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A Fork in the Road

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This is movies for anyone who likes complex crime stories, an escaped convict who get in a middle of story where the wife tries to kill a black mailer and then her cheating husband, who is sleeping with her sister. The story gets lots of twists and turns and laughs. They must cooperate or both go to jail, with hilarious complications. This is definitely worth own and watching you will love it.

I wrote this film with Jim Kouf, who also directed it. Jim has written some very big features and I mostly write for Network TV. A couple of years ago, Jim got wind of some guys who wanted to put a few dollars into an independent film. So Jim and I sat down and decided to write a "studio" type film that we could do on a low-budget. We wanted to make a little black comedy, with the emphasis on comedy and also something that almost the whole family could see. We had a blast writing it and it was the first time in both of our careers that we wrote exactly what we wanted without a studio or a network looking over our shoulders and telling us what we could or couldn't do. We decided to shoot it in Montana because it's pretty easy to crew-up there with excellent people. Not only that but every time you turn the camera around, you've got a shot that makes your movie look like it cost a lot more than it did. We tested the movie in both L.A. and in Montana and our test audiences all laughed in the places we thought we're funny. Plus we got over eighty percent "recommends", which usually denotes a hit. However, for some reason we never did get a theatrical release. But, as you can see, it's now on DVD. It's got a terrific cast, a mixture of seasoned comic vets and some very funny new faces. We made this film so people could kick back and have a few laughs and forget about their day. We hope that's you.

I was Montana Casting Director on this sweet little film, so I may be a bit prejudiced in favor of a good review, but how can you go wrong with a comedy of errors that creates side-splitting laughter? I have long been a fan of Jim Kouf's films - especially Disorganized Crime (Waiting for Salizar, the working title is my favorite) These two stories have similar comedy and it's charming. The actors do the script utmost justice - they are darling to watch. And speaking of watching...the Montana scenery is always breathtaking and dramatic. You will enjoy the journey that is A Fork in the Road!