DUMBSTRUCK hilarious documentary on ventriloquists opens SF 6/3 - Filmmakers in Person June 3, 2011

FILMMAKERS IN PERSON: writer/director Mark Goffman and producer Lindsay Goffman will speak at select opening weekend shows: dates and showtimes TBD

http://www.dumbstruckthemovie.com/

Truly Indie/Magnolia Pictures present DUMBSTRUCK, opening June 3, 2011 at Landmark’s Opera Plaza Cinema in San Francisco.

At the annual Vent Haven Convention in Ft. Mitchell, Kentucky, ventriloquism capital of the world, director Mark Goffman discovers five extraordinary characters straight out of a Christopher Guest movie. But in this case the characters are real and their stories are deeply human and touching:

Kim, a former Miss Ohio beauty queen yearning for her big break; Dan, a thriving cruise ship performer whose wife may divorce him when he comes ashore; Dylan, an introverted 13-year-old with dreams of hitting the professional circuit; Wilma – all six-foot-five of her – a former security guard who brings her dummies to senior homes and Wal-Marts; and Terry, who struggled for decades as a small-time performer before winning America's Got Talent on his way to a $100 million contract to headline the Mirage Casino in Las Vegas.

DUMBSTRUCK is the humorous and heartfelt story of these performers as they pursue their dreams of a career in puppetry. The film follows them as they take their acts across the United States, the Mexican Riviera, the Bahamas and Japan. It is filled with music, laughter, hopes and heartbreak. With its heart firmly planted on its polyester sleeve, DUMBSTRUCK takes the American dream sideways and never loses its way.

Engagement begins June 3, 2011
Landmark’s Opera Plaza Cinema, 601 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco, (415) 267-4893
Tickets are $10.50 for general admission and $8.00 for seniors, students, and children

Showtimes and tickets are available at: http://www.landmarktheatres.com/tickets and theatre box office.

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Best of the Festival - Palm Springs International Film Festival
Best Documentary Film - Mountain Film Festival
Winner Audience Award - Friars Club Comedy Film Festival

“You don't have to read anyone's lips to know that this quick-moving crowd-pleaser, which received its world premiere at the Palm Springs International Film Festival, is destined for a well-received theatrical run.” - Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter

The film’s running time is 84 minutes; it is not rated. In English.

Official Website: http://www.dumbstruckthemovie.com/