Once upon a pig, in between reality and the mountains...

    Scrapple serves up a curious slice of life in the timeless fictional ski town of Ajax, Colorado. Taking place over the course of a summer, the story is outlined by the life of Scrapple the pig.

    The celebrated prize at the end of the ski Season Pig chase, the dharma piglet takes up residence with some local Ajaxians, who decide to raise and fatten her for a sacrificial autumn roast in honor of the snow god Ullr. Little do they realize the lasting effect this curly-tailed spirited mass will have an their lives.

    Known as the dimwitted small time drug dealer, Al Dean (Geoffrey Hanson) actually has a plan. And once the much anticipated shipment of the legendary Nepalese Temple Balls comes in, Al will finally have enough money to got his brother out of the VA hospital and into the coveted house on Spruce Street. But a few things stand in his way, an ambitious but shady real estate broker, a suspicious sheriff, and most surprisingly, his best friend Tom Sullivan (Buck Simmonds), who returns to Ajax to face his haunted past--a past for which he holds Al responsible.

    The stories converge on the day of the pig roast. After Scrapple sticks her snout in the wrong place, Al finds himself in over his head in the middle of a big-time drug deal. Tom, in an attempt to salvage his relationship with newfound love Both (Ryan Massey), inadvertently thwarts Al's plan as he plots to save ScrappIe from the skewer.

    Scrapple is the high altitude story of drugs, love...and a pig. The first film by brothers Christopher and Geoffrey Hanson and producing partner George Plamondon contains all the ingredients for a genuine and humorous look at ski town life. Scrapple is not a ski film, but an authentic and original mountain town film. With its superb ensemble cast, breathtaking cinematography and soulful score by blues legend Taj Mahal, Scrapple is one of the most entertaining debut films of 1998.

scrapple, n . (skrap'el) 1. U.S. cornmeal mush made with meat and broth of pork, seasoned with onions, spices, herbs, etc., and shaped into loaves and sliced for frying.
Written by
Geoffrey & Christopher Hanson
and
George Plamondon

Christopher Hanson -- Director, Writer

Christopher Hanson made his directorial debut in 1998 with the acclaimed indie film Scrapple. Prior to his film career, Christopher taught photography and art at the Lawrenceville School in Lawrenceville, New Jersey before moving to Lander, Wyoming where he worked for five years as an instructor for the National Outdoor Leadership School. Most recently, Christopher directed the documentary The Earth Will Swallow You about the Athens, Georgia based rock and roll band Widespread Panic. He also directed Widespread Panic's concert movie Live at Oak Mountain which was certified gold (50,000 copies sold) by the RIAA in December, 2001. Currently, Christopher lives in Boulder, Colorado with his wife Meghan.


Geoffrey Hanson -- Writer, Actor, Producer

Geoffrey graduated from Yale University in 1990 with a B.A. in American Studies concentrating in film. He moved to Telluride the following year and began a career in journalism before creating his own music production company, Big Daddy Music. Big Daddy produced concerts with such talent as Taj Mahal, J.J. Cale, Warren Zevon, and The Radiators. Geoffrey is the co-editor of the music magazine An Honest Tune. He is currently producing a movie on the Athens, Ga rock n' roll band Widespread Panic, which is slated for release in October 2001. Geoffrey has two other film scripts in development. One Fat Summer, adapted from the novel by Robert Lipsyte, is being produced by Cataland Films in New York City. And The Universal Baseball Association, based on the novel by Robert Coover, is a project that Geoffrey hopes to produce in the coming years. Geoffrey lives in Baton Rouge, LA with his wife Alison.


George Plamondon -- Producer, Writer, Actor
George is currently in post-production on a 35mm short film, Clark, the Canadian Hockey Goalie, which he wrote and directed, edited and produced. Clark is based on a feature script of the same title. George began his film career with the 1998 independent feature Scrapple, which he co-wrote and produced, and played the role of Cy Sloane. Other film production credits include writer/director of over, a DV short; producer for Angie Day's short The Last Day; and associate producer for James Frey's feature Sugar.

Writing credits include his screenplay The Hunted, as well as Wit's End with writing partner Dan Laukitis.

George has also served as a producer for a number of television shows, including MTV's True Life: I'm a Little Person and So 5 Minutes Ago, NBC's NBA Inside Stuff (for which he was also an editor), and Michael Moore's The Awful Truth. He began his career as an editor and producer at CNN in Atlanta. A cum laude graduate from Duke University in 1991, George was Chairman of the University's student-run television station and received the Senior Leadership Award. George has studied acting and directing extensively, most recently under writer/director Joseph Manduke at UCLA. George is also a patented inventor.


Robert F. Smith -- Director of Photography
Robert is an established and well-respected Director of Photography out of Denver. His credits include D.P. for the Solem Quiet, and 2nd unit D.P. and B Camera Operator for Almost Blue, Edge of Honor, and Lone Wolf. Winner of eight Emmy awards for his work, Robert has additionally served as D.P. for three shorts and numerous national commercials.


Adam Lichtenstein -- Editor
Scrapple is Adam's second feature film, following his work on Richard Shepard's Mercy. A graduate of New York University's Institute of Film & Television, Adam's credits also consist of a slew of national television commercials which include spots of Pepsi, Bayer, Pizza Hut and HBO.


Tegan Jones -- Production Designer
Tegan joined the Sweetwater team in early 1996, after she completed eight months of work as Art Department coordinator for Adrian Lyne's remake of Lolita. She then spent the summer in New York working on Columbia Pictures' Men In Black and is currently in Los Angeles in pre-production for Primary Colors.


Dalhia Schuette -- Costume Designer
Dalhia's credits include numerous feature films, including Costume Designer on Sparkler, Wardrobe Supervisor on Cold Around the Heart and Sundance Grand Jury Award winner Sunday. Additionally, Dalhia was Assistant to the Costume Designer on Mr. Holland's Opus and was a Wardrobe P.A. on Basketball Diaries.