With the exception of a few spots, we were cast. Unfortunately, two of the spots were the leads! I had phone auditioned RILEY BURKE, who was great as Wood, the driver, but it was felt that he would be a better Drew, the hitchhiking actor. I wasn\u2019t sure, at first, but now I realize this was a good suggestion. So, who to cast as Wood, the tough, walls-up driver?<\/p>\n
I considered ROMAN HEART<\/a>, but he really didn\u2019t fit my idea for that role. I was asked to consider ERIC BLAINE, but he was too short (5\u20198\u201d next to Riley\u2019s 6\u20192\u201d!) and he was strictly a top. The final scene must be a flip-flop. TYLER SAINT wasn\u2019t really right, either, so all three became gangbangers. I took another look at BRAXTON BOND, who was playing the fry cook. He was 5\u201911\u201d and versatile. If he grew facial hair, he would work. But could he act?<\/p>\n I set up a phone audition and had him read the first section of dialogue. My heart sank. He had a rhythmic, sing-songy quality to his voice that was just wrong. The first day of the shoot was less than a week away, and I was going to have to keep looking. But before I did that, I wanted to give him another chance.<\/p>\n \u201cYour character is as dry as the desert,\u201d I said. \u201cThink of a young Clint Eastwood. He\u2019s a loner, but he needs human contact. He\u2019s tough on the outside, but warm on the inside; he just doesn\u2019t want anyone to know it. Smooth out your voice. The lines should be delivered with determination. Each sentence is a statement.\u201d<\/p>\n Braxton cleared his throat and read the piece again\u2026and he was perfect. I sighed with relief and was instantly excited, not just because he could act, but because he could also take direction. \u201cYou\u2019ve got the part,\u201d I said. \u201cI\u2019ll call Falcon<\/a> and let them know, then I\u2019ll send you the full script.\u201d<\/p>\n I called Troy at Falcon<\/a>. I had given Troy a hard time because in an e-mail to Braxton, he had referred to me as Jett BlaXX. \u201cTroy,\u201d I said, \u201cBraxton is just not going to work out. I tried everything I could, but the guy cannot deliver a line convincingly to save his life.\u201d<\/p>\n Troy\u2019s Adam\u2019s apple hit the floor loud enough for me to hear it over the phone. \u201cOh, no\u2026\u201d he groaned.<\/p>\n I couldn\u2019t do it to the guy any longer. \u201cJust kidding!\u201d I laughed. \u201cHe\u2019s perfect.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cOh, I see,\u201d Troy said. \u201cIt\u2019s like that, is it?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYep,\u201d I said. \u201cAnd you\u2019ll never call me Blaxx, again, will you?\u201d<\/p>\n So Braxton was now one of the leads, and we replaced him with a new guy called NOAH DRIVER, who up to this point had only done Internet shoots.<\/p>\n There was only one empty space: Darren, the drug supplier who gets killed by Psycho Sam, played by porn legend LOU CASS. Darren was a non-sexual role, so it could be literally anyone. I decided to ask JACK SHAMAMA<\/a> of GayPornBlog.com<\/a>, who was instrumental in having Falcon<\/a> consider me in the first place. He read the script and said, \u201cI\u2019d love to get killed!\u201d<\/p>\n The full cast:<\/p>\n Wood\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026Braxton Bond We were considering two locations: Club Ed and 4-Aces. Both had a motel, diner and gas station, but 4-Aces was less expensive and available, so we decided to shoot there. We could not find a diner kitchen to shoot in, so the scene was rewritten to take place in a stock room. Neither could we find a suitable men\u2019s room, so we had one constructed at Str8-Up Studios in Northridge.<\/p>\n I submitted my script breakdown, prop list, wardrobe requirements and a vanity request for ginger ale. Done.<\/p>\n The film was cast. The crew was hired. The locations had been found. The actors had their scripts. 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\nDrew\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.Riley Burke
\nBusinessman\u2026\u2026.Erik Rhodes<\/a>
\nTrucker\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.Tyler Riggz
\nWaiter\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026…Cort Donovan<\/a>
\nFry Cook\u2026\u2026\u2026…Noah Driver
\nBartender\u2026\u2026\u2026..Matthew Rush<\/a>
\nCustomer\u2026\u2026\u2026Roman Heart<\/a>
\nGangbanger\u2026\u2026Tyler Saint
\nGangbanger\u2026\u2026Eric Blaine
\nGangbanger\u2026\u2026Dallas Taylor<\/a>
\nGangbangee\u2026\u2026Mason Wyler<\/a>
\nPsycho Sam\u2026\u2026Lou Cass
\nDarren\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.Jack Shamama<\/p>\n