Killian & the Comeback Kids

Killian & the Comeback Kids is an upcoming American folk-rock musical film written and directed by Taylor A. Purdee. The film stars Purdee, John Donchak, Nathan Purdee, and Kassie DePaiva along with an ensemble cast that features YouTuber Maddi Jane and Oscar winner Lee Grant. Killian & the Comeback Kids follows a mixed-race musician who finds himself back in his struggling rural hometown after graduating from an expensive university.

Killian & the Comeback Kids
Directed byTaylor A. Purdee
Produced byTaylor A. Purdee, Roberta Morris Purdee
Written byTaylor A. Purdee
Starring
Music byThe Cumberland Kids
CinematographyIan Mosley-Duffy
Production
companies
Karmic Release Ltd.

Plot
Taylor Purdee on the set of "Killian & the Comeback Kids"

Killian returns home after his college graduation before heading off on a modest musical tour with his bandmate Ben. When Ben abandons their plan in favor of a stable A & R job Killian finds himself stuck in the once prosperous Pennsylvania steel-town. When it's announced that the major music festival that comes to town every summer is finally open to local acts, Killian gathers a group of former childhood friends and acquaintances, all of whom have returned home after college degrees, in an attempt to win the gig.[1] Elements of the film are based on the real life withdrawal of Bethlehem Steel and creation of Musikfest in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.[2]

Production

In August 2017 it was announced that filming had begun in Easton, Pennsylvania. The cast is made up largely of actor-musicians including members of the hit broadway and off-broadway shows Once (musical), Blue Man Group, Kinky Boots, and Spring Awakening.[3] The film was shot entirely on location in the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania.[2] Both the film's original soundtrack and score were written by The Cumberland Kids, a folk-rock act fronted Purdee and Liam Higgins.[4]

In 2018 it was announced via the film's social media that YouTube star Maddi Jane and Academy Award winner Lee Grant would also appear in the film.[5][6][7][8][9]

Reception

In 2018 Icon Magazine spoke of the film as having “magnificent locations…great music…[it's] a folk-rock journey.” [2][4]

References
  1. "Film | Killian and the Comeback Kids". Mysite.
  2. "Pennsylvania on the road". July 13, 2018.
  3. Miller, Rudy (August 30, 2017). "Find out how to get on screen in an independent movie". lehighvalleylive.com.
  4. "First Song Released from New Movie Killan and The Comeback Kids: "Where We Should Be Today" is Folksy, Melodic and Meaningful".
  5. Desk, BWW News. "New Movie About Life And Folk Rock, KILLIAN AND THE COMEBACK KIDS Features Stars From Daytime, Theater And NYC Musicians". BroadwayWorld.com.
  6. "Soap Vets Star in New Film". February 15, 2018.
  7. Wilson, Lori (February 22, 2018). "Soap Alums in 'Black Panther', 'Lost in Space', Indie Movies and Plays".
  8. "OLTL's Kassie DePaiva and Nathan Purdee play husband and wife in Killian and the Comeback Kids". soapcentral.com.
  9. "Scene And Heard". April 16, 2018.
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