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Poking nasty fun at the Bush Administration, action movies and itself, WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION is a heart-warming story of John Lincoln, a blaxploitation actor who finds himself out of work due to his participation in his son's grade-school anti-war protest in the winter of 2003. As his fortunes plummet and the President increases pressure to invade Iraq, Lincoln naively decides to draw on his past experience in the Special Ops Forces, and travel to Iraq to rid the world of Saddam Hussein himself - and thus avert a disastrous war. Through a series of misadventures, he manages to dispose of Saddam, but that's when things get weird. Lincoln returns to the United States and is personally invited to Camp David by President George W. Bush, himself. But during a weenie roast at a Camp David campsite, George W. reveals a terrible international secret to Lincoln, something that causes him to fight for his life!
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©2004 Good Enough Films, Los Angeles, CA. All Rights Reserved.
www.WeaponOfMassDestruction.net
CARLA HIRESHassociateproducer DAVID K. BROWN and TONY JACOBSTONY JACOBSTproducedbyTONY JACOBSTONY JACOBSTdirectedbyTONY JACOBS and DAVID K. BROWNTONY JACOBS and DAVID K. BROWNTwrittenby
GOOD ENOUGH FILMS presents WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION starring MICHAEL MASSENGALE LUIS FERNANDEZ-GIL JANELINE HAYES
HARRY CHARALAMBOUSdirector ofphotographyDABIR SNELL ANDRI ANTONAIDES SEF TUMAJEFFERY ALAN JONES
associateJEFFERY ALAN JONES
associate producedJEFFERY ALAN JONES
producedsound design andoriginal score bysound design andoriginal score bysound design and DAVID C. FLORESeditor PAMELA BACZUKwardrobe
as JOHN LINCOLNstarring MICHAEL MASSENGALE
as JOHN LINCOLN
The Political Action Sci-Fi Blaxploitation Comedy Melodrama Home Video that Puts the Camp in Camp David!
“If FAHRENHEIT 9/11 had been made by Ed Wood” — Cult Classics
Poking nasty fun at the Bush Administration, action movies and itself, WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION is a heart-warming story of John Lincoln, a blaxploitation actor who finds himself out of work due to his participation in his son's grade-school anti-war protest in the winter of 2003. As his fortunes plummet and the President increases pressure to invade Iraq, Lincoln naively decides to draw on his past experience in the Special Ops Forces, and travel
starring MICHAEL MASSENGALE
GOOD ENOUGH FILMS presents
to Iraq to rid the world of Saddam Hussein himself - and thus avert a disastrous war. Through a series of misadventures, he manages to dispose of Saddam, but that's when things get weird. Lincoln returns to the United States and is personally invited to Camp David by President George W. Bush, himself. But during a weenie roast at a Camp David campsite, George W. reveals a terrible international secret to Lincoln, something that causes him to fight for his life!
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ThePoliticalActionSci-FiBlaxploitationComedyMelodramaHomeVideothatPutstheCampinCampDavid!
“IfFAHRENHEIT9/11hadbeenmadebyEdWood”—CultClassics
MichaelMassengaleplays“JohnLincoln,”ablaxploitationactorwhoturnsintoapeace-timemercenaryinanefforttoavertwarinIraq.
TONYJACOBS,arecentgraduateoftheDirectingProgramattheAMERICANFILMINSTITUTE.Previouslyhewroteanddirectedtheaward-winningfeaturefilm,THEREFRIGERATOR(1992),anddirectednumerouschildren’stelevisionprogramsincludingseveralepisodesofNickelodeon’sTHEADVENTURESOFPETE&PETE.
DAVIDK.BROWNisanactorfromChicagoandstarredinTonyJacobsAFIThesisproject,MARISAWHEREARTTHOU(2000)aboutayoungmaninlovewithMarisaTomei.SincehisarrivaltoLosAngelesfouryearsagohehasappearedineighteenindependentfilmsandhaswrittenfouroriginalscreenplays.
MINIVANorCIACARGOPLANE?ActorsMichaelMassengale(JohnLincoln)andLuisFernandez-Gil(CIAOperative“Habib”)preparetoshootasceneinwhichthedirector’smini-vandoublesasaCIAcargoplanewiththehelpofsomecarefullypreparedcardboardandducttape.
of2003,castingawidenetamongLosAngeles’talentedpoolofactorsandactresses.CastingwentonforoversixweeksandasJulyrolledaround,thefilmmakerswereanxioustostartintoproduction.Whatwastofollowwas7weeksofconcentratedfilming–withbreaksbeingcalledwhenevercastmembershadauditionsormorelucrativework.Locationsandsetswereimprovisedasneeded.BytheendofAugust,theprojecthadshotover40hoursofmaterialanditwastimetobeginediting.Thepicturewascutinsevenweeksandsoundworkbegan.AseriesofdelayspushedthecompletionoftheprojectuntilMarchof2004.Butasofmid-summer,WEAPONOFMASSDESTRUCTIONisfinallyreadytobediscovered!WhocaresifthestreetsofBaghdadlooklikeEchoPark,CampDavidappearsasalonelycampsitewiththreepuptents(andthesurroundingwoodsbearmorethanaslightresemblancetothedry,scrubbyhillsaroundDodgersStadium),orthattheinsideoftheCIAplanethatfliesLincolnhomesharesinteriordesignsimilaritieswithaToyotaMini-Van?Withthetightcontrolofthemediathesedays,thisno-budgetapproachisclearlytheonlyway,apoliticallysensitivefilmlikeWEAPONOFMASSDESTRUCTIONcouldevergetmade.Whynotcelebrateit!?
Formoredetailsonthemakingofthefilm,pleasecheckouttheofficialwebsite:www.weaponofmassdestruction.net
NOBUDGETFILMMAKING!ProducerDAVIDK.BROWNorganizestheproductionofWEAPONOFMASSDESTRUCTIONonzerodollarswiththehelpoftwophonesandaborrowedofficespace.
TheStory
PokingnastyfunattheBushAdministration,actionmoviesanditself,WEAPONOFMASSDESTRUCTIONistheheart-warmingstoryofJohnLincoln,ablaxploitationactorwhofindshimselfoutofworkduetohisparticipationinhisson’sgrade-schoolanti-warprotestinthewinterof2003.AshisfortunesplummetandthePresidentincreasespressuretoinvadeIraq,LincolnnaivelydecidestodrawonhispastexperienceintheSpecialOpsForces,andtraveltoIraqtoridtheworldofSaddamHusseinhimself-andthusavertadisastrouswar.Notwithstandingaseriesofmisadventures,hemanagestodisposeofSaddam,butthat’swhenthingsgetweird.LincolnreturnstotheUnitedStatesandispersonallyinvitedtoCampDavidbyPresidentGeorgeW.Bush,himself.HoweverduringaweenieroastataCampDavidcampsite,GeorgeW.revealsaterribleinternationalsecrettoLincoln,somethingthatcauseshimtofightforhislife!
WEAPONOFMASSDESTRUCTIONisapoliticalaction-adventuresci-fiblaxploitationmonstermovie/conspiracycomedywhichdarestounmasktheBushadministrationandshowtheworldthetruefacesofGeorgeW.,DickCheney,CondoleezaRiceandSaddamHussein.
“JohnLincoln”(MichaelMassengale)embracedbyhiswife“Camille”(JanelineHayes),astheirson“Calvin”(DaibrSnell)looksoninararemomentoffamilytogetherness.
UndercoverCIAoperative,“Habib”(LuisFernandez-Gil)makesashockingdiscovery,“They’re...WHAT!?!”
ProductionNotes
WEAPONOFMASSDESTRUCTIONisaprimeexampleofno-budgetfilmmaking;makingupinspiritandcreativityforwhateveritmaylackin“productionvalues.”Thefilmwaswritteninfourdays--intheweekfollowingtheInvasionofIraq—asanefforttotellastoryfromtheperspectiveoftheeverydayAmerican’sexperienceofthebuild-uptotheIraqWar.Atthattime,nomainstreamproductioncompanyinAmericahadthecouragetoconfrontthepoliticalhotpotatooftheIraqWar,butthemakersofWEAPONOFMASSDESTRUCTION,boldlyexercisedtheirfreedomofspeech–speakingoutwithpassion,feelingandirreverenthumorinagrass-roots,home-style,movie-project.WOMDwasmadeforlessthan$3000withacrewoftwopeopleandacastof60actorsandactresses(!!!)WhilethestorytakesplaceinLosAngeles,theoilfieldsandmarketplacesofIraq,CIAheadquartersandthewoodsofCampDavid—theprojectwasshotalmostentirelyinafiftyfootradiusofthedirector’skitchen–inhisdriveway,backyard,garage,livingroom,bedroom,hallwayandfrontdoor—usinglargecardboardsheetsharvestedfromareadumpsterstocreatethesets.Indeed,itisperhapsthemostelaboratehome-videoeverattempted.
WEAPONOFMASSDESTRUCTIONbeganpre-productioninMay
AFAMILYFILM?DirectorTONYJACOBSworkssoundashiseleven-year-oldson,JESSE,operatesahousefanforspecialeffects.CameramanHARRYCHARALAMBOUSusesthestreetlightasalightingsource.
FredDekom GeneralFrankenheimerLorianneHill George’sMomJanetMay Sherman’sMom andOldLadyProtestor andBaghdadBistroFloozyAlanGale Newscaster andNarratorCindyClark Mrs.RoscmorivichDavidCaprita IraqiCustomsOfficialGeorgeT.Woods Mr.MartyMatthewScott SalFabrizioFredHafner HotDogVendorPhilipHersh IraqiSecurityGuardBouchaibKenatir HotelDeskClerkEveCurtis CodePinkWomanYasmineHannaney IraqiWelcomerMatthewLorenceau BaghdadBistroThugJulianSalazar BaghdadBistroThugSteveWhite BaghdadBistroBartenderSuhay BaghdadBistroBellyDancerJeffBlack CiaManInBlackSandyDurko ArmyBrassFarkasChristopherPage CiaSectionChiefReynoldsBruceVanPatten DickCheneyAdrienneTien CondoleezaRiceDevinLockett ColinPowellSeanKurtz DonaldRumsfeld andCiaDriverJesseTien-Jacobs ShermanDanielTien-Jacobs GeorgeEdytheDavis WomanProtestorBethDevakul HaremFanGirl andProtestorSudiBernett HaremMachineGunGirlMaryBoylan HaremGirl andCarnivalBarkerDavidK.Brown BaghdadBistroSailor andMysteriousHotelGuest andBaghdadMarketShopper andGeorgeW.Bush
Production
WrittenbyTonyJacobs&DavidK.BrownDirectedbyTonyJacobsProducedbyTonyJacobs&DavidK.BrownProductionDesignbyTonyJacobsAdditionalArtDirectionbyBrandonHaskinsWardrobePamelaBaczukCinematographyHarryCharalambousEditedbyDavidC.FloresSoundDesignandOriginalScorebyJefferyAlanJonesPosterDesignbyJamesR.Winslow
FilmedonLocationinEchoParkandWestLosAngelesAllsetsbuiltfromcleancardboardfoundinlocaldumpstersProductionBudget:$2,980
Cast
Name CharacterName
MichaelMassengale JohnLincolnDabirSnell CalvinLincolnJanelineHays CamilleLincolnLuisFernandez-Gil HabibAmosCowson HaroldSefTuma EddieTheTravelAgent andAhmedAndriAntoniades VenemaEdFord,Jr. FranklinHayatiAkbas SefChristopherMarioParker AbdulEmilioRosa UrsayMegumiHogosai BillieHuJamesEvans SaddamHusseinBrandonHaskins UdayHusseinSujataRay TheVirginKeithDavis TheYardGuard
FredDekom GeneralFrankenheimerLorianneHill George’sMomJanetMay Sherman’sMom andOldLadyProtestor andBaghdadBistroFloozyAlanGale Newscaster andNarratorCindyClark Mrs.RoscmorivichDavidCaprita IraqiCustomsOfficialGeorgeT.Woods Mr.MartyMatthewScott SalFabrizioFredHafner HotDogVendorPhilipHersh IraqiSecurityGuardBouchaibKenatir HotelDeskClerkEveCurtis CodePinkWomanYasmineHannaney IraqiWelcomerMatthewLorenceau BaghdadBistroThugJulianSalazar BaghdadBistroThugSteveWhite BaghdadBistroBartenderSuhay BaghdadBistroBellyDancerJeffBlack CiaManInBlackSandyDurko ArmyBrassFarkasChristopherPage CiaSectionChiefReynoldsBruceVanPatten DickCheneyAdrienneTien CondoleezaRiceDevinLockett ColinPowellSeanKurtz DonaldRumsfeld andCiaDriverJesseTien-Jacobs ShermanDanielTien-Jacobs GeorgeEdytheDavis WomanProtestorBethDevakul HaremFanGirl andProtestorSudiBernett HaremMachineGunGirlMaryBoylan HaremGirl andCarnivalBarkerDavidK.Brown BaghdadBistroSailor andMysteriousHotelGuest andBaghdadMarketShopper andGeorgeW.Bush
Production
WrittenbyTonyJacobs&DavidK.BrownDirectedbyTonyJacobsProducedbyTonyJacobs&DavidK.BrownProductionDesignbyTonyJacobsAdditionalArtDirectionbyBrandonHaskinsWardrobePamelaBaczukCinematographyHarryCharalambousEditedbyDavidC.FloresSoundDesignandOriginalScorebyJefferyAlanJonesPosterDesignbyJamesR.Winslow
FilmedonLocationinEchoParkandWestLosAngelesAllsetsbuiltfromcleancardboardfoundinlocaldumpstersProductionBudget:$2,980
Cast
Name CharacterName
MichaelMassengale JohnLincolnDabirSnell CalvinLincolnJanelineHays CamilleLincolnLuisFernandez-Gil HabibAmosCowson HaroldSefTuma EddieTheTravelAgent andAhmedAndriAntoniades VenemaEdFord,Jr. FranklinHayatiAkbas SefChristopherMarioParker AbdulEmilioRosa UrsayMegumiHogosai BillieHuJamesEvans SaddamHusseinBrandonHaskins UdayHusseinSujataRay TheVirginKeithDavis TheYardGuard
UndercoverCIAoperative,“Habib”(LuisFernandez-Gil)makesashockingdiscovery,“They’re...WHAT!?!”
ProductionNotes
WEAPONOFMASSDESTRUCTIONisaprimeexampleofno-budgetfilmmaking;makingupinspiritandcreativityforwhateveritmaylackin“productionvalues.”Thefilmwaswritteninfourdays--intheweekfollowingtheInvasionofIraq—asanefforttotellastoryfromtheperspectiveoftheeverydayAmerican’sexperienceofthebuild-uptotheIraqWar.Atthattime,nomainstreamproductioncompanyinAmericahadthecouragetoconfrontthepoliticalhotpotatooftheIraqWar,butthemakersofWEAPONOFMASSDESTRUCTION,boldlyexercisedtheirfreedomofspeech–speakingoutwithpassion,feelingandirreverenthumorinagrass-roots,home-style,movie-project.WOMDwasmadeforlessthan$3000withacrewoftwopeopleandacastof60actorsandactresses(!!!)WhilethestorytakesplaceinLosAngeles,theoilfieldsandmarketplacesofIraq,CIAheadquartersandthewoodsofCampDavid—theprojectwasshotalmostentirelyinafiftyfootradiusofthedirector’skitchen–inhisdriveway,backyard,garage,livingroom,bedroom,hallwayandfrontdoor—usinglargecardboardsheetsharvestedfromareadumpsterstocreatethesets.Indeed,itisperhapsthemostelaboratehome-videoeverattempted.
WEAPONOFMASSDESTRUCTIONbeganpre-productioninMay
AFAMILYFILM?DirectorTONYJACOBSworkssoundashiseleven-year-oldson,JESSE,operatesahousefanforspecialeffects.CameramanHARRYCHARALAMBOUSusesthestreetlightasalightingsource.
of2003,castingawidenetamongLosAngeles’talentedpoolofactorsandactresses.CastingwentonforoversixweeksandasJulyrolledaround,thefilmmakerswereanxioustostartintoproduction.Whatwastofollowwas7weeksofconcentratedfilming–withbreaksbeingcalledwhenevercastmembershadauditionsormorelucrativework.Locationsandsetswereimprovisedasneeded.BytheendofAugust,theprojecthadshotover40hoursofmaterialanditwastimetobeginediting.Thepicturewascutinsevenweeksandsoundworkbegan.AseriesofdelayspushedthecompletionoftheprojectuntilMarchof2004.Butasofmid-summer,WEAPONOFMASSDESTRUCTIONisfinallyreadytobediscovered!WhocaresifthestreetsofBaghdadlooklikeEchoPark,CampDavidappearsasalonelycampsitewiththreepuptents(andthesurroundingwoodsbearmorethanaslightresemblancetothedry,scrubbyhillsaroundDodgersStadium),orthattheinsideoftheCIAplanethatfliesLincolnhomesharesinteriordesignsimilaritieswithaToyotaMini-Van?Withthetightcontrolofthemediathesedays,thisno-budgetapproachisclearlytheonlyway,apoliticallysensitivefilmlikeWEAPONOFMASSDESTRUCTIONcouldevergetmade.Whynotcelebrateit!?
Formoredetailsonthemakingofthefilm,pleasecheckouttheofficialwebsite:www.weaponofmassdestruction.net
NOBUDGETFILMMAKING!ProducerDAVIDK.BROWNorganizestheproductionofWEAPONOFMASSDESTRUCTIONonzerodollarswiththehelpoftwophonesandaborrowedofficespace.
TheStory
PokingnastyfunattheBushAdministration,actionmoviesanditself,WEAPONOFMASSDESTRUCTIONistheheart-warmingstoryofJohnLincoln,ablaxploitationactorwhofindshimselfoutofworkduetohisparticipationinhisson’sgrade-schoolanti-warprotestinthewinterof2003.AshisfortunesplummetandthePresidentincreasespressuretoinvadeIraq,LincolnnaivelydecidestodrawonhispastexperienceintheSpecialOpsForces,andtraveltoIraqtoridtheworldofSaddamHusseinhimself-andthusavertadisastrouswar.Notwithstandingaseriesofmisadventures,hemanagestodisposeofSaddam,butthat’swhenthingsgetweird.LincolnreturnstotheUnitedStatesandispersonallyinvitedtoCampDavidbyPresidentGeorgeW.Bush,himself.HoweverduringaweenieroastataCampDavidcampsite,GeorgeW.revealsaterribleinternationalsecrettoLincoln,somethingthatcauseshimtofightforhislife!
WEAPONOFMASSDESTRUCTIONisapoliticalaction-adventuresci-fiblaxploitationmonstermovie/conspiracycomedywhichdarestounmasktheBushadministrationandshowtheworldthetruefacesofGeorgeW.,DickCheney,CondoleezaRiceandSaddamHussein.
“JohnLincoln”(MichaelMassengale)embracedbyhiswife“Camille”(JanelineHayes),astheirson“Calvin”(DaibrSnell)looksoninararemomentoffamilytogetherness.
ThePoliticalActionSci-FiBlaxploitationComedyMelodramaHomeVideothatPutstheCampinCampDavid!
“IfFAHRENHEIT9/11hadbeenmadebyEdWood”—CultClassics
MichaelMassengaleplays“JohnLincoln,”ablaxploitationactorwhoturnsintoapeace-timemercenaryinanefforttoavertwarinIraq.
TONYJACOBS,arecentgraduateoftheDirectingProgramattheAMERICANFILMINSTITUTE.Previouslyhewroteanddirectedtheaward-winningfeaturefilm,THEREFRIGERATOR(1992),anddirectednumerouschildren’stelevisionprogramsincludingseveralepisodesofNickelodeon’sTHEADVENTURESOFPETE&PETE.
DAVIDK.BROWNisanactorfromChicagoandstarredinTonyJacobsAFIThesisproject,MARISAWHEREARTTHOU(2000)aboutayoungmaninlovewithMarisaTomei.SincehisarrivaltoLosAngelesfouryearsagohehasappearedineighteenindependentfilmsandhaswrittenfouroriginalscreenplays.
MINIVANorCIACARGOPLANE?ActorsMichaelMassengale(JohnLincoln)andLuisFernandez-Gil(CIAOperative“Habib”)preparetoshootasceneinwhichthedirector’smini-vandoublesasaCIAcargoplanewiththehelpofsomecarefullypreparedcardboardandducttape.
©2004 Good Enough Films, Los Angeles, CA. All Rights Reserved.
www.WeaponOfMassDestruction.net
CARLA HIRESHassociateproducer DAVID K. BROWN and TONY JACOBSTONY JACOBSTproducedbyTONY JACOBSTONY JACOBSTdirectedbyTONY JACOBS and DAVID K. BROWNTONY JACOBS and DAVID K. BROWNTwrittenby
GOOD ENOUGH FILMS presents WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION starring MICHAEL MASSENGALE LUIS FERNANDEZ-GIL JANELINE HAYES
HARRY CHARALAMBOUSdirector ofphotographyDABIR SNELL ANDRI ANTONAIDES SEF TUMAJEFFERY ALAN JONES
associateJEFFERY ALAN JONES
associate producedJEFFERY ALAN JONES
producedsound design andoriginal score bysound design andoriginal score bysound design and DAVID C. FLORESeditor PAMELA BACZUKwardrobe
as JOHN LINCOLNstarring MICHAEL MASSENGALE
as JOHN LINCOLN
The Political Action Sci-Fi Blaxploitation Comedy Melodrama Home Video that Puts the Camp in Camp David!
“If FAHRENHEIT 9/11 had been made by Ed Wood” — Cult Classics
Poking nasty fun at the Bush Administration, action movies and itself, WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION is a heart-warming story of John Lincoln, a blaxploitation actor who finds himself out of work due to his participation in his son's grade-school anti-war protest in the winter of 2003. As his fortunes plummet and the President increases pressure to invade Iraq, Lincoln naively decides to draw on his past experience in the Special Ops Forces, and travel
starring MICHAEL MASSENGALE
GOOD ENOUGH FILMS presents
to Iraq to rid the world of Saddam Hussein himself - and thus avert a disastrous war. Through a series of misadventures, he manages to dispose of Saddam, but that's when things get weird. Lincoln returns to the United States and is personally invited to Camp David by President George W. Bush, himself. But during a weenie roast at a Camp David campsite, George W. reveals a terrible international secret to Lincoln, something that causes him to fight for his life!
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