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| A Missing Ring and a Hilarious Mystery Team |
| Written by Stan Robinson on Wednesday, 25 November 2009 04:21 | |||
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A bit of a quandary arose while watching the new comedy Mystery Team. What could be written to accurately describe the theme and story of this movie? The best description; The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew meet the humor and language of South Park. In an interview, writer and co-star D.C. Pierson jokingly agreed, “It’s G-rated characters in an R-rated world. The contrast between those two things is what creates the humor for people.” Mystery Team is the feature length film based on the sketch comedy from Derrick Comedy, a group of guys who met while in college at New York University and have been producing wildly popular internet videos since 2005. Their popularity has grown a cult like following thanks to sites such as YouTube. In fact, their internet fan base combined with modern technology is what has helped bring their film to Tempe’s Harkins Valley Art Theatre. Fans demanded the film be screened in the Valley after using a new tool called “Demand It,” the same service that has fueled the success of Paranormal Activity. “We have been building anticipation for this movie with our fans online for a couple of years now with different trailers,” says Pierson. “This summer we made a short film with a couple of characters from the film, so we have been building interest in it slowly. Now the final piece of that puzzle is getting people to say ‘I want it to come to town.’ Once our distributor Roadside Attractions sees there is enough demand there, and the exhibitor in a specific town will hopefully book it. Harkins and Valley Art were cool enough to bring it to Phoenix.” Pierson is a current Los Angeles resident, but is a Phoenix native, born and raised in Ahwatukee. “I was a bag boy at the Fry’s at Ray and Ranch Circle,” laughs Pierson. “I am very excited because I used to go see independent movies at the Valley Art when I was in high school.” Friends and family will be at the Phoenix premiere, but Pierson is not worried what they will think, “There is some pretty heavy R-rated jokes in the movie, but any family member that I would think would be taken aback by it have already seen the movie at my house. I think my stepmom thinks there are a few things involving strippers that we should cut out of the film. We’re insistent that it’s still in there. She’ll have to deal with I guess.” So what is Mystery Team all about? A trio of best friends were junior sleuths years ago. They are now eighteen and still enjoy solving mysteries. They embark on their latest challenge; finding a missing ring. Telling you that they find it won’t ruin the story. But you’ll never guess where they find it! The child-like characters are thrown into a seedy, yet comical adult world. Pierson says, “The main characters themselves are very innocent, so they themselves are offended by what they see. They come from an innocent place.” Pierson and the Derrick Comedy team are still thankful to their fans and the technology that made this theatrical run possible. “It’s a little independent movie we made ourselves up in New Hampshire a couple of years ago, and we are able to bring the movie to an audience because we can only really reach that audience through the internet. The movie’s actually coming to a theater and will be seen in a traditional theatrical way because of that.” Mystery Team opens Friday, November 13 exclusively at Harkins Valley Art. Pierson will make an appearance at several opening weekend screenings. Mystery Team Trailer:
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