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Johnny Postal is a dark romantic comedy that deals with the loss of identity, the rediscovery of one’s self and the courage to walk through the fears that are designed to hold us down.
Johnny Rio, mid twenties, grew in an abusive household, which eventually took a devastating toll on his life. Feeling totally despondent and useless for the years that followed, he withdrew deep into the darkness of his own subconscious, the last line of defense the brain offers before reaching the breaking point of insanity.
As he grows older, and with no ambition or interests in life, he meets SOAPBOX, mid fifties, handy man at a low class trailer park in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey. Soapbox, known for his constant pontificating, becomes Johnny’s mentor, philosopher and best friend. He preaches to Johnny day and night about how important it is to contribute to society and expect nothing in return for one’s work. It is on Soapbox’s deathbed that he finally realizes that it is time for him to take that one giant step forward.
He leaves the trailer park and heads north to Asbury Park, New Jersey, Soapbox’s place of birth. Shortly after his arrival, he meets Randa Leigh, a young prostitute dealing with her own painful background who withdraws into the characters from the glamour girls and starlets of the 1950's & 1960's era such as "Breakfast at Tiffanny's" every time she has to face a customer.
Randa and Johnny quickly fall in love and take the audience on a wonderful, peculiar journey of self-exploration, the stripping off of invented armor and the discovery of one’s soul mate.
CAST:
Frankie Faison - The Wire, Silence of the Lambs, The Cookout
Nick Turturro - World Trade Center, The Longest Yard, NYPD Blue
Dayton Callie - Deadwood, The Final Season, The Undisputed
Roger Sanchez - Put The Needle on The Record, Hang the DJ
Debbie Harry - Blondie, Full Grown Men, Aquamarine
Dave Mason - Traffic, Fleetwood Mac
David Johansen - Buster Poindexter, New York Dolls, Car 54
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Director, Producer, Writer - Frank M. Calo
Co-Producer - Umberto Turelli
Co-Producer - Scott E. Kuhn
Co-Producer, Writer - Rick Martinsen
Executive Producer - Steven E. Kuhn
