Turf war

[djbobbyrhodes]

When two elderly men are in competition for the best lawn on the block yet again,
a seemingly lighthearted prank starts an all out war between the two neighbors.

This is my first fest, so I'm pretty excited. Had a spot of free time coming up so this all works out really well.

This will be my first comedy, so here goes nothing!

[djbobbyrhodes]

Reserved

[djbobbyrhodes]

It begins. Script nearly done, so I put out a CL ad to see if I would get any possible actors to play or elderly heroes. Casting two elderly men. 55+ , must be fit enough for light physical comedy etc.

And this is my first reply:

i WORK IN A FUNERAL HOME. I JUST EMBALMED 2 OLD GEEZERS THAT WOULD BE GREAT FOR THE PART. THEIR PERSONALITIES ARE A BIT LACKING. THEIR FACIAL EXPRESSIONS ARE PRICELESS THOUGH. mY BROTHER DRESSED ONE IN A BATMANS OUTFIT, AND PROPPED HIM UP SO I WALKED INTO HIM WHEN I WALKED IN. THEY CALLED ME AT 2 AM SAYING THEY HAD A STIFFY FOR A LUBE AND FILTER FOR A 9 AM SERVICE. I WAS READY FOR IT THOUGH. I HAD A BAT MYSELF. I HIT THAT OLD poo pooER SO HARD. I HAD TO USE 4 LBS OF STUFFING TO PUFF OUT THE SUIT WHEN i PUT HIM IN THE FREEZER

And that is why I love/hate craigslist

[Hawk Teflon]

Oh Craigslist!

I'm looking forward to this. I think that the title is perfect.

[Gord.T]

Funny and original concept. Looking forward to it. I hope you can cast it okay.

Good luck man. Sounds like a fun short.

[djbobbyrhodes]

Casting seems to be a bit tough. The title of my casting post says Seeking ELDERLY Actors.

Yet, all I'm getting is 50 year old guys and a few 40 somethings.

Just put it out on every casting site that I could find, so hopefully we'll be moving forward soon.

[Zach Olson]

Love the title! I hope you find some good talent. You might consider asking people about their grandparents/parents. I just did a shoot where they needed old cars and some of the guys there only did it/found out about it from their kids. Looking forward to this one!

[CallaghanFilms]

Turf War...What a solid angle!

[djbobbyrhodes]

We finally have a couple of people interested. I'm not completely sold on the submissions we have so far, but we're now looking to go through a local theater to see if we can source some talent there.

If that doesn't work, I'm going to beg my grandparents to do it.

[Kevin Lee]

Sounds like a great idea! I hope you use lots of funny ideas for this one. My wife and I were just cracking up at the craigslist post. People have way too much time on their hands.