FLAG DAY - The Documentary

Well, here it is, the final chapter in the Labor Day Trilogy I set out to
make almost four years ago. Flag Day is not your average kind of Stunt Island
film... It's a documentary that provides an in-depth look at the complicated
processes involved in making a Stunt Island film. At the same time, it's also
a satire mocking the limitations of this 1993 DisneySoft Program and the
ingenuity of filmmakers who use it around the world.

As in my last two films, Flag Day includes sampled voices and music. This
film, however, boasts an uncanny 15 minutes of music and over 120 lines of
dialogue in a 19 minute documentary and trailer.

I got my inspiration for Flag Day from such documentaries as Crumb, and
Man Bites Dog. You may notice some music and other subtlties that make
reference to these films. There are also many other references in Flag
Day to films varying from Men in Black to the Star Wars movies
(even Phantom Menace!)

And no, I'm not planning on actually making the 2 hour epic, Flag Day...
it turns out the film was scrapped when its cast and crew of dozens wanted
more than the $5000 budget I allotted for it!

I'd like to thank all the great cast members who lended their voices to make
this film a reality, and I especially need to thank that Australian, Kieran,
for his voice talent, great custom objects, and the use of ObjectStudio for
the titles.

So go and enjoy the labors of nearly two years of work! Watch Flag Day:
June 14th will never be the same!

-Josh Horowitz

8/15/99

Documentary Cast

Narrator - Jonathan Kirzner
Josh (Director) - Josh Horowitz
Scott (Writer) - Scott Rosnick
Jean (Casting Agent) - Karen Santos
Arnold - Gabriel Neeb
Sean - Pat Coyne
Steve (Sound Editor) - Steve Galfano
Rene (Music Supervisor) - Brian Elkan
Poida (Pyrotechnics Guy) - Kieran Morrissey
Drew (Robotics Engineer) - Andrew Bernstein
Yakov (Tech) - Jacob Faturechi
Miracle Max - Mike Lazar
Scott (Assistant) - Tony Sootinanchai

Trailer Cast

Narrator - Brian Elkan
President Arnold - Gabriel Neeb
Mr. R. Phelps (Presidential Aide) - Josh Horowitz and Brian Dean Jennings


Production Crew

Written and Directed by Josh Horowitz
Music and Sound Editing by Josh Horowitz

Special Effects - Custom Objects

"Poida" and "Luke" from Truck Wars and Truck Wars 2 - Repulsat Imperator
were featured with permission by Kieran Morrissey and 21st Century Frog
Productions

"Elaborate Space Backdrop" and "Vader mask" created by Kieran Morrisey

"Lumberjack" and "Mounty" created by Larry Faubert

"Josh the Director" was modified by Josh Horowitz

All titles were created with ObjectStudio(tm) by Kieran Morrisey

Musical Sequences:

1) "J.I.Hound Theme from Ben Hur by Miklos Rozca
2) "U96" from Das Boot by Klaus Doldinger
3) "Mutiny" from Crimson Tide by Hans Zimmer
4) "The March from 1941" from 1941 by John Williams
5) "Prologue" from JFK by John Williams
6) "Ragtime Nightingale" from Crumb, performed by David Boedinghaus
7) "Theme from Route 66" by Nelson Riddle and his Orchestra
8) "Doug the Mole Man" from Sam and Max Hit the Road by Michael Land
9) "Powerhouse Theme" by Carl Stalling
10) "Bus to Beelzebub" from Ruby Vroom by Soul Coughing
11) "Take Five" by Dave Brubeck and Paul Desmond
12) "Imperial Starfleet Deployed" from The Empire Strikes Back - John Williams
13) "A Fifth of Beethoven" from Saturday Night Fever by Walter Murphy
14) "Glenn's Flight" from The Right Stuff by Bill Conti
15) "Main Title" from The Last Starfighter by Craig Safan
16) "Ragtime Nightingale (Reprise)" from Crumb, performed by Craig Ventrusco
17) "Adagio for Strings" by Samuel Barber
18) "Robots" from The Mix by Kraftwerk
19) "Trip to the Naboo Temple" from Star Wars: The Phantom Menace -J Williams
20) "Bishop's Countdown" from Aliens by James Horner
21) "Charging Fort Wagner" from Glory by James Horner
22) "Throne Room / End Title" from Star Wars by John Williams
23) "Lumberjack Song" by Terry Jones, Michael Palin, and the Fred Tominson

Special Thanks

Kieran Morrisey
Scott Rosnick
Terry Zwigoff
Jonathan Kirzner
Mike Lazar
Sarah Magaletta
Farrah Wright
Man Bites Dog
Monty Python
SIFA

And of course: George Lucas