Greetings valued Dan's Movie Report
Readers, the second half of my 5000 mile round trip odessys back in
2003 with my first meeting of Don (the Dragon) Wilson back in 2003 it
was a oh so brief hello so short I never even brought it up when I
met him last Sunday at the Worldwide premiere of his new flick
'Paying Mr. Mcgetty' His friends list is full but I do not like to
reach out to someone blindly. Back when The Martial Arts Kid came
out, which I enjoyed as it was a family film and partly shot in my
home state, I wanted to go to the filming as I have known Cynthia
Rothrock for close to 20 yrs. Things did not work out, I saw the film
grow and grow and I was impressed how a small flick could have an
impact and I started chatting online with Stunt Woman and actress
Crystal Santos and when she told me it was the only one of Don's
Films she could take her kid to see hand he has so many, I was like
wow, you are right.
Whew fast forward to 2016, I saw that
'Paying Mr, Mcgetty' through the services of Don's brother James is
coming to fruition and stars Cynthia Rothrock , Tara Cardinal are
also in it along with the lead actor R Marcus Taylor. I thought the
diversity of the film was intriguing enough for me to follow up
further with so many of it's stars confirmed to attend I asked James
if I could come, he was like are you going to cover the film I was
like sure you do realize I am in Florida, he did.
I am so used to in this day and age to
just reviewing a film in peace and quiet, but I knew that with two
premieres coming in the same weekend I had to take action. I regret a
few things, not reaching out to more of my L.A.. contacts, though I
kind of wanted to surprise Tara and Crystal. I knew that some of the
others I interviewed are scattered around the world and many I just
did not want to bother. Please do not be mad if I did not contact
you!
On to the film whew! The film screened
as part of the closing film for the Burbank Film Festival, and
screened at the AMC 16 in Burbank, similar to the Widescreen Fest as
AMC seems to be receptive to those things. A few noticeable
differences from Action on Film Fest. The festival was worked out
with the City thus they had programs for free handed out upon
entrance as Action on Film's were a small 2 dollar purchase. But were
upstairs and the theater was downstairs. The films in Action on Film
were on files the short films rather than dumping on disc, minor
stuff, but as a festival judge for the Widescreen I see these things.
Again though Action on Film is indie, which I love!
'Paying Mr Mcgetty' is a colorful
collection of diverse and quirky characters. As this is an initial
review I do not want to spoil the plot. R Marcus Taylor plays a dry
cleaning delivery guy and Paying Mr. McGetty follows a day in the
life like 'Sideways' is my closest comparison. It works! Don Wilson
plays a quirky bad guy hit-man, but he is unsure of taking the job.
We see a room full of hit-men and learn of their quirks and the cool
thing is there is never belly laughs but the tone is snarky and
sarcastic. Rather than run after Marcos character, Don is shown like
evilly stalking haha like it is a cat and mouse game.
You see a colorful scene in a
barbershop, some general but subdued things happening to him, but the
thing is I do not want to spoil it. R Marcus Taylor really steals the
show here, I am proud of Master Wilson to showcase another actor in
such a way. All involved worked hard for this one, even the side
characters such as the evil Crystal Santos another lurking hit woman
with a knife, Crystal has a power look and unlike the thin waif
ladies, she can really kick ass, but no fighting here. Tara Cardinal
and a group of bad friends! I mean it was cool to see them NOT fight!
To kind of poke fun at some society quirks and just in general be
snarky! HA! There is some action of course but it is not the main
focus, which is cool. All of their character names are listed on the
FB site! So yeah like it! Check out some cool cameos including
Cynthia Rothrock!
Please like the Facebook page for more info: https://www.facebook.com/PayingMrMcGettyMovie/?fref=ts
Also the IMDB page @ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5220724/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
The links will have the detailed character information.
The leads are great! Anita Clay and
Alissa Schneider slide in and out of each scene, and allow a flow.
Alissa plays daughter of a mob boss, and is thrown into the chaos a
bit, and some of the scenery!
Well that is all I will say for now! I
promise a more in depth review when the film is closer to release
date, my initial thoughts are a strong 7 out of 10. I would say by if
you are a fan of quirky comedies like 'Sideways' and irreverent humor
shows like 'Big Bang Theory' and 'Friends'. This is no typical flick!
Dare to be unique!
Enjoy photos and thanks to James Wilson
for facilitating my entrance, and re-introducing me to Don, respect!
Watch for much more on this film
including exclusive cast interviews closer to the time of the actual
release!
Above poster: 'Paying Mr. McGetty' from FB page
Update August 20th 2016: 'Paying Mr Mcgetty' to have world premiere screening Come join us for the World Premiere of PAYING MR MCGETTY! The premiere will be hosted by the BURBANK INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/505799176286326/
Greetings valued Dan's Movie Report readers, Producer, actor and brother of Don Wilson, James Wilson reports that 'Paying Mr. Mcgetty' is in the final stages of production. Check out the Facebook page for updated information that is flowing in fast and furious @ https://www.facebook.com/PayingMrMcGettyMovie/
- A wannabe music producer has the worst day of his life as he tried to fight off dangerous mobsters, work a day job and collect rent money that is due later
- StarringR Marcos Taylor, Don The Dragon Wilson
- Directed ByMichael Baumgarten
- Written ByMichael Baumgarten and Adam Marsh
- Produced ByJames Wilson, Cheryl Sanders & Karen Kaing
That is the description right from the Facebook Page! James Wilson is producing! Watch for more exclusives in the coming months as the film gets closer to release on your home for indie action, Dan's Movie Report! Also Keep reading as 'V-Force' Don Wilson's new film drops more material! Blast the IMDB page of Paying Mr. Getty for more! http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5220724/
