Special Delivery (2008 film)
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| Special Delivery | |
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| Directed by | Michael Scott |
| Produced by | Francis Conway Michael D. Brenda Song Jacobs Fernando Szew |
| Written by | Matt Dearborn |
| Starring | Brenda Song Lisa Edelstein |
| Distributed by | Lifetime Movie Network MarVista Entertainment |
| Release date(s) | December 2008 |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | US$20 million |
| IMDb profile | |
Special Delivery is a planned telefilm distributed by the Lifetime Movie Network[1] starring Brenda Song and Lisa Edelstein. It is Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior's star Brenda Song's fourth feature-length film.
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[edit] Prodution
The film will air on Lifetime Movie Network, likely in December. Michael Scott is set to direct from a script by Matt Dearborn. The entire film will be shot in Oahu, Hawaii.[2] The film will be distributed by MarVista Entertainment.The filming locations included the John A. Burns School of Medicine in Oahu, Hawaii. Some students and locals got extra parts in the film.[3]
MarVista’s president, Michael D. Jacobs, and the company’s CEO, Fernando Szew, serve as executive producers. Marc Lorber, MarVista’s senior VP of production, and Sue Reiner, the company’s head of television, serve as co-executive producers alongside Island Film Group’s Ricardo S. Galindez and Roy J. Tjioe. Michael Scott is directing the movie from a script written by Matt Dearborn, whose credits include Beyond the Break, Beverly Hills 90210 and the Disney Channel series Even Stevens.[4] The film was shot in 4 weeks according to Song. The film is also set to air on the ABC Family network and Hallmark Channel in early 2009.
Special Delivery will be available for the international marketplace in the fall.
[edit] Premise
Song has stated,
"It also stars Lisa Edelstein from House and Robert Grant, who’s on Queer as Folk. It’s a great film - she’s a courier, a special courier, and she has a job with a businessman in China, (and) he has something that he wants her to deliver, and it’s me, “Song explains.” She has to deliver me to my mom in Hawaii. There’s a whole lot of twists and turns. I can’t say too much about it, but let’s say that my dad, he hasn’t been completely honest, and there’s some people after us. “It’s fun; it’s a movie about forgiveness,whether it’s forgiving yourself or a friend or a parent, and it kind of shows two versions of that, which means her story and mine."[5]
The entire film will be shot at about 16 locations on Oahu, including Kahala, Waikiki, Chinatown, North Shore, Turtle Bay Resort. Honolulu Airport, a nightclub, hospital, and several street scenes. The production company (appropriately named) – Special Delivery LLC – is based at the Hawaii Media Inc. in Halawa Valley. The movie is the first by the Island Film Group and some 90 percent of the crew is local. Producer Francis Conway describes Special Delivery as a "Midnight Run-style action-comedy".
[edit] Plot
Special Delivery is about Maxine Carter (Edelstein), who works as a bonded courier. Her next assignment is to deliver Alice (Song), a bratty teenager who's making her way from China to the United States to be with her mother. Upon reaching the U.S., Maxine realizes that a trap has been set up for the two of them, and becomes responsible for Alice's safety.[6][7]
[edit] Cast
Main cast:
- Brenda Song - Alice Vanlen
- Lisa Edelstein - Maxine Carter
- Robert Gant - Nate Spencer
- Blade Rogers - Dex
- Milan Tresnak - Rudd Weathers
[edit] Marketing support
Lifetime Movie Network will support the release with a million dollar plus marketing and media campaign targeting the key tween and teen demographics, encompassing network and cable television advertising, integrated online and viral promotions and select brand partnerships. Song's demographics score an average 7 million without The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, which receives over 5 million weekly. The movie may have theatrical releases in Asia due to Song's popularity from the Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior franchise
[edit] References
- ^ Kimberly Nordyke (January 15, 2008) House actress making "Delivery" for Lifetime Reuters. Accessed 2008-01-16.
- ^ Hawaii Crew Get A Special Delivery January 29, 2008 hawaiifilmandvideo.com. Accessed 2008-01-29.
- ^ Screen Time Star Bulletin. Accessed 2008-02-16.
- ^ MarVista Begins Principal Photography on New Feature Film worldscreen.com. Accessed 2008-02-16.
- ^ Suite Song midweek.com. Accessed 2008-02-16.
- ^ Kimberly Nordyke (January 16, 2008) Pair set for 'Delivery' Hollywood Reporter Accessed 2008-01-26.
- ^ 'House' Actress Makes Lifetime 'Delivery' January 16, 2008 Zap2it.com. Accessed 2008-01-26.
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