42K

Produced by William B. Doane
Written and Directed by Darren Doane and Ken Daurio
Edited by Rich Pratt
Director of Photography - Donavan Mlcoch

Starring:
Aaron Bruno
Mike Asman
Drew Stewart
John Monroy

42K is the red-headed stepchild of all those old Frankie Avalon & Annette Funichello beach movies. Those beach pictures possessed a child-like innocence to shield the audience from the awaking sexual tension between all the various characters. 42K, on the other hand, lays the sexuality out there for all to see, but somehow director William B. Doane is still able to maintain that child-like innocence that made the Frankie and Annette pictures so much fun.

The story revolves around four interchangeable friends and a night they spend together trying to fend off the forces of evil, all the while trying to score with the new girls in town. The plot is simple, but it's the goofy, off-kilter sense of humor that allows the story to work.

After finding a mysterious necklace that fell from the heavens, our heroes are approached by four women so beautiful they would make a eunuchs' heart race. The girls are looking for a good time and invite themselves out for a night on the town with out heroes. Dumbfounded by their good fortune, the four lads break out into down, Backstreet style.

Yes, it's that kind of movie.

42K was produced, in part, by New Age Records. I have no way of telling whether the film was created as a showcase for a boy band on the label. Short of looking it up that is, and that's something I'm afraid to do. I might confirm my suspicions and never watching the movie again out of pure spite and contempt. Now, if the boys were part of a punk band and broke out some non-N'Sync rifs…that's a whole other story.

Musical interludes aside, our boys have to deal with some pissed of ancient vampires trying to track down the necklace. The only way to defeat them is to break bad with a 12 gauge or kick it with some kung-fu, done Christian style…

I won't say whether the boys ever do get to score with the new girls. I've given away far to much as it is. 42K is a delightfully light and goofy take on the California beach scene.

Purchase from Sub Rosa Studios
New Age Records

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