AMERICAN MUSCLE will always have a special place in my heart. Via that project I learned a lot about writing for more than one person at the same time (which I was fairly new to) and the actual shoot was like the movie itself; unique, and full on rock and roll! I doubt I’ll ever live another shoot like it; so many lessons and good and f-ed up memories!

Like living in the desert for a month, the wild scenery (that Jesus park was nuts) and that mountain I used to hike all the time to try to keep in some kind of shape. Or that time I was sure I gave myself a concussion doing a stunt but kept it on the DL and just popped some Tylenol and kept at it. Or that other time when I did a scene with Todd Farmer with a sock on my privates while my balls flapped wildly up and down. Or that day that was all about Nick Principe kicking my ass left, right and center (was a blast)! I can go on and on, but I will stop right there. All that to say, it was a truly a novel and eventful shoot with a bunch of great people.

Now the film recently gunned the web with a crazy trailer and a cool ass poster, you can see that here. Hookers and beers to director Ravi Dhar for the unique, unhinged and Lynch-ish (IMO anyways) vision he brought to what is at the end of the day, an extreme 70’s – 80’s esque exploitation revenge flick and to producer Travis Stevens for busting his ass to make sure this flick came out as good as it could be. And of course a huge high five and hit (yes I just said that with a straight face) to the cast, the producers and the crew who went all out and then some to make this film happen. Filmmaking is a team sport and on this show we had a solid group that stuck together through thick and thin.  So props to all! And yeah the trailer f-ing owns! I love it!

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