Eric Sherman helped get "Eraserhead" shown at the AFM. Pep Squad has been called a "Lynch-esque black comedy." Steve Balderson and David Lynch share the same birthday. Fellini also shares Lynch and Balderson's birthday. John Huston was not born on the same day. Alfred Hitchcock was not born on the same day either. However, he was born on Friday the 13th. It expected that when one screens a film in Cannes, no one sits through the whole picture. Pep Squad had full attendance in Cannes. Steve Balderson is an unexpected 6 foot 4 inches tall! Pep Squad was shot on location in Wamego, Kansas. Average temperature during filming was 100 degrees with 90 percent humidity. Pep Squad finished on-time and under-budget. Eric Sherman said he hadn't seen a directed as prepared as Balderson since he worked with Orson Welles. Orson Welles made Citizen Kane when he was 25 years old. Balderson made Pep Squad when he was 23 years old. Wines that age 23 years are often better than those that age only 1.  

 

 

Pep Squad updated review

"IF THIS MOVIE DOESN'T OFFEND THE LIVING HELL OUT OF YOU I BET YOU'LL HAVE A BALL WITH IT." Scott Weinberg, Apollo Movie Guide - Read full review
"A SEARING COMMENTARY ON THE SOCIAL PRESSURE OF ADOLESCENCE." ReelLove.com - Read full review
BROOKE BALDERSON "CHEWS UP THE SCENERY," AND "IS A HIGH FASHION VELOCIRAPTOR!" - R. White, Einsiders.com
"THIS IS TRASH FUN, WITH A WICKED BITE!" - Rusty White, Entertainment Insiders
AMY KELLY'S 'TERRA' IS "A GIFT THAT OTHERS SHOULD STUDY!" - Rusty White
STEVE BALDERSON'S MOVIE IS "LEAN AND MEAN." read more
"AS WITH MOVIES LIKE ROCKY HORROR, YOU JUST CAN'T WATCH "PEP SQUAD" ALONE... YOU'VE GOTTA LET YOUR BUDDIES IN ON THE FUN." - Michael Sullivan, Franklin, OH
AMY KELLY IS "ASTOUNDING" - Andrew Shearer, Gonzoriffic - read full review
"THREE CHEERS FOR PEP SQUAD" - Celuloyd - Read the whole review
"BROOKE BALDERSON IS A 'BITCH GODDESS'" - Chuck Wilson, LA Weekly
"THE AIR OF A BLOOD SIMPLE REMAKE HELMED BY JOHN HUGHES" and
"THE BLACKEST COMIC APLOMB SINCE HEATHERS..." - G.W., New Times LA - Read full review
"THE FINALE - A BREATHTAKINGLY CLEVER DENOUEMENT" and
"IF DAVID LYNCH, IN FULL TWIN PEAKS MODE, DECIDED TO MAKE A JOHN HUGHES FILM." - Belial, Vancouver, BC
"WONDERFULLY SARCASTIC, PURPOSEFULLY OVER-THE-TOP" - Alan Evans, Los Angeles
"ACCOMPLISHED AND FUNNY." - Variety
"SLICKLY SHOT" - Laura Macdonald, IndieWire.com
BROOKE BALDERSON IS "RAGING..." - Variety
"LOOKS GOOD AND AMUSES. IT WILL ENTERTAIN!" - G.W. Clift, Manhattan Mercury
"BROOKE BALDERSON GIVES A POWERHOUSE PERFORMANCE..." - Beverly Hills Playhouse
"A FUTURE CLASSIC IN ITS GENRE." - Emma Rydquist, Stockholm Film Festival
"MOVES WITH A PULSATING RHYTHM." - Lou Ann Thomas, Topeka Capital Journal
"ENOUGH CAMP AND BLACK COMEDY TO JOIN
THE RANKS OF SUCH CULT FAVORITES AS 'CARNIVAL OF SOULS'
AND 'ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW.'" - Jan Biles, Lawrence Journal World - Read full review
"CLUELESS-MEETS-JOHN WATERS (plus a dash of John Carpenter)" - Eric Rezsnyak, SYRACUSE NEW TIMES
"SATIRICAL, HILARIOUSLY SKEWERED VIEW" - Cinema Seattle, Seattle Film Festival
"THIS IS A DARK COMEDY THAT BEATS ALL OTHER DARK COMEDIES INTO A COMA. THERE IS SO MUCH SYMBOLISM AND SATIRE, IT STARTS OOZING OUT OF EVERYONE'S ORIFI." - Wooden Spoon Online

EDITORIAL COVERAGE

ABC WORLD NEWS (tv) interview of director broadcast in US during Cannes
BBC coverage
BIKINI article
BUSINESS OF FILM inside front cover
CAPITAL JOURNAL front page article
CAPITAL JOURNAL lead editorial
CAPITAL JOURNAL feature
CAPITAL JOURNAL update
E! ENTERTAINMENT TV coverage in Cannes
HEARST BROADCASTING TV9 feature
HOLLYWOOD REPORTER front page article
INDIEWIRE.COM review/quote
KANSAS STATE COLLEGIAN feature
KANSAS STATE COLLEGIAN feature
LAWRENCE JOURNAL WORLD review
MANHATTAN MERCURY review
MOVIE MAKER magazine article
MOVING PICTURES full color photo selection
SCREEN INTERNATIONAL cover, May 22, 1998
SWEDEN CHANNEL 5 a series of interviews
VARIETY review
WICHITA EAGLE feature story


OFFICIAL FESTIVAL & MARKET PARTICIPATION

CANNES 1998
world premiere + 4 market screenings, full attendance throughout each screening

LONDON - OCT 1998
4 pre-MIFED screenings

RAINDANCE FILM FESTIVAL - LONDON - OCT 1998
2 official screenings, featured, sold-out both screenings

STOCKHOLM INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - NOV 1998
4 official screenings

FANTASPORTO FILM FESTIVAL - PORTUGAL - FEB 1999
Official Nominee for Best Film, 2 screenings

AFM (AMERICAN FILM MARKET - LA) 1999
2 screenings

SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - JUN 1999
2 official screenings, featured at the drive-in marathon!

GREAT PLAINS FILM FESTIVAL - JUL 1999
Official Nominee for Best Film, 2 screenings

NEW YORK B-MOVIE FILM FEST - AUG 2000
Killer-B Award Winner Best Supporting Actress (Brooke Balderson)
Killer-B Award Winner Best Screenplay (Steve Balderson)
Killer-B Nominee Best Director (Steve Balderson)
Killer-B Nominee Best Picture
Killer-B Nominee Best Supporting Actress (Amy Kelly)
Killer-B Nominee Best Cinematography (Rhet W. Bear)
Killer-B Nominee Best Editing
Killer-B Nominee Best Set Design

 

 

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