September 29, 2024
Do The Hanky Panky with Nick and Lindsey
<p class="p1"><strong>WELCOME, one and all, </strong>to the long-awaited premiere of season 4! Today, your good ol' host, Shift Orion, is joined by Nick Roth and Lindsey Haun. Shift and Nick met while wandering around in the howling abyss of social media. Nick was looking for podcasts to talk about his new movie, Hanky Panky, and Shift was looking for inspiration to reboot this show.</p> <p class="p1">So Nick hailed Lindsey to join Shift for a chat about this fantastic, whacky, elevated, innovative film made with love under crazy conditions.</p> <p class="p1">And they also talk about other things like Nick and Lindsey's kids, Nick's upcoming haunted dreidel film, Lindsey's dark and vague works in progress, and Shift's upcoming sci-fi about an average white American man who gets knocked up by an alien parasite just after landing his dream job and has flashbacks to that one time he tried to convince his teenage girlfriend to not have an abortion.</p> <p class="p1"> We hope you enjoy this episode and then go watch <a title="WATCH IT" href= "https://tubitv.com/movies/100018278/hanky-panky" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hanky Panky on Tubi</a>!</p> <p class="p1">Special thanks to Gina Mangiaracinage for hooking it up with the functioning Internet that carried this episode to your ear holes while my Internet was not working.</p> <p class="p1"><strong>Nick & Lindsey, Co-Directors: </strong></p> <p class="p1">Hanky Panky marks the feature debut of frequent collaborators and future Hollywood power couple Nick and Lindsey.</p> <p class="p1">Lindsey is a gold-record winning singer/songwriter, an actor and horror icon (Village of the Damned, Trueblood, Shrooms, Color of Friendship), and a director of several award-winning short films and music videos. She is repped by Bohemia Group.</p> <p class="p1">Nick is a former middle-school substitute Latin teacher, current pun factory, and film and television writer who most recently wrote on ABC sitcom American Housewife. He is repped by Zero Gravity.</p> <p class="p1"> </p> <p class="p1"><strong>About HANKY PANKY </strong></p> <p class="p1"><strong>Logline</strong>: A man and his talking handkerchief save the world from an evil top-hat, and also learn to love.</p> <p class="p1"><strong>Genre</strong>: Puppets and Blood.</p> <p class="p1"><strong>Runtime</strong>: 86 minutes, 4 of which is a fight scene between a napkin and a hat.</p> <p class="p1"><strong>Full Synopsis</strong>: When sweet and quirky ayahuasca marriage counselor Diane mistakenly invites the wrong “Sam” to a retreat she’s co-hosting with friends and family at an isolated snowy mountain cabin, instead of her best friend’s sister Samantha showing up, she gets Sam, a socially anxious oddball who has brought his best friend, Woody, a foul-mouthed talking handkerchief Sam believes only he can hear, and who is sexually aroused by cleaning up messes. Diane is Sam’s opposite, but it’s love at first sight. The only thing that stands between them is that right away everyone in the cabin starts being mysteriously murdered, and the whole vacation quickly descends into a zany pandemonium of cults, psychedelics, aliens, and, as Woody himself puts it, delicious chaos.</p> <p class="p1"><strong>Short Synopsis</strong>: A socially anxious oddball and his best friend, a foul-mouthed talking handkerchief who is sexually aroused by cleaning up messes, must confront an inter-dimensional evil in order to save the world and find true love.</p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1"><strong>Trailer</strong>:</span> <span class="s2"><a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqKFZm04ViM">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqKFZm04ViM</a></span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1"><strong>Official Website</strong>:</span> <span class="s2"><a href= "https://hankypankythemovie.com">https://hankypankythemovie.com</a></span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1"><strong>IG</strong>:</span> <span class="s2"><a href= "https://www.instagram.com/hankypankymovie">https://www.instagram.com/hankypankymovie</a></span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1"><strong>FB</strong>:</span> <span class="s2"><a href= "https://www.facebook.com/HankyPankyMovie">https://www.facebook.com/HankyPankyMovie</a></span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1"><strong>X</strong>:</span> <span class="s2"><a href= "https://www.twitter.com/HankyPankyMovie">https://www.twitter.com/HankyPankyMovie</a></span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1"><strong>TT</strong>:</span> <span class="s2"><a href= "https://www.tiktok.com/@hankypankymovie">https://www.tiktok.com/@hankypankymovie</a></span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1"><strong>YT</strong>:</span> <span class="s2"><a href= "https://m.youtube.com/@HankyPankyTheMovie">https://m.youtube.com/@HankyPankyTheMovie</a></span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1"><strong>LI</strong>:</span> <span class="s2"><a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/company/hankypankythemovie/">https://www.linkedin.com/company/hankypankythemovie/</a></span></p> <p class="p1"> </p> <p class="p1"><strong>FEATURED REVIEWS </strong></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">"A perfect pick for 420... gleefully absurd... No matter how deeply you've dived into horror comedies, I can assure you that you've never seen anything quite like this... the comedy equivalent of a Jackson Pollock... sensational... an absolute avalanche of silliness... “</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">—Kristy Puchko, <strong>Mashable</strong></span> <span class="s2"><a href= "https://mashable.com/article/hanky-panky-movie-2024-review">https://mashable.com/article/hanky-panky-movie-2024-review</a></span></p> <p class="p1"> </p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">"Hanky Panky is a delightfully unserious horror movie crammed with comedy."</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">––Becca James, <strong>Chicago Reader</strong></span> <span class="s2"><a href= "https://chicagoreader.com/film/review-hanky-panky/">https://chicagoreader.com/film/review-hanky-panky/</a></span></p> <p class="p1"> </p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">"Hanky Panky is a genre-bending rollercoaster that seamlessly blends elements of comedy and horror, all while descending to a new level of insanity… A surreal success in ambitious independent filmmaking."</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">––Smrithika Majukar, <strong>Film Ireland</strong></span> <span class="s2"><a href= "https://filmireland.net/2024/04/08/review-hanky-panky/">https://filmireland.net/2024/04/08/review-hanky-panky/</a></span></p> <p class="p1"> </p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">"Cheap, Dumb, Delightful... Joyous. It’s a silly movie that just wants to make its audience smile, and it succeeds."</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">––Kyle Logan, <strong>Screen Anarchy</strong></span> <span class="s2"><a href= "https://screenanarchy.com/2024/04/hanky-panky-review-cheap-dumb-delightful.html"> https://screenanarchy.com/2024/04/hanky-panky-review-cheap-dumb-delightful.html</a></span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">"Hanky Panky is the stupidly funny horror-comedy of the year... wacky, wonderful, and at times completely bonkers."</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">––Romey Norton, <strong>Film Focus Online</strong></span> <span class="s2"><a href= "https://www.filmfocusonline.com/post/hanky-panky-review">https://www.filmfocusonline.com/post/hanky-panky-review</a></span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">"It may be a little too strange and outlandish for some, but those who are willing to embrace its unashamed weirdness and its brazen nonconformity are in for a great time."</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">––David Gelmini, <strong>Dread Central</strong></span> <span class="s2"><a href= "https://www.dreadcentral.com/reviews/494104/hanky-panky-review-seth-green-voicesan-evil-hat-in-absurd-new-comedy/?amp"> https://www.dreadcentral.com/reviews/494104/hanky-panky-review-seth-green-voicesan-evil-hat-in-absurd-new-comedy/?amp</a></span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">"It’s silly, it’s wild, and it’s filthy in all the right ways, made by a team with a clear love of film... No one should deprive themselves of an opportunity to see a napkin learn about the power of friendship."</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">––Jules Caldeira, <strong>Film Inquiry</strong></span> <span class="s2"><a href= "https://www.filminquiry.com/hanky-panky-2023-review/?amp=1">https://www.filminquiry.com/hanky-panky-2023-review/?amp=1</a></span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s3"><strong>FILM FESTIVAL SCREENINGS & AWARDS</strong></span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s3"><strong>LA Comedy Film Festival</strong> Official Selection</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s3"><strong>Int’l Independent Film Awards </strong>Best Actor (Jacob DeMonte-Finn) Best Supporting Actor (Seth Green) Best Actress (Ashley Holliday Tavares) Best Supporting Actress (Clare Grant) Best Casting Best Directing Best Narrative Feature</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s3"><strong>World Premiere Film Awards </strong>Best First Time Filmmaker Best Comedic Script Best Comedy Feature Best Production Design Judges' Choice</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s3"><strong>Central Coast Int’l Film Festival </strong>Official Selection Beast Feature Film</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s3"><strong>Athens Int’l Monthly Art Film Festival </strong>Best Debut Feature Film</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s3"><strong>Golden State Film Festival </strong>Official Selection Best Supporting Actor (Seth Green)</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s3"><strong>Robinson Film Awards </strong>Best Comedy Feature</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s3"><strong>Golden Lion Int’l Film Festival </strong>Best Actress (Ashley Holliday Tavares) Best Actor (Jacob DeMonte-Finn) Best Comedy Feature Best International Feature Film</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s3"><strong>Los Angeles Film Awards </strong>Best Indie Feature Best New Director</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s3"><strong>Italian Comedy Festival </strong>International Comedy Prize</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s3"><strong>Five Continents Int’l Film Festival </strong>Official Selection Best Director Best Screenplay Best Actress (Ashley Holliday Tavares) Best Art Direction Best Team Performance</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s3"><strong>The IndieFEST Film Awards </strong>Best Feature Film Best Ensemble Cast Best Special Effects</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s3"><strong>Cinema Cappuccino </strong>Best Feature Film</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s3"><strong>Gothamite Monthly Film Awards </strong>Best Feature Film</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s3"><strong>Indie Vegas Film Festival </strong>Official Selection Best Supporting Actress (Clare Grant)</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s3"><strong>LA Cinema Festival of Hollywood </strong>Official Selection Best Narrative Feature Best Director Best Actor (Jacob DeMonte-Finn)</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s3"><strong>Kalakari Film Festival </strong>Official Selection</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s3"><strong>Fortean Film Festival </strong>Official Selection</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s3"><strong>MegaFlix Film Awards </strong>Official Selection</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s3"><strong>Silver Wing Int’l Film Festival </strong>Best Narrative Feature</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s3"><strong>Dreamz Catcher Int’l Film Festival </strong>Best Feature Film</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s3"><strong>Independent Horror Movie Awards </strong>Best Feature Best Actor (Jacob DeMonte-Finn) Best Humor Best Kill</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s3"><strong>Top Indie Film Awards </strong>Best Humor Best Original Idea</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s3"><strong>Kalakari Film Festival </strong>Certificate of Achievement </span></p> <p class="p1"> </p> <p class="p1"><strong>Directors’ Statement: </strong>Hanky Panky was inspired by the way certain zany comedies like Wet Hot American Summer and Caddyshack seemed to capture the energy of locking their whole cast and crew together in, say, a summer camp, or a coke-orgy fueled hotel in the middle of a Florida hurricane with Chevy Chase -- and then somehow get that energy on screen. We shot Hanky Panky in Lindsey's dad's cabin in the mountains above Heber, Utah, where the entire cast and crew crammed together, at 8,000ft of elevation, during the most intense blizzard ever recorded there. It was a true anarcho-communist-guerilla production: literally no budget, nobody got paid, everyone chipped in for food and drugs, and we all cooperatively own the film now. We shot it on a camera our team won with a short film at Slamdance in 2015. A friend who shoots porn let us borrow his lights. By far our biggest expense was that Lindsey backed her car into Nick's in the blizzard and knocked out a headlight, so that did cost us like $900 to fix. It was crazy. Everyone went a little bit crazy. Some of us went a lot a bit crazy. It's our hope that a bunch of that fun, contagious craziness has ended up on the screen.</p> <p class="p1"><strong>CONTACT Nick & Lindsey: </strong></p> <p class="p1"><a href= "mailto:hankypankythemovie@gmail.com">hankypankythemovie@gmail.com</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p class="p1"> </p> <p class="p4"><a href= "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcWBqXwYw-SB32OCEmsemgQ" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"><span class="s2">GMM's YouTube</span></a> -- Subscribe and like all our videos please!</p> <p class="p4"><a href= "https://www.instagram.com/goodmorningmayberrypodcast/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">GMM's IG</a></p> <p class="p4"> </p> <p class="p4"><strong>Credits:</strong></p> <p class="p1">Shift Orion, producer/host, graphics</p> <p class="p1"> </p> <p class="p1">guests</p> <p class="p1">Lindsey Haun & Nick Roth</p> <p class="p1"> </p> <p class="p1"> </p> <p class="p1"><strong>Soundtrack:</strong></p> <p class="p1">New GMM Intro by Wonderful Glass Cage</p> <p class="p1">IKISC </p> <p class="p1"><a href= "https://www.reverbnation.com/thewgc/song/8410625-in-no-time-back-soon-4-round-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">(in no) Time (back soon 4 round 2) - remix - by Wonderful Glass Cage</a></p>