Life Goes On (film)
Encyclopedia
Life Goes On is a 2007
Detroit
-made independent film
written and produced by Vince Orlando
. Orlando also stars in the title role and is accompanied by newcomer Stacey Szymanski.
Life Goes On is a look inside the life of a drug dealer during forty-eight crucial, life or death hours. It's a relentlessly honest look into the secret, after hour lifestyle of today’s pop-culture, club scene royalty. A nightlife fueled by drugs, sex and pulsating, ultra intense music serves as the backdrop to a modern day love story set on a path of destruction.
Flash forward eight years. Amy is graduating law school and moving forward. Vince is an addicted dope dealer on a downward spiral to oblivion. Amy finally has to take a stand -- "me or the drugs". Blinded by foolish pride and the local celebrity status he’s attained by being Detroit's underground party supplier, Vince chooses the drugs. To his superficial entourage of customers and cronies, Vince boasts he's better off without her. But once she's gone Vince is feeling it and is racked with self-loathing and loneliness. Vince has to consume near fatal amounts of the drugs he supplies to shut out the pain of life without her.
(Shady Records
) and Paradime
(of Kid Rock
’s Twisted Brown Trucker) lend an uncompromising realism to the film's portrayal of the Detroit club scene.
Life Goes On is helmed by Brian Lawrence
, who also directed Vince in the soon to be released feature film, Panic in Detroit
. It is photographed on film by noted cinematographer, Lon Stratton (Standing in the Shadow’s of Motown, Timequest
).
, Dirty Americans
, Sponge
, AMFM, Crud
and Obie Trice
.
2007 in film
This is a list of major films released in 2007.-Top grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2007...
Detroit
Detroit, Michigan
Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...
-made independent film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
written and produced by Vince Orlando
Vince Orlando
Vincent Orlando is an American film producer, screenwriter and actor.-Career:Orlando has appeared on numerous television shows as well as his 2007 offering Life Goes On where he wrote the screenplay, produced the film, and starred in it as well...
. Orlando also stars in the title role and is accompanied by newcomer Stacey Szymanski.
Life Goes On is a look inside the life of a drug dealer during forty-eight crucial, life or death hours. It's a relentlessly honest look into the secret, after hour lifestyle of today’s pop-culture, club scene royalty. A nightlife fueled by drugs, sex and pulsating, ultra intense music serves as the backdrop to a modern day love story set on a path of destruction.
Plot
Vince and Amy. Homecoming King and Queen. Captain of the football team. Captain of the cheerleading squad. Life at home in their working class neighborhood wasn't always perfect; but they were making the best of it. Or so it seemed.Flash forward eight years. Amy is graduating law school and moving forward. Vince is an addicted dope dealer on a downward spiral to oblivion. Amy finally has to take a stand -- "me or the drugs". Blinded by foolish pride and the local celebrity status he’s attained by being Detroit's underground party supplier, Vince chooses the drugs. To his superficial entourage of customers and cronies, Vince boasts he's better off without her. But once she's gone Vince is feeling it and is racked with self-loathing and loneliness. Vince has to consume near fatal amounts of the drugs he supplies to shut out the pain of life without her.
Motivation
Life Goes On is a story actor/writer/producer Vince Orlando felt had to be told after a close friend died of a drug overdose – a friend who fell victim to the excesses of the lifestyle depicted in the film. Vince's personal connection to this story gives it an uncommon sense of realism and urgency.Involvement
At the center of the movie is a visceral, heart pounding, breakout performance by star, writer, producer, Vince Orlando. His co-star is the newcomer Stacey Szymanski. Appearances by rappers Obie TriceObie Trice
Obie Trice III is an American rapper and songwriter. He began rapping at the age of 11, and is most known for his time spent signed to Shady Records. Obie Trice has formed his own record label, Black Market Entertainment.-Biography:...
(Shady Records
Shady Records
Shady Records is an American record label specializing in hip hop music. Eminem and his manager Paul Rosenberg founded the label in 1999 after the release of The Slim Shady LP.Since the formation, the label has signed nine acts...
) and Paradime
Paradime
Paradime, birth name Freddie Beauregard, does the turntables and back up vocals for Kid Rock. He first appeared on the Detroit hip-hop scene in 1991 in the form of a solo album, which sold only a few hundred copies...
(of Kid Rock
Kid Rock
Robert James "Bob" Ritchie , known by his stage name Kid Rock, is an American singer-songwriter, musician and rapper with five Grammy Awards nominations...
’s Twisted Brown Trucker) lend an uncompromising realism to the film's portrayal of the Detroit club scene.
Life Goes On is helmed by Brian Lawrence
Brian Lawrence
Brian Michael Lawrence is a former Major League Baseball starting pitcher. He batted and threw right-handed.-High school:Lawrence attended Carthage High School in Carthage, Texas...
, who also directed Vince in the soon to be released feature film, Panic in Detroit
Panic in Detroit
"Panic in Detroit" is a song written by David Bowie for the album Aladdin Sane in 1973. Bowie based it on friend Iggy Pop's descriptions of revolutionaries he had known as a youth in Michigan. It is also interpreted as being written about the 1967 Detroit riots...
. It is photographed on film by noted cinematographer, Lon Stratton (Standing in the Shadow’s of Motown, Timequest
Timequest
Timequest is an interactive fiction game released by Legend Entertainment, and written by Bob Bates.-Plot:In the year 2090 AD, the use of time machines is regulated by officers of the Temporal Corps...
).
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Vince Orlando Vince Orlando Vincent Orlando is an American film producer, screenwriter and actor.-Career:Orlando has appeared on numerous television shows as well as his 2007 offering Life Goes On where he wrote the screenplay, produced the film, and starred in it as well... |
Vince |
| Stacey Szymanski | Amy |
| Obie Trice Obie Trice Obie Trice III is an American rapper and songwriter. He began rapping at the age of 11, and is most known for his time spent signed to Shady Records. Obie Trice has formed his own record label, Black Market Entertainment.-Biography:... |
Big Pimpin |
| Paradime | Paradime |
| John Snable | Josh |
| Savage | Rachael |
| Cordell Gibbs | Matt |
| Angela Chetcuti | Amanda |
| Adam Marton | Gary |
| Yanni Kuznia | Kari |
| Jeanette Quesada | Mom |
Soundtrack
The soundtrack features outstanding tracks from ParadimeParadime
Paradime, birth name Freddie Beauregard, does the turntables and back up vocals for Kid Rock. He first appeared on the Detroit hip-hop scene in 1991 in the form of a solo album, which sold only a few hundred copies...
, Dirty Americans
Dirty Americans
The Dirty Americans are a Detroit based rock band with one album and EP to their names to date, and are currently working on a new album produced by guitarist Kenny Olson and Shannon Boone, The Dirty Americans are a Detroit based rock band with one album and EP to their names to date, and are...
, Sponge
Sponge (band)
Sponge is a post-grunge band from Detroit, Michigan formed in 1991 by Vinnie Dombroski, Mike Cross, Tim Cross and Joey Mazzola. Sponge was signed to Sony Records in 1994 but have since switched to other labels....
, AMFM, Crud
CRUD
CRUD or Crud may refer to:* A sticky substance, especially when dirty and/or encrusted.* Create, read, update and delete, basic functions of a computer database* Crud , played on a billiard table...
and Obie Trice
Obie Trice
Obie Trice III is an American rapper and songwriter. He began rapping at the age of 11, and is most known for his time spent signed to Shady Records. Obie Trice has formed his own record label, Black Market Entertainment.-Biography:...
.