From the Press Release
Actor Patrick Renna, star from popular movies 'The Sandlot' and 'The Big Green', director Jason Schnell, co-founder of popular YouTube sketch comedy adventure Reckless Tortuga,actor Tommy Savas, star from award-winning TV series 'The Sopranos' and 'The Last Ship', and screenwriter Justin Mooney announce production of their original feature-length film 'Bad Roomies'.
Having obtained partial funding from private backers, the team commenced pre-production and is currently mid-casting for the project, with filming slated to begin in early 2014. Now in the final stages of fundraising, the team opens the project up to the public with the announcement of a Kickstarter campaign aimed at raising a total of $75,000. (http://kck.st/19mWYrF)
The film, penned by Mooney and described by its creators as 'a modern comedy with dark undertones,' tells the story of two roommates, played by the comically inclined Renna and Savas, who decide, for reasons less than pure, to introduce a female roommate into their lives. The ensuing saga of mayhem and mischance is best told on screen, where the team of filmmakers is confident audiences will find it worth the watch.
While the project marks the production team’s debut feature-length film as a unit, its core creators boast a combined filmography of more than 400-total-credits for work in front of and behind the camera.
ABOUT PATRICK RENNA - ACTOR / PRODUCER
Patrick RennaBoston-born actor Patrick Renna is perhaps most recognized for his role opposite Denis Leary and James Earl Jones in 20th Century Fox TV’s 'The Sandlot'. Following the 1993 box office success, Renna went on to add several dozen feature films to his resume, including starring roles in 'The Big Green', 'Son In Law', 'Ricky 6', 'Very Mean Men', 'Life Blood', 'Dark Ride', 'Dorm Daze' and others. His work in the late '90s and '00s saw him gravitating to television, where his credits include roles in multiple movies of the week as well as 'ER', 'The X-Files' and a recurring role on 'Boston Legal’. ‘Bad Roomies’ marks Renna’s first film as a producer as well as his return to the big screen.
ABOUT TOMMY SAVAS - ACTOR / PRODUCER
Tommy SavasAn East Coast transplant, Tommy Savas arrived in Los Angeles a little more than 10 years ago, already an accomplished actor. Known best at the time for his roles in the award-winning film ‘Rodger Dodger’ and HBO’s award winning series ‘The Sopranos’, he set out to make a name for himself on the West Coast. Over the past decade, he has starred on numerous hit TV shows such as 'Arrested Development', 'Cold Case', 'The New Adventures of Old Christine', 'CSI New York', 'Castle', 'House' and 'Justified'. In addition to his television and film work, Savas has built a fervent following as the star of more than a dozen different web series, produced by the popular YouTube-based sketch comedy consortium known as Reckless Tortuga. Among the successful series Savas is credited as starring in, are the group’s ‘Online Gamer', 'Psycho Girlfriend' and ‘Office Douche Bag'. All told, his online work boasts more than 250 million views. He most recently wrapped production on feature film ‘The Moment’, starring Jennifer Jason Leigh, and is currently filming for TNT and Michael Bay’s upcoming Drama, ‘The Last Ship’.
ABOUT JASON SCHNELL - DIRECTOR
Jason SchnellAn accomplished short film director and sketch comedy specialist, Jason Schnell’s acclaim began with a film entitled ‘Max and Josh’, a short that he himself produced, shot, edited and scored, and which went on to become an official selection and award winner at Sundance in 2006. Today, Schnell is co-creator and director of the mega-popular YouTube-based sketch group Reckless Tortuga. With over one million subscribers and over 250 million individual views, the group’s channel has become one of the most popular narrative comedy destinations on the web. After directing dozens of successful web series for Reckless Tortuga, including 'The Online Gamer', 'Psycho Girlfriend', 'The Basement' and 'Bad Friends', as well as a 10-part series for Machinima Prime entitled ‘Th3 cLAN’ – which itself garnered over 5 million views – Schnell is excited to be bringing his expertise and craft to a feature-length, big screen production.