Studio:
Unknown.
Production Company:
Blue Wire Productions.
Project Phase: Development Hell.
Who's In It:
No one confirmed as yet.
Who's Making It:
Michael Fitts, Brandon Dodds (Screenwriters, Directors); David de Yarza (Cinematographer).
Premise: The movie centers around a video store run by a group of movie aficionados who can have whole conversations comprised of movie quotations, and what happens when said store winds up being closed down by a large corporate evil entity whose minions actually liked Batman and Robin and can't wait for the next sequel.
Release Date: Summer 1999.
Comments: None.
Rumors: Unknown.
Scoop Feedback:
[Page draft submitted by 'Widgett', who could buy his local video store, he spends so much money there.]
August 31, 1998... The head honcho of this flick himself, Michael Fitts, stopped by the Corona Scoop Drive Thru, ordered a jumbo coffee and some fries, then had these tidbits to report:
The budget for the film is set at $30K and will be shot in 16mm. Michael and company plan on having it ready for the various festivals, Sundance included. The script is in its second draft. Although there are some casting leads, nothing solid has come up yet. An open casting call will probably be held in September. And lastly, after finding the perfect video store to shoot in, they may have cursed it -- for Blockbuster Video drove it out of business and now they're scouting for a new location.
Fitts further extrapolates: "We hope it's a comedy, but if no one laughs...it was umm, artistic and highbrow...yea, that's it. Basically what we hope to accomplish is a film that will never have the words Pathos or Wacky in it's [sic] reviews."
[Special thanks to Michael Fitts; reported by 'Widgett', whose middle names happen to be Pathos and Wacky.]
October 8, 1998... David de Yarza joins the crew as the Director of Photography. And the production company has changed from Bay 12 to Blue Wire Productions, with no real reason given, something to do with the Witness Protection Program... [Scoop provided by Michael Fitts]
October 20, 1998... In all the hullabaloo of The Phantom Menace and their number of domain names which currently outnumbers the population of Rhode Island, one very important domain name was overlooked by the trades: 'www.noextraday.com'. Yes--the rumors are true. [News provided by Michael Fitts, who was handing out cigars for some reason]
January 12, 1999... Michael Fitts, the man in the captain's chair for this project, is pleased to announce that those of you who are interested in auditioning for the film, here's the deal: you gotta be in the Seattle area, you gotta be around 18 to 28 years of age, and you gotta be ready to pop on either January 16-17 or January 23-24. For the full details, check out the official announcement. [Thanks to Cardinal Michael Fitts for his endeavors.]
The Tag Line:
"If we don't get sued, we've done something wrong"
Official Web Site:
The
Official No Extra Day Home Page -- For the latest on the film, not to
mention some interesting insight on two amigos trying to bring dignity
back to your local cinema. Worth checking out.