88 HITS
88 HITS is a completely improvised comedy in the vein of THIS IS SPINAL TAP and stars members of the Second City trained improv comedy troupe FOUR DAY WEEKEND.
SYNOPSIS: A once-proud mob family struggles to survive as their money - and their old-school way of doing business - disappear.
88 HITS was originally shot in the spring of 2001, then had a short festival run in 2003 and a few years later - a limited DVD release (under the original title of HIT).
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- "SIMPLY INSPIRED" - Daniel Wible, FILMTHREAT
- "LAUGH-OUT-LOUD DELICIOUS" - Jane Sumner, DALLAS MORNING NEWS
- "A COMEDIC BLAST" - Gary Cogill, WFAA TV
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In addition to the film, the download purchase includes several BONUS FEATURES talking with the cast in Four Day Weekend about improvisation and their history, also a second version of the movie with a commentary track (with director Blake Calhoun and producer/lead actor Troy Grant) - and a great interview with the legendary character actor Burton Gilliam.
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88 HITS Featurette
SYNOPSIS: A once proud mob family faces troubling times when their money and their old ways of doing business begin to disappear.
88 HITS is a completely improvised mockumentary starring members of the Second City trained improv comedy troupe FOUR DAY WEEKEND.
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What is Improv?
SYNOPSIS: A once proud mob family faces troubling times when their money and their old ways of doing business begin to disappear.
88 HITS is a completely improvised mockumentary starring members of the Second City trained improv comedy troupe FOUR DAY WEEKEND.
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A Brief History of Four Day Weekend
SYNOPSIS: A once proud mob family faces troubling times when their money and their old ways of doing business begin to disappear.
88 HITS is a completely improvised mockumentary starring members of the Second City trained improv comedy troupe FOUR DAY WEEKEND.
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A Conversation with Burton Gilliam
SYNOPSIS: A once proud mob family faces troubling times when their money and their old ways of doing business begin to disappear.
88 HITS is a completely improvised mockumentary starring members of the Second City trained improv comedy troupe FOUR DAY WEEKEND.
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88 HITS-Commentary Version
SYNOPSIS: A once proud mob family faces troubling times when their money and their old ways of doing business begin to disappear.
88 HITS is a completely improvised mockumentary starring members of the Second City trained improv comedy troupe FOUR DAY WEEKEND.
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