A heated argument... a
hasty decision... a barren landscape.
Now all Val wants is to get home.
But she’s in for more than she bargained for.
Dark Highways
A motion picture by Christopher P. Jacobs
LEADING ACTORS (approximate order of screen
time):
Sarah Piersol, Fargo Tasha
Jeff Nichol, Fargo Kevin
CeAnne Reese, Grand Forks Val
Sharon Reinowski, Grand Forks Mandi
Michael Stromenger, Grand Forks Dustin
Justin Guzman, Grand Forks Wade
Paul Kelly, Grand Forks Alex Montana
Nicole Nelson, Lakota Tiffi/Maryjo
CAST (in order of appearance):
WADE (smooth, arrogant, mercenary) Justin Guzman
TASHA (flirty and forward, but caring) Sarah Piersol
TIFFI (internet cutie Wade notices online) Nicole Nelson
INTERNET HOT GUY ( a .jpg Tasha notices) Justin Fatz
VALERIE (bitchy, tough, self-centered) CeAnne Reese
MANDI (serious and thoughtful) Sharon Reinowski
KEVIN (solid, suppressed, enigmatic) Jeff Nichol
DUSTIN (genial, amenable flunky) Mike Stromenger
WOMAN AT BAR (prefers to sit alone) Marjorie Morris
BARMAID (skeptical but patient) Jenny Morris
R.J. (petty thief, a bit dense) Luke
Davis
WALLY (Wade’s slimier younger brother) Shilo Morlang
LAYLA (Wally’s funloving girlfriend) Jessica Turmo
ROSIE (Wally’s other funloving girlfriend) Rachel Klatt
MARYJO (precocious, defiant, ambitious teen) Nicole Nelson
BOBBY (Maryjo’s sleazy new boyfriend) J.D. Fraase
BARTENDER (taciturn, non-nonsense) Mark Landa
NICK (Maryjo’s exasperated uncle) Christopher P. Jacobs
CARTER (energetic regional rock star) Carter Evenson
JOHNNY (rock band roadie) Garrett Foltz
ALEX MONTANA (intimidating crime kingpin) Paul Kelly
MENACING MAN IN MUSIC VIDEO Joseph Vasquez
SONS OF POSEIDON Themselves
EXTRAS:
Bar Patrons
Don
Boyer
Mark
Goodman
Sally
Morris
Bette
Nelson
John
Nordlie
Thomas
Porath
CeAnne
Reese
Anne
Smith
Aletta
Stone
CREW:
Writer, producer, director Christopher P. Jacobs
Story and casting consultant Mark Landa
Cinematography and Editing Christopher P. Jacobs
Camera assistants Mark Landa, Jenny Morris, Carter Evenson
Costumes
and props The cast themselves
Makeup CeAnne Reese, Sarah Piersol
Sound recording Allen Smithee
Production assistants Luke Davis, Justin Guzman, Mark Landa, Jenny Morris,
Bette
Nelson, Nicole Nelson, Jeff Nichol,
CeAnne
Reese, Michael Stromenger
Grip/Electric Mark
Landa, CeAnne Reese, Michael Stromenger,
Luke
Davis, Justin Guzman
Location Managers Mark Landa, Jeff Nichol, Evie McKenzie, Jon Bonzer,
Sharon
Reinowski, Justin Guzman, Steve Larson
Original music performed by Sons of Poseidon
Written by Carter Evenson
Sgt. Carter Music (BMI):
“Success
Through Violence”
“Mercy”
“Suicide
Ride”
“Sacrifice”
Original music performed by Whisky Sam
Written by Sam Makarim
Courtesy Sam Makarim:
“I
Miss You”
“Nothing
Is Forever”
“Ride
All Night”
“Please
Dream Won’t You Be Real”
Original music performed by ILHAQQAY
Written by Christopher P. Jacobs
“The
North Dakota Syndrome Blues”
Additional Music
scored with Sonic Desktop SmartSound software
and music library
Special Thanks to:
The
Empire Arts Center – Mark Landa
Bonzer’s
Sandwich Pub – Jon Bonzer
Jim
and Evie McKenzie
The
Delchar Theatre, Mayville, ND – Steve Larson
Bette
and Ron Nelson
The
High Plains Reader – John Strand
Francis
and Dorothy Jacobs
May-Port
Police Department
Thommy
Passa
Clear
Channel Radio
Brian
at Computerland
Rainbow
Graphics – Mike Thompson
Shot on Sony Digital 8 Video, using TRV 120
and TRV 140 cameras
with
full-resolution anamorphic 1.78:1 aspect ratio
Location lighting kit by Lowel
All dialogue and sound effects recorded with
the built-in camera microphones
Titles created with Inscriber Title Express
plug-in for Adobe Premiere
Edited with Adobe Premiere 6.0 on a
dual-processor Xeon 1.4 GHz Pentium 4
with
a Matrox 2500 realtime video card, 300 GB Raid, Windows 2000 Pro
Made entirely on location in eastern North
Dakota
including
Grand Forks, Fargo, Mayville, rural Northwood/Aneta, rural Larimore,
Interstate
29 Cavalier exit, and rural Grand Forks
All persons and events depicted in this photoplay
are fictitious.
Any resemblance to actual persons or events
is purely coincidental.
Copyright © 2003 by Christopher P. Jacobs