Me (and my Tiki Lounge) in a Movie!

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K KreepyTiki Member Joined: Mar 18, 2007 Posts: 217	K KreepyTiki Posted posted on Tue, Mar 24, 2009 11:54 PM Aloha, Ohana! I have some kool personal news to share... 'The Horribly Slow Murderer With The Extremely Inefficient Weapon' -- a short comedy film (with a long title!) in which I played the leading role -- has just been (unofficially) posted (by some dude in Budapest!) on YouTube and is getting great responses. But the director (the talented Richard Gale) and I only heard about this because of the following post on the front page of today's 'Daily Dish' blog by Andrew Sullivan: http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2009/03/murder-by-spoon.html It also gives a link to both the director's web-page on the film -- http://www.richard-gale.com -- and to the film itself. But the actual YouTube page with the various feedback, etc. is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJZQZARGq5M However, be sure to click the little button underneath that says "HQ", 'cause then you'll see a high-def version that looks a lot sharper, though you may need to wait for it to fully load first or it may keep seizing up on you, depending on your computer. ANYWAY, my home tiki lounge -- Paradise Cove -- (viewable in detail on both this site and Critiki) makes a very brief cameo appearance in the film during the "again and again and again" section (YOU'LL know what that is once you've seen it) in which a gun goes off with the twinkling tiki lights and glowing green pufferfish, etc., in the background. Freeze-frame it and you'll get a better look! Well, the film has been doing super well at various festivals and just won THREE awards a couple weeks ago at The Beverly Hills Shorts Festival, including the grand prize of Best Film In Festival out of 61 movies in all genres! And we have about a dozen more festivals coming up throughout the year, so I'm pretty jazzed, needless to say! Okay -- that's the deal. And enjoy the flick! But -- WARNING: it DOES have some bits of blood and violence and adult language if you're ultra sensitive to that kind of thing, but it's fairly mild by current R-rated film standards. Also, it's in the form of a faux coming-attractions TRAILER, so don't be confused -- i.e., in THIS case, the trailer IS the movie! Cheers & Mahalos :drink: :tiki: [ Edited by: KreepyTiki 2009-03-25 00:07 ] [ Edited by: KreepyTiki 2009-03-25 01:59 ] [ Edited by: KreepyTiki 2009-03-25 02:41 ] [ Edited by: KreepyTiki 2009-03-25 19:24 ]
K Kikkietiki Member Hollister, CA Joined: Nov 09, 2006 Posts: 89	K Kikkietiki Posted posted on Wed, Mar 25, 2009 8:18 AM Great short...wow, a ton of work must have gone into that. You looked totally deranged by the end of it, hilarious! I am going to share this with my son and my nephew, it is right up their alley.
K KreepyTiki Member Joined: Mar 18, 2007 Posts: 217	K KreepyTiki Posted posted on Wed, Mar 25, 2009 8:49 AM On 2009-03-25 08:18, Kikkietiki wrote: Great short...wow, a ton of work must have gone into that. Thanks! And you're so right! A ton of work DID go into it -- 22 days of grueling shooting at God knows how many locations, as a matter of fact. Because of the film's format being that of a rapidly edited trailer, we actually had to do as many set-ups and feature as many locations as you would for a full-length action movie! And, believe me, getting hit with the "extremely inefficient weapon" literally thousands of times was a... well... rather interesting experience, to say the least!
M moondoggie Member England Joined: Mar 16, 2009 Posts: 32	M moondoggie Posted posted on Thu, Mar 26, 2009 1:02 AM Well done to all involved - I think it's brilliant! :D edited to add: and your tiki lounge looks great too. [ Edited by: moondoggie 2009-03-26 01:05 ]
BB Bongo Bungalow Member Indiana Joined: Aug 20, 2007 Posts: 1295	BB Bongo Bungalow Posted posted on Thu, Mar 26, 2009 3:21 AM Brilliant!
MN Mr. NoNaMe Member Joined: May 10, 2006 Posts: 1919	MN Mr. NoNaMe Posted posted on Thu, Mar 26, 2009 5:47 AM Paul, I can't wait to see this at Spike & Mike's. Excellent!
K KreepyTiki Member Joined: Mar 18, 2007 Posts: 217	K KreepyTiki Posted posted on Thu, Mar 26, 2009 7:40 AM Thanks, guys! MUCHO appreciated! And over on YouTube this thing is turning into a true phenomenon. At the moment it's gotten over 43,000 hits in just 4 days and has been made the #32 Top Ranked of the millions of videos on the site, and is the #48 Top Favorited video as well! Is that frickin' coolamundo or WHAT?! (Ummm... I'm a little stoked, can you tell?) Anyway, fellow TC'ers, the director MAY have to pull it soon for legal reasons due to the many upcoming film festival dates we have, so if ya wanna see it, better do it SOON! And P.S. to Mr. NoNaMe -- thanks again for leading me to that great peacock chair I'd been longing for! It added the perfect finishing touch to my lounge! Cheers & Mahalo :drink: :tiki:
M MadDogMike Grand Member (8 years) The Anvil of the Sun Joined: Mar 30, 2008 Posts: 10856	M MadDogMike Posted posted on Thu, Mar 26, 2009 9:45 AM Brilliantly Kreepy!
M MadDogMike Grand Member (8 years) The Anvil of the Sun Joined: Mar 30, 2008 Posts: 10856	M MadDogMike Posted posted on Thu, Mar 26, 2009 12:36 PM ...and then it was gone :(
K KreepyTiki Member Joined: Mar 18, 2007 Posts: 217	K KreepyTiki Posted posted on Thu, Mar 26, 2009 5:40 PM Yep -- sadly, the YouTube link is no more! The director had to yank it for legal reasons, but his "Official Authorized Version" of the film WILL be reappearing on YouTube this coming June, so stay tuned! I'll post another alert once it's up and running again. But, hey, we managed over 44,000 hits in just 4 DAYS! Not too shabby, eh? Cheers & Mahalo :drink: :tiki:
B bongofury Grand Member (6 years) Ventura County Joined: Oct 15, 2002 Posts: 1565	B bongofury Posted posted on Thu, Mar 26, 2009 5:49 PM That was fun! Good job.
H hiltiki Tiki Socialite Hollywood, calif. Joined: Jun 10, 2004 Posts: 4256	H hiltiki Posted posted on Thu, Mar 26, 2009 6:22 PM I enjoyed watching it also.
B Beachbumz Grand Member (1 year) Kihei, Maui Joined: Jan 09, 2008 Posts: 1124	B Beachbumz Posted posted on Thu, Mar 26, 2009 8:12 PM That was great!!! Guess I won't be sleeping tonight.... I really liked the cutting the phone line.. too funny..
K KreepyTiki Member Joined: Mar 18, 2007 Posts: 217	K KreepyTiki Posted posted on Thu, Mar 26, 2009 10:45 PM Okay, Folks... Here we go again! It seems some 15 year old kid -- this time in Warsaw -- has re-posted the film on YouTube! Problem is that each time someone tries to re-post it, IF they've used the most recently posted version (like the one this kid just put up there) the quality gets worse and worse. And right now it looks pretty crappy. BUT I've used a little trick I know to modify the link so it looks sharper and clearer than it normally would. Still not what it should be, but, hey, watch it while you can, 'cause I know the director will be yanking it at some point. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q75RYiM6Yc0&fmt=18 Still, this thing sure proliferates, like the proverbial Hydra's heads! Just in the last 15 or 20 minutes the # of hits jumped from 200 or so to 694 ('course it got up to 44 THOUSAND the last time the plug was pulled), and it's currently the #2 Top Rated comedy today on YouTube in Poland! (lol It's a strange world) Enjoy! :drink: [ Edited by: KreepyTiki 2009-03-26 23:00 ]
K KreepyTiki Member Joined: Mar 18, 2007 Posts: 217	K KreepyTiki Posted posted on Thu, Mar 26, 2009 10:52 PM Stop the presses! Check out this article on the 'Horribly Slow Murderer' YouTube controversy: http://festivalsofhorror.blogspot.com/2009/03/incredibly-slow-murderer-youtube.html Man, I don't know HOW to react to all this!
K Kikkietiki Member Hollister, CA Joined: Nov 09, 2006 Posts: 89	K Kikkietiki Posted posted on Thu, Mar 26, 2009 11:58 PM Take a bow! Well done!
K KreepyTiki Member Joined: Mar 18, 2007 Posts: 217	K KreepyTiki Posted posted on Sun, Mar 29, 2009 6:56 PM Well, once again someone has snuck it back onto YouTube! So, y'all might as well take advantage of it while it's there and watch it while you can! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtAfd3hxb2A&fmt=18 Enjoy! :drink:
MN Mr. NoNaMe Member Joined: May 10, 2006 Posts: 1919	MN Mr. NoNaMe Posted posted on Sun, Mar 29, 2009 7:42 PM hilarious!! "Stopp it!!!" [ Edited by: Mr. NoNaMe 2009-03-29 19:46 ]
W WooHooWahine Grand Member (8 years) Mission (Impossible) Viejo, Ca Joined: Mar 04, 2005 Posts: 3457	W WooHooWahine Posted posted on Sun, Mar 29, 2009 8:07 PM WooHoo! Can I have your autograph??? :)
K KreepyTiki Member Joined: Mar 18, 2007 Posts: 217	K KreepyTiki Posted posted on Mon, Mar 30, 2009 7:54 AM Once again, thanks for the nice words, guys ('n dolls! lol)! Well, surprisingly, the link's still active as of now, but not for too much longer, I'm sure! And then it's "bye bye" to the "Gino Saji" ("Silver Spoon" in Japanese!) At least until some other dude in Hungary or another Eastern Bloc country posts it again! :drink: :tiki:
T tikiyaki Tiki Socialite The Exotic Port of REDONDO BEACH, CA Joined: May 18, 2004 Posts: 2725	T tikiyaki Posted posted on Mon, Mar 30, 2009 9:25 AM Wow, that is frikken hilarious !
K KreepyTiki Member Joined: Mar 18, 2007 Posts: 217	K KreepyTiki Posted posted on Tue, Mar 31, 2009 12:22 AM Yanked again and POSTED again! Here's the NEWEST link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7sEHBv8JVw&fmt=18 Cheers :drink: :tiki: [ Edited by: KreepyTiki 2009-03-31 00:23 ]
T thegreenman Member 10.8 miles west of the Mai Kai Joined: Aug 30, 2006 Posts: 73	T thegreenman Posted posted on Sat, Apr 4, 2009 5:53 PM Way to viral market. I can't see it now but I assume it'll be posted by an anonymous source in another day or so?
K KreepyTiki Member Joined: Mar 18, 2007 Posts: 217	K KreepyTiki Posted posted on Sun, Apr 5, 2009 10:40 AM Well, here are THREE MORE ILLICIT LINKS -- all of them from Germany this time! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLI8hS2-UEE&fmt=18 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0al3OPmv_4&feature=related&fmt=18 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aD76nXYSyY&feature=related&fmt=18 Enjoy (while you CAN!) Mwaaah Ha Ha!!! :drink: :tiki:
P Pyro Tiki Centralite Orlando, FL Joined: Jan 13, 2006 Posts: 100	P Pyro Posted posted on Sun, Apr 5, 2009 9:04 PM Thats awesome. I will never look at a spoon the same way again.
M MadDogMike Grand Member (8 years) The Anvil of the Sun Joined: Mar 30, 2008 Posts: 10856	M MadDogMike Posted posted on Mon, Apr 6, 2009 12:35 PM It's gone again but I saved a copy for myself :) Of course, I would never advocate that you do anything illegal with copyrighted material, but you can use zamzar.com to convert and save YouTube videos
K KreepyTiki Member Joined: Mar 18, 2007 Posts: 217	K KreepyTiki Posted posted on Tue, Apr 21, 2009 6:03 AM Okay folks -- it's back up again! THIS time posted by someone in RUSSIA! And in better quality this time -- especially if you watch it in "HQ". Here's the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gwnn3QameU Watch it while you can, because it won't stay up for long. [ Edited by: KreepyTiki 2009-04-21 13:24 ]
JC Jeff Central Tiki Socialite Columbus, Ohio Joined: Jul 23, 2002 Posts: 1737	JC Jeff Central Posted posted on Wed, Apr 22, 2009 5:54 AM Gone already!! :( I did get a chance to see it once though Paul and it was freakin' hilarious!!! This would make an awesome addition to the tons of Horror Film Fests across the country. Good Job!!!!! :) Cheers and Mahalo, Jeff
K KreepyTiki Member Joined: Mar 18, 2007 Posts: 217	K KreepyTiki Posted posted on Sat, Oct 24, 2009 4:42 PM Okay Ohana -- it has FINALLY happened!... WAIT for it now!... [ Edited by: KreepyTiki 2009-10-24 16:46 ]
K KreepyTiki Member Joined: Mar 18, 2007 Posts: 217	K KreepyTiki Posted posted on Sat, Oct 24, 2009 4:49 PM YES!!! After a verrrrry loooonnnng err... umm... "pause" -- and after a DOZEN (count 'em!) nifty film festival AWARDS throughout the globe (Yay!), including the recent FanTasia festival in Montreal in which we were in competition with almost 200 other short films and STILL won the Grand Prize! -- after ALL of that FINALLY comes... The OFFICIAL YouTube Release (in glorious High Def) of Richard Gale's 'The Horribly Slow Murderer With The Extremely Inefficient Weapon'!!! And HERE is the LINK: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VDvgL58h_Y And THIS time you folks won't have the frustration of going there only to find it had just been yanked for having been posted without the director's permission! Yep -- THIS time that creepy "Spoonatic" is here to STAY! Also, make sure to take a peek at the film's Official Website -- http://www.richard-gale.com -- for news re. the upcoming release of the jaw-dropping deluxe Special Edition DVD with TONS o' added stuff NOT seen in the release version PLUS lots of befind-the-scenes and 'Making Of' goodies as well! And, last but not least, for all you home lounge/bar fans, check out the blink-and-you'll-miss-it (but real purdy) glimpse of my 'Paradise Cove Tiki Lounge' at the 05:34 mark of the 10 minute, 17 second running time. (MORE of the Cove to be seen eventually in the jam-packed DVD!) Well, I guess that's it for now. So please go and show some Big Aloha Spirit for Mr. Gale's wiki-wiki-wacky, totally gonzo, and Extremely Efficient lil' epic!!! Cheers! :drink: :tiki:
M MadDogMike Grand Member (8 years) The Anvil of the Sun Joined: Mar 30, 2008 Posts: 10856	M MadDogMike Posted posted on Sat, Oct 24, 2009 4:53 PM KREEPY!!! I watched that video last night (I saved a copy last time it was up :) ) I was going to track down this thread today and ask for a status report, guess you beat me to it
V VampiressRN Grand Member (1 year) Sun City Lincoln Hills (NorCal) Joined: Nov 23, 2006 Posts: 6166	V VampiressRN Posted posted on Sat, Oct 24, 2009 5:15 PM WOW!!! Absolutely awesome...best trailer I have ever seen. You most assuredly do deserve awards for this it is quite the production.
T TikiTodsmack Member Lake Havasu City,AZ Joined: Jun 16, 2008 Posts: 26	T TikiTodsmack Posted posted on Sat, Oct 24, 2009 11:22 PM LOL!! That was funny stuff.the drama of the broken spoon was classic!!great job!!And I kept missing the Lounge!I was too into watching the clip.
K KreepyTiki Member Joined: Mar 18, 2007 Posts: 217	K KreepyTiki Posted posted on Wed, Oct 28, 2009 9:45 PM OMFG!!! 'Horribly Slow Muderer' is EXPLODING on YouTube! In just several days it's gotten over 70 THOUSAND hits and the hundreds of comments are 95% RAVES!! I'm so jazzed, I just HAD to share this with the Ohana!! Cheers & Mahalo :drink: :tiki:
K KreepyTiki Member Joined: Mar 18, 2007 Posts: 217	K KreepyTiki Posted posted on Thu, Oct 29, 2009 11:08 AM Stop the presses!! As of right now 'Horribly Slow Murderer' -- in part because of being featured last night on a popular national TV cable show (G4TV's Attack Of The Show) -- the movie now appears on You Tube's OPENING PAGE listed as "MOST POPULAR" video in the film & animation category!! And the number of hits has DOUBLED overnight from over 70 thousand to 115,867!! Woo Hoooooo!!! Man, I feel like goin' to the Ti and celebrating, 'cept it ain't OPEN this time of day! DOUBLE Cheers! :drink: :drink: [ Edited by: KreepyTiki 2009-10-29 11:12 ]
B beadtiki Tiki Socialite Bothell, Washington Joined: Aug 24, 2007 Posts: 930	B beadtiki Posted posted on Thu, Oct 29, 2009 11:29 AM I have a terribly slow connection, I guess, so the entire movie was buffering and loading the entire time (making 10 minutes into about 15). Usually I give up watching but this time I was strangely compelled to continue watching...again, and again, and again, and again...! Nice job and LOVED the make-up. I was reminded of the old Valley Girl saying though - Gag me with a spoon! LOL
K KreepyTiki Member Joined: Mar 18, 2007 Posts: 217	K KreepyTiki Posted posted on Fri, Nov 20, 2009 11:53 PM Hey Ohana! STOP THE PRESSES! More NEWS to share! 'The Horribly Slow Murderer With The Extremely Inefficient Weapon' has just now surpassed ONE MILLION HITS, officially becoming the #1 Top Rated Video on YouTube in the Film & Animation category!!! WHOOO-HOOO!!! It's also becoming a genuine pop-culture phenomenon, with people making their own versions of it all over the world and staging public events based on it. It's also been featured on TV shows -- Rachel Maddow made a reference to it on MSNBC the other night -- and hundreds of magazines, newspapers and websites have now done pieces on it! Koolamundo, eh??? And just so you don't have to search the thread for it, here's the link again: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VDvgL58h_Y Cheers and Maholos :drink: :tiki:
K KreepyTiki Member Joined: Mar 18, 2007 Posts: 217	K KreepyTiki Posted posted on Fri, Jul 9, 2010 6:03 AM NEWEST NEWS FLASH! 'Horribly Slow Murderer' has now surpassed 6 MILLION HITS on YouTube and now stands at #12 on YouTube's list of their 100 Most Popular Videos Of All Time'!!! But wait -- there's MORE!!! More spoonfulls of insanity to swallow!!! Yes, there are now not ONE but TWO SEQUELS for you folks to see! And here's the link to a whole new thread -- this time in the Beyond Tiki section of TC -- which'll give ya the skinny!: http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=37090&forum=6&2&PHPSESSID=591a645c9e5b07d71088f6ca1deced8d Enjoy! Cheers & Mahalo :drink: :tiki:

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