PRODUCTION COMPLETED ON TOPHER STRAUS' “THE ATTACKMEN” Starring Nick Slatkin, Marshall Bell, Dominic Keating, Jeffery Combs, and Michael Shamus Wiles.

(I-Newswire) - PRODUCTION COMPLETED ON REEL DREAMS' “THE ATTACKMEN” Starring Nick Slatkin, Marshall Bell, Dominic Keating, Jeffery Combs, and Michael  Shamus Wiles. Director Topher Straus ( Extra, Krush ) and Producer Brian Knappmiller ( Monster House, Blue Caviar ) have officially wrapped production on their new film, THE ATTACKMEN starring Nick Slatkin ( The Clique, Best Friend’s Date ). The project was based on Slatkin’s personal story of being one of the few Jewish students in an all-Catholic private school. Award winning writer Shari Goodhartz ( Star Trek: The Next Generation ) was brought on board to pen the script. THE ATTACKMEN stars the acclaimed actors Marshall Bell ( Capote ), Dominic Keating ( Star Trek: Enterprise ) Jeffrey Combs ( The 4400, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine ) and Michael Shamus Wiles ( Fight Club, Magnolia ). Robert F. Smith lensed the 35 millimeter short and Adam Weiss ( Reunion, Bull Durham ) is editing.  The musical score for THE ATTACKMEN will be composed by Aaron Zigman, who recently lent his composing talents to the Nick Cassavetes films “The Notebook” and “Alpha Dog”. Straus describes why so many experienced and talented people were drawn to the film. "Nick came to me with his incredible story, and I immediately wanted to be a part of it. Everyone can relate to the emotions it deals with. Though we all come from different backgrounds, we still have our own stories about hate and how it has affected us." THE ATTACKMEN is a term in lacrosse for the forward most team members playing offense in this aggressive sport. And the game of lacrosse means everything for Jordan  Simms ( Nick Slatkin ) and Chris Wheatley ( Ryan Carlberg ), two players from opposite ends of the religious tracks who come to realize that their parents' values aren't their own, all as a life-changing game nears. Slatkin’s story was based on his experiences from childhood. "Even though I was raised in a Jewish household, my parents sent me to Christian schools, hoping they'd provide me with the best education," Slatkin explains.  "The one thing I knew was that I was going to have some sort of confrontation with the other kids.  That experience had such a profound affect on me, I knew that I had to make "The Attackmen". Post Production will be completed in Spring, 2006 and REEL DREAMS plans to compete with "The Attackmen" in the festival circuit.  ###

It's fantastic Dominic's in another film....he's had a busy time since Enterprise finished.

It sounds a really interesting film and it's good that it'll be shown on the Festival circuit. If it's a short, will it be shown nationally or in selected cinemas?

Wherever it's shown. I'm just SO happy at all the roles he's been getting!     

DomCat (2/11/2006)

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Thanks so much for posting that Hreod!   

It's fantastic Dominic's in another film....he's had a busy time since Enterprise finished.

It sounds a really interesting film and it's good that it'll be shown on the Festival circuit. If it's a short, will it be shown nationally or in selected cinemas?

Wherever it's shown. I'm just SO happy at all the roles he's been getting!     

"Festival circuit" means it's going to be entered in film festivals, with showings only at those venues.   Films that do well at festivals frequently show up at your local art cinema, and if they do really well, they may be picked up by a national distributor.

wollem (2/11/2006)

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DomCat (2/11/2006)

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Thanks so much for posting that Hreod!   

It's fantastic Dominic's in another film....he's had a busy time since Enterprise finished.

It sounds a really interesting film and it's good that it'll be shown on the Festival circuit. If it's a short, will it be shown nationally or in selected cinemas?

Wherever it's shown. I'm just SO happy at all the roles he's been getting!     

"Festival circuit" means it's going to be entered in film festivals, with showings only at those venues.   Films that do well at festivals frequently show up at your local art cinema, and if they do really well, they may be picked up by a national distributor.

Yeah let's hope it's a success, then we can go see it.

DOMSsuperFAN (2/11/2006)

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I tried to do more research on this movie but nothing is listed except for the press release? I did IMDB research and it is not listed? Another actor from Star Trek is in the movie, Jeff Combs aka Commander Shran. So when is The Attackmen going to be ready and how do we see it?

Like Wollem said, it depends on how well it does at Film Festivals. If it's a big success we might be able to see it at cinemas if it's picked up by a national distributor.

The film's still in post production so it'll probably be ready in a few weeks time.

We'll have to be patient and wait for any more news.    

Festival circuit can take a year, maybe more of touring it before anyone picks it up, so the likes of CJ, HK, this etc could all be a while before we see them. Most may not get picked up for cinematic release but distributers may be interested in dvd releases etc.

Linsey, you're a film student so you'd probably know the answer to this, why do they make short films when the odds are they won't get picked up? Is it to get work out there on the Festival Circuit as a showcase and hope by word of mouth that the film gets recognition?