A group teens on the run from the police
seek refuge in the remote Hull House where a beautiful demon seeks to
transform her guests into her bloodthirsty minions. Director: Jimmy Kaufman
(POLTERGEIST- THE LEGACY).
EL TRONADOR. (Action/ Thriller) EL TRONADOR is a cold blooded executioner
who stalks the mean streets of Los Angeles. He is a man with no name, no
feelings and no mercy. CARDIMIL, an ex-gangster, hires EL TRONADOR to
collect on a large sum of money from the villainous WALDO EL HERMOSO, the
most powerful drug lord in town. But when HERMOSO murders CARDIMIL and
kidnaps his beautiful daughter a bullet-ridden frenzy ensues as EL TRONADOR
will stop at nothing to rescue the only thing he cares about.
FATAL BLADE. (Action) When a drug deal goes bad, the Japanese Mafia send
their most lethal assasin from Tokyo to Los Angeles to deal with the
problem. Only one man can stop him, an LAPD Detective who figures out the
truth behind theYakuza. Cast: Gary Daniels. Director: Talun Hsu.
FOR HIRE. (Thriller) A successful writer manipulates an innocent man into
committing murder by convincing him he's only got two months to live. Cast:
Rob Lowe, Joe Mantegna. Director: Jean Pellerin.
HEMOGLOBIN. (Sci-Fi/ Horror thriller) A man and his wife journey to a remote
island off the coast of Maine in a desperate attempt to find a cure to the
blood disease killing him, but find a horrifying family secret instead.
Cast: Rutger Hauer, Roy Dupuis (TV's LA FEMME NIKITA) Director: Peter
Svatek. Completed.
HITTERS. (Thriller) A respected civic leader is caught between two rival
underworld crime families on the verge of war. He must either betray
generations of family loyalty and turn government informer, or face certain
death. Cast: Robert Davi, Carol Alt, Costas Mandylor, Louis Mandylor Frank
Stallone. Completed.
ICE RUNNER. (Action/ Adventure) A CIA Agent, abandoned by his government, is
forced to escape the icy Russian Gulag on his own. Cast: Edward Albert.
Director: Barry Samson.
LAPD- TO PROTECT AND TO SERVE. (Action) L.A.'s finest have just crossed the
"thin blue line" between cop and criminal in this explosive action thriller
based on a hard hitting and gut wrenching true story of the Los Angles
police department's battle with corruption. Cast: Michael Madsen, Dennis
Hopper, Charles Durning, Marc Singer. Director: Ed Anders.
Sir Arthur Conan Dole's THE LOST WORLD. (Adventure) A brilliant scientist
forms a crack team of explorers and embarks in a hot-air balloon to test his
theory of a hidden island where dinasaurs and cave-men still roam. Cast:
Patrick Bergin. Director: Bob Keen.
MEMORY RUN. (Sci-Fi thriller) In the future, huge corporations use the
bodies of condemned criminals to offer immortality to their customers. Cast:
Matt McCoy, Saul Rubinek. Director: Allan A. Goldstein.
MEN. (Erotic Drama) A beautiful and fiecely independent young woman pursues
her ambition to become a haute cuisine chef while seducing a variety of men
to educated herself in the realm of lust and love. Cast: Sean Young, John
Heard, Dylan Walsh. Director: Zoe Clarke-Williams.
THE NEW ADVENTURES OF PINOCCHIO. (Live-action family adventure) From academy
award-winning director Michael Anderson (whose latest picture is 20,000
LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA for Hallmark) comes an all new magical adventure.
Martin Landau and Udo Kier reprise their starring roles. Gabriel Thomson
(ENEMY AT THE GATES; GREAT EXPECTATIONS).
THE POSSESSION- WITCHBOARD III. (Horror/ Thriller) Lured by the spirit of
the Ouija, Brian Fields passes through a portal to a parallel universe as a
demon passes into his body, intent on ruthless and avaricious self-fulfill
ment and destroying anyone in his path. Director: Peter Svatek.
PROGENY. (Sci-Fi thriller) A young doctor finds that his wife is carrying an
Alien fetus in her womb and seeks to destroy it but save his wife's life.
Cast: Arnold Volsoo (THE MUMMY; THE MUMMY RETURNS) Brad Dourif (THE LORD OF
THE RINGS Trilogy). Completed. Director: Brian Yuzna. Executive Producer:
Stuart Gordon (SPACE TRUCKERS, FORTRESS).
SINBAD: BEYOND THE VEIL OF MISTS. (Animated adventure) Sinbad undertakes a
perilous voyage into uncharted waters to save a Kingdom from a wizard's evil
spell. Voices by Brendan Frasier, Leonard Nimoy, John Rhys-Davies and Mark
Hamill.
SOUTHERN CROSS. (Thriller) When his father dies in a mysterious mining
accident, PHILIP BERGMAN inherits his father's wealth. But during his trip
to Chile for the funeral, PHILIP winds up avoiding death at every turn until
he can figure out who murdered his father. Cast: Esai Morales, Malcolm
McDowell, Michael Ironside. Director: James Backet.
TIME OF FEAR. (Thriller) A psychological thriller thrusting an FBI agent and
a grieving father into the dark world of a demented killer.
UNDERCURRENT. (Thriller) A ex-cop just-released from prison arrives in
Puerto Rico to manage a night club and becomes a pawn in a local power play
involving a major drug dealer and the beautiful femme-fatale wife of the
club owner. Cast: Lorenzo Lamas. Director: Frank Kerr.
THE VERSACE MURDER. (Thiller) July 15, 1997... The world is shocked at the
news that acclaimed Italian fashion designer GIANNI VERSACE (Franco Nero
"Camelot" & "Die Hard 2") has been brutally murdered, execution style, on
the steps of his posh Ocean Drive villa in the famous South Beach section of
Miami Beach, Florida. Shortly thereafter, the authorities, led by FBI
Special Agent JOHN JACOBY (Steven Bauer "Scarface" & "Primal Fear") announce
a nationwide manhunt for their only suspect, alleged spree killer ANDREW
PHILLIP CUNANAN (Shane Purdue), part time hustler and full time play boy,
from San Diego, California. Follow Andrew's bloody steps from his farewell
dinner party in san diego to executing VERSACE and CUNANAN's subsequent
suicide on a Miami Beach houseboat.
