I posted about this over the summer in the PrivateBlog, but wanted to wait until now, until I had the proof firmly in my hand, to say something in the public forum.
About a year and a half ago, give or take, (that portion has been a long time), ExWife called me out of the blue, to brag about how "she was going to be in a film" and how "she met David Prowse" and how "wasn't she special blah blah blah blah blah".
Turns out there was an independent film, called Saving Star Wars filming in and around Indianapolis, where ExWife lives. It was filmed on a shoestring budget, and had the support of the local community, etc., etc. It's more of a drama than most "fan films", and Star Wars mania is really only a backdrop to some decent dramatic issues.
So, ExWife is all bragging about how she's going to be an extra in the movie, blah blah blah. I get her off the phone as quick as humanly possible in those days, and go off to investigate the movie myself. It's kinda neat, part of their self-financing is "selling" Associate Producer credits. Now, we all know what an associate producer really is, but I thought it'd be fun, and after all, I'd now have conquered two types of media, by earning myself an IMDb page in the process.
Fast forward to this past summer. At GenCon, they're having a screening of the film in the Con's film competition. So I get up bright and early, head down to the screening room, and check it out. I come away feeling that my A.P. money was well-spent, and I'm pleasantly surprised to see that the A.P. credits weren't like a mash of tiny-font names like the Lord of the Rings Extended Edition fan-club names were, but it's a decent font size, etc., etc.
Then I continue watching... to get to the "Extras"... and lo and behold, not a single mention of ExWife's name. Ah, says I, this is a rough-cut (this was clear from some sound issues throughout the DVD "print"), so maybe the credits are incomplete at that point.
Until today, when I got home, and found the DVD waiting for me. The real deal, the final version..... more A.P. credits now, so they go by a little faster than they did in the rough-cut, but still no sign of the Ex's name anywhere near it.
"Lying Bitch", Prince Barin, Flash Gordon (1980)
even the horse got an associate producer credit..
She probably wound up on the cutting room floor.
I have a book that is about recovering from divorce, I think you should borrow it.
Maybe she changed her name to Jenna Jamison and is now appearing in the X Rated version of "Seeing my Deathstar" or "Wookie Nookie."
Dude, I am so totally "recovered" from my divorce it isn't funny. :-)
I just found it amusing she had to make shit up to try and boost her ego when talking to me. :-)
Maybe you should send it to her.
Women have a hard time with that shit