P-Rod’s Film Premieres In New York
July 4, 2008 – 3:47 am PT by MikeTags: P-Rod, Paul Rodriguez —
Only a few skaters have actually made it big when transitioning from skateboarding to the silver screen. Well there’s the obvious, with Willy Monaloto Santos and his breathtaking performance in “The Skateboard Kid II” starring Dom Deluise as the voice of the skateboard. Then you have Andrew Reynolds in a daring role as the “Snaked Skater” in one of my all time favorites “Cop And A Half” starring Burt Reynolds. I wonder if Andrew is related. And you can even go as far as calling Tony Hawk’s part in “Gleaming The Cube” a pretty important role as the “Pizza Delivery Kid”. He had the perfect look on his face as he drove those skaters over the hill to get revenge. After those roles, you have only a few minor roles for skaters like Mark Gonzalez, Steve Berra, and Jason Lee.
So it looks like Paul Rodriguez is getting into the acting game now with his new film “Vicious Circle”, which follows an 18 year old kid (P-Rod) running the streets of Los Angeles with a gun in his backpack and a blood stained shirt. I wonder if it’s as good as his dad’s Los Angeles based classic “A Million To Juan”. Read this press release for more info and details on his new film.
The amazingly talented athlete has skated his way into his first feature film, VICIOUS CIRCLE, which is making its World Premiere on Friday, July 25th, 2008 at the HBO New York Latino International Film Festival!!!
Set on the streets of Venice Beach, CA, VICIOUS CIRCLE follows 18 year old RJ (”P-Rod” / Paul Rodriguez Jr.) as he runs through the streets of LA with a blood stained shirt and a gun in his backpack. Leaving the audience to wonder “What happened?”
RJ is an artist and skater with a heart of gold. He dreams of moving to New York City to pursue his aspirations to create comic books. His hand-made sketchbook demonstrates his unique talent and acts as a portal between fantasy and reality. A strong influence of the game of Chess from RJ’s incarcerated father permeates his art and life; RJ lives by the rules of the game.
Soon, RJ meets his first love Angel (Emily Rios), a rebellious singer in a local teenage punk band. Their unexpected story of true love causes the tides to turn in both lives, and RJ reveals a secret that will cost the life of his new love.
PREMIERE INFO
Friday, July 25th, 2008
Director’s Guild Theatre
110 West 57th St.
(Between 6th and 7th Avenues)
New York NY
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0848556/
