Fire Bay

Plot Summary

In the spring of 1961, a force of nearly 1,200 Cuban exiles - covertly trained and supported by the United States government - invaded the shores of Cuba in a brutal attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro and bring democracy to the island nation. Inspired by true events, FIRE BAY is the first American feature film to present this significant and controversial moment in U.S. history - the Bay of Pigs Operation. From the tense Oval Office of the Kennedy White House to the harrowing battle on the shores of Playa Giron, FIRE BAY dramatizes the individual lives of the men who fought and died, as well as the political maneuverings and moral questions that overwhelmed President Kennedy and the CIA war planners. FIRE BAY explores the political and emotional relationships that were betrayed and transformed during the days leading up to, and during, the historic invasion. FIRE BAY is written, directed and produced by Randall Fried (New Line's HEAVEN IS A PLAYGROUND). The all-star international cast includes Academy Award-nominated actor Robert Forster, Mexican actor Kuno Becker (star of the internationally successful GOAL! franchise), Yancey Arias and Jordi Vilasuso. Director of Photography Kyung-Pyo Hong is a legend in his native South Korea, where his film TAE GUK GI: THE BROTHERHOOD OF WAR was the highest- grossing, most-expensive and most-honored film in the country's history. FIRE BAY is Hong's first feature outside of South Korea. Producers Hector Lopez and Tony Mark join Fried and Executive Producers Rowland Perkins, Basem Zakariya and Daniel Chai in bringing this suspenseful, explosive and character-rich Cold War action drama to the screen.

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Robert Forster to Star in Fire Bay

Movieweb posted an article about Robert Forster joining the cast of Fire Bay. "the first U.S. feature film about the history-changing Bay of Pigs Operation, has added Academy Award nominated actor Robert Forster to play General Dawkins, joining an all-star international cast and crew" Click here for more.
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Forster dives into 'Bay'

Variety has picked up on Robert Forster's involvement with Fire Bay "...independently produced and financed for production company DragonFire Films, centers on the Bay of Pigs invasion as seen through three points of view...." Click here for more.
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Robert Forster Joins International Cast in 'Fire Bay'

Los Angeles, CA - (May 3, 2007) FIRE BAY, the first U.S. feature film about the history-changing Bay of Pigs Operation, has added Academy Award nominated actor Robert Forster to play General Dawkins, joining an all-star international cast and crew. Randall Fried (New Line's HEAVEN IS A PLAYGROUND) is set to direct from his original screenplay. Production will commence July 16 and will shoot in Mexico and the Dominican Republic. The film's arena is the Bay of Pigs Operation, as seen through the eyes of its CIA War Planners, the Cuban Exile Brigade who battled overwhelming Castro forces to the end, and the shell-shocked Kennedy White House. FIRE BAY explores the political and emotional relationships that were betrayed and transformed during the days leading up to, and during, the battle. Forster will play the venerable, tough General Dawkins, Supreme Military Commander of the Operation. Rounding out the international cast and crew is Mexican actor Kuno Becker, star of the internationally successful GOAL! franchise. Becker will play Raffi, a university student turned soldier. Joining him is Yancey Arias as Field Surgeon Ortega, who will next be seen in the Geo Santini directed HOTEL CALIFORNIA , and Emmy Award winning Jordi Vilasuso as the teen combatant Ferrer. Director of Photography, Kyung-Pyo Hong is a legend in his native South Korea, where his film TAE GUK GI: THE BROTHERHOOD OF WAR was the highest grossing, most expensive and most honored film in the country's history. FIRE BAY is Hong's first feature outside of South Korea. Production Designer Tony Fanning recently completed NANCY DREW for Warner Bros., after supervising the art direction of OCEAN'S TWELVE & THIRTEEN as well as Spielberg's WAR OF THE WORLDS and MUNICH. PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL and CONSTANTINE composer Klaus Badelt will score. Music Supervisor is Vicki Hiatt, whose previous films include MIAMI VICE and COLLATERAL and the upcoming MR. BROOKS. I am honored and inspired by these world renown film artists whose alchemy and passion is powering FIRE BAY,� said director Fried. It has taken a relentless confluence of gifted talent, perfect timing and global I.T. to concretize FIRE BAY. FIRE BAY is directed, written and produced by Randall Fried. Producers Hector Lopez and Tony Mark join Executive Producers Rowland Perkins, Basem Zakariya and Daniel Chai. Casting by Mike Fenton (BLADERUNNER, INDIANA JONES) and Ann Frederick. The film is independently financed via pre-sales, incentives and private equity. Forster is represented by Paradigm. Becker by CAA, DePaz Management and Attorney Karl Austen.
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