UNFINISHED BUSINESS: DEEP DIVE – THE PRESIDIO (1988)

Unfinished Business TELEVISION does a DEEP DIVE on the ’80s Sean Connery mystery thriller THE PRESIDIO. Under the direction of RUNNING SCARED’s Peter Hyams, this San Francisco-set pic was Connery’s first lead role after winning the Oscar for THE UNTOUCHABLES. But it was also a failed attempt at making TV star Mark Harmon into a viable action star. Who else was up for the lead roles? How did the army intervene with the original script? And why does no-one like anyone? Find out, learn more, and please SUBSCRIBE!

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“Unfinished Business” Theme Song by Emil Mohr

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UNFINISHED BUSINESS: DEEP DIVE – ARMED AND DANGEROUS (1986)

A very special DEEP DIVE episode of Unfinished Business TELEVISION looks back at the late John Candy’s 1986 action-comedy ARMED AND DANGEROUS with special guest private investigator Mark Chauppetta! Co-starring Eugene Levy (i.e. Jim’s Dad from the American Pie movies) an up-and-coming Meg Ryan, and a FIRE soundtrack produced by Earth, Wind, and Fire’s Maurice White! We look at the revolving door of comedians attached to star, why Harold Ramis took his name off the picture, and share why John Candy made our hears soar. Learn all about it and please SUBSCRIBE!

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Learn more about Mark at https://www.markchauppetta.online

“Unfinished Business” Theme Song by Emil Mohr

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PRICELESS & DISHONORABLE VENDETTA Back on Vimeo on Demand

As part of a strategy to get our past work out there, we decided to re-add the original cut of AJ Epyx Productions’ Priceless and Dishonorable Vendetta back to Vimeo on Demand to rent and buy! Vimeo is available online as well as on your Amazon Firestick if you have one. Both films remain available on Amazon Prime.

G.I. JOE: THE FALL OF COBRA VFX Breakdown & Outtakes

A lot of people have asked how we pulled off the VFX on the G.I. Joe fan film we made in secret. Full declassification, all thanks to Upwork artist Abhishek Pandey for spending nearly 5 months pulling off the impossible between the parachute jump to the creation of the Cobra base! Here’s the full breakdown featured in the video!

As a special thanks to the G.I. Joe community and everyone else who supported this labor of love, here’s the bloopers from the set of our production. Yo Joe!

Be sure to watch G.I. JOE: THE FALL OF COBRA on our channel and SUBSCRIBE for what’s to come next!

G.I. JOE: THE FALL OF COBRA Hits Over 1.7K Views on YouTube

We truly appreciate all the positive feedback we have been receiving for our G.I. Joe fan fiction short film since it first hit YouTube on Wednesday. The video has amassed over 1.7K views to date thanks in part to our cast, websites like HissTank plugging our project, and even getting the nod of approval from Sgt. Slaughter himself! Please continue to “like”, share, and comment this film. Most importantly, SUBSCRIBE because you never know what we may in store in the near future… and knowing his half the battle.

G.I. JOE: THE FALL OF COBRA (Fan Film)

From director André Joseph of ITN Distribution’s VENDETTA GAMES and Michael Schiavo of Hamster Pellet Productions comes the short fan film inspired by the classic Hasbro toy line and Marvel Comics animated series, G.I. JOE: THE FALL OF COBRA. Set after the events of 1987’s G.I. JOE: THE MOVIE, a recovering Duke sends Stalker, Scarlett, and Snake-Eyes on an unsanctioned mission to Cobra Island where they confront a newly revived Cobra Commander along with Destro and the Baroness. We didn’t just make this for experimentation. We did it for the love of Joe and what we aspired the Hollywood movies to be even on a shoestring budget.

Starring Diamond Harding as Stalker, Erin Marie Adams as Scarlett, Kidd Jeanmary as Snake-Eyes, Mako San as Destro, Kathryn Mary Wood as the Baroness, Albert Albanese III as Mainframe, and Michael Schiavo as Duke & Cobra Commander.

Edited, Shot & Directed by André Joseph
Written & Produced by Michael Schiavo, Based on Hasbro’s “G.I. JOE: A REAL AMERICAN HERO”
Executive Producer André Joseph
Casting by André Joseph, Additional Casting by Jesse James Jobin
VFX by Abhishek Panda
Costumes by Michael Schiavo & Diamond Harding
Stunt Coreography by Mako San, Assistant Stunts Bill Dougherty
Locations by Michael Schiavo

Filmed in Staten Island, NY
Shot on iPhone & Panasonic GH4
Edited on Adobe Premiere
Audio Mix by Ryan Gratzer

All music from Composed by Ford Kinder, Spencer Michlin, Johnny Douglas & Joe Bacal © 2020 Hasbro, Inc

DISCLAIMER

This G.I. JOE film is a not-for-profit creative work of “fan fiction” intended for private use only, not for sale or commercial exhibition or exploitation of any sort. It is not affiliated with, sponsored by or approved by Hasbro, Marvel or any of their respective affiliates, subsidiaries, and/or licensees or any other entity that may hold rights in the G.I. JOE ancillary franchise.
The content is for the private use of the viewer and may not be sold, rented, copied, exhibited, distributed or otherwise used in connection with any commercial enterprise.
The filmmakers make no claim to any characters, storylines, prop designs, names, logos or situations where such elements are trademarked, copyrighted or otherwise protected by federal, state, international or other intellectual property law. This work is produced solely for the personal, uncompensated enjoyment of ourselves and other G.I. JOE fans.

G.I. JOE: THE FALL OF COBRA Set for Release February 1, 2023 on YouTube

It’s almost here! Our labor-of-love fan fiction film G.I. JOE: THE FALL OF COBRA premieres tomorrow afternoon at 3:30pm on the AJ Epyx Productions YouTube channel! Set after the events of 1987’s G.I. JOE: THE MOVIE, a recovering Duke sends Stalker, Scarlett, and Snake-Eyes on an unsanctioned mission to Cobra Island where they confront a newly revived Cobra Commander along with Destro and the Baroness. We didn’t just make this for experimentation. We did it for the love of Joe and what we aspired the Hollywood movies to be even on a shoestring budget. Be sure to SUBSCRIBE to AJEpyxProductions1 to see it first when it premieres! Yo Joe!

UNFINISHED BUSINESS INTERVIEW – Brent Jennings Part 1

We are kicking off 2023 in a big way here at Unfinished Business TELEVISION with new theme song and all! The new year starts off with Part 1 of a very special interview episode with veteran character actor BRENT JENNINGS. He is best known for supporting roles in such classics as BRUBAKER, WITNESS, RED HEAT, ANOTHER 48 HRS., THE SERPENT AND THE RAINBOW, and LIFE among others. We discuss his beginnings, his memories on these film and television projects, and so much more.

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Theme song by Emil Mohr

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MARKED Short Film Announcement

Continuing to roll out upcoming releases from AJ Epyx in 2023, we have the short crime thriller MARKED. A spin-off of a little-known experimental short film called THE HIT MEN, MARKED follows “a burned out hitman who gets forced out of retirement for one last job by a mysterious organization called ‘The Family.’ But he soon finds out that his target is someone too close to him.” This project is a proof-of-concept for a potential feature film in the future. Directed by André Joseph and written by Bill Dougherty, the film stars André Joseph, George McKenzie, Michael Schiavo, John Ruggiero, and Paulina Simkin. Trailer to follow…