Draft:Mass State Lottery

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  • Comment: Please reference that the film started principal photography. And... 2020? Shouldn't the film be ready by now? If there is a big delay because of development hell, please explain what else is going on that prevents the film from being finished. Cambalachero (talk) 13:51, 26 April 2024 (UTC)

Mass State Lottery
Directed byJay Karales
Written byJay Karales
StarringJay Karales
Hans Lam Barboza
Nicholas Goroff
Yuna Kim
Buddy Duress
Sheila Ball
Austin Wright
Jake Hanrahan
Production
company
Forgotten Genres
Release date
2024
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Mass State Lottery is an upcoming 2024 American comedy crime film written and directed by Jay Karales (known professionally as LowRes Wünderbred.)[1] Starring Jay Karales, Hans Lam Barboza, Nicholas Goroff, Yuna Kim, Buddy Duress, Sheila Ball, Austin Wright, Kenney Dorcely, and Jake Hanrahan.

Plot[edit]

A private investigator manipulates a grieving mother to save his dying business and stumbles upon a pattern of murders.

The film is inspired by Boston cases in the smiley face murder theory.

Cast[edit]

  • Jay Karales as Rathke
  • Hans Lam Barboza as Devlin
  • Nicholas Goroff as Evans
  • Yuna Kim as Eun-Hee Kim
  • Buddy Duress as Ivan Amari and Church Fitzgerald
  • Austin Wright as Justin Amari
  • Jerry Schultz as Frances Zëger
  • Sheila Ball as Katherine Amari
  • Dalton Pruitt as John Doe
  • Jake Hanrahan as John Doyle
  • Kenney Dorcely as MySpace

Production[edit]

Filming[edit]

The film's principal photography started in the first week of March 2020 and ran through December 2023 in New York, Massachusetts, and Seoul, South Korea.[citation needed]

Casting[edit]

The primary cast of Jay Karales, Hans Lam Barboza, Jacob A. Miller, Kenney Dorcely, Thomas Speed, and Jerry Jensen - collectively known as the comedy troupe Headshot, LLC., was announced to headline the feature in early 2020.

In July 2020 journalist and Popular Front creator Jake Hanrahan was cast as conspiracy theorist podcaster John Doyle.

Eric Roberts (Star 80, The Dark Knight) was initially cast as the film's antagonist, but was later dropped.

In January 2022 Buddy Duress (Good Time, PVT Chat) was announced to have signed on to play dual characters in the film. Buddy Duress would pass away in November 2023, with his death being announced by Karales and brother Michael Stathis in February 2024.[2] Mass State Lottery is his final film.

Release[edit]

Mass State Lottery will be released in 2024. The first theatrical trailer was released on YouTube May 6, 2021.[3] The second theatrical trailer was released August 17, 2022 on the Forgotten Genres website.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "LowRes Wünderbred Documentary Series". 12 September 2017.
  2. ^ Flam, Charna (February 27, 2024). "Buddy Duress, Robert Pattinson's Co-Star in Good Times, Dead at 38 (Exclusive)". People. Archived from the original on March 8, 2024. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  3. ^ "Mass State Lottery (2024)". YouTube. Retrieved 6 May 2021.

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References[edit]

Category:American comedy films Category:American crime comedy films Category:2024 films Category:American horror films