“I got two words for
you, bro :
Where the fuck is my
Elton John CD?”
Synopsis
Taylor and Vaughn are teetering on thirty, unemployed, and reside in Taylor’s parent’s basement.
Their girlfriends just chewed them a new one about their most recent failures, they broke their
favorite bong, and they’re out of beer. Life sucks, but none of that matters – SHHHHH! Bear is
starting.
Bear is the alpha survivalist, capable of finding his way out of the most perilous environments
imaginable in the manliest of ways – camel-carcass snuggy as a means of weathering a Sahara
sandstorm, anyone? He is also Taylor and Vaughn’s hero, and the lead-off episode of the new
season of his how-to reality survival television series, Bear vs. Wild, is coming on. During the
airing our heroes learn of the “Man Up” video submission contest, a chance to win an opportunity
for two to join Bear for the season finale taping in an undetermined test of survival – not to
mention fifty grand in cash.
The realization that this is their calling in life, and the means to putting all their slacker-oriented
shortcomings behind them, slowly weasels its way into their psyche. They decide the best way to
“Man Up” is documenting a genuine attempt at survival in the wilderness themselves, and they
decide it’ll take it up a notch if they’re able to lead their girlfriends to safety as well. Despite one
being late (yes, that kind of late) and the other a borderline Antichrist, the girls agree to play along
under the premise that they can spend the cash on securing and decorating a cozy little love nest
for the four of them. The foursome packs up a camcorder and not much else, convince Taylor’s
condescending older brother to drop them off miles from civilization in the Ohioan outback, and
we’re off. The trials and tribulations they’ll face in the adventure back to their parent’s basement
will leave them pondering at every turn – what would Bear do?
“I don’t know how a guy that knows a
camel-carcass snuggie is the safest, most
innovative way to survive a Sahara
sandstorm couldn’t turn you on?”
Cast
Josh Folan’s acting credits span numerous film and television
appearances dating back to 2005, highlighted by leading roles in All
God’s Creatures and Episode 50, a three year stint on ABC’s All My
Children, appearances on NBC’s Kings and CBS’ As the World Turns,
and supporting roles in the acclaimed indie comedies Ay Lav Yu and
The Graduates. He’s currently wondering whether you’d rather pack
your lunch or ride the bus?
www.joshfolan.com
Avery Pearson was blindly lead into the woods by Josh Folan where he was left
for two weeks and told that he should be method 'cuz that's what real actors
do'. He works as an actor out of the US and Canada. Film: Children of
Invention; Armless; Found in Time. TV: Suits (USA); The L.A. Complex (CW),
Highland Gardens. Theatre: Monster (soloNOVA); Willy Nilly (Actors' Playhouse);
Hold Music (Culture Project); Harlowe (3LD); Lady Cryptozoologist (Vampire
Cowboys); Diversey Harbor (Kraine); Mina (La Mama); Eight Ex-Lovers (Cherry
Lane); The Hunt for Treasure (Abingdon). Training: Neighborhood Playhouse,
Concordia University.
Phil Burke acts. He’s done this most recently as a series regular on
the period drama Hell on Wheels on AMC. TV: Hell On Wheels (AMC),
Mercy (NBC), Law & Order (NBC). Film: This is Forty, 100 Million BC.
Graci Carli is extremely humbled and proud to be making her feature film debut
working with the skillful cast and crew of What Would Bear Do? Originally from
Ohio, Graci is currently located in Manhattan and working as an actor, writer,
and musician. Recent film credits include I Remember; directed by John Sylva,
and The Undefined; directed by David Pring-Mil. She can also be seen in the
upcoming Billy Boy condom commercial, effectively ruining her future in politics,
simulating sex in an Audi R8. "I'll fucking cut you" t-shirts available for
purchase on Graci's website below.
www.gracicarli.com
Molly Fahey is excited to share her love of comedy in her first costarring feature film role as Lynn in What Would Bear Do? Molly can
also be seen in the feature film All Gods Creatures with WWBD
Director Josh Folan and multiple commercials and print
campaigns. Currently, Molly resides in NYC where she performs with
various improv and sketch groups around the city. Keep your eyes
peeled for Molly in the sci-fi superhero franchise, NEW-GEN, where
she plays the role of Gazelle.
Filmmakers
Cinematographer/Editor
Brian Leisring spent his time on the wwbd crew climbing cliffs and ledges as well
as swimming rivers with lenses not made for adventures, let alone shoulder
mounts. In his short time here in NYC so far, he has worked on numerous
commercials, short films and music videos, with his client list ranging from Tesla
to Edward Sharpe and the Magentic Zeros. He would love to DP your next
shoot, but beware, along with his kit fee you must also pay him in coffee, as he
has been known to drink twice as much as provided for the entire cast and
crew.
Sound Mixer/Editor
Christy Illius does sound. In her short time in New York, she's worked for
Style Network's Clean House, MySpace, Lifetime, and can currently be found
spending her free time at Professional Sound Services. She is now in NYC
freelancing. You should contact her after the show if you need a sound
person, cause she's really the only (rational) talent that was involved in the
film. Besides Fuhritz. She's also the only one who ever really listens to
Avery's jokes--but only because she's wearing the headphones and has to.
For a decent price, she'll listen to you too.
Co-Director
TV: 12 years as Director/Stage Manager, ABC’s All My Children, receiving
multiple Emmy and DGA award nominations. FILM: Assistant to Director/B
Unit Director, The Green starring Jason Butler Harner, Cheyenne Jackson,
Illeana Douglas and Julia Ormond. THEATER: House; Boys’ Life; The Hunt
for Treasure; My Life as You; Mirror Mirror on the Wall (selected for 2011
North Carolina Comedy Arts Festival), numerous others. Creator/Director,
Foxy Ladies Love/Boogie 70’s Explosion, which played to sold-out crowds for
over a year. WEB: Producer/Director, Empire, Suzy and Duddy and NY2 with
Margo Rose Ferderer, Associate Producer/AD, Gotham starring Martha Byrne
and Michael Park.
Writer/Director/Producer
Folan established NYEH Entertainment in 2008 after the dissolution of
Amsterdam Artists, where he produced multiple stage productions over the
course of the company’s two-year lifespan, including a sold-out run of
Howard Korder’s Boys’ Life. Teamed with Nitty Gritty Studios and Sid &
Nancy Productions, NYEH produced the web series Bad Apples in April of
`09, followed by numerous commercial projects to round out the year. The
same team collaborated in 2010 on All God’s Creatures, a dark romantic
thriller also penned by Folan. The award-winning short, it’s just One line,
was his first directorial venture. He directed What Would Bear Do?
because the film’s producer couldn’t find anyone willing to take less money
to do the job.
Soundtrack
Led by singer-songwriter Scott Terry, Red
Wanting Blue is proudly based in Columbus,
Ohio, but might as well be America’s local
band. For years, the group had been hiding in
plain sight as Terry went about logging
thousands of miles on the road throughout the
nation’s heartland, making fans the hard way –
one at a time.
With only the aid of word of mouth, hard work
and perseverance, Red Wanting Blue has
established an exceedingly loyal following in
and around the Midwest where the band
regularly fills clubs normally reserved for
bigger
names.
Terry’s passionate and poetic songs, anchored
by his powerful baritone, are the kind of tunes
that could only have been written by a man
who has lived this kind of life on the road. It’s
these songs and Terry’s moving delivery of
them that knocks ‘em dead, but leaves ‘em
talking. Most importantly, it keeps ‘em coming
back for more.
Traveling with Terry are band mates Mark McCullough (Bass Guitar, Vocals), Greg Rahm (Keys,
Guitars, Organ, Vocals), Eric Hall Jr. (Guitars, Lap Steel, Mandolin, Banjo, Vocals) and Dean
Anshutz (Drums, Percussion, Glockenspiel), who together build the unshakable rock powerhouse that
has helped bring Red Wanting Blue to nationwide attention after all of this time.
Red Wanting Blue’s latest studio recording From The
Vanishing Point is a coming-of-age album for the band and
its first to be recorded for a label after several self-released
records. Picking up where its autobiographical previous
release These Magnificent Miles left off, From The
Vanishing Point is the answer to those whose heads have
been turning to ask, “Who is this band?” The album sheds
some of Red Wanting Blue’s small-town sensibilities as it
evolves into the world-class rock n’ roll outfit that audiences
have believed in for years and marks an official move to the
national stage for a band that will always remember where it's
from.
www.redwantingblue.com
Press
Rogue Cinema
"The chemistry of those involved and how they deal with one another gives the movie a sense of
warmth" (Joshua Samford)
Battleship Pretension
"the concept - loser stoners in the woods, trying to be survival experts is a funny set up." (Josh
Long)
“You act like he is GOD, or, or Oprah, or something!!!”
Full Credits
Cast
Vaughn
Taylor
Lynn
Rachel
Willie
Ralph
Bear
Mom
Redneck #1
Redneck #2
Redneck #3
Josh Folan
Avery Pearson
Molly Fahey
Graci Carli
Phil Burke
Rick Montgomery Jr.
Fritz Brekeller
Nancy Kachmarik
Jeff Burns
Joe Zapotechne
Ted Folan
Crew
Writer/Director/Producer
Co-Director/Assistant Director
Cinematographer/Editor
Sound Mixer/Supervising Sound Editor
Music Composer
1st Assistant Camera
2nd Assistant Camera
Title Design
Color Correction
Writer (Additional Material)/Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Associate Producer
Associate Producer
Associate Producer
Associate Producer
Production Assistant
Josh Folan
Fritz Brekeller
Brian Leisring
Christy Illius
Medhat Hanbali
Thomas Semple
Christian Daugstrup
Valerie Lisyansky
Artificial Peach
Molly Fahey
Tommy Carlson
Ted Folan
Brian Maloney
Dave Wells
Christine Illius
Pauline Kim
Daniel Umek
Tech Info
“I’ll fucking cut you.”
Running Time
Color Info
Camera
Aspect Ratio
Sound
89 Minutes
Color
Sony EFX-FS100
16:9 HD
Stereo
Sales/Press/Stuff Contact:
Josh Folan (Head Bro)
WWBD LLC
+1.917.720.6337
[email protected]
“Well, we should probably poke around in there anyhow, despite
your astute, predator-like sense of hearing.”
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