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Community Film Studio Santa Barbara to Screen THE BET at Arlington Theatre, 4/19-20

By: Mar. 23, 2013
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Community Film Studio Santa Barbara presents their first feature-length film THE BET at the Arlington Theatre (Santa Barbara, CA) on April 19th and 20th, 2013 at 7 p.m. This delightful romantic comedy marks the directorial debut of Finola Hughes, veteran film and television actress and local Carpinteria resident. The film was produced by Christine Fry, James Kahn, and Jack Presnal. Annie J. Dahlgren and Christina Eliason wrote the script, which pits a teenager against his grandfather in a wager over who will find love first. If the teen wins, he acquires his deceased father's vintage muscle car; and if the grandfather wins, the teen has to rebuild the family porch and re-do the landscaping.

Addison Smith, a senior in high school, lives with his single mom, Libby, and paternal grandfather Collier in a small Santa Barbara bungalow. Still practicing to get his driver's license, Addison has never been one to rush into things - including relationships with girls. Collier, in fact - a bit worried about his grandson's development - pressures him into a friendly bet: which of them will be the first to seduce a lady. Collier picks Addison's potential conquests at the high school, as Addison picks Collier's at the local retirement facility. As the bet plays itself out in this coming-of-age lighthearted drama, Addison's mom, Libby, is herself just starting to date again after the death of her husband several years before. What ensues is three generations of a family, all looking for love - sometimes in the right places, sometimes in the wrong ones, sometimes comically, sometimes poignantly. Along the way, they learn, and teach each other, lessons about love, life, maturity, and what it means to grow into adulthood.

Dr. Stuart Orenstein plays the role of the minister in The Bet. He advised, "Getting married in late life has its moments. If they knew what I know, would they still do it? If it were a double- wedding and the witness for the bride was marrying the witness for the groom, this wedding would make the NY Times! Ad-libbing marriage ceremonies can be fun!"

Tickets are available now for the World Premiere event, which will have limited seating on Friday April 19th and April 20th at 7:00pm. Advance tickets may be purchased now through Ticketmaster at www.TheBetMovie.com or directly at the Arlington box office. $12.50 General Admission; $40 VIP includes reserved seating and reception following with drinks/dessert and meet the director and stars of The Bet. There will be a question and answer session with key cast and crew immediately following both nights of screenings.

Cast

Scott Hagood....Addison

Tim T. Whitcomb....Collier

Portia Thomas....Libby

Mary O'Connor....Jennifer

Marion Frietag....Lorraine

John Lombardo....Phil

TJ Alvarado....Tyler

Peter Isaac....Raul

Bob Larsen....Hugh

Crystal Lee Daly....Liz

Natasha Nicole Kaye....Star

Nancy Amidon....Heddy

Heather Anderson....Alyssa

Jett Green....Mary

Deborah Cristobal....Madeline

Addison Proctor....Probation Supervisor Heath

Michelle Magers....Jennifer's Mom

Brittany McClelland....DMV Lady

Annie J. Dahlgren....Folk Singer #1

Marley Quinn....Folk Singer #2

Trina Emami....Officer Ortega/Callahan

Stuart Orenstein....Minister

Nicholis E. Sheley....Ted

Rachel Fry....Megan

Amy Marie Orozco....Waitress

Stuart Michael Tubby....Doughnut Shop clerk

Claudine Magers....Office Receptionist

Connie Connaughton....BBQ Guest

Jill Littlewood....Wedding Crasher

High School Students

Reggie Alvarado

Kelly Bader

Lane Bhutani

Nikita Borin

Sabrina Buchcik

Hillary Campbell

Robert Dearman

Quang Doan

Danielle Gifford

Jacob Gordon

Rachel Hallett

Maddie Harris

RiJo Jackson

Daphne Janelle

Alexis LaPollo

Breanne Lewis

Joseph Lopez

Mark Maley

Isiah Montes

Belen Nevarez

Arlene Rodriguez

Cassandra Siegel

Robby Solorio

Richie Spitzer

Devyn Williams

Carlos Zambrano

Donald Zhang

Liz's Party

Jonathan Arias

Calvin Blass

Hillary Campbell

Patrick Corrigan

Michael Culcinella

Robert Dearman

Linnea Earl-Gore

Jaclyn Gold

Bailey Gore

Jessica Redon

T.J. Ross

Parker Sampanis

Erin Sanders

Jared Starr

Kenny Vuong

Beach Scene

Danielle Ballard

Chris Day

Leah Goldberg

JoNathan Ramos

Restaurants

Melissa Ramsey Demeter

Ed Gover

Christina Gumpert

Erik L. Kargard

Yumi Kodama

Police Station

Tyler Castor

Linda Newlin

Dylan Perry

Hikers and Bikers

Cody Langseth

Matt Ramirez

Mitch White

Little League Game

Robert Backlund

Barbara Backlund

Max Backlund

Zane Booth

Deborah Booth

Tara Gay

Kate Gay

Jack Gay

Brendan Hickey

Johnny Ruffin

Linda Ruffin

Charlie Tognotti

Audrey Tognotti

Adeline Tognotti

Sofia Tognotti

Cash Young

Dylan Young

Sadie Young

Muddy Waters

Samantha Buchanan

Patrick Corrigan

Alexis Cottavoz

Justin Franklin

Erin Gailsdaughter

Davies Kabogoza

Rick Maiani

Leigh Moross

Nancy Nielsen

Chaunteé M. Owens

Mark Patta

Tim Robb

NeAl Rosenthal

Laine Swartz

Jil Switzer

Andrew Velikanje

Maria Caridad Yépez

Mount Verde Residents

Danielle Ballard

Bettina Barrett

Michael Cervantes

Mary Claire Fittipaldi

Carmen Garcia

Leah Goldberg

RuBen Hernandez

Sean Hutchinson

Dorie Hutchinson

June Kaiser

Libby Kane

Polly Lundahl

Jessie McMillan

Åsa Olsson

Ellis Pilgrim

JoNathan Ramos

Beta-Raquel Rivera

Cindy Stevens

Arthur J. Torsiglieri

Join Grammy Award winning performer Kenny Loggins and Emmy Award winning actress Michelle Stafford, for a Sneak Preview of THE BET, honoring director Finola Hughes. April 4th, 2013 7:00 pm at the Bacara Resort.

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The Bet (movie) opens 4/19/13


The Bet (movie) opens 4/19/13


The Bet (movie) opens 4/19/13


The Bet (movie) opens 4/19/13


The Bet (movie) opens 4/19/13



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