The Bet (2016 film)

The Bet
Directed by Ryan Ederer
Produced by
Written by
  • Chris Jay
  • Aaron Goldberg
Starring
Music by Michael J. Leslie
Cinematography John Schmidt
Edited by Taylor Smith
Production
company
  • Balding Penguin
  • Goldy Jay Productions
Distributed by Screen Media Films
Release dates
  • July 2016 (2016-07)
Running time
 78 minutes
Country United States
Language English

The Bet is a 2016 American comedy film directed by Ryan Ederer and written by Chris Jay and Aaron Goldberg. The film features appearances from several professional wrestlers and is also the final film of Roddy Piper. The Bet is scheduled for a summer of 2016 release in the United States by Screen Media Films.

Plot

A loser in life and love, Denton Baker (Alex Klein) gets into a high stakes bet where he has one summer to find, and hook up with, every girl he had a crush on from 1st to 12th grade. If he succeeds, he can win back the company that his father, Mr. Baker (Dallas Page) had stolen from him by a former friend, Mr. Lucas (Jake Roberts). With the help of his well meaning but overzealous best friends, Jackson Price (Brian Allen), Ed McDoogle (Yassir Lester) and Wiggins (Jeremiah Watkins), Denton sets out to win the bet which becomes even more difficult to do when he falls in love with his 2nd grade crush, Amanda Morrison (Amanda Clayton).

Cast

Production

The Bet was written by Chris Jay and Aaron Goldberg, members of the rock band, Army of Freshmen. The script was inspired by their own experience in searching out and meeting girls that they once had crushes on in school. They enlisted Reza Riazi who had worked on one of the band’s previous videos to produce the film. A lifelong wrestling fan, Jay personally sought out and met with Roddy Piper whose involvement ultimately led to Dallas Page and Jake Roberts joining the film. The rest of the cast was rounded out by actors, comedians, many of whom were personal friends of the filmmakers. [1]

Filming

The Bet was filmed entirely in the city of Ventura, California over 13 days in January and February of 2014. Many of the locations used have direct connections to Jay and Goldberg including both of their actual homes, the office where Jay worked, the video store where both Jay and Goldberg had worked at in the past and the city park where their softball team played. [2]

Music

The Bet features several original comedy songs written by Jay and Goldberg as well songs from a diverse group of artists including Matt Pryor of The Get Up Kids, Victor Krummenacher of Camper Van Beethoven, Zebrahead, Punchline, Jonny Polonsky, The K.G.B., Kyle, Phil Cody and Army of Freshmen. A soundtrack is scheduled for a summer of 2016 release. [3]

Release

After completion of post production, The Bet received offers from multiple independent film distribution companies, ultimately signing with Screen Media Films in March of 2016. The film's first trailer was released on May 3rd, 2016 and the film is scheduled for a July of 2016 release on VOD as well as DVD and BluRay.

References

  1. ↑ Hoganson, Polly (2014-01-20). “Interview Baker’s Dozen Film”, ‘’VenturaRocks.com’’. Retrieved on 2016-04-15.
  2. ↑ Baumgardner, Pam (2014-03-05). “Baker's Dozen Movie Set”, ‘’VenturaRocks.com’’. Retrieved on 2016-04-15.
  3. ↑ Cicero, Michel (2014-03-13). “Note Worthy”, ‘’VCReporter.com’’. Retrieved on 2016-04-15.

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