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
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FRIES FILM GROUP WINTER 2004 PRODUCT LIST
FRIES FILM GROUP 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 mans 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 worlds greatest hotdog Nathans 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, shes 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 whos driving across the country as well, and who seems intent on helping her to overcome her trauma. Then something happens that heightens Dannis trauma tenfold. The Man is not what he seems. Because hes not out to help her...Hes out to destroy her. Hes 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 wont be an accident. Only this time, it wont 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.
In post-production.
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 Europes bloodiest serial killer after his fiancé becomes the latest victim. Cast: Lozenzo Lamas.
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.
CHINANGO (Martial Arts) A young man who is skilled in the martial arts discovers a priceless ancient Chinese Medallion in his grandfather's grave. The medallion is sought by a Hong Kong crime lord who will stop at nothing to gain its possession. He unleashes lethal killers to retrieve the medallion and dispatch anyone who resists. Cast: Marco Zaror, Hugo Stiglitz, Susana Gonzalez.
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.
ENTRE LLAMAS ("Into the Flames"). (Thriller) MAX, a new recruite from Mexico's Police Academy, learns of a plot to steal a large supply of cocaine that was seized by DEA agents. But while Max is collecting evidence, he is shocked to learn that his own UNCLE ALFREDO is at the heart of the conspiracy. Now marked for death, MAX must run from the uncle he loves and the system he works for.
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 wizards 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.
12 BUCKS. (Action Road Movie) Two brothers separated at 6 years ald reunite against their will and set out on a cross-country journey that goes from bad to worse. Cast: Jonathan Silverman, Alexandra Paul, David Faustino (MARRIED WITH CHILDREN), Ernest Borgnine, Ming-Na Wen (THE JOY LUCK CLUB; ER), David Chokachi (BAYWATCH'S Cody Madison). US Blockbuster Exclusive. Completed.
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.