Looks like some good ol’ boys and luv’ly ladies from down Alabamee way have been getting so much hooch into ’em they’ve gone made a movie about radioactive fish, a sea-serpent named the Wawa and Sweet Tee’s beach volleyball team.
It’s called Birth of a Legend: The Story of the Wawa (US-2007; dir. Steve Wiggins).
On the urging of my kaiju search-robot Avery, who wants to help ’em out, I’m hereby posting a trailer of the film:
And giving y’all a link to where ya can read up on the flick, see a diff’rent trailer, and meybe even buy it! Go here!
And, ah, sorry about the bad accent, guys.
Addition:
From Filmmaker Magazine comes the following description. It certainly makes the “sea serpent” sound more intriguing.
Birth of a Legend
A feature length movie filmed in Northwest Alabama about a creature formed from plastic worms and radioactive fallout from the nearby nuclear plant. The creature terrorizes the small town of Sweet Tee located on the banks of Coffee Slough on the Tennessee River. A comedy about all of the stereotypes found in the deep south with an original screenplay and original score produced by a songwriter publisher, Corey Barker. Screenplay written by Sheri and Steve Wiggins, directed by Steve Wiggins.
I love these tiny,under the radar,indie flicks!! They may not have the best fx or production, but they are almost always made with a lot of heart by true genre fans.They usually turn out to be a lot of fun too.Who knows,one day one of their crew members may be the next big thing.
It’s a very positive attitude to have, Avery, and I’m sure the filmmakers — who are bound to be enthusiasts — will love you for it!
Thanks for even noticing our little movie…gotta tell you it was fun…fun…fun..making this film…I hated to see it all end.
Thanks again!
Sheri
It’s a pleasure to notice such things, Sheri. I’ve been involved in a few obscure projects and know how much love and effort goes into even 7 minute short films. Feature length? Argh! I’m glad it was fun, because it would need to be. I hope “Wawa” does well for you all.
Oh, and of course most of the credit for noticing goes to Avery, who has really been promoting the film.
Please tell Avery thanks so much for noticing our film…..we have just listed it with Filmbaby…keep your fingers crossed….and have Avery contact me at whf@whippoorwillhollowfilms.com I would like to thank him personally.
Sheri
THANK YOU Sheri and Steve and the rest of your crew for making such a fantastic little flick as this!! Everyone involved really seemed to have put there all into this little production.If only there were other indie filmmakers as creative as you guys. It deserves so much more exposure than it has received.