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Synopsis!

Defective Man! is the story of two office workers that are involved in a horrible

chemical accident in the supply closet. As the result of this accident, they

are transformed into our two main “heroes,” Defective Man and Horn Dog.

Unfortunately for our heroes, the chemicals didnʼt actually give them any

powers.

After putting up with Defective Man and Horn Dogʼs new “traits” for a few

years, there comes a breaking point at work. The company canʼt just fire

them, as they were injured at work and are now covered by the Americans

with Disabilities Act, but the company can no longer tolerate Defective Man

and Horn Dogʼs antics, so a compromise is reached. Defective Man and

Horn Dog are offered a deal in which they will continue to be paid their

salary and benefits for the rest of their lives, as long as the promise to

never, ever, come to work again.

Defective Man and Horn Dog take their severance package and their newly

acquired free time and decide to set up their own freelance, low-impact law

enforcement business. They procure some free space in a local

warehouse to use as their “secret” lair, and also recruit two more not-so-

super-heroes to join their cause, Captain Orange-Piss (bet you can guess

his special power) and the man from the Rio Grande, Bill Gill. The

Defective Four equip their almost-secret lair with the latest in technology (a

Super-VHS VCR, a Tandy TRS-80 computer and dot-matrix printer, and a

white board), and begin advertising their services to the public.

The Defective Fourʼs crime fighting abilities will be tested by Defective

Manʼs nemesis (and ex-girlfriend), the dastardly Hevvy Flo and her right-

hand-man / lover, Ronny Tobins, as they implement a nefarious scheme to

slowly flood Albuquerque over a matter of days via an overly-complicated

scheme involving the city water supply and hallucinogenic drugs. In

addition to the threat posed by Hevvy Flo, the Defective Four will be tested

by video store violence, hoodlums intent on hurting the homeless, bad b-

boys hell-bent on besting our heroes in a break-dancing boogie down,

keeping the semi-secret lair a secret (especially from the other people

working in the warehouse), and of course, paying the bills.

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Main Cast!

PAUL ALSING AS DEFECTIVE MAN

ARTURO NEGRO AS HORN DOG

STEVE ECKLES AS CAPTAIN ORANGE-PISS

JOSH SAAVEDRA AS BILL GILL

WITH HAYLEE NELSON AS HEVVY FLO AND TRENT HAAGA AS RONNY TOBINS

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Additional Cast! Young Man – Brian Lorelle

Middle-Aged Man – Chris Ranney

Defective Man – Paul Alsing

Horn Dog – Arturo Negro

Mrs. Kreutzman – Elisa Martin

Mr. Rafferty – Towando Clayborn

Van Dyked Meeting Participant –

Mike McGovern

Bearded Meeting Participant – Ryan Mowry

Gay Lawyer #1 – Joey Dalton

Gay Lawyer #2 – Gabe Torres

Receptionist – Tracy Mowry

Office Worker – Helen Fluke-Stewart

Rats - Nicodemus & Moet

Captain Orange-Piss – Steve Eckles

Candi – Becky Weaver

Skeezy Sundstrom’s Skin Shack Patron #1 –

Adam Clark

Skeezy Sundstrom’s Skin Shack Patron #2 –

Garret Ross

Skeezy Sundstrom’s Skin Shack Waitress –

Arielle Nylander

Bill Gill - Josh Saavedra

Homeless Man – Rick Holmes

Hoodlum – Bill Carr

Burning Paradise Robber – Kurly Tlapoyawa

Burning Paradise Clerk – Sara Lehmann

Little Girl – Robin Weston

Pookums – Clamps

Pookums’ Stunt Ferret – Lord Nibbler

Hevvy Flo – Haylee Nelson

Ronny Tobins – Trent Haaga

Motivational Speech Audience Members:

Sam Barber – Arthur Black – Jaime Boyzo –

Joe Coffey – Bertha Eckles – Anthony

Flowers – Manuel Gar – Brian Jewell – Eric

S. Jewell – Katelyn Jewell – Mike King –

Sara Lehmann – Elisa McGovern – Mike

McGovern – Nikolas Niforos – Piel Pamela –

Audrey A. Parker –Patrick D. Quinn –

William Rogers

Ralph – Mike McGovern

Martha – Elske McCain

Salesperson – Mark Davidson*

Jimny-Bob – Sam Barber

Walking Woman – Courtney Ganstine

Mike – Adam Jarmon Brown

Jose Valdez – Patrick Lewis*

Capt. Orange-Piss’ Lawyer – Lloyd

Kaufman*

Puritanical Pride Foundation:

Francisco L. Apodaca – Bryce E. Harper –

Coleen L. Martinez – Elisa McGovern – Mike

McGovern – John R. Nelson – Nancy Shaw

Albuquerque Pro-Censorship League:

Michael E. Beard – Carole Bowling – Tom

Bowling – Bill Carr– Helen Fluke-Stewart –

Joel Shaw

Sister Mary – Bertha Eckles

Sister Frances – Reina Flores

Rooftop G – Michael E. Beard

Los Amigos del Valle Norte*:

Accordion – Luis Jaramillo Guitar – Lina

Marquez Vihuela – Vivian Flores

Spokesperson / Guitarra de Golpe –

Earl Santillanes Guitarron – George

Quintana

Dockworker – Peter Fishburn*

Soup – Dennis Montoya*

Sophomore – Alex Cummings*

Lyle – Daniel Garcia

Big B-Boss – Preston Sam

Dancing Hoodlum # 1 –

Joe Manuel Gallegos Jr.

Dancing Hoodlum # 2 – Christian Jojola

Dancing Hoodlum # 3 –

Luke A. Loffelmacher

Dancing Hoodlum # 4 – Christopher Little

Dancing Defective Man – Jonte Culpepper

Dancing Horn Dog – Chris Chavez

Smegma Flats Security Guard –

Max Martinez

Smegma Flats Defective Fans:

Bill Carr – Chili – Mark Davidson – Keith

Mager – Lillian Saavedra

The President of New Mexico –

Billy Garberina

Cop – Ryan Mowry

Reporter – Oriana Saiz

Captain Orange-Piss’ Personal Assistant –

Josh Saavedra

(* indicates scenes deleted, deleted scenes

are included on the DVD)

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Crew!

Story by Stephen W. Eckles

Screenplay by Stephen W. Eckles & D. Ryan Mowry

Directed, Shot, Lit, and Cut by D. Ryan Mowry

Assistant Director / Animation Director Arthur Black

Produced by Stephen W. Eckles

SPECS!

Anamorphic 16:9 Widescreen

Dolby 2.0 Stereo Sound

Color

Full Length Feature (1:33)

WEBSITES!

www.sb-films.com SB-Filmsʼ official site

www.myspace.com/defectiveman Defective Manʼs MySpace

www.facebook.com/defective.man Defective Manʼs Facebook

www.imdb.com/title/tt1125300/ Defective Man! on IMDB

www.cafepress.com/defectiveman Defective Man! merchandise

www.youtube.com/user/sbfilmsabq SB-Films on YouTube

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Filmographies!

D. RYAN MOWRY writer/director/actor: Time Has Come (the Film),

After the End: Act I, and various shorts; assistant director/actor: Gimme

Skelter, grip/actor: Wedding Slashers, actor: I Heart U

STEPHEN W. ECKLES actor: Grave Mistake

PAUL ALSING actor: Gimme Skelter, Necroville, Stiffed

TRENT HAAGA director: Chop writer: Deadgirl, Poor Things,

Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger part IV, and many others, actor in over

40 films including Living & Dying, Citizen Toxie, and many others

BILLY GARBERINA writer/director/actor: Collecting Rooftops,

Necroville, Stiffed, I Heart U, actor: Gimme Skelter, Ski Wolf, and many

others

KURLY TLAPOYAWA actor/stunts: The Stink of Flesh, Wedding

Slashers, Gimme Skelter, The Game, Crank 2 and many others

ADAM JARMON BROWN writer/actor: Necroville, actor: Collecting Rooftops

ELSKE MCCAIN actor: Gimme Skelter, Poultrygeist, and many

others, actor/producer: Jessicka Rabid

BRIAN LORELLE drum and bass musician, also drummer for

techno-rock band Vertigo Venus

Music!

Defective Man! features music from:

Brian Botkiller , James Chavez, Steve Eckles, Mark ʻM.E.ʼ Edwards,

Gunrunner, Illustrated Man, Aaron Michael Martinez, The Mike Project,

Rebilt, The Rebelz, RiverRat Jenkins, Styxxoplix, SCG, Vertigo Venus and

WURM.

The Defective Man! score was created by Mike Sundstrom.

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The OLD Poster!

The NEW Poster!

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The making of

Ryan became involved with Defective Man! way back in 2006 when Steve

contacted him about a script Steve had written. Steve had seen a short

Ryan directed while portraying The Toxic Avenger at the Troma Dance

New Mexico film festival, and thought he would be a good choice to direct

the script Steve had written about two wanna-be superheroes, Defective

Man and Sexual Man. Steve sent the script to Ryan, who read it and

agreed to be involved, as long as Ryan could re-write the script.

The original script for Defective Man! contained many elements that could not

be done on the budget level that SB-Films worked at, and also needed

polishing, especially on the dialogue. Ryan filled his time between

technical support calls at TiVo busting out a quick 2nd draft of the script.

Steve had changes he wanted to that 2nd draft, so Ryan and Steve

collaborated on a 3rd draft, which became the “shooting script,” though

much of what was written changed by the time it was shot.

Ryan changed jobs, moving on to manage a Hollywood Video in the “war

zone” of Albuquerque (known as “The Murder Store”, as it was the site of

the 2nd worst mass-murder in Albuquerqueʼs history), and pre-production

continued. Ryan and Steve attempted to secure financing, and eventually

Steve decided to produce the film himself. Ryan purchased a camera,

lights, and a mic, and Steve started working on costumes and locations for

the film. As is often the case with micro-budgeted cinema, Steve and Ryan

did most every job there was to do on set.

Auditions took place in January 2007 at The Guild Cinema in

Albuquerqueʼs Nob Hill district, and Steve and Ryan found a pool of local

talent willing and able to work for free to make a movie. Well, Ryan and

Steve thought they had found talent willing to work for free, until people

started dropping out! Paul is Defective Man #2, Steve is Captain Orange-

Piss #3, Josh is Bill Gill #3, and Arturo is Horn Dog #4! Luckily, Haylee

was our only Flo, and Trent was the only Ronny, as the role was written

specifically for him!

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Defective Man! was originally scheduled for a two-week shoot in the summer

of 2007, but the aforementioned actor issues, along with Ryan now

changing jobs to work at a bank, nixed the two-week plan. Instead,

shooting began on evenings and weekends, starting with the “Park Bench”

scenes. Then, all of Trent ʼs footage was shot in the course of a weekend,

as he was in town for the premier of Scott Phillipsʼ Gimme Skelter.

Shooting became much more sporadic after that, as we had to line up

people and places and somehow get everyoneʼs schedules to work

together. This continued until November 2007, when we shut down for the

winter. In spring 2008 shooting continued, more sporadically, until that

winter when we shut down once again. Spring 2009 saw the very few

remaining scenes shot, and by April 2009 principal photography wrapped.

The shooting script has changed many, many times due to unforeseen

circumstances (losing locations, actors not showing up, props/costumes

not available, etc.), and in itʼs final form, Defective Man! the movie was quite

different than Defective Man! the shooting script. All of the film was shot in

Albuquerque and Rio Rancho, New Mexico, at locations graciously

provided to SB-Films. These locations included Parkʼs Landscaping as the

Office, Garciaʼs Tents as the Secret Lair, Autumnwood Furniture as the

Smegma Flats Water Treatment Facility, The Lotus Club as Skeezy

Sundstromʼs Skin Shack, Burning Paradise as Burning Paradise, and The

Guild Cinema as The Guild Cinema. Other random locations – such as

Steve and Ryanʼs houses, Steveʼs back yard, various alleys around

Albuquerque, etc. – filled in the gaps for the rest of the filming.

Various artists have provided music, and more music is being solicited for

the film. So far, musicians providing music include The Mike Project,

Styxxoplix, RiverRat Jenkins, Rebilt, Illustrated Man, Mark “M.E.” Edwards,

WURM, Gunrunner, Gonzorealism, SCG, and Aaron Michael Martinez.

Scenes premiered at Troma Dance New Mexico 2007 and 2008, as well as

Bubonicon 2008. Defective Man!: The you can’t illegally download it on torrent sites yet cut

premiered at the Troma Dance New Mexico 2009 festival, and more

footage is available online, on YouTube and Facebook. Final editing and

sound work was completed May, 2010. Defective Man! premiered at the

historic Guild Cinema on May 28th and May 29th, 2010. Since the premier,

Ryan has moved to San Antonio, TX, and intends to continue his work in

film here in Texas.