Hitting the Nuts - the movie

For Investors

This particular project is now fully funded at a budget less than $200,000. The producers of HTN are actively pursuing future projects. A complete business plan may be provided upon request.

If you are interested in joining a future project at this level, please contact Jim Nyberg at jim@nybergassociates.com.

Investment in this Project is potentially attractive for the following principal reasons:

Genre

The Project falls into a genre that has yielded a number of successful films and television series. Hitting the Nuts is a fictional comedy filmed as if it were an actual documentary. This kind of film is often given the title “mock documentary” or simply “mockumentary.” Films of this genre have historically demonstrated a broad audience appeal. Successful mock documentary films in recent years include, but are not limited to, This is Spinal Tap, Best in Show, A Mighty Wind, and Waiting for Guffman. Television shows in this genre include recent popular series like The Office, Reno 911!, Curb your Enthusiasm, Arrested Development and Parks and Recreation.

Special Marketablity

The World Series of Poker has grown in popularity over the last decade to more than 23,000 participants and $52,000,000 in prize money with television coverage of ESPN. Texas Hold ‘Em Poker has become a stable part of American popular culture. This project is intended to be the definitive comedic satire on the poker phenomenon, doing for poker what Caddy Shack, Major League and Strange Brew did for golf, baseball and hockey respectively.

Improvisation

The script for the Project exists as a completed twenty-seven page narrative. However, the actual words of dialogue will be improvised on set by a team of highly skilled improvisational actors. This will make the film take on the feel of a documentary in the tradition of films noted above.

Ultra-Low Budget Film

The average budget for a studio-affiliated film in America is around $50 million. The Screen Actors Guild defines an “ultra-low budget film” as a picture with a total budget of less than $200,000. The genre, settings and artistic direction for this Film allow for a low cost production and, consequently, the film should be attractive to distributors who can more quickly realize a profit relative to a big budget film. A limited list of recent successful films at this budget range include: Napoleon Dynamite, Once, Fireproof, Pieces of April, The Brothers McMullen, The Blaire Witch Project and Facing the Giants.

Relational and Economic Opportunities

Through the extensive relational and professional contacts of the producers, Hitting the Nuts can be fully produced in the summer of 2009 for an even greater value. The current recession has also affected film professionals and actors who are willing to work at a reduced rate – some up to 50% less than what they were quoting a year ago. Shooting the film in Cincinnati allows the producers to utilize an emerging list of motivated volunteers who are excited to see a movie filmed in Ohio.

High Risk Investment

Filmmaking is a high-risk investment. Many films do not return the initial investment. Before investing in the Project please read the risk factors clearly spelled out in the Memorandum.