TNYO: How long have you been acting?
SP: I have been doing improvisational theatre for years
and then I started to make short films, which included a film called “Delicious” in 2003
TNYO: how old are you
SP: 36
TNYO: What was it like working with Lisa Kudrow?
SP: It was awesome I had Lisa Kudrow in mind for the lead role from the very beginning
And when Whitewater Films team of producers (Rick Rosenthal, Gary Dean Simpson,
Jeff Balis, Rhoades Rader, and Doug Sutherland with executive producers Sarah Feinberg and Nancy Stephens,) made Lisa Kudrow the offer and she read the script
she accepted.
She was great to work with she was so down to earth and she told me that if I had anything that I needed I should stop by her trailer anytime. She also told me that I
was playing the part of Salmon exactly as she thought I would, she put me at complete ease and that’s usually the part of the director to put the actor at ease.
TNYO: How would you describe your personality?
SP: Awkward surreal quirky and weird.
TNYO: My favorite combination. How did you come up with the idea for Kabluey?
SP: I was on a plane on a family vacation and the idea just came to me of a man in a big blue mascot costume.
TNYO: The costume reminded me of something phallic or of an alien what is the real representation of the costume?
SP: A big baby like in the end of the movie 2001.
TNYO: What is your family background?
SP: Irish and English but I grew up in Portland Oregon.
TNYO: What movies can audiences watch out for in the future?
SP: I am working on a movie called Frank, which is a story about my mother and I,
You could call it a family mystery that we both have to solve.
TNYO: Do you have anyone in mind for the role of your mother?
SP: Yes Jane Fonda and or Meryl Streep
Well The New York Optimist is happy to have the opportunity to speak candidly with such a talented young director and looks forward to following all your future
films Scott.
KABLUEY has been a favorite on the 2007 film festival circuit garnering special audience awards at the Austin Film Festival and the Oxford (Mississippi) Film
Festival. Sold out screenings also took place at these prestigious film festivals: LA Film Festival, Montreal, San Diego, Ojai, Hamptons, El Paso, Gasparilla, Orlando
and Oxford (Ohio).
KABLUEY follows on the heels of Whitewater Films’ Mean Creek and Nearing Grace. The company recently wrapped production in New Jersey on Greta, starring
Hilary Duff, Ellen Burstyn, Michael Murphy and Evan Ross.
KABLUEY opens in select cities including New York on July 4th at the Cinema Village, Los Angeles on July 11th at Laemmle's Sunset 5, Austin on July 25th at the
Dobie Theatre and in San Francisco on August 1st at the Lumiere.
SP: I have been doing improvisational theatre for years
and then I started to make short films, which included a film called “Delicious” in 2003
TNYO: how old are you
SP: 36
TNYO: What was it like working with Lisa Kudrow?
SP: It was awesome I had Lisa Kudrow in mind for the lead role from the very beginning
And when Whitewater Films team of producers (Rick Rosenthal, Gary Dean Simpson,
Jeff Balis, Rhoades Rader, and Doug Sutherland with executive producers Sarah Feinberg and Nancy Stephens,) made Lisa Kudrow the offer and she read the script
she accepted.
She was great to work with she was so down to earth and she told me that if I had anything that I needed I should stop by her trailer anytime. She also told me that I
was playing the part of Salmon exactly as she thought I would, she put me at complete ease and that’s usually the part of the director to put the actor at ease.
TNYO: How would you describe your personality?
SP: Awkward surreal quirky and weird.
TNYO: My favorite combination. How did you come up with the idea for Kabluey?
SP: I was on a plane on a family vacation and the idea just came to me of a man in a big blue mascot costume.
TNYO: The costume reminded me of something phallic or of an alien what is the real representation of the costume?
SP: A big baby like in the end of the movie 2001.
TNYO: What is your family background?
SP: Irish and English but I grew up in Portland Oregon.
TNYO: What movies can audiences watch out for in the future?
SP: I am working on a movie called Frank, which is a story about my mother and I,
You could call it a family mystery that we both have to solve.
TNYO: Do you have anyone in mind for the role of your mother?
SP: Yes Jane Fonda and or Meryl Streep
Well The New York Optimist is happy to have the opportunity to speak candidly with such a talented young director and looks forward to following all your future
films Scott.
KABLUEY has been a favorite on the 2007 film festival circuit garnering special audience awards at the Austin Film Festival and the Oxford (Mississippi) Film
Festival. Sold out screenings also took place at these prestigious film festivals: LA Film Festival, Montreal, San Diego, Ojai, Hamptons, El Paso, Gasparilla, Orlando
and Oxford (Ohio).
KABLUEY follows on the heels of Whitewater Films’ Mean Creek and Nearing Grace. The company recently wrapped production in New Jersey on Greta, starring
Hilary Duff, Ellen Burstyn, Michael Murphy and Evan Ross.
KABLUEY opens in select cities including New York on July 4th at the Cinema Village, Los Angeles on July 11th at Laemmle's Sunset 5, Austin on July 25th at the
Dobie Theatre and in San Francisco on August 1st at the Lumiere.
| The New York Optimist July 2008, Vol. 01: Issue 01 |
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I have seen so many independent filmmakers become
sour and give up after they have been part of the film
festival process with its thousands of films that are
showing.
Kabluey, a feature film, by Scott Prendergast, which
was written directed and stars Scott in the role of
Salmon, a character who seems to lack all the important
qualities that a successful man in this day and age must
have to succeed. Salmon is quieting shy and unsure of
his direction in life. In his own words Scott Prendergast
describes the film as a Melan – comedy partly a story
about a super hero and partly a coming of age tale. The
film also Stars Lisa Kudrow (Friends), Terri Gar
(Tootsie), Christine Taylor (Dodge ball; A true Underdog
story), Conchata Ferrell (Two and a Half Men), Chris
Parnell (“Saturday Night Live”), and Jeffery Dean
Morgan (“Greys Anatomy”) among others.
Scott Prendergast whom I had the pleasure of meeting
and interviewing is a down to earth, creative soft-spoken
brilliant person. I liked him immediately and I was
excited to feature him in the upcoming editions of The
New York Optimist Magazine.
sour and give up after they have been part of the film
festival process with its thousands of films that are
showing.
Kabluey, a feature film, by Scott Prendergast, which
was written directed and stars Scott in the role of
Salmon, a character who seems to lack all the important
qualities that a successful man in this day and age must
have to succeed. Salmon is quieting shy and unsure of
his direction in life. In his own words Scott Prendergast
describes the film as a Melan – comedy partly a story
about a super hero and partly a coming of age tale. The
film also Stars Lisa Kudrow (Friends), Terri Gar
(Tootsie), Christine Taylor (Dodge ball; A true Underdog
story), Conchata Ferrell (Two and a Half Men), Chris
Parnell (“Saturday Night Live”), and Jeffery Dean
Morgan (“Greys Anatomy”) among others.
Scott Prendergast whom I had the pleasure of meeting
and interviewing is a down to earth, creative soft-spoken
brilliant person. I liked him immediately and I was
excited to feature him in the upcoming editions of The
New York Optimist Magazine.
| Every family has a black sheep. This one is blue. |
| A jittery bundle of uncertainty, Salman is the last person his sister-in-law Leslie wants to turn to for support. But with a husband in Iraq, two unbelievably unruly kids underfoot, and the fear of losing her benefits if she doesn't return to work, she's got no choice. So when Salman arrives on her doorstep, willing to help but woefully ill-equipped, he's less her salvation than a personification of everything that's gone wrong with her life. As the situation at home worsens, Salman lands a job at a moribund dot-com as their giant blue corporate mascot and soon discovers that having a secret identity - even a ridiculously impractical one - has its advantages. |
| Cast (in credits order) Lisa Kudrow ... Leslie Scott Prendergast ... Salman Teri Garr ... Suze Christine Taylor ... Betty Jeffrey Dean Morgan ... Brad Chris Parnell ... Frank, the grocery store manager Conchata Ferrell ... Kathleen Angela Sarafyan ... Ramona Patricia Buckley ... Elizabeth P. Landon Henninger ... Lincoln Cameron Wofford ... Cameron |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: Vivan Dugré ... Missy Valdez St. Muffington Julian Haddad ... Featured extra Elizabeth Hannah ... Betsy the Copier Sammy Harte ... Party girl Matt Hensarling ... Jared Emily Kaye ... Beth Sill D'Anthony Palms ... Harrison Denman Powers ... Grocery Story employee Step Rowe ... Gina Cassandra L. Small ... Print Shop Manager Phil Thoden ... Noah Cyrus Thompson ... Kingston / Birthday boy Evie Thompson ... Actress Katherine Willis ... Veronica Davis-Goldstein |
| In the midst of all the movies being made right now by young independent filmmakers and all the festivals the politics the networking the schmoozing and the incredibly monotonous rotation of nonsense that takes place, it makes me wonder how art exists at all. The answer is that many times it unfortunately loses its momentum and originality during the course of the strenuous business strategy’s that take place along the way, after the film has been made and the process of marketing and distribution are underway. |
| Kabluey!! A One on One interview with a Rising Star The Writer, Director and Actor Scott Prendergast. |
I could also see how he has been able to pull such star
power for his film and have it produced by White Water
films and distributed by Regent Releasing. This was no
lucky endeavor though as Scott has been making short
films for years now, which have featured in over 40 film
festivals nationwide including short Films The Delicious
“and” Anna is being Stalked, he has also been a staff
writer on MTV’s “Celebrity Death Match. So it makes
sense that after having gone through the motions of
paying your dues he is about to embark on a career
headed for success and I for one am very happy to have
a part in helping this gracious artist spread the word
mainly because I really enjoyed Kabluey.
The film contained the quality’s that make a movie worth
watching from beginning to end, comedy with a
sarcastic bite and the drama of the underdog who
realizes his true potential and overcomes his fears
through necessity.
Here are a few questions that I was able to ask Scott.
power for his film and have it produced by White Water
films and distributed by Regent Releasing. This was no
lucky endeavor though as Scott has been making short
films for years now, which have featured in over 40 film
festivals nationwide including short Films The Delicious
“and” Anna is being Stalked, he has also been a staff
writer on MTV’s “Celebrity Death Match. So it makes
sense that after having gone through the motions of
paying your dues he is about to embark on a career
headed for success and I for one am very happy to have
a part in helping this gracious artist spread the word
mainly because I really enjoyed Kabluey.
The film contained the quality’s that make a movie worth
watching from beginning to end, comedy with a
sarcastic bite and the drama of the underdog who
realizes his true potential and overcomes his fears
through necessity.
Here are a few questions that I was able to ask Scott.