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Simply A Masterpiece

It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

I produced this movie, I also was the cinematographer and editor and I had a cameo as Lester. I am incredibly proud to say that I worked on this film. I was asked by my friend, the director and co-writer, Chris Kiros to come on board and help produce. I read and loved the script and agreed. That was back in January of 2011. Due to budget constraints as we drew closer to the beginning of filming we made the decision that I would film the movie with my Canon 5D Mark II DSLR camera and due to my controlling nature when filming is involved I ended up editing it as well. Much of the time I'd throw a whole scene together the same night we'd just done a 15 hour day. I have spent many sleepless days, weeks, months working on this movie for the past 2 years and I never ran out of energy because I love this movie so much. I have watched it at least 150 times from start to finish and I have never become tired of one single second of it. That is in large part due to the great talent of the actors who worked their butts off bringing these characters to life. We spent nearly 6 months casting the movie and we can't imagine anyone taking the place of any of our actors. It is also due to the great writing by Chris Kiros and Elias Dancey. I also really love the soundtrack, we spent the better part of a year finding all the right songs. There are 43 pieces of original music in this film and every song is great. I strongly encourage you to become fans of all of the bands!Did I mention that we made this movie for under $50,000? That's the catering budget for a week on some Hollywood films. It was hard, a lot of people worked their butts off for next to nothing. More than I could possibly have time or room to name. We had a lot of support. Paul Busseti flew out from Kansas, where he had recently moved, and spent a month away from his wonderful wife to help us make this movie. Tiffany Shepis came from Arizona stepping off of her Horror Scream Queen throne to do our comedy (and she knocked it out of the park). A lot of our actors were from NYC. A friend of mine, Bill Lager, packed into his RV, took off 2 weeks of his great job and fed us like royalty. My girlfriend put up with 20 people sleeping in every spot available in my house, she delivered food hours away, she was an extra in more than one scene, she even let me write the credits all over a naked girl in our house. That's love and support. This movie is an accomplishment for all involved and would have never turned out so well without everyone who worked on it. I hope that we get into many of the film festivals that we are now submitting to because I want as many people as possible to see what we've all worked so hard on for these past 2 years and I want everyone to get the recognition they deserve. This is what I live for, what I love. I don't care about being rich and famous, I just want to do this every day for the rest of my life. If they all can be as fun as this shoot was and as fulfilling as this end product is, well, then I will die a very very happy man. I hope you get the chance to watch this movie and enjoy it.

I was so impressed with how this film turned out. Great work by the Director and DP. The acting was believable, and the crowd at the premiere was laughing genuinely throughout the entire film. This was not only a result of great writing, but also spot-on timing by the actors. Clayton Myers stood out to me by really nailing the role of Carl. I am also very impressed with the scoring. The music was among the best I have heard in an indie film. I will not be surprised to see the awards start piling up from the festivals. If you have the opportunity to see The Maladjusted on the schedule for one of the festivals you are attending I would make every effort to grab a seat. Just be careful not to get one next to Yan Zamolla.

I was lucky enough to work very briefly on this film. At the time, I got the impression that it would end up being a decent little indie with some good laughs, but I also assumed -- wrongly -- that it would be on the stereotypical side and suffer from the same production problems often seen in lower-budget films.But what a great surprise the finished product was. I found it much funnier than the average big-budget comedy. The main characters are very likable, the acting is solid throughout, and the story moves at a great pace. What I was most impressed with was how consistent the quality was: There aren't the usual weak points or cringe-inducing clichés that you usually get in movies of any budget. I can't wait to see where The Maladjusted goes!

I have not always been the biggest fan of independent films and often quickly lose interest as the plot wavers. However I was pleasantly surprised when The Maladjusted kept me laughing throughout the whole movie. Often very raunchy comedy, I found it to be of the humor that only I and some of my closest friends appreciate, but often would not repeat outside of our group. Rarely do you find that type of humor outside the closed circles of a group of guys. Equally surprising was the reaction of my date who laughed unwittingly at some of the more graphic scenes that I would have expected her to gag at. It is a rare form of quality to evoke laughter from a woman that would sooner slap me across the face for the same joke. Well Done!