Surge of Power (2004)

Director:

Mike Donahue

Writer:

Vincent J. Roth

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Comic book fan happens upon a merchant who reveals Issue No.1 of "Surge of Power", introducing the wacky...

Plot Keywords:

Superhero | Spoof | Comic Book | Violence | Gay Interest

Cast

Jason Allen	...	Costume Party guest
Alison Arngrim	...	Herself
Gene Barsamian	...	Therapist
Joey Bourgeois	...	Young Man / That Guy
Trev Broudy	...	Friend #3
Russ Brown	...	Investor
Harry Cassidy	...	Dr. Cranky
Billy Castro	...	Costume Party Guest
Colleen Crosby	...	Costume Party guest
Shawn Crosby	...	Costume Party Guest
Elizabeth da Costa	...	Professor Beatrice
Erica Doering	...	Guest #3
Erica Doerner	...	Police Officer Barbara
John Ferrell	...	Bully #2
Lou Ferrigno	...	Himself
Bernard Fox	...	Himself
John Gawryk	...	Costume Party Guest
Seth Harrington	...	Scott
Jacob Hobbs	...	Costume Party Guest
Robert Hurt	...	Prof. Ronald Richards
Leslie Jamarillo	...	Tori
Greg Kimble	...	Gavin's Father
Marty Krofft	...	Himself
Jay Krymis	...	Bar Owner
Matt Lemcke	...	Bank Robbery Spectator
David Mandel	...	Himself
Pat Mannion	...	Bank Robber #2
Andy Margolis	...	Boy #2
Rose Marie	...	Herself
Bob May	...	Himself
Marc Mazur	...	Mugger #1
Peter Miller	...	Bully #1
Alan Mills	...	Comic Book Fan
Shawn Mohler	...	Gymnast in Park
Erin Murphy	...	Herself
Noel Neill	...	Aunt Lois
Nichelle Nichols	...	Oman
Hagen O'Brien	...	Barry
Ryan Oswald	...	Boy #1
Butch Patrick	...	Himself
Jason Peeple	...	Costume Party Guest
Charlie Phillips	...	Friend #1
Derek Poirier	...	Bank Robber #1
Karen Rasor	...	Costume Party Guest
Craig Roberts	...	Costume Party Guest
Vincent J. Roth	...	Gavin Lucas / Surge
Jeff Schuetze	...	Friend #2
Liz Sheridan	...	Herself
Bobby Shirley	...	Boy #3
William Shurmann	...	Mugger #3
Victor Stone	...	Jordan
Tom Tangen	...	Comic Merchant / many characters
Tadao Tomomatsu	...	Guy with Radio
Bobby Trendy	...	Himself
John Venturini	...	Hector Harris / Metal Master
Wayne Vincent	...	Costume Party Guest
Hien Vo	...	Police Officer Diana
Lanette Ware	...	Mayor of Big City
Len Wein	...	Himself
Marv Wolfman	...	Himself
Barry Workman	...	Arthur A. Allen

Directed by
Mike Donahue

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Vincent J. Roth

Produced by
Mike Donahue	....	co-producer
Hagen O'Brien	....	associate producer
Vincent J. Roth	....	executive producer
Victor Stone	....	co-producer
Tom Tangen	....	producer

Original Music by
Ken Fix

Cinematography by
Matt McFarland		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Peter Gahan

Art Direction by
Erica Doering
Erica Doerner

Costume Design by
Vincent J. Roth

Makeup Department
Harry Cassidy	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Adam Simon	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Elizabeth da Costa	....	assistant director
Daniel Spisak	....	second assistant director
Dustin Voigt	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Erica Doerner	....	set designer
Victor Stone	....	props
Adam C. Woods	....	carpenter

Sound Department
Shana Barry	....	boom operator
Matt Lemcke	....	sound effects editor
Dessie Markovsky	....	sound designer
Emile Razpopov	....	sound designer
Xavier Sol	....	sound re-recording mixer
Eugene E. Thompson	....	sound

Camera and Electrical Department
Beverly Bacon	....	still photographer
Taylor Black	....	grip
Jayson Crothers	....	additional camera operator
Nicholas Davis	....	grip
Chip Ingram	....	key grip
Diego Mariscal	....	grip
Melvina M. Rapoza	....	first assistant camera
L. Andrew Sigler	....	best boy grip
Sarah St Clair Renard	....	second assistant camera
Adam Tash	....	gaffer

Editorial Department
Mato	....	color timer
Tom Trainor	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Ted Perlman	....	music producer

Other crew
Ralph Langer	....	electronic press kit
Ralph Langer	....	video documentarian

Production Companies

• Surge of Power Enterprises LLC

Distributors

• Ariztical Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD)

Runtime:

USA:98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

San Diego, California, USA

Company:

Surge of Power Enterprises LLC

Movie Connections:

References "Teen Titans" (2003)

Soundtrack:

Perla

Surge of Boredom - A complete waste of time!

Well, I will tell you right up front: avoid this movie at all cost. What could have been a fairly interesting spoof on super heroes (gay one's at that) is one of the dullest films to come out since the invention of film. "Surge of Power" is quite possibly the longest 85 minutes in the history of the movies. Surge does have a power: to make it seem like time is standing still.

The script is half baked and lacks anything close to a believable story line. Let's hope Vincent J. Roth never writes another screenplay. The story never seems to move forward or amount to much of anything. Is this a comedy? A spoof? Comedy? Bad timing and bad acting just make it a bad film. There is no wit...just a bunch of nit wits. who probably think this film is great. Go back to film making class.

The acting is horrible. Let's not even call it acting...no one is even trying. The cast is packed with instantly forgettable actors. Most seem to be walking through their parts...or making it up as they go along. The actor who attempts to play "Surge" is worst of the bunch. Hot guy but not much else. He has no sense of timing...no sense of character. Thus the film makes no sense. You will find it odd how he never seems to be looking at the people he is talking with. Or is he just stoned? Celebrity cameos - and I am being quite generous using the word celebrity - are simply embarrassing. Oddly the high point of the film is the appearance of Nichelle Nichols (you remember her from Star Trek) as a character named "Omen." The lady does a lot with 10 lines of dialog and makes every else look bad. Sadly, she is gone after a few minutes and the film again sinks into mud.

This is what gay and lesbian films have come to? Producers Vincent J. Roth, Tom Tangen, and Michael Donahue should be ashamed of themselves.