Out of the Box
Armed with a hammer and duct tape, Bert is your average guy working on his car. Annoyingly nerdy neighbor Kevin comes to the rescue just as Bert realizes he needs a wrench. The two head to Kevin's basement to search for the tool, but instead end up discovering a magic toolbox. Once awakened, Orpug the toolbox genie appears and agrees to grant his two masters six wishes (that's three apiece). Pandemonium ensues as the two debate world issues, hair and fashion. Finally, Kevin's wish to be Bert's friend comes true, yet is short lived. You never know what to expect from a hard-of-hearing genie freshly "out of the box.
Director: Tim Miller
Writers:
Tommy Huelsman
Joe Ireland
Technical Supervisor: Benjamin Hill
Cast:
Tommy Huelsman as Bert Ernst
Derek Miller as Kevin Browning
Joe Ireland as "Orpug" the Genie
Crew:
Kevin Hodges, PA
Chris Ireland, PA
Chad Philpot, PA
Nick Wrenn, PA
Emily Brown, PA
Release Date: July 23, 2008
Genre: Fantasy/Comedy
Notes:
This film was shot for the 48 Hour Film Project, July 18-20, 2008. Each film in the competition had to include a prop (Wrench), a line of dialog ("But, what about global warming?") and a character (Kevin or Kristen Browning, a runner). In addition, each team picked a film genre from a hat. We picked "Fantasy." We shot with a Canon XH A1.
