Finding Kraftland
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Finding Kraftland is a 2006 independent documentary from Richard Kraft productions starring Stacey J. Aswad, Richard Kraft, and Nicky Kraft. It was released on June 17, 2006 in many film festivals all over the United States.
collectibles. Finally, Richard goes to Disneyland but he won't go to Disneyland to get something small like a Mickey Mouse
hat. Rather, he has to get a piece of Disneyland. They have Haunted Mansion
, Skyway
, and PeopleMover
cars, The Nightmare Before Christmas
models. Richard transformed his home into Kraftland. Richard and Nicky started to help people with Crohn's Disease all over the world until Richard finds out that he has Crohn's Disease. Richard finds out that he is not going to die like his brother so he still lives a happy life. Every year Richard and Nicky have a big birthday party because their birthdays are two days apart and tons of people come every year. The film ends with Nicky playing a song he wrote, called "The Kronicles of Kraftland".
Plot
Finding Kraftland looks at the bonding between a son and father. The story line develops when Richard Kraft, going through a divorce where his son Nicky lives with his ex-wife two thirds of every year and Richard one third of every year, start traveling the world riding roller coasters and meeting famous people. The movie takes a serious twist when Kraft discovers he has Crohn's Disease, which killed his brother years earlier. Richard starts collecting in his honors. First, he starts collecting movie soundtracks — and then posters, restaurant knick-knacks and James BondJames Bond
James Bond, code name 007, is a fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short story collections. There have been a six other authors who wrote authorised Bond novels or novelizations after Fleming's death in 1964: Kingsley Amis,...
collectibles. Finally, Richard goes to Disneyland but he won't go to Disneyland to get something small like a Mickey Mouse
Mickey Mouse
Mickey Mouse is a cartoon character created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks at The Walt Disney Studio. Mickey is an anthropomorphic black mouse and typically wears red shorts, large yellow shoes, and white gloves...
hat. Rather, he has to get a piece of Disneyland. They have Haunted Mansion
Haunted Mansion
The Haunted Mansion is a dark ride located at Disneyland, the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World and Tokyo Disneyland. A significantly re-imagined incarnation of the ride, known as Phantom Manor, is located in Disneyland Paris...
, Skyway
Skyway (Disney)
The Skyway was a gondola lift attraction at Disneyland, at the Magic Kingdom, and at Tokyo Disneyland. Since all versions of this attraction took riders back and forth between Fantasyland and Tomorrowland, the route from Tomorrowland was called Skyway to Fantasyland, and the route from Fantasyland...
, and PeopleMover
PeopleMover
The PeopleMover, sometimes referred to as the WEDWay PeopleMover, was a transport attraction that operated from July 2, 1967 to August 21, 1995 in Tomorrowland at Disneyland in Anaheim, California. Guests boarded small trains that ran on elevated tracks for a "grand circle tour" above Tomorrowland...
cars, The Nightmare Before Christmas
The Nightmare Before Christmas
The Nightmare Before Christmas, often promoted as Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas, is a 1993 stop motion musical fantasy film directed by Henry Selick and produced/co-written by Tim Burton. It tells the story of Jack Skellington, a being from "Halloween Town" who opens a portal to...
models. Richard transformed his home into Kraftland. Richard and Nicky started to help people with Crohn's Disease all over the world until Richard finds out that he has Crohn's Disease. Richard finds out that he is not going to die like his brother so he still lives a happy life. Every year Richard and Nicky have a big birthday party because their birthdays are two days apart and tons of people come every year. The film ends with Nicky playing a song he wrote, called "The Kronicles of Kraftland".
Cast
- Stacey J. Aswad, (host)
- Dick Kraft, (himself)
- Nicky Kraft, (himself)
- Christophe BeckChristophe BeckChristophe Beck , also credited as Chris Beck, is a Canadian television and film score composer....
, (himself) - Jon BrionJon BrionJon Brion is an American rock and pop multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, composer and record producer.-Early life:...
(himself) - Danny ElfmanDanny ElfmanDaniel Robert "Danny" Elfman is an American composer, best known for scoring music for television and film. Up until 1995, he was the lead singer and songwriter in the rock band Oingo Boingo, a group he formed in 1976...
, (himself) - Alan MenkenAlan MenkenAlan Menken is an American musical theatre and film composer and pianist.Menken is best known for his numerous scores for films produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. His scores for The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and Pocahontas have each won him two Academy Awards...
, (himself) - John OttmanJohn OttmanJohn Ottman is an American film editor, composer and director.He is best known for his collaborations with film director Bryan Singer, acting as film editor and composing the scores for The Usual Suspects, Apt Pupil, X2: X-Men United, Superman Returns and most recently...
, (himself) - Trevor RabinTrevor RabinTrevor Charles Rabin is a South African born musician, best known as a guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for the British progressive rock band Yes from 1983–1994, and since then, as a film composer.- Early years :...
, (himself) - Graeme RevellGraeme RevellGraeme Revell is a New Zealand film score composer.Revell attended Auckland Grammar School, where he finished his final year in 7A...
, (himself) - Marc ShaimanMarc ShaimanMarc Shaiman is an American composer, lyricist, arranger, and performer for films, television, and theatre. He is perhaps best known for writing the music and co-writing the lyrics for the Broadway musical version of the cult John Waters film Hairspray, for which Shaiman won Tony and Grammy...
, (himself) - David ZippelDavid ZippelDavid Joel Zippel is an American musical theatre lyricist.-Biography:Zippel was born in Easton, Pennsylvania. He is a 1976 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania. While there, he wrote a "bizarre political musical" called Rotunda...
, (himself) - Michael J. Bell, (kid getting beat up by young Richard Kraft in home movie)
Film festivals and awards
Finding Kraftland was picked to be shown at 62 film festivals, from 2007-2009, winning awards at the following festivals:- 2007 Santa Fe Film Festival: Best Creative Spirit
- 2007 Central Florida Film Festival: Best Documentary
- 2007 River's Edge International Film Festival: Jury Award
- 2007 The Feel Good Film FestivalThe Feel Good Film FestivalThe Feel Good Film Festival , also known as the Sunflower Film Festival, is held annually in Hollywood, California. The Festival is the largest of its kind showcasing American, international, independent, and family-friendly films from all around the world that leave the audience feeling good...
: 2nd Place, Feature Films - 2007 BSO Spirit Awards, Spain: Jerry Goldspirit Award (for music)
- 2007 Port Townsend Film Festival: Top Five Favorites, Audience Choice Awards
- 2008 Secret City Film Festival: First place, Documentary Films
- 2008 Tupelo Film Fest: First place, Documentary Films
- 2008 Twin Rivers Multimedia Festival: First place, Documentaries and Outdoor Films
- 2008 Black Earth Film Festival: Best of Fest
- 2008 Lake Havasu International Film Festival: Final Cut Award
- 2008 B Movie Film Festival: Best Documentary
- 2008 Phoenix Film Festival: Best Documentary
- 2008 Columbus International Film Festival: Honorable Mention
- 2008 Accolade Film Awards: Best Creativity/Originality, Best Editing, Best Humor/Humorist and Viewer Impact/Best Entertainment Value
Sequels
Richard Kraft and his son Nicky have expressed interest in making two sequels to Finding Kraftland. In an interview, Nicky joked, "[...]the second one will be called Selling Kraftland. At the end of that movie, Richard dies and becomes Obi-Wan Kenobi for the third movie, where I raise my son and he gives me ghostly words of wisdom from beyond the grave." When asked if sequels to Finding Kraftland were seriously being considered, Richard responded, "Oh, absolutely! You can’t have lived this and then go, 'Well, that was the end of it!'"External links
- Finding Kraftland at the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...
- Official site
- Adam Shell official site