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Broke (the movie)

The car is broke, and so are they.

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"Broke" by Bill Whirity

Broke Trailer

"Broke" Movie Trailer
SYNOPSIS
A hilarious comedy about high school, road trips, and the lost art of pool cleaning. In the vein of classic 80s teen comedies, BROKE follows the adventures of four friends who try to plan a weekend trip to Canada.
Marshall Tucker (Erin Elders) has just survived the last day of his junior year of high school. To celebrate, he and his three best friends plan to head north of the border to Canada for the weekend. However, the venture soon takes a turn for the worse when Marshall's trusty Chevy Nova dies during their departure. Their solution; convince their friend Vern (Josh Alletto) to take his parents minivan while they're away for a week on a shady religious retreat. Before the group even gets out of Chicago, they end up in a bizarre car accident, wrecking the minivan. Now its up to them to find a way to raise a thousand dollars to fix the van before Vern's parents return home.
Featuring a colorful cast of characters ranging from a deceitful Jehovah's Witness to an appliance peddling drug dealer, BROKE is a hysterical look at the desperation of youth and a nostalgic nod to the misspent days of summer vacation.
Written and Directed by Bill Whirity
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My Interests

The movie is a feature length teen comedy. It was shot on the South Side of Chicago in the neighborhood of Beverly. The movie was shot in 24p on the Panasonic DVX-100 (and some on the 100a). Production mainly took place in the summer of 2003 and 2004 (with a few pick ups in during editing in 2005).
*formely known as "The Untitled Bill Whirity Project"*

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Music:

The Methadones, Future Boy, Not Too Good, Dyslexic 33, Danny Kravitz, Hanalei, Daemoon, The Roll, O'Doyle Rules, The Romeros, Socialite Fiasco, Evading Alastor, Mr. Danger, Probably Vampires, Tom Miller, Tha 446, and 1108 Thugz
Feel free to submit YOUR band's CD for consideration.

Movies:

Similar movie include: Better Off Dead, One Crazy Summer, Slackers, Wet Hot American Summer, and pretty much any good teen comedy from the 80s.

Television:

Similar to shows like: The Family Guy and Arrested Development.

Books:

the screenplay

Heroes:

Robert Rodriguez, Savage Steve Holland, and Judd Apatow

My Blog

Broke goes to OUTTER SPACE in ’08 !!!

Hey Everyone,Just letting you know that Broke will run on AT&T Satellite in February 2008. I didn't even know AT&T had satellite tv but if you got it and want to check out Broke... well now you can.-B...
Posted by Broke (the movie) on Wed, 05 Dec 2007 12:55:00 PST

**Broke DVD - HIDDEN EASTER EGGS**

As I mentioned before, there are some hidden special features on the Broke DVD (the bad photoshopped cover version). For those of you who didn't find them, here's how to get to them....On the main men...
Posted by Broke (the movie) on Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:16:00 PST

"Broke" coming soon to a Chinatown or Flea Market near YOU!

That's right folks, "Broke" has made it's way onto bittorrent! And even better is it's not a shitty filmmed int he theater version either. 100% DVD quality with special features. If you're interested,...
Posted by Broke (the movie) on Sun, 30 Sep 2007 07:54:00 PST

BROKE on DVD Aug 28th 2007 !!!

Hey Everyone,"Broke" will be released on DVD August 28th 2007. You can rent it on NetFlix or at your local mom and pop video store.ORyou can purchase it on Amazon.com or at this website:http://www.sin...
Posted by Broke (the movie) on Thu, 09 Aug 2007 11:30:00 PST

CORRECTION...

The DVD will be released on Tuesday August 28, 2007. Sorry the distributor just sent me an email that she had the wrong date :P-bill ...
Posted by Broke (the movie) on Sat, 21 Jul 2007 05:06:00 PST

2008-07-14

Broke will be released on DVD August 14 2007. Check your local mom and pop video stores and Netflix for it.PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!!!! Rent it on NetFlix, then give it a high rating and rent it again whe...
Posted by Broke (the movie) on Wed, 11 Jul 2007 04:29:00 PST

new project!...

Click the picture to check out what we've been working on lately.... one word: RAPTORS!www.RAPTORQUEST.com...
Posted by Broke (the movie) on Tue, 09 Jan 2007 10:50:00 PST

and awesome in-depth "Broke" review on Rogue Cinema...

Here's an awesome review by Joshua Samford of Rogue Cinema, who said, and I quote, "If American Pie was the new Porky's, Broke is the new Better Off Dead"Check it out....Broke (2006) - By Joshua Samfo...
Posted by Broke (the movie) on Thu, 02 Nov 2006 06:16:00 PST

Help me help you!!..... MUST READ

So you guys like Broke? Well then vote for it on FYLMZ and we could win 100,000 which is enough to get the next movie made - Roadside Distractions (click for sneak peak artwork). Tell everyone you kno...
Posted by Broke (the movie) on Sat, 30 Sep 2006 09:47:00 PST

Chris Gore rockin' a Broke shirt on TV...

For those of you who don't know, Chris Gore is the guy behind one of the best film websites out there filmthreat.com and the author of the most helpful books in way of independent film festivals "The ...
Posted by Broke (the movie) on Sat, 23 Sep 2006 01:38:00 PST