Blast DVD update
EDDIE GRIFFIN, VIVICA A. FOX AND BRECKIN MEYER JOIN FORCES
IN ACTION THRILLER BLAST
Premiering on DVD July 19, 2005
Los Angeles, CA (June 2005) – Actor/comedian Eddie Griffin
(Undercover Brother, John Q), Vivica A. Fox (Kill Bill) and Breckin
Meyer (Road Trip ) star in the high octane drama BLAST, debuting
on DVD July 19, 2005 from First Look Home Entertainment and DEJ
Productions Inc. This fast-paced thrillride also stars Grammy
Award-winning Reggae superstar Shaggy and Vinnie Jones (Snatch,
Gone in 60 Seconds). BLAST will be available for $24.98 SRP
and pre-books on June 21, 2005. Supported by extensive trailering
on DEJ and First Look premium titles, BLAST is being distributed
through First Look Home Entertainment as part of the First Look
Media and DEJ Productions relationship.
In BLAST, Griffin portrays former Navy Seal Lamont Dixon, a man
who thought he left his days of combat behind when he became a tugboat
captain assigned to tow an offshore oil rig. But trouble
erupts violently when a group of well-armed mercenaries overpower
the crew and seize the oil rig just off the California coast.
Outnumbered, outgunned and all but out of time, Lamont must defend
himself while dealing with the very unwanted assistance of Jamal
Wilkes (Meyer) the oil rigs techno-geek. Amusing, annoying,
and inventive, Jamal may also be an undercover mole for the bad
guys. With the help of FBI agent Lisa Reed (Fox) coordinating
the counter-attack from shore, it's sink or swim, as Lamont tries
to save the hostages and defuse the deadly plan before it is too
late for them all.
ABOUT DEJ PRODUCTIONS
DEJ Productions Inc. is a leading independent entertainment company
that acquires and distributes product in the theatrical, home entertainment
and television arenas. DEJ Productions is a wholly owned subsidiary
of Blockbuster Inc. Since its inception in 1999, DEJ Productions
has commanded one of the largest acquisitions and distribution infrastructures
in independent film, with an average of 35 films a year. Among
them, DEJ Productions acquired all English-speaking rights, including
those in North America, to the 2003 Academy Award® winning film
Monster, starring Charlize Theron. DEJ also co-financed and
produced Crash with Stratus Films, written and directed by Paul
Haggis, which was released by Lions Gate Films. DEJ Productions
Inc. is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.
ABOUT FIRST LOOK HOME ENTERTAINMENT
First Look Home Entertainment, a division of First Look Media, specializes
in diverse independent films and special interest programs that
include First Look Pictures theatrical art house and foreign releases,
as well as video premieres and genre-specific films. These
diverse titles have helped First Look Home Entertainment grow rapidly.
Revenues since inception of the division have increased on average
77% per year. The current home entertainment release schedule
includes the upcoming Sundance hit, September Tapes, National Lampoons
Blackball (starring Vince Vaughn), and the recently released charming
romantic comedy, Perfect Opposites (starring Piper Perabo, Martin
Hendersen, Jennifer Tilly, Artie Lange), First Look Pictures’
theatrical release, Mayor of the Sunset Strip (starring Rodney Bingenheimer,
and featuring Coldplay, No Doubt, Cher, David Bowie, Mick Jagger,
Oasis, Courtney Love, to name a few), the 15 year television series
hit, Unsolved Mysteries (featuring acclaimed host, Robert Stack),
Stateside (starring Rachael Leigh Cook, Jonathan Tucker, Val Kilmer,
Carrie Fisher, Joe Mantegna), and The Last Sign (starring Andie
MacDowell and Tim Roth).
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Ava DuVernay | Ellene Miles
The DuVernay Agency
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