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Tapioca
Directed by Paddy Houlihan
A Pitch Dark, Recession Proof Comedy About Becoming Homeless In Chicago
Winner! Best Picture!
Geneva International Film Festival!
Emmy & Tony Award Winner
BEN VEREEN Returns to the Screen in a Critically Acclaimed Performance!
“A Highway To Heaven Ride” —Abc Television
“ A Fascinating Comedy That Takes You On An Unusual Journey” — Jim Ferguson Abc
“Brilliant Musical Score” —The Park Record, Park City Utah
Featuring Musical Score By Ryan Cohan
Cartoons By Pulitzer Prize Winner Jack Higgins
Nuts, a destitute and homeless street vendor, (Ben Vereen) zaps a cynical stand-up comedian with a mystical hex; sending the comic into the underworld of the homeless on a wacky odyssey of redemption. Pipes (Houlihan), an alcoholic jerk, insults Nuts upon their chance encounter resulting in Nuts suffering an apoplectic seizure from his abuse. Nuts vows revenge, putting a hex on Pipes, resulting in him losing everything he has, including his mind. Tapioca is a comic tale of redemption, a hilarious voyage into the lower depths of humanity with a powerful dose of social justice. Shot on the streets of Chicago the film features many of the windy cities most revered comics, theatre actors and writers. |
