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Jared and Jerusha Hess talk ‘Gentlemen Broncos’

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT

By Shannon Nystedt
MovieSet.com

At the press day for upcoming comedy Gentlemen Broncos the writing and producing husband and wife team of Jared and Jerusha Hess spoke about their film and why it's important that they stay true to what inspires them. Jared and Jerusha have established their success with their previous films Napoleon Dynamite and Nacho Libre, and continue to use their interesting visuals and offbeat humor in their latest film Gentlemen Broncos, the story of a young man whose love of writing science fiction is dashed after his idol steals his novel idea at a writer’s camp.

“…The title of the film comes from my mom, who had this really weird parenting book when I was growing up. I have five younger brothers, and it was this book, called So You Want to Raise a Boy?, written in the ‘50's. There's a chapter in there where it talks about the age from 16 to 17 and the author referred to it as the gentlemen bronco phase of life, where teenage boys like to take their shirts off and mow the lawn…”

Read the full interview here.

Awesome New Still of Sam Rockwell in 'Gentlemen Broncos'

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT

By Shannon Nystedt
movieset.com

Sam Rockwell has played some pretty entertaining characters, from his role as Guy in Galaxy Quest, to Zaphod Beeblebrox in The Hitchhiker’s Guide with several serious roles in-between, but get ready to see him in a hilarious new light as Bronco/Brutus in the upcoming comedy Gentlemen Broncos. Gentlemen Broncos tells the story of Ben Purvis, a home schooled teenage outcast and aspiring fantasy writer who attends a fantasy convention and finds his idea, Bronco, ripped off by acclaimed novelist Ronald Chevalier, who has turned desperate for ideas. In the film, Rockwell’s character changes from Bronco to Brutus after Chevalier plagiarizes Ben’s work. Gentlemen Broncos is directed by Nacho Libre and Napoleon Dynamite's Jared Hess. Check out our new still of Sam Rockwell as Bronco.

See more stills from Gentlemen Broncos here.

See What Life Was Like On the Set of 'Gentlemen Broncos'

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Watch director Jared Hess (Nacho Libre, Napoleon Dynamite) and actor Sam Rockwell (Moon, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy) abuse a green screen, plus meet Jemaine Clement's doppelganger; chat with Edgar Oliver, who plays BRONCOS' bad guy(s); and hear Jerusha Hess's interpretation of her and hubby Jared's creative "process," which strikes Sam as slightly fishy... PLUS: enter Dr. Ronald Chevalier's Scifaiku Workshop and test your poetic prowess!

Watch the videos here.

50% of Flight of the Conchords to star in 'Gentlemen Broncos'

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PDT

By Shannon Nystedt
movieset.com

If you enjoyed Napoleon Dynamite and Eagle vs. Shark, then chances are you’ll take a likeing to Gentlemen Broncos, a new comedy by director Jared Hess (Nacho Libre) that stars Flight of the Conchords’ Jemaine Clement along with Michael Angarano, Jennifer Coolidge, and Sam Rockwell.

Gentlemen Broncos tells the story of a home schooled teenage outcast (Michael Angarano) whose idea for a fantasy novel is ripped off by Ronald Chevalier (Jemaine Clement), an acclaimed novelist who has turned desperate for ideas.

Read the full article here.