Alongside Night (film)

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Alongside Night
Directed byJ. Neil Schulman
Screenplay byJ. Neil Schulman
Based on"Alongside Night"
(novel)
by J. Neil Schulman
Produced byJ. Neil Schulman
J. Kent Hastings
Rich Iott
Kevin Latchford
Austin Petersen
Kevin Sorbo
StarringKevin Sorbo
Christian Kramme
Reid Cox
Jake Busey
Tim Russ
Garrett Wang
Gary Graham
Sam Sorbo
CinematographyPat Kerby
Scott MacDonald
Edited byJ. Kent Hastings
J. Neil Schulman
Music byDaniel May
Production
companies
Jesulu Productions
Braeburn Entertainment
Stonegait Pictures
Distributed byTugg
Release date
2014
Running time
78 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Alongside Night is a 2014 film directed by J. Neil Schulman and starring Kevin Sorbo. It is an adaptation of the 1979 novel Alongside Night by Schulman.

Cast[]

  • Kevin Sorbo as Dr. Martin Vreeland
  • Christian Kramme as Elliot Vreeland
  • Reid Cox as Lorimer
  • Said Faraj as Sam Shalhoub
  • Tim Russ as General Jack Guerdon
  • Garrett Wang as Major Chin
  • Gary Graham as Lawrence Powers
  • Eric Colton as Philip Gross
  • Ethan Keogh as Dr. Murray Konkin
  • Sam Sorbo as Cathryn Vreeland
  • Jake Busey as The President
  • Mara Marini as Candy
  • Valence Thomas as Tzigane
  • Kyle Leatherberry as Larry Pournelle
  • Adam Meir as Morris Gross
  • J. Neil Schulman as Al
  • Rebekah Kennedy as Marilyn Danforth
  • Charlie Morgan Patton as Denise Vreeland
  • Tom Slaughter as Monahan Scott
  • Susan Smythe as Sharon Tucker
  • Darren Robertson as Harry Tucker
  • Dan Hewitt Owens as Danny
  • Richard Hatch as The Silicon Assassin
  • Brad Linaweaver as Curtis H. Landy
  • Ann Lippert as Millicent Tobias
  • Adam Kokesh as Himself
  • Dennis Hof as Himself
  • Ron Paul as Himself
  • Jordan Page as Himself

Production[]

The film was independently produced by several prominent libertarians, including Austin Petersen and Rich Iott. The film was shot entirely in Las Vegas and Henderson, Nevada, with principal photography lasting two years. Some scenes were shot at area libertarian and sci-fi conventions.

The cast stars Kevin Sorbo as Martin Vreeland, Christian Kramme as Elliot, Reid Cox as Lorimer, Sam Sorbo as Cathryn, and Jake Busey as The President. Several members of the science fiction and libertarian community were involved in the production and make on-screen appearances; including Star Trek actors Tim Russ, Garrett Wang, and Gary Graham, author Brad Linaweaver, and activist Adam Kokesh.

The production completed in 2013.

Differences from novel[]

The film makes several changes to the source material, updated with current references and technology. The location changes from New York city to Las Vegas, and the character of Maureen Fischer was changed to a man named Murray Konkin (named for Samuel Edward Konkin as well as his intellectual progenitor, Murray Rothbard.)

Premiere and distribution[]

The film premiered July 14, 2014 at the Laemmle Music Hall in Beverly Hills, California,[1] played in limited theatrical release from Tugg.com,[2] released for streaming on iTunes in 2014,[3] was released July 8, 2015 as a Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack,[4] and released in 2015 for streaming on Amazon Video and Amazon Prime.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Alongside Night - Laemmle.com". www.laemmle.com.
  2. ^ "Trailer". tugg.com.
  3. ^ "Alongside Night on iTunes". iTunes.
  4. ^ "Alongside Night". 8 July 2015 – via Amazon.
  5. ^ "Amazon.com: Alongside Night: Kevin Sorbo, Christian Kramme, J. Neil Schulman: Amazon Digital Services LLC". www.amazon.com.

External links[]

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