Faithful NCPCR readers will recall the gala "Twisted Illusions 2 Wrap Party and Sneak Preview Movie Showing" that fearless editor Nolan Canova and I attended on August 24, 2002 at the Comfort Suite in Brandon as featured in NCPCR Issue #127 of two weeks ago. Well now, let's review one of the primary reasons for that event--the movies themselves!

Twisted Illusions Inc. in association with Pesh Productions And Wynkoop Productions and M. Catherine Holseybrook present

"The Part"
(2002. To be released in 2003 as "Twisted Illusions 2")

Starring:	Also...
M. Catherine Holseybrook- Dr. Brooks Gustavo Perez- Dr. Bloch Mark A Nash- Eddie Lincoln Kevin Bangos- Dooley Lincoln Martial Arts Dude- Alberto Castillo Parise- Kathy Castillo MoniqueChavez- Zulmali Gonzalez Eva Thibedeau- Toni Taylor Anita Wad- Rebecca Holycross	Tina Nash Emily Page Tina Frankl Guerdy Claimon Richard Sousa And Featuring Joel D. Wynkoop as Timothy Ballard Music by: R.M. Hoopes (Elevator II Studios) Edited by: Tim Ritter Produced and Directed by: Joel D. Wynkoop

This short vignette starts out with a black and white videotape from mental health specialist Dr. Siedow showing the crazed rantings of one Timothy Ballard, masterfully portrayed by veteran Florida Folk Hero and actor Joel D. Wynkoop. Ballard has just been admitted to the Sunnyville Mental Institution in sunny Florida after being caught in association with several horrific murders.

Seven years later, after intensive counseling, therapy and drugs, Timothy Ballard is basically reduced to a nerdy nincompoop presumably not capable of harming a flea. Doctors Brooks (played by M. Catherine Holseybrook) and Bloch (played by Florida Folk Hero and actor Gus Perez) have a send-off party for Tim, and Dr. Bloch (head) dumbly announces to Tim: "Seven years ago you were stark raving mad! All you talked about was slashing people's throats! You've come a long way in the past seven years. The world is your oyster! Follow your dreams." Just what is Tim's dream? "I want to be an actor like William Shatner or Clint Eastwood. I'm gonna make a million dollars!" With those words, Timothy Ballard, former throat-slasher-come-nerdy nincompoop hits the bricks headed for the Lincoln Brothers Productions audition for the film "Grandma and Her Chainsaw".

The audition sequence is hilarious. In his most comedic acting job to date, Mark A. Nash plays the sleazy, leering film producer Eddie Lincoln. Whenever an aspiring young starlet appears for audition, he spouts such gibberish as "Could you read that taking your top off?" or "Would you drop your dress when reading that?" "YOU PIG!" responds one of the female auditioners, followed by "NEXT!"

Actor Nash, and fellow actor Kevin Bangos, who plays film producer brother Dooley Lincoln, are both outstanding in their roles, Last in line to audition is Timothy Ballard. He finds the lines initially difficult to read because they are "I'M GONNA KILL YOU BASTARDS-YOU KILLED MY GRANDMA, NOW WHERE'S HER CHAINSAW?!!" He initially found these lines to be difficult, but after the sleaze king Lincoln Brothers whip Ballard into frenzy; he became quite comfortable in reciting the lines. One could say it was old home week for former throat-slasher-come-nerdy nincompoop, Timothy Ballard.

Eddie Lincoln promises Ballard "I'll make you a star like Jack Nicholas in the Shining!" Dooley kicks in, "Be scary! Go out and practice being scary! Can you go out and act the manuscript? We'll see you in three weeks." "Oh boy! Oh boy!" Ballard responds nerdishly. "I'm gonna be a big movie star!"

The Lincoln Brothers reinforce and encourage Ballard to "Just practice for the part!"

And he will do just that.

This is both a humorous and intense movie in the best Wynkoop style with a great musical score at the end. Shot on location on Brandon, Ft. Pierce, Port St. Lucie and Sunnyville, Florida, and New York, New York, Trenton, New Jersey and Richmond, Virginia.