For Pete's Wake: Dark Comedy Screening and Reception at Two Roads Theatre

Two Roads Theatre (Studio City, CA)

Petes-wake
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    For Pete's Wake is the comic story of a woman (Patricia Tallman) who attends her father's wake, only to discover that the old man was a notorious adulterer. This screening at Two Roads Theatre is followed by a reception and a Q&A with the filmmakers.

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    The last date listed for For Pete's Wake! was Sunday December 9, 2007 / 6:00pm. (view all dates)

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    You are cordially invited to attend the celebration of one man's life...and meet all the women he touched...over and over again!

    When adulterous millionaire Peter Jameson suddenly dies of a heart attack, his daughter Alisa (Patricia Tallman), a former movie star, plans a memorial wake in his honor. This attracts its share of uninvited guests, resulting in an explosion of sinister family secrets, which begin to reveal what kind of person Peter really was. One revelation after another begin to destroy the picture perfect image Alisa held of Peter.

    This feature-length comedy stars Sci-Fi Queen Patricia Tallman (Savini's Night of the Living Dead, Army of Darkness, TV's Babylon 5), Joy Claussen (General Hospital, Murder in Small Town X), Erinn Koch (Shadows, Jennifer Is Dead), Robin Atkin Downes (Babylon 5), Tracy Connor (Home Alone, Dutch), and Elizabeth Perry (Tail Sting, Scarecrow Slayer, Jennifer Is Dead). Dennis Luciani (TV's Average Joe, National Lampoon's Totally Baked) and comedienne Mary MacDonald make cameo appearances. The film, produced by Jeffrey Willerth (Makeover Mamas, Modern Marvels) and written by Sahag Gureghian (Jennifer Is Dead, Madame Priscilla's), was shot in three days using multiple cameras.

    Screening is followed by a Q&A with filmmakers and a reception.

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