The Stanton Family Grave Robbery (2008)

After their father's death, the two oldest Stanton sons decide the best thing to do for their father, and the worst thing to do to their stepmother, is to kidnap their younger brother and dig up their father to take him home to Oklahoma.

Director:

Mark Potts

Writers:

Kevin Costello, Mark Potts,

Stars:

James Blackmon, Don Bowers, Avery Cannon

Cast

Credited cast:
James Blackmon	...	Police Officer
Don Bowers	...	Luke
Avery Cannon	...	Bar Fighter
Kevin Costello	...	Brian Stanton
Rae Foster	...	Camilla (as Sara Rae Foster)
Lindsey Newell	...	Drunk Girl
Mark Potts	...	Jim
Brand Rackley	...	Charles Stanton
Cole Selix	...	Mark Stanton
Lisa Selix	...	Lori Stanton
Jarrel Wade	...	Guy who gets slapped
Jerry Wofford	...	Guy who gets punched

Storyline

After their father's death, the two oldest Stanton sons decide the best thing to do for their father, and the worst thing to do to their stepmother, is to kidnap their younger brother and dig up their father to take him home to Oklahoma.

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Taglines:

Everyone mourns differently.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 June 2008 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Enid, Oklahoma, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$5,500 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Singletree Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min 83 min (original)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The van cost $1100 to purchase, $750 to fix so it could drive home and then break again, then sold to a salvage yard for $100.

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Connections

Referenced in Cinema Six (2012)

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Soundtracks

"On the Bubble"
by The Broken West
(in film festival prints only)

User Reviews

Delightfully Crude

I got the opportunity to see this film at the deadCenter Film Festival in Oklahoma City a couple weeks ago and talk to the filmmakers afterward. If you get the chance to see it at a local film festival or screening, do your self a favor and go.

After their step-mother buries their father in Texas (against his wishes), the Stanton brothers decide to dig him up and bury him in his native Enid, Oklahoma. Mark and Brian, the two older brothers, all-around screw-ups, and neredowells, forcibly recruit their academically obsessed little brother, exhume the coffin, and hit the road. Along the way, they run in to a rather tense cop, a few attractive girls, deal with their strained relationships with each other, and ultimately stand firm against the consequences of their decisions.

This is not a big Hollywood movie. The sound isn't well mixed. The acting could have used a few more takes here and there. And the camera and lighting work, while competent, won't be winning any awards anytime soon...

BUT

...the story is there, delightful, and is rich-fully satisfying in the end. The humor in this movie is a mix of crass one-liners and well-juxtaposed situations. Big-budget Hollywood films spend $100 million and fall flat on their faces trying to get the emotional response these filmmakers got with a small bank loan, a couple credit cards, and a daring attempt to make a feature length film with only four crew members. They should be praised for even thinking of taking that risk. Far too many filmmakers and Hollywood executives and independent investors set out to make movies for the sake and prestige of making movies. Mark Potts and his cohorts set out to tell a story as best they could and I'll take their freshman attempt at film-making over a very long list of studio projects.

Your opportunity to see this film will probably very limited, but if you by chance see a flier for a screening or it appears at your local film festival, see it. And with any luck, someone will get smart and give these guys a real budget-they can't do any worse than what Hollywood is putting out right now anyway...