{"id":25993,"date":"2013-01-21T14:53:43","date_gmt":"2013-01-21T19:53:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/?p=25993"},"modified":"2018-11-20T23:02:15","modified_gmt":"2018-11-21T04:02:15","slug":"escape-from-tommorw-the-film-disney-probably-doesnt-want-you-to-see","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/2013\/01\/21\/escape-from-tommorw-the-film-disney-probably-doesnt-want-you-to-see\/","title":{"rendered":"ESCAPE FROM TOMMOROW: The Film Disney Probably Doesn’t Want You To See"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"EscapeFromTomorrow\"<\/a>There are many films that screen at the Sundance that rarely get seen outside of the confines of the annual film festival. Usually, these are films that don\u2019t seem to make an impact on critics or the numerous studio and distributor execs looking for product that they think they can sell. But this year, there is one film that is generating the type of buzz that would normally have those execs in a bidding frenzy that you probably won\u2019t ever get a chance to see \u2013 director Randy Moore\u2019s drama Escape From Tomorrow<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

At first glance there doesn\u2019t seem to be anything that would prohibit a distributor from releasing a film about a man\u2019s slow descent into despair and madness after being told he is being fired from his job while on the last day of his family\u2019s vacation. That is until you realize that the entire film was shot surreptitiously at Florida\u2019s Walt Disney World and California\u2019s Disneyland theme parks without permission. As such, there is much of the famous (and copyrighted) Disney iconography seen throughout the film. The studio\u2019s costumed characters can be glimpsed walking through the background. Scenes take place on the Snow White, Winnie The Pooh and Haunted Mansion rides. So many things Disney\u2019s phalanx of lawyers would have to give permission for these trademarked and copyrighted images to appear in a commercial release of the film. And I\u2019m guessing that the reported scene showing the Disney princess as high-end prostitutes with Asian businessmen as clients probably won\u2019t help convince them to sign off on the film. <\/p>\n

So how did he manage to make the film right under the noses of park security? Well, it was apparently pretty simple. With virtually everyone at the parks owning their own video cameras and looking to document their experience there, no one really took note when Moore and just a few cast and crew members took out a Cannon 5D DSLR and started shooting. Audio was sometimes recorded on cell phones or on digital recorders taped to the actors. Scripts and production paperwork were kept on iPhones. Moore, his cast and a cameraman rode certain rides multiple times in order to capture the footage they needed without any ride operators ever raising an eyebrow.<\/p>\n

And amazingly, the final product doesn\u2019t look like a found footage film as one may expect but instead is a polished production, if this short clip that has been released is any indication – <\/p>\n