Pro Volleyball Player and Model Gabrielle Reese Signs on to Cloud Nine

Volleyball champion Gabrielle Reece has signed on to star in Cloud Nine", the beach volleyball movie produced by two Godfathers" and Al Ruddy (Godfather, The Longest Yard, Cannonball Run) and Gray Fredrickson (Godfather II, & III, Apocalypse Now & Bad Girls) and directed by Harry Basil

Hollywood, CA (PRWEB) May 1, 2004 --Reece will play a professional volleyball player named Christina who doesnt approve of the team of volleyball playing strippers created by Billy (Burt Reynolds), a has-been coach looking to make a quick buck. The script was written by Ruddy, along with co-producers Brett Hudson and Burt Hearns (Frozen Pictures).

Gabrielle is a huge asset to this film. She is not only a phenomenal athlete, but also a great actress. I feel that she will add a great deal of credibility to the film and its volleyball theme," said producers Gray Fredrickson and Al Ruddy.

Reece is best known for her work on the volleyball court, where she dominated the pro beach volleyball circuit. She spent five seasons as player and team captain on the four-person pro beach volleyball tour (1993-1997) and one season on the two-person pro beach circuit (1999). Her film credits include Gattaca (1997), The Extremists (1995), and Air Bud: Strikes Back (2003). Gorgeous and 63", Reece is also represented as a model by Elite Model Agency.

The rest of the cast includes Reynolds, D.L. Hughley, Paul Rodriguez, Paul Wasilewski, Kenya Moore, Katheryn Winnich, Patricia DeLeon, and Marnette Patterson. A Summer 2004 release is expected.

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Cloud Nine Synopses:
The first of the three projects - Cloud Nine" - sees Burt Reynolds play a has-been coach and conman who creates a womens volleyball team with a difference -- they are all strippers. As expected the team of strippers draws crowds, however not for their volleyball skills, but for their risqué apparel and outrageous antics!