{"id":2829,"date":"2025-06-26T16:13:29","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T20:13:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beckinabox.com\/?page_id=2829"},"modified":"2025-06-26T16:13:31","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T20:13:31","slug":"broken-skates-2006","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/beckinabox.com\/?page_id=2829","title":{"rendered":"Broken Skates (2006)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Produced by John Beck<br>Written by John Beck and Joseph Martin<br>Music by Joseph Martin<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This short film was intended to be the first in a trilogy created for the summer *Late Night Series*, a weekly live variety show (monthly over the summer); however, the subsequent two films were never produced. Designed as an audience participation piece, the film was shaped by live input from attendees, who provided four key elements:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211;&nbsp;<strong>Character\/Occupation:<\/strong>&nbsp;Phil, a roller skate repair technician&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>&#8211;&nbsp;<strong>Prop:<\/strong>&nbsp;A duck on a string&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>&#8211;&nbsp;<strong>Line of Dialogue:<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8220;Fuck you, I&#8217;m going to Guam.&#8221;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>&#8211;&nbsp;<strong>Film Genre:<\/strong>&nbsp;*Film noir*&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With these elements as the foundation, the script was conceived, filmed, and scored within the span of four nights. The completed short premiered at the *Late Night Series*, where it was screened before a live audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cast in order of appearance:<br><strong>Benee Williams<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; Victim #1<br><strong>Peter Ogden<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; Phil<br><strong>Damian Gaeta<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; Detective Dan Weston<br><strong>John Beck<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; Drunk Man<br><strong>Jennifer Lucania<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; Drunk Woman<br><strong>Sebastian Aragorn Lucania<\/strong>&nbsp;-Dog<br><strong>Michelle Wood<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; Doris&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fOhhzSc5TLs?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Produced by John BeckWritten by John Beck and Joseph MartinMusic by Joseph Martin This short film was intended to be the first in a trilogy created for the summer *Late Night Series*, a weekly live variety show (monthly over the summer); however, the subsequent two films were never produced. 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