New DVD Distributor Says 'Thank You' to Independent Video Rental Stores

Roaring Leo Productions Offers Massive Promotion to Independent Home Video Rental Stores for its DVD release of feature film, "Thank You, Good Night."

New York, NY (PRWEB) August 23, 2006 -- In a deft move to promote its first feature film, "Thank You, Good Night" on DVD, Roaring Leo Productions is offering an exciting discount to owners of independent home video rental stores.

For a limited time only, video store owners can go online to www.handykaufmans.com, a Roaring Leo and CustomFlix web site named after the featured fictional band in the film, and purchase the DVD for only $12.99 using discount code 5TKJYHFL.

The festival darling, "Thank You, Good Night" was acquired by Roaring Leo Productions earlier this summer and underwent a new edit and sound mix under the supervision of its director. The all-star cast includes Christian Campbell ("Trick," "Refer Madness"), J.P. Pitoc ("Trick," "Six Feet Under"), Jay Leggett ("Ally McBeal"), Nicole Eggert ("Baywatch," "Blown Away"), Golden Globe Winner Sally Kirkland ("Anna"), and Mark Hamill ("Star Wars").

Hamill plays the New Jersey father of Lee(Campbell), a drummer for fictitious 1990s grunge band, The Handy Kaufmans. The band from New Brunswick, N.J. hits the road for the last time in an all out guitar-blazing trek in hopes of getting a record label deal. The trailer for the rock-and-roll feel good feature can be seen on YouTube and www.handykaufmans.com.

Loaded with bonus features such as downloadable music and director's commentary, the DVD went on sale on Amazon.com last week. Now, the self-touting "distributor of fine cinema" wants to get the DVD into the "real" film schools of America--the independent home video store.

Chuck Griffith of Roaring Leo Productions announced, "It all started when a friend from Philadelphia called me and said that his local video rental store, TLA Video, didn't have it in stock. I can remember being a kid brought up in the video age; my dad used to give me $20 bucks and send me to the corner video store when I was only 11. I was renting everything...back then it was 99 cents a video. I'd gorge myself on Goonies and Gremlins all day long."

Griffith, also a film director, notes that filmmakers like Quentin Tarantino and many others have gone on to credit the independent video rental store as a profound source for inspiration.

"People want to hold the movie in their hand, read the back cover, and even just see what festivals it has been in. 'Thank You, Good Night' is the perfect film to carry on the shelf. Video renters have called it a good popcorn movie to watch with friends--you can't plan that in an online queue. Superstar Satellite Video in San Francisco, TLA Video in Philadelphia and New York, Video West in West Hollywood, MovieTime Home Video in Chicago, Waterloo Video in Austin; they all should be able to carry the movie for the real independent film enthusiast," Griffith, whose first job in high school was at a music/video store, explained.

The offer is to encourage independent home video rental stores to rent out Roaring Leo Productions' debut DVD. Roaring Leo affirms that their mission is to gain exposure for talented filmmakers.

Roaring Leo Productions, Inc. is a production and distribution company of feature and short films based in New York City. It plans to release one to two DVDs per year, giving a voice and outlet for filmmakers.

"Thank You, Good Night": Executive Producers Scott Burkhardt, Brandon Lyons; Producers Robert Zimmer, Jr., Inman Young, Chuck Griffith; Associate Producers Jeremy Rubins, Andre Devon Magone, Larry Cohen (DVD); Co-Producer Angelo Spizzirri; Director Chuck Griffith; Screenplay Chris Provenzano, Robert Zimmer, Jr., Chuck Griffith; Original Score Christopher Hoag; Cinematography Matthew Irving; Editor Gloria Vela; Production Design Madla Hurza; Costume Roger Forker; Handy Kaufmans Songs written by Andre Devon Magone and Robert Zimmer, Jr., lyrics by Robert Zimmer, Jr. and Chuck Griffith; Cast Christian Campbell, Lara Boyd Rhodes, J.P. Pitoc, Scott Burkhardt, Mark Hamill, Sally Kirkland, Nicole Eggert, Eddie Singletary, Gedde Watanabe, Billy Davis, Jr., Matthew Bordofsky, Terri Garber, Bret Domrose, Robert Raad, Danny Wood, Dee Freeman, Diva Zappa, Vicki Kleist, Sam Scarber, Erik Passoja, Gail Oakhem. Not rated. English. Letterboxed. THX Sound. Color by Deluxe. Camera and Lenses by Panavision. 35mm Film by Kodak.

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