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Cast

• JD Trawick: Porter Harris | bio

  Porter Harris, a native Texan, is making his screen debut in Skiptracers. A trained stage actor, Porter graduated from the Meadows School of the Arts in Dallas, TX and the British American Drama Academy in Oxford, England. Big thanks to Harris for his patience and guidance. Steady does it. Porter is currently developing a screenplay to be shot in Uganda in ‘09. Selected credits include Max (Bent), Mercutio (Romeo and Juliet), Lysander (Midsummer…), Emcee (Cabaret), Frankie (Parade), and Ensemble in Songs For a New World: with the deepest level of gratitude to Mom and Dad for believing and investing in him and making this dream, real life. “How boutcha’ Alabama?”

• Tucker Trawick: Dustin Kerns | bio

  Dustin Kerns is a good ol' West Virginia boy whom studied acting at West Virginia University and the New York Conservatory of Dramatic Arts. Upon moving to NYC, he has been involved in several Film and Television projects as well as New York Theatre, but credits "Skiptracers" as his best acting experience to date. He would like to credit the crew, cast, and great people of Dothan for making his first Alabama experience so memorable.

• Big Donald Trawick: Daniel Burnley | bio

  Daniel Burnley grew up in the small town of Rockmart, Georgia, dangerously close to the Alabama state line. He moved to Atlanta in 1974 to attend Georgia State University where he majored in Visual Arts. Not long after, he was bitten by the acting bug and began his early acting career with the Academy Theatre before becoming lost in the corporate world as an advertising director for almost two decades. At 40, he left the corporate life to return to stage and film acting and has since appeared in numerous stage and film productions, including The Adventures of Ociee Nash, The Bread Squeezer, Crystal River and many more. He now resides in Decatur, Georgia and continues to work on stage, film and television.

• Nanny Earlene Trawick: Eddie Farnham | bio

  Eddie Farnham has spent the past thirty years, give or take a decade, in broadcasting, advertising, theatre, and even a few movies back in the 70’s. She and her husband Sam own an advertising agency and spend most of their time writing and producing commercials. They share their life with two 20 pound cats, collect antique radios, and enjoy gardening if the cats are in the mood. Their greatest joy is the fact that most of their eleven grandchildren are a one-tank trip – again, if the cats are in the mood.

• Cletus Yoates: Peter Gantenbein | bio

  to learn more about Peter Gantenbein please visit www.petergantenbein.com

• Rusty McAndrews: Andy Stuckey | bio

  Born in Dothan, Alabama and currently living in NYC, Andy is also one of the writers and producers of Skiptracers. His first film was Mullet Men (2002), a documentary about his quest to become a fish throwing champion. He is a comedian and can be seen performing in NYC and on tour with his comedy and life partner Jon Murray. You can see all of their videos at www.stuckeyandmurray.com. He grew his hair out for about nine months and then cut it in to a mullet for the role.

• Rev. Ike Pinder: Gary Klotzman | bio

  Gary’s career varies from Off Broadway and Summer Stock performances in Comedy and Musical Theatre productions, to Live Industrial Shows and Musical Revues. He studied acting at the Arena Stage in Washington, DC, and Vocal Training with Frederick Wilkerson of DC and New York and Inez Mathews in New York City. For the last ten years, his career has been spent doing voiceovers, ranging from commercial, audiobooks, documentary, animation and character voices. Gary thanks the whole crew for the opportunity to be a part of such a talented ensemble.

• Hardy: Michael H. Cole | bio

  Michael H. Cole has over 28 yrs. of experience in acting, teaching, writing, and directing. He was named in the Who's Who of American Teachers in 2002 for acting instruction. He is a principle actor in film and stage. Michael's most recent film credits include Tyler Perry's Meet The Browns with Angela Bassett, Lynch Mob with Tony Darrow of The Sopranos, Fate with Lee Majors as well as television on One Tree Hill and PBS's special A Second Chance. He has been in involved in over fifty theatrical productions including most recently Of Mice And Men as Candy. He is curently the Producing Artistic Director of The Renaissance Project. It is his belief that ever actor deserves a chance.

• Bart: Rich Muscadin | bio

  Rich Muscadin was born in Chicago and reared in Atlanta. He began acting in high school and continued through the University of Georgia and Clark Atlanta University. Rich graduated with a degree in music, minoring in theatre and has been featured in such projects as West Side Story, Amen Corner, A Raisin in the Sun and Julius Caesar. SKIPTRACERS marks the beginning of Rich's film career and he has gone on to finish two other films since then. Rich has studied with Harry Lennix and Carol Mitchell Leon among others, and he is presently a working actor at the Professional Actors Studio and in Atlanta, Georgia.

• Clyde Owens Sr.: Montgomery Maguire | bio

  Montgomery Maguire spent most of his childhood convinced that he would follow in the footsteps of his hero Danny White-- the spectacular but unlucky quarterback/punter for the Dallas Cowboys, whose legacy was tainted by John Riggins, Ron Jaworski, and The Catch. However, a knee injury and a terrible fear of getting hit caused him to consider a different path. After nabbing a degree in English from Sewanee, Montgomery took it to New York for two years of intensive study at the Stella Adler Conservatory where he got the opportunity to play roles from Tartuffe, to Joe Pitt to the Thane of Fife. Since finishing there he has acted in dozens of plays, commercials and films from New York to Los Angeles to Edinburgh to Cape Town to Dothan

• Mrs. Clyde Owens: Cynthia Evans | bio

  Cynthia Evans is a graduate of both the William Esper Studio in New York City where she was trained in the Sanford Meisner acting technique, and of The University of Alabama at Birmingham where she earned her BA in Theatre. She began her acting career in theatre. From beginning college to present, she has acted in over 30 stage productions. Since settling in Atlanta a few years ago, Cynthia has discovered that her greatest love is film acting. To date, she has acted in seventeen independent films, a couple of TV shows, and more than 40 commercials, industrials, and voice-overs. To find out more about Cynthia, check out her web-site, www.CynthiaEvans.net.

• Beverly McAndrews: Angie Harrell | bio

  Angie K. Harrell is an actress in Atlanta working in film, television, commercials, industrials and stage. She received her MFA from the Actors Studio Drama School in NYC. She is also a Teaching Artist at the Alliance Theatre, and Synchronicity Performance Group's Playmaking for Girls. Angie is a member of AEA and delighted to be part of a film by and about real life southern folk--all with bona fide southern accents.

Crew

• Director: Harris Mendheim | bio

  Harris Mendheim is originally form Dothan, Alabama and has worked in television and film production for 8 years as an editor, engineer, producer, writer and director. Skiptracers is Harris's feature directorial debut which he co-wrote, produced, and edited. Harris was a Golden Lion Award winner for his first short "Rough Crossing" (1998) at the inaugural George Lindsey Film Festival in Florence Alabama. His second project under the Possum Den banner was 2001's "Mullet Men" which he directed and edited. It is a documentary about an NBC page who travels to Alabama to compete in a fish throwing contest- http://www.filmbaby.com/films/1612. He's worked in various capacities for NBC, CBS, ABC, MTV, VH1 to name a few. He lives in Brooklyn, NY.

• Producer: DL GLickman | bio

  D.L. Glickman, a true native of NYC, has been working in Film, Television, and the Internet since 2000. He has researched for NBC News and ESPN and worked production for various reality TV series and independent projects. Starting with Harris and Andy on Mullet Men (2002), he continued collaboration on several StuckeyandMurray videos. He joined Skiptracers in 2003 as his first feature. His production company, Falling Rock Zone Productions, is based in Brooklyn.

• Producer: Andy Stuckey | bio

  Born in Dothan, Alabama and currently living in NYC, Andy has worked in film and TV for the last 9 years. He’s written, produced and directed content for ABC, ESPN, NBC, Comedy Central, Sundance Channel and F/X to name a few. His first film was Mullet Men (2002), a documentary about his quest to become a fish throwing champion. Check it out here. http://www.filmbaby.com/films/1612 He is a comedian and can be seen performing in NYC and on tour with his comedy and life partner Jon Murray. You can see all of their videos at www.stuckeyandmurray.com. His biggest challenge with Skiptracers was convincing strangers to trust a guy with a 6 inch mullet.

• Writer: Brian Saliba | bio

  Originally from Dothan, Alabama, he earned a degree in creative writing from Northwestern University. This was his first crack at writing a screenplay. Compensation for his efforts came in the form of an elaborate pirate costume, which was surely more than he deserved. Yar.

• Director of Photography: Ken Woo | bio

  As a fifteen time Emmy award winning Director of Photography, camera operator and field producer, Ken Woo has captured some of the most riveting images from events like the Tour de France, IronMan Triathlon, the Masters, SuperBowl, Final Four, Kentucky Derby, and the Summer and Winter Olympic Games. He has worked for NBC Sports/News, ABC News/Sports, CBS Sports/News, HBO, ESPN, CNN, USA and this summer in Beijing will be his tenth Olympic games. Ken started his own production company in 1987, EyeMagic Productions, Inc. He was born Augusta, GA and graduated from UGA in Broadcasting/ Journalism in 1977. Ken is the father of four and lives in Annapolis, MD.

• Camera Operator: Chris Vernale | bio

  2nd Unit DP- Born in New York, NY. The Second Unit Director of Photography for Skiptracers, Chris has shot, lit, and edited for documentaries, dramas, reality and music videos for several years. From televison to film, Chris seems to enjoy working long hours to give people the entertainment they so richly deserve. When not working on great projects like "Skiptracers," growing his company Papalove Productions (www.papalove.com), or taking pictures, he can be found lingering in a dark corner somewhere; but never the same corner twice.

Bonus Features

• Deleted & Extended Scenes
• Director Commentary
• Music Videos
• Actor Commentary
• Theatrical Trailers
• Behind the Scenes

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