When the moon is full, an ancient wolf turns into a savage, bloodthirsty man,
killing anybody who rings the doorbell and trying desperately to not eat his new girlfriend.
“A bloody good, good-and-bloody love story… One of the most original werewolf tales in ages.”
– Oakland Tribune
The Audie Backstory
Two key things happened in late 2006 that got the ball rolling on Audie & The Wolf, which was my third feature film as writer-director:
(1) a producer who I’d worked with said he wanted to do a “bottle movie” (a one-location film) that he could shoot in his girlfriend’s huge Hollywood mansion, and…
(2) Frank Kowal (Slangman from Bleak Future and my film cohort since high school) posed the question over beers at the Red Lion Inn in Glendale: What is the natural state of a werewolf? Is it man or is it wolf?
I cleared it with Frank to run with that hook, then completed the first draft of Audie & The Wolf about a week later. And that producer liked it. After a few more super quick drafts, we were suddenly in pre-production, slated to shoot for 18 days.
And yeah, I knew the draft wasn’t stellar but hey, I’d polish it and it would be a quickie and maybe make a few foreign sales and I could buy litter for my two cats.
But then ka-bam! We had a start date and things started moving super fast. First, we got the ridiculously talented Derek Hughes aboard to play the wolf/man John Doe, then shortly after, we attached a famous actress to play the role of Audie. Suddenly doors started to open and gear and services started rolling in.
So meaningful script rewrites fell by the wayside as I got more and more involved in the preproduction. (I, too, was a producer).
And then about a week before our start date, things started getting dicey. First, the 1st assistant director suddenly vanished from the Earth, leaving me scrambling to find a replacement who understood the huge lift we were about to attempt.
Then Famous Actress and her people started ignoring our producers’ phone calls. (We got the distinct feeling she was holding off until the last minute so she could field another more lucrative offer but others say she was bowhunting in the Andes.)
But alas day one quickly came. And lo, forty full gallons of flop sweat was harvested from our armpits and sold to Trader Joes to make their signature wine while we wondered if Famous Actress would show up.
Well, she finally did. But, we ended up losing most of the day because she holed up in her dressing room and had some worry time about “not being prepared.” We eventually assuaged her concerns by assuring her none of us assholes were prepared either and we got her to set and yeah, she was great because she’s Famous Actress. But then for some strange reason, she started getting spicy with our makeup person and that set the day back even further as we had to stop them from killing each other with knives. There were no knives.
And then ka-bam! Just like that we were behind an entire production day, and we absolutely couldn’t afford to lose another.
Story short, after more flop sweat and much arguing, we bit the bullet and had to ask Famous Actress to not come back the next day. God dammit, I tell you that was a bummer and hard choice we had to make but we just had to do it. (God dammit! I could’ve had Famous Actress in my god damn film, god dammit!)
But thankfully the talented actor and filmmaker Tara Price was available to take her place. And Price was, of course, great too.
And yeah, there were lots of other little hiccups (and a couple major ones) throughout the shoot, but bottom line: 18 shooting days later the film was in the can and I started cutting.
And post? That’s where it all melted down and I had to just walk away at a certain point in the process. I’ll detail all of that someday in a very violent, very bloody graphic novel.
But it wasn’t all apeshit and exploding gonads. I had a lot of fun shooting the goddamn thing, and despite the creative fisticuffs that came in post, everybody came together on set to make the shit happen and nobody lost an eye except Sandy Duncan.
Audie premiered at the Downtown LA Film Festival in 2008 and played a few others, and I believe the movie did decently in Germany and Russia, and maybe under the sea where the seahorses live.
Fast forward to now and there are TWO versions of the film:
1) The original cut, which is the DVD and also out there in all sorts of weird places like ad-driven streaming channels and shit.
and
2) The Director’s Cut here on my website and on Amazon Video. The Director’s Cut, while still a flawed film, has quicker pacing, better use of music, stronger character moments, clearer story points (though some story points are beyond saving), and the zombies, while still not perfect, look a smidge more like zombies.
So, surprise! I recommend watching the Director’s Cut.
Thanks for stopping by!
Audie Credits
BROOKLYN REPTYLE FILMS
IN ASSOCIATION WITH
ANARCHY 101 PRODUCTIONS
DEREK HUGHES
TARA PRICE
CHRISTA CAMPBELL
RANCE HOWARD
RICHARD RIEHLE
AUDIE AND THE WOLF
PHOTOGRAPHED BY
KENNETH YEUNG
MUSIC BY
KARL PREUSSER
CO-PRODUCER
JACQUES THELEMAQUE
EDITED BY
B. SCOTT O'MALLEY
MARY REESE
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
CHRISTO DIMASSIS
PRODUCERS
CHRISTO DIMASSIS
ROGER M. MAYER
KAROL TAFOLLA BALLARD
JEFFREY J. ORGILL
B. SCOTT O'MALLEY
WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY
B. SCOTT O'MALLEY
KEY MAKEUP
JAIME GRUBER
KEY WARDROBE
KELLY KWON
WARDROBE SUPERVISOR
LISA COLLINS
WARDROBE ASSISTANT
KIM BINKO
MAKEUP DESIGNER FOR MS. CAMPBELL
KIM DONAHUE
HAIRSTYLIST FOR MS. CAMPBELL
JAPHEAL J. WINSTON
ASSISTANT MAKEUP ARTISTS
NICOLE ALKIRE
DANIELA RICHARDSON
NIKKI SMITH
ADDITIONAL MAKEUP ARTIST
KIRSTEN MCKUNE
SPECIAL MAKEUP EFFECTS
CREATED BY
VINCENT GUASTINI
V.G.P. EFFECTS & DESIGN STUDIO
MAKEUP EFFECTS TECHNICIANS
GREGORY RAMOUNDOS
ALEX BYTNAR
PROP FABRICATOR
ROBERT M. BOUFFARD
ART DEPARTMENT ASSISTANTS
VAHAGN PANOSYAN
TINA SALMASSI
1ST ASSISTANT CAMERA
JASON LEE WONG
DAVID SANDERS
2ND ASSISTANT CAMERA
ERIN ENDOW
GINA DILELLO
SOUND RECORDIST
MICHAEL LENGIES
ADDITIONAL SOUND RECORDISTS
CHRIS "SPARKY" GORDON
GARRETT BERG
BOOM OPERATORS
GARRETT BERG
STEVEN A. KOWAL
SOUND ASSISTANT
LUIS ALPONTE
KEY GRIP
DAVID SANDERS
GAFFER
SONOKO SHIMOYAMA
ADDITIONAL GAFFER
DAVID SANDERS
DOLLY GRIP
ADAM ROBBINS
GRIPS
JAMES AVALLONE
JAMES BURDETT
JAMES GREENBERGER
NICK KANE
HAIRABET PETER KASABIAN
MORGAN KELLUM
MICHAEL LOSON
ERIC ALAN WENDELL
PENN K. WILLIAMS
PRODUCTION COORDINATOR
JENNA GOTTLIEB
PRODUCTION CONSULTANT
ANDRES OLALLA
2ND 2ND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
JAKE MURRAY
SCRIPT SUPERVISOR
BILLY HANSON
STILL PHOTOGRAPHERS
MARC CAMPOS
MATT SHERWOOD
ADDITIONAL STILL PHOTOGRAPHERS
DEREK VAN OSS
CHRISTINE CHIANG
ADDITIONAL CASTING
KILLIAN MCHUGH
CASTING ASSISTANTS
MARIE KAZADI
BRIANNE RENE
VAHAGN PANOSYAN
MATTHEW STEDMAN
KEY PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
JEFF ROBINSON
PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS
CARLOS ALDANA
TRENTON CARSON
JASON CHAU
QUINN FU
DAVID HENDRICK
STEVEN A. KOWAL
CHARLES MEYER
EDWARD SOLIS
EDGAR TASHCHYAN
JOSH THROWER
STUNT COORDINATOR
JEFF SCOTT
POST-PRODUCTION SOUND
SMART POST SOUND
JOE MELODY
SOUND SUPERVISOR
ROB WEBBER
SOUND DESIGNER
RICK STEELE
DIALOGUE EDITORIAL
MARK STEELE
RE-RECORDING MIXER
LARRY BENJAMIN
FOLEY RECORDIST
DAVE TORRES
FOLEY ARTISTS
TIM CHILTON
JILL SANDERS
ADR RECORDIST
PAUL ARONOFF
DIGITAL LAYBACK
LARRY PITTMAN
ASSISTANT SOUND EDITORS
KEVIN MELTCHER
NATE ARRIGONI
MUSIC BY
KARL PREUSSER
MUSIC SCORING MIXER
MICHAEL STERN
PIANO / B3 RECORDED BY
ISHA ERSKINE
ELECTRIC VIOLIN
JIM SITTERLY
ELECTRIC CELLO
JOHN KROVOZA
GUITAR
DANNY JACOB
DRUMS
BURLEIGH DRUMMOND
PIANO / B3 ORGAN
SCOTT LAVENDER
MAIN TITLE GUITARS
JOHN SYKES
DIGITAL CAPTURE
PLASTERCITY DIGITAL POST
MICHAEL CIONI
DIGITAL VISUAL EFFECTS
CLEAR CONCRETE
VISUAL EFFECTS SUPERVISOR
DEVON READ
VISUAL EFFECTS COMPOSITOR
OWEN MORRIS
ONLINE FINISHING SERVICES
24.7 PRODUCTIONS
DIGITAL COLORIST
DAVID TROY SMITH
PRODUCTION ATTORNEY
SHANNON VAN DORN
VAN DORN & MARSHAK LAW OFFICES
LEGAL CONSULTANT
JASON DOLLAR
BOOKKEEPER
JULIE TURNER
CATERER
ALEX WEBBER OF ALEX CATERING
LOCATION SCOUTS
ZANDER VILLAYNE
CHRISTO DIMASSIS
KAROL T. BALLARD
TRANSPORTATION COORDINATOR
JOE BAKER
TRANSPORTATION CAPTAIN
JEROD ROBBINS
ART DEPARTMENT
GRAPHIC COORDINATOR
PHYLLIS MCDONALD
TV ESCORTS AND
MASCUVIN COMMERCIAL DIRECTOR
CHRISTO DIMASSIS
ASSISTANTS TO THE DIRECTOR
KACI BLUEBERRY
STEVEN A. KOWAL
CAMERA DEPARTMENT ADVISOR
DAVID WEINREB
CAST
(IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE)
DEL BEARSTRIDE
ATTICUS TODD
THE WOLF
TABORRI
BOUNTY HUNTER JANCIEWICZ
CHRISTO DIMASSIS
BOUNTY HUNTER FRIEDMAN
ROBERT HOOVEN
BOUNTY HUNTER JAYNE
ROBERT M. BOUFFARD
BOUNTY HUNTER ALFONZE
STEVEN A. KOWAL
RACHEL BROCK
CHRISTA CAMPBELL
CAROL LUDLOW
ALEX S. ALEXANDER
DRUNK HOUSEGUEST
MARIE KAZADI
THE DOG
HAPPY
MIKE LUDLOW
RICHARD RIEHLE
PARTY WAITER
JAKE MURRAY
RINA ESCONDIDO
ARELY ALAS
JOHN DOE
DEREK HUGHES
MAN ON THE STREET
B. SCOTT O'MALLEY
JANE PEEBLES
LAURA LANCE
AUDIE BANTAM
TARA PRICE
FATHER BAILEY
TOM CAREY
MASCUVIN COMMERCIAL VOICE
CHRIS EICHER
MASCUVIN COMMERCIAL - CHIP
ZANDER VILLAYNE
MASCUVIN COMMERCIAL - KATIE
APRIL WADE
DR. MALEOSIS
RANCE HOWARD
RENATO ESCONDIDO
OMAR LEYVA
LITTLE CARLOS
SOPHIA BAIRD
DAOTIA CROWLEY
ANNABELLE MILNE
JIM THE SATANIST
FRANK KOWAL III
THE ETERNAL LANDLORD
ROGER M. MAYER
MINNIE SABAT
ELANA KRAUSZ
THE GARDENER
AVI K. GARG
TV ESCORT DIVINE
BRIANNE RENE
TV ESCORT NIN
DEMITRA TSIOULOS
TV ESCORT STRAWBERRY
KACI BLUEBERRY
RADIO DJ / TV ANNOUNCER
DONALD L. SAVAGE
PARTYGOERS
ELIAS ATALAH
KAROL T. BALLARD
KEVIN BALSTER
KACI BLUEBERRY
ERIN CANCINO
NICOLE DIMASSIS
JENNA GOTTLIEB
RYAN JORDAN
A.J. LAPAN
BOBBY LEIGH
MEREDITH MICKALIGER
PENN IMPOSTER
PENN K. WILLIAMS
WOLF TRAINER
TRENDA RENEGAR
ASSISTANT WOLF TRAINER
ANITA WISCHHUSSEN
WOLF FOOTAGE PROVIDED BY
IAN MCALLISTER
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