On the Red Carpet at Fancypants Premiere

Over the last couple weeks, I have featured interviews and info about Fancypants, a new movie produced by Chicago's Humble Pie Films, starring a lot of great Chicago talent.  It was obvious that this was a labor of love for everyone involved.

Thanks to Jennifer Fortney of Cascade Communications, I was able to get red carpet access for pieces that appeared here on Johngy's Beat, as well as online pieces for Global Traveler, JW's Wrestling Memorabilia and WrestlingFigs.com.  I want to thank Jennifer for everything.  It was a real pleasure dealing with her.

I sincerely hope I have opened a few eyes to Fancypants.  It's a fresh, heart-warming movie made by Chicago people.

As I complete my coverage of the Chicago premiere of Fancypants, I am leaving you with several pictures of the cast and crew behind this eciting new movie.  I hope you have enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed being at the premiere.

Patrick Gleason (Leon the Lion) and date

Beth Horn (Animal Babe) and Amy Hendricks (Alex)

 Jackson Dunn (Tommy)

 Producer Daniel Hanson and date

Director of Photography Jim Andre

 Director-Screenwriter Joshua Russell and Megan Russell.

Kirby O'Connell (Flora) and friend

Mike Carey (Teddy) and Kimberly Carey

Noah Rogers (Jones)

Patrick Zielinski (Sal) and date

Scott Beatty, JayHawk Evans and me at our professional best in Chicago, IL-October 2011.

On the Beat with Kirby O'Connell

Today, we conclude our interview series with the cast and crew of Fancypants.  Kirby O'Connell plays Flora, a new promoter who runs things her way and her way includes the phasing out of Leo the Lion (portrayed by Patrick Gleason).
Kirby plays Flora with just enough toughness without going over the top.  She could have very easily become a caricature of an evil wrestling promoter.  Instead, she kept it believable and enjoyable.
In the video below, Kirby tells us this is her first red carpet walk.  She has fun with it though she admits it is kind of a weird feeling.  I am sure there will be more such moments for Kirby and I am just glad I had the opportunity to get this close.
After watching the Kirby O'Connell video, if you haven't done so already, go to FancypantsMovie.com, HumblePieFilms.com and the Fancypants Facebook page.  I am sure you will enjoy learning more about the great people who put so much effort into Fancypants.