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“A tightly wound mystery.”  — Brett Oppegaard, The Columbian

“An earnest, Bruce Springsteen ‘Working Life” kind of film dropped into an ironic, cynical Mulholland Drive world.” – -  J.H. Tompkins, San Francisco Bay Guardian

Synopsis

BIRDDOG (1999) tells the story of Harv Beckman, a used car salesman in a trashy part of town who accidentally comes in to possession of a rare 1948 Kaiser automobile, which leads to some disturbing revelations about the facts behind the 1948 Vanport, Oregon flood which destroyed an entire city.  Portland, Oregon is the backdrop of this film that explores racism, greed, and class in a very corrupt city.  Throw in the local Kiwanis Club and you have a very odd unpredictable film.

Running Time – – 100 minutes

“An engaging and funny first feature, Birddog tells an engrossing story and reveals – with colorful characters and funky ‘pot lots’ – a love for the eastside, past and present.”  — Kim Morgan, Willamette Week

BIRDDOG Credits

Crew:

Written and Directed by         Kelley Baker

Produced by                          Nicola Silverstone

Associate Producer              Concha Solano

Director of Photography       Randall Timmerman

Production Designer            Teresa Tamiyasu

Costume Designer               Marychris Mass

Editor                                   Harry B Miller III

Cast:

Dougald Park                       Harv Beckman

Don Alder                             Ron Tilly

Tom Lasswell                        Earl

Jim Cuevas                          Tommy Thompson

Duffy Epstein                       Dave Patton

Janet McIntyre                     Betty

Danny Bruno                        Ben

Steven Clark Pachosa         Roger Johnson

The Angry Filmmaker Speaks:

“I took every dime I made from being the Sound Designer on Good Will Hunting, and some money I didn’t have, for a total of $150,000, and plunged it in to Birddog.  It was an exciting time for me.  I had a cast of 28 and a crew of 30.  Friends bent over backwards to help me.  I shot Birddog in 35 mm for 19 days.”

“Where are the Stars?  We need recognizable Actors otherwise we can’t sell it!  I thought I was talking to “Independent” Distributors.  Everyone agreed it was a good movie, well written, well acted, and shot beautifully.  The sound was great!  But there are no Stars!  I was told that next time I make an independent movie I need to have Stars.  And all along I thought what I needed were good actors and a good story.”