Sweaty Robot

Our little movie about a man with a fake mustache is now available on Amazon VOD.  That means you can buy ($9.99) or rent ($2.99) it from Amazon, or even have it sent to your Tivo.

Here’s what you can do:

RATE and REVIEW the movie on Amazon.  Also TAG it.  Use words like this: happy birthday harris malden, independent film, indie film, comedy, funny. That way, it’ll show up better in searches.

While you’re at it, please do the same on our IMDb Profile.

We made a short film for IndyMogul’s Backyard FX show.  Happy Thanksgiving.

If this embedded movie isn’t working, you can see it here [ YouTube Link ]

Everyone coming from Indymogul.com, thanks for visiting!  We had a great time working with Erik and our old friend Bobby, while getting covered in fake blood this past weekend.  Just to tell you something about us: we made our first feature film this past year on a tiny, tiny budget, small crew, but with a lot of heart… awww.  Right now the only way to see it is if you purchase a DVD and if you liked the indymogul test film, we can guarantee that you’ll like “Happy Birthday, Harris Malden”.  Occasionally we have screenings and we’re just about to have our internet debut, so check in periodically for news or favor Harris Malden on Facebook for updates.  Thanks for the support!

IndyMogul.com’s Erik Beck does this show Backyard FX.  He shows people how to do special FX on the cheap.  In this week’s Backyard FX he demonstrates how to make something pop out of your chest.  Some of the Sweaty Robots are in the video.

If you came to our site because you saw this video, and you’re looking for our feature film, Happy Birthday Harris Malden…well, click it.

Erica Bauwens from Rowan University’s newspaper, The Whit, did an article about Ben Davidow, Sweaty Robot, and Harris Malden.

Alum Returns With Film Premiere

“I was out in L.A. and we decided to make this movie so I came back and we made it in Philadelphia,” Davidow said. “The movie is based on the character [from the documentary], but it’s very different from the original documentary.”

You can read the whole thing here. [ Full Article Link ]

The following article is on indieWIRE Buzz / Rumors today.

Dave McLaughlin’s “On Broadway” and Rob Epstein’s “The Times of Harvey Milk” are two of the titles debuting this month on Amazon Video on Demand in the wake of a new partnership with Cinetic Rights Management (CRM) that will bring independent films to audiences via Amazon and CreateSpace DVD on Demand. The deal between CRM and Amazon will place about twenty films on Amazon each month, one debuting exclusively each month. Others on tap for Amazon this month include Sweaty Robot’s “Happy Birthday, Harris Malden,” Curt Johnson’s “Your Mommy Kills Animals,” and Vern Oakley’s “A Modern Affair.” Additional November films have not yet been announced. “Audiences are no longer required to live in a specific city to see new and classic independent film,” CRM’s Matt Dentler said today, in a statement. “All they need now is an Internet connection.” “On Broadway,” profiled yesterday by indieWIRE, is November’s CRM exclusive on Amazon. [Eugene Hernandez] 

Internet, here we come.  [ Link to IndieWIRE Article ]

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Date: November 13, 2008

Time: 8:00pm

Location: Bozarth Hall Theater, Glassboro, NJ.

Ben emailed me this morning about a review on IMDb.  It’s by user oneloveamc, and it goes like this:

Absolutely amazing! see it!, 20 October 2008

I just saw this tonight and I’ve gotta say that it could not have possibly been better as far as I’m concerned. It could be compared to something like Super Troopers, only this movie didn’t need to use weed and compromising situations in order to be funny, don’t get me wrong I love Super Troopers, I even liked Beerfest, but this movie was so much better!!!!

The camera work was very straight forward with a great awareness of composition, none of that Guy Ritche type over stylized shifty camera work (and don’t get me wrong, I love that style, it just has no place being in this kinda film) the characters were flawless and incredibly entertaining, but what really made this one was the acting and just the overall delivery of the lines. All of the players had such great chemistry with each other, it was defiantly apparent that they had been acting together for a while by who comfortable they are with one and other when they say there lines…

See it the first chance you get, I believe that they said that it was available or was going to be available on some internet site, search it….

Two thumbs up! Amazing! And did I say it was quite possibly the best thing that I saw this whole film festival? because I think that it just might be!

Thanks, oneloveamc.  That’s very nice of you.

While most YouTube comments are stupid, pointless, innane, embarrassing, or all of the above, we received a good one from YouTuber ls1armgedn yesterday:

I’m so enamored, I’m trying to help spread your work with the ferociousness of smallpox…Keep up the excellent work, guys.

That’s the kind of get up and go that Harris Malden needs.  Good for you, ls1armgedn, we think it’s a terrific cause.  Earlier today, I tried to spread my butter with the ferociousness of smallpox, and I ripped my toast.