Slow Jam King (2004)

User Rating:

8.8/10   

Director:

Steven E. Mallorca

Writer:

Steven E. Mallorca (writer)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Believe in yourself even when you don't.

Plot:

Brought together by a carjacking, a motley multiracial trio head for an escapist roadtrip to Nashville, where they discover truth, fake perfume, and the dirty underbelly of the country music scene.

Plot Keywords:

Road Movie | Asian American | Multicultural | Independent Film

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Ron Domingo	...	JoJo
Whitney Melton	...	Vance
D.K. Bowser	...	Devaun
Rona Figueroa	...	Rese
Beresford Bennett	...	Buck Garvey
Kate Greer	...	Tracy Fontaine
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Trish Balbert	...	Belle
Rick Bartow	...	Karaoke Host
Joel Bernardo	...	Slow Jam balladeer #2
Adam Charity	...	The Colonel
Christian Cruz	...	Slow Jam balladeer #3
Pete Diamond	...	Young Van Rivers (photo)
Will Dickey	...	Van River's sidekick
Alan Fessenden	...	Davey Dave
Tali Friedman	...	News Reporter
Gary Gacula Gabisan	...	Lee
Lydia Gaston	...	Tessie
Jena Girouard	...	Holly
Ron Gordon	...	Wedding Security Guard
Jeff Gray	...	Shawn
Ranardo Domeico Grays	...	Wedding Photographer
Jason K. Grey	...	Parking Lot Attendant
Marlene Hamerling	...	Ms. Northcott
Barrie Jacobs-Conte	...	Jean McBride
Mia Katigbak	...	Mama Enriquez
Stan Krutoyarsky	...	Gas Station cashier
Eric Lehrer	...	Trent
Louis Lino	...	Recording engineer
Andrew Luis	...	Wedding Worker #1
Kevin Maher	...	Chuck
Steven E. Mallorca	...	JoJo's father
Richard McMillan Jr.	...	Wedding Security Guard
Richard McMillan	...	Buck Garvey's security
Reggie Mervilus	...	Arias
Justice Pinzon	...	Little Man
Colin Rivera	...	News Cameraperson
Iracel Rivero	...	News Cameraperson
Jesus A. Del Rosario Jr.	...	Reverend
Ben Scharlin	...	Loco Luke
Dorothy Stasney	...	Mrs. Fontaine
Joanna Strange	...	Mary
Michael Stratton	...	Percy
Bill Weeden	...	Jim
Sarah Williams	...	Josie
John Wong	...	Wedding Worker #2

Directed by
Steven E. Mallorca

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Steven E. Mallorca		writer

Produced by
Andrew Luis	....	line producer
Steven E. Mallorca	....	co-producer
Cindy L. Torres	....	co-producer
John Woo	....	executive producer
Roger Woo	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Jeffrey C. Gray
Steven E. Mallorca

Cinematography by
Steven E. Mallorca
Colin Rivera

Film Editing by
Steven E. Mallorca

Production Design by
John Wong

Costume Design by
Iracel Rivero

Makeup Department
Iracel Rivero	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Jason K. Grey	....	unit production manager

Production Companies

• Woo Art International

Distributors

• Unico Entertainment (2006) (USA) (theatrical)

Runtime:

USA:109 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Company:

Woo Art International

Trivia:

Writer-director Steven E. Mallorca also composed and performed much of the original music, including the Van Rivers country tunes, the '70s falsettos ballad from the opening credits, and several featured hip-hop tracks throughout the film.

Creative, Outrageous and Fun!

It is rare these days to go to a movie and see something truly unique. At my first viewing of SJK, that's exactly what I got. In this outrageous story, I cared about the characters and enjoyed their adventure. Everyone can relate to trying to find themselves. Everyone can relate to heartbreak and thinking about what could have been. But can you relate to all of these things happening at the same time in the same car? It takes a truly different and unique mind to smash cultures together the way Steve Mallorca did for SJK. The music was written by Mr. Mallorca and the theme song is set at just a perfect pace for the movie. I Strongly Recommend seeing SJK.