Slowly I turned, step by step ...

Telling your friends and family you're going to write a screenplay elicits a lot of "Awww, that's cute" responses.

Later, when you tell them that you've finished your screenplay and you've decided to make the movie yourself, the "that's cute" responses move to "OK, now you're just delusional."

How the hell are you going to make a movie?

The same way you run a marathon -- one step at a time.

Step 1 - The script
Step 2 - The Cast & Crew
Step 3 - The Money
Step 4 - Production
Step 5 - Post (Editing, etc.)
Step 6 - Promotion/Festivals
Step 7 - Distribution
Step 8 - Repeat

So, the script was the easy part. Check that one off the list.

The cast and crew - Also surprisingly easy. In his years in the business, Adam has developed a network of contacts, friends, aquaintances, and accomplices. Several of whom have signed on for this project.

In no particular order, our cast:

Jerry - Cliff Weissman
Sarah - Shanola Hampton (Currently a regular on WB's Related)
Thad - Adam Hatley (Last seen on Mr. Romance, Passions, and the pages of this blog)
Michael - Tom "TJ" Jones (Somehow turned coverage of the Miss Universe pageant into a five-month gig)
Wyatt - Brandon Gibson (The funniest man in Hollywood)
Cynthia - Shelley Winsor

So ... the first two steps are knocked out.

Step Three is a big one. Stay tuned for our latest plots, plans, and schemes on the financing front. This is actually progressing much better than I had originally envisioned.

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Yes, this list is over-simplified. Don't worry, the actual complexities, hurdles additional steps, sub-steps and mis-steps are coming.