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NORMAN--- FRI/13/FEB 7:30 p.m. The Independent Film Maker Series presents "Waitin' To Live"
a Joey Travolta film, written by Nick Felix.
Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History - Kerr Auditorium - Screening and Q&A with Crew and Crew
The Independent Film Project @ OU opens the season with an entertaining feature presentation, Waitin' to Live, a Joey Travolta production written by Nick Felix. Part of the Independent Film Maker Series, the screening will be held Friday, February 13, 7:30 p.m., at the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, Kerr Auditorium. Members of the cast and crew will participate in a question and answer session following the screening. The event is free and open to the public.
"I describe the film Waitin' to Live as a romantic 'dramedy'," said Felix, "because it has all three elements of romance, drama, and comedy." After being murdered for refusing to sell his homestead, 60-year old Bucko Cassidy (LEE MAJORS) reincarnates to help his son Junior (DEREK HAMILTON) avoid an identical fate. Bucko also learns Junior's wife, Ellie (RACHEL WILSON) is about to divorce him. This will force Junior to sell the house and junkyard to satisfy the divorce settlement. Junior is desperate and lost.
When Junior recovers from the shock of seeing Bucko again after having buried him six months earlier, Bucko explains there is a backlog of paperwork in heaven and that he is currently in a holding pattern. While he is "waitin' to live" he has been allowed to temporarily return as a spirit, but subject to be called back at any time for his next incarnation assignment. Bucko reveals that Junior is the only person who can see or hear him. This causes all manner of conflict and confusion, as well as concern for Junior who, it is believed by all who know him, is letting the pressure get to him. Bucko brings to the surface unique qualities that Junior had enjoyed in his own past incarnations, and is able to empower Junior to meet his problems head-on.
The film continues with more turns that keep the audience laughing. Filmed in Nevada, Arizona and Idaho, Waitin' to Live is a must see independent film with great actors like Lee Majors ("The Six Million Dollar Man," "The Fall Guy," "Too Much Sun," "Tour of Duty"), Derek Hamilton ("Taboo," "Out Cold," "Boomtown," "NYPD Blues," "Poltergeist: The Legacy"), Rachel Wilson ("Mystery Alaska," "Judging Amy," "Charmed"), Reginald Vel Johnson ("Family Matters," "The Parkers", "In-Laws," "Crossing Jordan," "CSI"), Alison Eastwood (famous actor Clint Eastwood's daughter, "Friends and Lovers," "Absolute Power," "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil"), Margaret Avery ("413 Hope St.," "Walker, Texas Ranger," nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Shug Avery in "The Color Purple"), Barry Corbin ("One Tree Hill," "Walker, Texas Ranger," "Murphy Brown," "Designing Women," "Murder She Wrote," "Dallas), Scott Reeves ("Hot Shots! Part Deux," "Friday the 13 th Part VIII," "The Young and the Restless," "When the Cradle Falls), and Johnny Dark ("Touched by and Angel," "Roseanne," "Family Matters").
A writer/director, Felix has directed and produced over 100 television shows. He has authored and produced original movies, stage plays and children's television series. A professional dancer and dance instructor, Felix has choreographed dance movements for such performers as Robert Duvall and was one of the original choreographers for the Barney television series. Nick became very active in the entertainment field by choreographing dance scenes and teaching stars like Robert Duvall and Tess Harper in "Tender Mercies," Cindy Williams and David Morris in "When Dreams Come True," and Chloris Leachman, Jeff Daniels, and Amy Wright in "Love Hurst." He has produced several hundred television shows and stage shows where he's worked with Micky Rooney, Sandy Duncan, Rosemary Clooney, Joey Travolta, Meredith McCrae, Shelley Winters, Pat Paulsen, Woody Herman, Anna-Maria Albergetti, and others. He extended his talents to the stage, where he wrote and produced a full-length musical, "Heaven versus Hell: A Dance Contest," plus other plays and scripts. Waitin' to Live is Nick's first movie based on his script, and produced and directed by Joey Travolta. Nick's most current movie project, from his script, "Dance Magic," is a story of action and romance in the dance business.
Joey Travolta, the older brother of "Saturday Night Fever" John Travolta, is a director/producer/writer, and composer. In 1994 Travolta made directing his priority and has since fifteen films to his credit. He was director in "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids" and "L.A. Heat." Travolta had a starring role as Himself in "Movie Stars" (1999). Travolta lives in Los Angeles. FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
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