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Production Notes
A TWIST OF THE "STRANGE"
One Stormy Night is a two hour, family action, adventure, mystery
movie filmed in North-Eastern Pennsylvania by Theodore Melyan Brunelle with the help of Endless Mountains Productions,
Ted Brunelle's film/audio/video studio. When Ted Brunelle set out to make
"One Stormy Night," he wanted to make a film that had all of the special effects, action, and mystery that today's films have,
yet the suspense that Alfred Hitchcock brought to film, but with a focus
upon family values, something that Brunelle feels is lacking. needed, and
sought in young people's films. It is because of Brunelle's amazing talent, and
dedication to the young, to their happiness, entertainment, and betterment,
that he is being called by peers and Media alike, "The New
Disney."
In a television interview, Brunelle stated
that he believes that the "Disney" of today has seriously strayed from
what he feels that its creator, Walt Disney, would have wanted. While Ted sees
this as a serious detour for Disney, he also sees it as a wonderful and exciting
opportunity for him and his company, Endless Mountains Productions. Brunelle is
intent upon producing wholesome, happy, true family-film entertainment with
cutting edge technology and special effects. His enthusiasm is boundless, like
the Walt Disney who used to greet us weekly on Television, sit on his desk
corner, swing his leg, and speak to children about his movie
creations.
THE SET THAT WAS ALREADY SET
One Stormy Night has an odd quality about it.
It seemed to be waiting to be born, to come to life! When one of the movie sets
became unexpectedly unavailable, Ted made other arrangements. Arriving at
the "new" place to check it out, and to discuss what he wanted, how
the set was to look, he was shocked to find it set up exactly as the script had
described it - from the wooden rocking chair in front of an open window, to a TV
across from the foot of the bed, to the dressing table to the right of the bed,
near a door. Ted had not shown the new set manager the script yet!
THE EERIE ON-CUE LIMO
Ted had a problem with the Limousine driver.
He couldn't come to the airport exactly as scheduled. Not wanting to disrupt the
shooting schedule, Ted went to the airport and decided to at least shoot
the action right up to, and after the limo's arrival. To Ted's and the cast's
surprise, at the very moment the limo was to arrive, and in the very same space
in which it was supposed to stop, a strange limo pulled up - as if it had been
pre-arranged! Ted spoke to the driver, and explained to him that he had just
pulled into a movie set and into the exact spot where we were hoping to have a
Limo. When Ted asked the driver if Ted could use him and his Limo in the movie,
the man, Mr. Tattersall, said he was thrilled to be part of the movie.
IT WAS THE LITTLE THINGS - IT WAS EVERYTHING
It was the little things. . . it was
everything that seemed to come together almost as if by some mysterious force or
will of its own. Strangely, as we worked, the movie seemed to become more
magical, more genuinely mysterious, and with a light happiness and humor that
made everyone feel in a wonderful mood.
And everything in the movie, from it's
interwoven beginning action to its spooky middle, to its action packed ending,
with unique double-ending that will surprise you and make you laugh, comes
together at the end so that you walk away laughing, and feeling good inside, and
you
YOU HAVE TO SEE IT AGAIN!
Oh! Be prepared! Almost all the kids who saw
this decided that they now want to clean their room "Charlie's
way."
THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING OF THE FUN
When one watches "One Stormy Night,"
Brunelle's aims are equally apparent. Even his choice of actor and actress for
the main child characters reveals not only his sensitivity to storyline but to
character interaction as these two siblings are unbelievably well-matched.
As "One Stormy Night" unfolds, one becomes aware of Brunelle's
enjoyment of suspense for children, as he relies on sequence and imagination for
much of the fright instead of unnecessary gore that could risk giving the film a
rating that would exclude children from the viewing audience.
Brunelle claims that "One Stormy
Night" is just the beginning. He will be producing more and more films -
films to make us smile, to entertain us, and make us laugh - all
generations of us. Brunelle says we have to have 400 belly laughs a day, like
kids do!
A REAL GHOST ON THE SET
This young and ambitious producer
has distinctly unusual production habits that most people find
interesting. Only Brunelle would think to shoot the last scene, in which
the ghost appears, in a hotel known to have its very own ghost. The last
scene of the movie was filmed in the main downstairs dining area of the
Lackawanna Radisson Hotel in Scranton, PA. People say that this hotel is
haunted, and many claim to have seen its famous ghost, Phoebe Snow, wandering
the halls. Phoebe, however, was kind enough not to be disruptive during the
shooting of the movie. Giving her ghostly approval, this is a film you HAVE TO
SEE!
Where there's a family production, watch out -
If it's a Theodore Melyan Brunelle Film, it's got to be good. (And you
know you can take the whole family, from the little ones to Grandma and
Grandpa.)
WITH GHOSTLY APPROVAL -
Watch
Out!
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