Frozen Stupid2:Open Water - now available on DVD or streaming
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Frozen Stupid2:Open Water is a feature-length motion picture based on an original screenplay written by Rich Brauer. It is a sequel to the original film also written and directed by Rich Brauer.
Most of the original professional cast and crew returned. These included 9 SAG performers coming in from as far away as Los Angeles. Professional champion walleye fisherman Mark Martin appears as… Mark Martin!
Brauer’s feature films offer intern positions on the crew for emerging film students interested in pursuing filmmaking as a career. This gives a rare opportunity for the next generation of technicians and artists to work on a real film, with real actors. Since the Michigan Film Incentive no longer exists, these young and enthusiastic individuals appreciate this as a special and unique chance to pursue their personal artistic growth.
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Many organizations and individuals in Michigan were excited about the return of our crew and the creation of this film. Among them; Roscommon EDC, the Roscommon Tourism Bureau, and the Houghton Lake Chamber of Commerce. Additionally, local tackle shop Lyman’s on the Lake (who sold almost 2,000 DVD’s of the first film) and many other businesses participated in the fun.
Frozen Stupid2:Open Water will be Brauer’s 9th feature film produced in Michigan.
Filming took place during September 2019 in Roscommon County. Post-production is underway. The finished film is expected to be premiered sometime in the summer of 2020. Stay tuned!
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"Cameras don't shoot movies, people do." - R. Brauer
The Lost Treasure of Sawtooth Island
The Lost Treasure of Sawtooth Island
DANNY QUINN (Seth Bernard) lives with one great dream... he wants to prove his late father was right about a pirate treasure in the depths of Lake Michigan.
Everyone opposes Danny's dream, especially his grandfather BEN (Ernest Borgnine), a practical old salvage diver who doesn't believe in such nonsense. Suddenly everything changes though when Ben has a tragic accident during a dive on a local wreck. The bank forecloses on Ben's property, and Danny, faced with living in a foster home, runs. That night he meets the ghost of PICAROON, who has come to warn Danny about a mysterious foe and to help him find the gold.
Danny sets off on his great quest, taking a ragtag crew which includes TOBY WEEMS (Mike Kelly), a windy old town character, RUFE (Logan Lipton), Danny's oddball buddy, and SMOKEY JEANNE (Brennan Hesser), a tough Chicago girl. They sail off pursued by treasure hunter DOC BIEHLER and his weird wife MOTHER. After a knock-down battle with Doc, who makes off with the treasure map, it's Smokey's toughness and support that wins Danny over.
Eventually, Danny must battle Doc for possession of the map. The final twist is learning that, Doc's wife, Mother, is the real brains behind Doc's group and a master swordfighter. But Picaroon's training pays off and Danny defeats Mother to win the treasure.
In an emotional farewell, Picaroon returns for one last visit. Then, after seeing the treasure, sails off, leaving Danny and his friends jubilant that the Quinn family name will be restored, and that all debts will be settled.