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Calling All Cons!
The 70th Anniversary of Alcatraz Penitentiary is fast approaching, so Park Ranger John Cantwell is inviting every ex-Alcatraz inmate – and their former guards – back to the Rock for an 'Alcatraz Alumni Gathering.’
Intrigued by this most unlikely of reunions, filmmaker John Paget travels the continent to find the few surviving ex-prisoners of Alcatraz. They were once America's most dangerous public enemies - but who and where are they now?
Against the backdrop of these colorful characters and their imminent rendezvous, Alcatraz Reunion traces the history of the iconic island, and its transformation from notorious prison to tourist mecca.
“While the reunion is a weird event to say the least, there is nevertheless the sense that for some (who describe Alcatraz as a unique hellhole) to return as free men is liberating. Combing archival footage and stills with illuminating interviews with ex-cons who have not forgotten their terrible years in confinement, Alcatraz Reunion is another interesting offbeat documentary from the director of Almost Elvis.”
-Video Librarian, January 2009
CAST
starring as themselves
John Banner #AZ1133
Darwin Coon #AZ1422
John Dekker #AZ1076
Armando Mendoza #AZ1283
Willie Radkay #AZ666
Leon Thompson #AZ1465
Father Bernie Bush, SJ
Ranger John Cantwell
Officer George DeVincenzi
Officer Frank Heaney
Reporter Carl Nolte
CREW
Producer/Director
JOHN PAGET
Original Score
NELSON STARR
Creative Director
MARC CONNELLY
Associate Producer
MIKE WELLS
Coordinator
JOELLE SORENSEN
Cinematography/Edit
JOHN PAGET
Still Photography
JOHN PETTIT
Designer
CURT WILSON
Poster Design
RYAN BESCH / HERO DESIGN
coming soon...
John Paget is an independent filmmaker originally from Olympia, Washington and now based in Buffalo, New York.
His documentary films (Alcatraz Reunion, Almost Elvis, Route 66) have won critical acclaim for their witty and provocative exploration of American cultural icons and idiosyncrasies.
PRODUCER:
Paget Films
202 Hoyt St.
Buffalo, NY 14213
800-704-8894
john@pagetfilms.com
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