Believe (film)

Infobox Film
name = Believe


Kaleidoscope Pictures
director = Loki Mulholland
producer = Micah Merrill / Russ Kendall
writer = Loki Mulholland
starring = Adam Pendon, Lincoln Hoppe, K. Danor Gerald, Jeff Olson, Brian Clark, Britani Bateman Steve Anderson Ann Bosler Craig Clyde Jodie Russel Vanessa DeHart Graham Russell Troy Dunn Graham Russell
imdb_id = 0447857
awards =Flint Film Festival- Audience Choice Award Faux Film Festival- Audience Choice Award Gloria Film Festival- Audience Choice Award
tagline = Do you Believe?

"Believe" is a Mockumentary/Comedy about the world of Multi-Level Marketing or MLM. Believe is set in a town called Springfield. The local steel mill shuts down and leaves many out of business. The story follows Adam Pendon as he finds a new job in Believe Industries, a Pyramid scheme, under the tutelage of eccentric and zealous recruiter Mark Fuller. People who work as agents for Believe Industries are called Believers and the movie highlights stories of Believers and people who fight against Believe.

This is the first movie by director Loki Mulholland. Mulholland is also credited for the screenplay.

Believe was produced by Russ Kendall and Micah Merrill of Kaleidoscope Pictures. It was released April 20, 2007.

Plot

Set in the town of Springfield, Believe tells the story of Adam Pendon played by Larry Bagby, who is a struggling truck driver who was recently laid off from his job at the steel mill when it closes. Adam is approached by a salesman for a multi-level marketing company, Believe Industries. The salesman, Mark Fuller played by Lincoln Hoppe, offers Adam a business opportunity.

Adam agrees to meet Mark at a local hotel for the business meeting. This meeting is filled with the employees of Believe Industries, such as Dan Bretenheirmer played by Steve Anderson and Sally Bretenheirmer played by Ann Bosler who are unable to succeed at Believe, even though they sincerely try to work the program. Tom Hawks played by Brian Clark and Amy Hawks played by Britani Bateman are a focused couple who also meet Adam.

The owner of Believe is Howard Flash played by Jeff Olson, who claims to have lived in a trailer park until the business of Believe saved his life and made him wealthy.

Adam decides to join Believe and succeeds unexpectedly. He is invited to be a speaker at a Believe convention. The crux of the plot is Adam at a crossroads of either enjoying wealth and fame from Believe or walking away from Believe because he believes he is misleading other people with his wealth and fame. [ [http://www.believethemovie.com/Believe_Press_Notes.pdf Kaleidoscope Pictures ] ]

Cast

* Larry Bagby : Adam Pendon
* Lincoln Hoppe : Mark Fuller
* Vanessa DeHart : Jean Pendon
* Brian Clark : Tom Hawks
* Britani Bateman : Amy Hawks
* Steve Anderson : Dan Bretenheimer
* Ann Bosler : Sally Bretenheimer
* Jeff Olson : Howard Flash
* Craig Clyde : Mitch Harris
* Jodi Russell : Betty Fuller
* J. Scott Bronson : Dr. Bronson
* Curt Dousett : John Miller
* K. Danor Gerald : Ray Sterago
* Leilani Marshall : Lola
* Dutch Whitlock : Chris Bretenheimer
* Graham Russell : John Loch
* Morgan Lund : Reverend Goldsmith
* Jimmy Chunga : Himself

Background

For four years, Mulholland was a distributor for Amway, [ [http://www.movie-vault.com/news/301 New Film ‘BELIEVE’ Skewers Amway and other Multi-level Marketing Companies] ] one of the most well-known MLM companies in the world [ [http://www.alticor.com/resource-center/company-information/amway.aspx Amway - The History of Amway] ] [ [http://skepdic.com/amway.html Amway, Quixtar, Team of Destiny] ] [ [http://www.evangelicalresources.org/mlm.shtml Evangelical Resources on Multi-Level Marketing] ] .

External links

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* [http://www.believethemovie.com/ Believe The Movie]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwJp1uSIdm4 Mark Fuller Instructional Video: Honesty]
* [http://www.kalpics.com Kaleidoscope Pictures]
* [http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/GRANDRAPIDS-MI/WOOD-AM/news_061012_loki_mullholland.mp3 WOOD Radio Interview with Loki Mulholland - Writer & Director]
* [http://www.webraw.com/quixtar/archives/2006/10/interview_with_loki_mulholland_believe_director.php Quixtar Blog Interview with Loki Mulholland - Writer & Director]

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