I initially conceived of the idea for my latest film, The Mustache while shooting Patrick Svensson’s Hopscotch Hotshots. The original idea consisted pretty much of this: Sam Butler in a hideously fake mustache. That was back in the Summer of 2004.
Over the next year I figured out what to do with it. Ultimately, I decided that Mark Andrus — pretty much playing Mark Andrus — would be the perfect foil for a guy who just wants to wear his mustache. So I hammered out a script (the last hammering of which occured the night before the first attempt at shooting) and we were ready to go in Spring 2006. As I chronicled on this blog back in April, that shoot was a bust and we reshceduled for a couple weeks later. The shooting was arduous (largley because it was fucking hot), but we shot everything we needed in about eight hours. That was May. This is December.
Finally, though, it’s out. Follow that link to see what will have been Bombdotcom’s only completed film for 2006.
However, I’ve been talking with a couple of people. Joey Schlegel has written a couple of scripts that I’m poised to direct early next year. Jon Fairbanks has something in the pipeline. He might even get me to appear on camera (gasp!). And there’s myriad whispers and rumblings for what else might happen in 2007.
Also, look forward to some new features on the Bombdotcom Productions website. For all the movies we did back in 2004, I produced a DVD with a host of special features (including commentaries) for each film. Expect to see those uploaded some time in the next few months.
Well, please watch my film if you have five minutes to spare. And if you have an additional couple of minutes, feel free to let me know what you think.
I watched the film online — Sam Butler is incredibly at home wearing a fake mustache. In fact, when I saw him tonight at the wedding reception, I asked him, in obvious reference to your film, “where’s your mustache?”