UNFINISHED BUSINESS: DEEP DIVE – THE LEGEND OF BILLIE JEAN (1985)

FAIR IS FAIR here at Unfinished Business TELEVISION DEEP DIVE where we look back as a piece of ’80s cheese with THE LEGEND OF BILLIE JEAN. This poppy road drama-adventure flick was Helen Slater’s 2nd major film after SUPERGIRL and features the debut of the unrelated Christian Slater as her brother! What makes this movie a guilty pleasure and why does Pat Benatar hate it so much? Find out, learn more, and SUBSCRIBE!

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UNFINISHED BUSINESS INTERVIEW – Nick Mancuso

Unfinished Business TELEVISION proudly brings you this very special interview with legendary Italian-Canadian star NICK MANCUSO! The star of such films as 1979’s NIGHTWING, 1981’s TICKET TO HEAVEN, and starring opposite the late Brandon Lee in RAPID FIRE as well as Steven Seagal in the UNDER SIEGE franchise. Quite possibly you ‘80s babies remember him best as the title role in the NBC series STINGRAY! We thank Nick for his time and generosity for sitting down with us to discuss his incredibly long career.

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UNFINISHED BUSINESS: DEEP DIVE – LIVIN’ LARGE (1991)

Unfinished Business TELEVISION brings you this racy DEEP DIVE on the 1991 Michael Schultz comedy LIVIN’ LARGE! Marking the film debut of Living Single’s Terrance ’T.C.’ Carson, this underrated gem deals with an aspiring journalist compromising his own cultural identity to make it to the top. IMPORTANT NOTE: André had technical issues with his audio feed, causing an echoing effect we tried our best to fix. As a result, there will not be an April edition of the show. Our sincere apologies.

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UNFINISHED BUSINESS: DEEP DIVE – IDLE HANDS (1999)

This week’s DEEP DIVE of Unfinished Business TELEVISION looks back at the Evil Dead-inspired black comedy IDLE HANDS. With a stoned performance by Devon Saw, the incredibly sexy Jessica Alba, and a soundtrack featuring The Offspring, how did this late ‘90s comedy go wrong with a mixed tone and studio interference? Find out, learn more, and SUBSCRIBE!

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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

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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.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS INTERVIEW – Jeff Kanew Part 1

We are on cloud 9 for this very special Unfinished Business TELEVISION interview with legendary film director and editor JEFF KANEW! His impressive list of ‘80s classics include 1984’s REVENGE OF THE NERDS, 1985’s GOTCHA!, 1986’s TOUGH GUYS and 1989’s TROOP BEVERLY HILLS to name just a few. Part 1 looks at Mr. Kanew’s early career as a trailer editor for United Artists putting together the movie trailers for THE GRADUATE and ROCKY among others. Then we discuss his directorial debut with the 1979 drama NATURAL ENEMIES before jumping into studio pictures with 1983’s EDDIE MACON’S RUN where he began a lifelong friendship with the immortal Kirk Douglas!

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Announcing G.I. JOE: THE FALL OF COBRA Fan Film

This week we will unveil a few upcoming releases from AJ Epyx in 2023. The first of these reveals is our short fan film G.I. JOE: THE FALL OF COBRA. Based on the ’80s Hasbro toy line and the classic Marvel cartoon, we shot a near-faithful to the source material this past summer as part of a test run for VFX on new projects. Directed by André Joseph and written by Michael Schiavo, the fan film stars Michael Schiavo (Vendetta Games), Diamond Harding (Dishonorable Vendetta), Erin Marie Adams (Night Stream), Kidd Jeanmary, Kathryn Mary Wood (Tempted), and Mako San. It is currently in the tail-end of post-production and you can expect a trailer early next year.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS: DEEP DIVE – GOTCHA! (1985)

This DEEP DIVE edition of Unfinished Business TELEVISION looks at the highly underrated dark romantic comedy spy thriller GOTCHA! starring Anthony Edwards and Linda Fiorentino. With amazing European locations and a killer soundtrack, this gem from REVENGE OF THE NERDS director Jeff Kanew got lost in the shuffle when released in the summer of ’85. Yet, it found an audience on video and spawned a mildly controversial paint gun toy line and a Nintendo game! Did you know the other ‘80s heartthrobs who were considered to star? How did the movie’s shocking twist get inspired by the casting process? Find out, learn more, and as always SUBSCRIBE!

And if you sit to the end, you might get a little rare surprise…

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