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Minneapolis Premier |
February 1st, 2005 |
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Press Release
Minneapolis, Minnesota Edward Linder, one of the versatile artists in the Twin Cities, announces the area premier of his film Delusions of Grandeur at the Acadia Theatre on March 18, 2005. The doors will open at 7PM and the film will start at 8PM followed by live acoustical sets from the bands that contributed music to the film. Cover at the door will be $7 and all proceeds will go towards raising money to save the Minneapolis Brackett Park Rocket.
Delusions of Grandeur tells the humorous tale of four friends who are tied together by their comfortable lifestyles of delusion. Morlock (a Shut-in), Barry (a Klingon) and, The Kid (a Goth) all share an affection for fantasy lore and Sci-fi and live a life that revolves around fantasy gaming. Their friend Dean, a Punk Rocker and visionary filmmaker, hatches a plan to make a documentary about them winning the $15,000 prize at a local Magik tournament while his own prize would be most certain instant Sundance stardom. Dean realizes in the first 24 hours of shooting the documentary, though, that his friends and his concept will for sure put his audience to sleep, so he spices it by writing his own script. All chaos breaks loose as Dean attempts to sell the guys on a script that melodramatizes their lives and even attempts to re-enacts Barrys recent painful-therefore-not-to-be-spoken-about break-up with his girlfriend.
Delusions of Grandeur stars local actors Jacobsen Hart as Dean, Christian Skelley as The Kid, David Talarico as Morlock and Rick Logan as Barry, with original music by local artists: itys, Morrison & Metzger, Ripsnorter, Jaharis Window, and High on Stress.
The Cause: In 1962, a 35 foot tall concrete and metal rocket was erected in Brackett Park in Minneapolis. The 4-level playground centerpiece was a great attraction for kids and adults alike as many adults who grew up in the community were able to see their own kids play on the nostalgic piece of equipment.
Of course all good things come to an end, and the rocket reached the point where it was no longer safe. In August of 2004, the rocket was removed from Brackett Park and put into storage
Now a push is on to bring the rocket back to Brackett Park as a piece of art. The history and nostalgia of this icon, combined with the creative vision of an as-of-yet unnamed artist will help create a wonderful civic icon as the centerpiece of Brackett Park. For more information, see www.brackettrocket.org
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