''Apple Jack'' or ''The Legend of Apple Jack'' is a 2003 American

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directed by Mark Whiting, and produced by Tranquility Pictures. The filming was performed on Sable Ranch, Canyon Country,

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Premise

On October 30, 1938,

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reports about sightings over the United States are heard on CBS radio, and members of a neighborhood gets ready to fight the incoming extraterrestrials. That same night, two notorious criminals run away and are never heard from again.

Cast

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- Narrator (voice) * Sean Bridgers - Les Danyou * Ron McCoy - Sherman Pyne *

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- Helmut Jitters * Walton Goggins - Moe Danyou * Cole Sprouse - Jack Pyne *

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- Jack Pyne *

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- (voice) (archive footage) * Mark Whiting - Prison Guard (voice)

Awards

* Film Festival awards ** Won, L.A. Shorts Fest, 2003, (Mark Whiting) ** Won, Deep Ellum Film Festival, 2004, for Best Short Film (Mark Whiting) ** Won, Deep Ellum Film Festival, 2004, for Best Comedy Short (Mark Whiting)

External links

''Official MySpace page for Apple Jack''
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''New York Times'' article on ''Apple Jack''
2003 films 2003 short films 2000s English-language films Films about extraterrestrial life Films set in 1938 2003 comedy films American comedy short films 2000s American films {{short-comedy-film-stub