Cousin Vinnie Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 (edited) I know this isn't 100% Atari 7800 related, but one of my projects is about to be picked up by a world wide distributor. Im starring in this comedy/ horror movie called "The Hike". The only reason I'm posting this here is b/c I want you to see the trailer... my character is rocking two outfits in this movie, and one of them includes the #1 coolest Atari t-shirt I have ever seen and Im a lucky man to own it. Even on the silver screen, I'll be pimping Atari, babies. Edited September 10, 2020 by Cousin Vinnie 13 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Looks very, very low end to be honest with you Vinnie. Who picked this up for world wide distribution and how do they plan on marketing this to make any money off it? I just don't see it as anything more than what a million other people are putting up on youtube for free. EDIT: I should add that I have much love for Vinnie and have so for a long time. 1 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikebloke Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Quote Based on true events People have more interesting lives than me 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jefffulton Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 On 9/10/2020 at 12:19 AM, Cousin Vinnie said: I know this isn't 100% Atari 7800 related, but one of my projects is about to be picked up by a world wide distributor. Im starring in this comedy/ horror movie called "The Hike". The only reason I'm posting this here is b/c I want you to see the trailer... my character is rocking two outfits in this movie, and one of them includes the #1 coolest Atari t-shirt I have ever seen and Im a lucky man to own it. Even on the silver screen, I'll be pimping Atari, babies. Looks pretty cool and the Atari shirt is AMAZEBALLZ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mksmith Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 Good luck with it Vinnie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cousin Vinnie Posted September 15, 2020 Author Share Posted September 15, 2020 (edited) On 9/10/2020 at 3:48 AM, Shawn said: Looks very, very low end to be honest with you Vinnie. Who picked this up for world wide distribution and how do they plan on marketing this to make any money off it? I just don't see it as anything more than what a million other people are putting up on youtube for free. EDIT: I should add that I have much love for Vinnie and have so for a long time. Well honey Chile, when 85% of Hollywood production is curbed due to COVID, distributors are starving because they have nothing to shill because there’s nothing in production. Enter the Shit heads like us with our shit projects. So that’s how someone is making money with it and the check cleared, so idgaf. see you at the movies Edited September 15, 2020 by Cousin Vinnie 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinMos3 Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 I dig some of these low budget movies. I’ve picked up a ton of them from the Dollar Tree during COVID restrictions. This looks a lot like many of them, (but hopefully better than some of them). There have been some real winners in those stacks of DVDs, but also some stinkers. ? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+atari2600land Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 I thought it was called "My Cousin Vinnie." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cousin Vinnie Posted September 23, 2020 Author Share Posted September 23, 2020 13 hours ago, atari2600land said: I thought it was called "My Cousin Vinnie." Someone beat me to the punch on that............................. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 What company picked this up for distribution? By the title of "theatrical" trailer that says this film is slated to play in actual theatres and not just some streaming service? Good on you for finding a vehicle to get your name and face out there like this Vinnie. Someone is clearly willing to back this in a big way. My mind is blown that whoever made this film was able to sell it to the right company who was also able to get theatres to agree this specific film (or any film at all of this level\budget) will put asses into seats to the degree it's worthy of being on the big screen. I hope all this does excellent things for all involved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboxray Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 (edited) On 9/22/2020 at 5:14 PM, Shawn said: What company picked this up for distribution? By the title of "theatrical" trailer that says this film is slated to play in actual theatres and not just some streaming service? Good on you for finding a vehicle to get your name and face out there like this Vinnie. Someone is clearly willing to back this in a big way. My mind is blown that whoever made this film was able to sell it to the right company who was also able to get theatres to agree this specific film (or any film at all of this level\budget) will put asses into seats to the degree it's worthy of being on the big screen. I hope all this does excellent things for all involved. It's a really old trick. You only need one venue to play it for that to be true haha. In my city, I have a few friends that direct and create micro budge films like this (there's a community here for it). Even when covid wasn't causing issues, it was relatively easy to find a distributor to pick it up (horror, dark humor, action, and sci-fi sell even if it's micro budget). Hell, the last one I was in that my friend directed and produced, premiered it in "LA" haha. A tiny little theatre in Hollywood showed it. There's definitely an audience for this kinda thing (even world wide - one of ours got picked up for distribution in Japan). Props for the shirts! I wrote a program to display/animate graphics on a pc-engine (running on a real pc-engine) - and it was used during the set of a post apocalyptic micro budget movie. Edited September 27, 2020 by turboxray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cousin Vinnie Posted September 27, 2020 Author Share Posted September 27, 2020 5 hours ago, turboxray said: It's a really old trick. You only need one venue to play it for that to be true haha. In my city, I have a few friends that direct and create micro budge films like this (there's a community here for it). Even when covid wasn't causing issues, it was relatively easy to find a distributor to pick it up (horror, dark humor, action, and sci-fi sell even if it's micro budget). Hell, the last one I was in that my friend directed and produced, premiered it in "LA" haha. A tiny little theatre in Hollywood showed it. There's definitely an audience for this kinda thing (even world wide - one of ours got picked up for distribution in Japan). Props for the shirts! I wrote a program to display/animate graphics on a pc-engine (running on a real pc-engine) - and it was used during the set of a post apocalyptic micro budget movie. Where can i see some of your movies? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Kai Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 "Run From The Forest, Run" LOL. That is a goof on Forrest Gump right? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cousin Vinnie Posted September 29, 2020 Author Share Posted September 29, 2020 18 hours ago, Cobra Kai said: "Run From The Forest, Run" LOL. That is a goof on Forrest Gump right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+GoldLeader Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 Good luck with it! I can get into low budget horror movies. And I have friends who end up in movies like this, too. A while back a friend gave me a movie called "Melvin" and said, "I'm the first guy he kills" haha...Then another friend and a band mate were extras in Dee Snider's Strangeland (dancing in the crowd when the heavy industrial band is playing at The Church in Denver). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cousin Vinnie Posted September 29, 2020 Author Share Posted September 29, 2020 8 minutes ago, GoldLeader said: Good luck with it! I can get into low budget horror movies. And I have friends who end up in movies like this, too. A while back a friend gave me a movie called "Melvin" and said, "I'm the first guy he kills" haha...Then another friend and a band mate were extras in Dee Snider's Strangeland (dancing in the crowd when the heavy industrial band is playing at The Church in Denver). Thank you! When its available I will let you cool cats know. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilsaluki Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 I think this is a joke. Funny shit. My Cousin Vinnie is some warped shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinMos3 Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 @Cousin Vinnie You need to make a video game tie-in... for the 7800. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cousin Vinnie Posted October 5, 2020 Author Share Posted October 5, 2020 On 10/3/2020 at 9:18 AM, KevinMos3 said: @Cousin Vinnie You need to make a video game tie-in... for the 7800. OMG... that made me so happy... then I realized I cant make games.... having a hard enough time making this movie. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 I just realized, YOU are the one making this movie not just acting in it. I didn't put the pieces together until just now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Thag Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 That's awesome. I had a friend who made shit zombie movies on his own dime and they were super fun. I love these 'made on dime and three gas station burritos we traded to this one dude who had access to the college editing PC' flicks. Lots of times, they're great and far more fun (and silly, weird and ridiculous) than the latest predictable cash in. You can tell the people in them are having a blast. Hope it does well for ya! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CloakeD Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 Definitely a lot better then I thought it would be,hope you continue as I think you have talent.Would really be interesting to see what you could do with a larger budget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cousin Vinnie Posted November 6, 2020 Author Share Posted November 6, 2020 8 hours ago, CloakeD said: Definitely a lot better then I thought it would be,hope you continue as I think you have talent.Would really be interesting to see what you could do with a larger budget. Thank you! We've gotten pretty rave reviews so far... its funnier than I thought, scarier than I thought, and the people respond well to the ending. You never know how things will turn out when you are making something like this. You guys will be able to see it soon! CV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CloakeD Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 (edited) If you keep it reasonable"a project that I can complete in a few weeks" I'll offer to program 'The Hike' game for 7800.I'm also new here so if you want playable example of what is possible by me I can provide that. Edited November 13, 2020 by CloakeD typo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CloakeD Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 On 10/5/2020 at 12:45 AM, Cousin Vinnie said: OMG... that made me so happy... then I realized I cant make games.... having a hard enough time making this movie. LOL My comment was meant for this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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