URCHIN opens in NYC! Support fine guerilla cinema!!

URCHIN
A film by The Enemy
Written and Directed by John Harlacher
Executive Producer - David Solomon Rodriguez
World Premiere at the Red Room on February 17th, 2007

New York City —Digital film group The Enemy and producer David Solomon Rodriguez (Off Broadway’s The Jaded Assassin) are proud to announce the world premiere of Urchin, an independent feature film written and directed by John Harlacher (director of the highly acclaimed & anthologized play Cats Can See the Devil). Urchin opens February 17, 2007 and runs through March 3, 2007 at the Red Room Theater at 85 East 4th Street (between 2nd Avenue and the Bowery). Tickets are $10 and can be purchased by visiting www.SmartTix.com or calling SmartTix at 212.868.4444. Show times are Saturday February 17 & 24 at 10 pm; Sundays at 7 pm and 9 pm; Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 8 pm; Thursday February 22 & Friday February 23 at 10 pm; Thursday March 1 and Friday March 2 at 8 pm; and Saturday March 3 at 8 pm. For more information, please visit www.UrchinTheMovie.com.

The Plot: In a tunnel deep under Manhattan, the Old Man rules the citizens of Scum-City. He swears to lead them to a paradise within the hollow earth once he finds five noble souls; but until then his followers must steal and deal to support him. A terminally ill hunchback named Goliath, crazed by his approaching death, decides to find the five noble souls and present them to the Old Man…by beheading New Yorkers he deems worthy of the honor. Meanwhile, another Scum-City dweller known as The Kid tries to do the Old Man’s bidding, tangling with deadly gangsters and eccentric drug dealers—even though The Kid is only nine and his main weapon is a water pistol filled with acid. As both Goliath and The Kid pursue paths they believe will lead to paradise, they rob, kill…and inevitably confront each other in a grand showdown.

Urchin is a prime example of guerilla cinema made possible by new technology. The film was shot illegally in the subways, sewers, and streets of NYC with 24p digital cameras, professional actors, and a handful of crew members. An expert post-production team then added masterful sound design and effects to the footage. The result is a film that has the raw energy of NYC graffiti and the polish of Hollywood.

The cast includes Larry Swansen (Broadway’s The King and I), Barbara King (Sky Sweet on Law & Order, Law & Order: SVU), Rick Poli (Talk to Me, 5 Dead on a Crimson Canvas), Krista Watterworth (HGTV–Save My Bath), Don Silva (Al Pacino’s Richard III), Jennifer Boutell (Dangerous Minds), Betty Hudson (The Producers) and introduces nine-year-old Sebastian Montoya as The Kid. Special guest appearances include famed computer hackers Mark “PhiberOptik” Abene (Hackers) and Emmanuel Goldstein (publisher of 2600 Magazine).

The artistic team includes Luke Leonard (DP Antiquated Play), Dave Buchwald (Editor Hackers, Freedom Downtime), Music by Robert Edridge-Waks and Ronnie “Real6” Boykins, Jr. (Kool Kieth), Visual effects by Savaas Partisis (Resident Evil), and Graffiti art by Werdz.

For reviewer or screener information, please contact
Publicity@EnemyFilm.com

For an electronic version of the press kit,
please visit www.UrchinTheMovie.com.