Lisa Kudrow Makes New Friends in KABLUEY

Lisa Kudrow Makes New Friends in KABLUEY

Quirky Comedy in Select Theatres this Summer

KABLUEY boasts a star-studded cast of Kudrow, Teri Garr, Christine Taylor, Conchata Ferrell, Chris Parnell, Jeffrey Dean Morgan and writer/director/actor Scott Prendergast

LOS ANGELES, June 10 /PRNewswire/ -- KABLUEY, a unique heartfelt indie comedy, will be released in select theatres this summer. KABLUEY stars an ensemble cast led by Lisa Kudrow ("Friends"), Teri Garr (Tootsie), Christine Taylor (Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story), Conchata Ferrell ("Two and a Half Men"), Chris Parnell ("Saturday Night Live") and Jeffrey Dean Morgan ("Grey's Anatomy"), among others. With the idea conceived on an airplane, Scott Prendergast wrote, directed and acted in the film based on his personal experiences as a bad babysitter for his brother's kids.

Kudrow plays the mother of two rambunctious young boys, barely holding things together while her husband's National Guard unit is off fighting in Iraq. Desperate for some help, she lets her husband's brother, Salman (Prendergast) move in and act as makeshift nanny. But his parenting skills are lacking and soon all hell breaks loose. In order to keep the family afloat, Salman takes a job as a corporate mascot, spending his days baking in the heat of a ridiculous giant blue costume. However the suit's anonymity offers him a fresh start and surprising new opportunities to keep the family together.

KABLUEY opens in select cities including New York on July 4th at the Cinema Village, Los Angeles on July 11th at Laemmle's Sunset 5, Austin on July 25th at the Dobie Theatre and in San Francisco on August 1st at the Lumiere.

This is Prendergast's first feature film after having created "Anna is Being Stalked" and "The Delicious," as well as three other short films that have screened at over 40 film festivals including Sundance. He was also a staff writer on MTV's "Celebrity Deathmatch."

KABLUEY has been a favorite on the 2007 film festival circuit garnering special audience awards at the Austin Film Festival and the Oxford (Mississippi) Film Festival. Sold out screenings also took place at these prestigious film festivals: LA Film Festival, Montreal, San Diego, Ojai, Hamptons, El Paso, Gasparilla, Orlando and Oxford (Ohio).

KABLUEY was produced by Whitewater Films and is being distributed by Regent Releasing. The film is produced by Rick Rosenthal, Gary Dean Simpson, Jeff Balis, Rhoades Rader, and Doug Sutherland, with Executive Producers Sarah Feinberg and Nancy Stephens. It was shot on location in Austin, Texas. KABLUEY is rated PG-13 for some sexual material, including a crude reference and brief strong language. The running time is 87 minutes.

KABLUEY follows on the heels of Whitewater Films' Mean Creek and Nearing Grace. The company recently wrapped production in New Jersey on Greta, starring Hilary Duff, Ellen Burstyn, Michael Murphy and Evan Ross.

About Whitewater Films

Founded four years ago by Rick Rosenthal, Whitewater Films is dedicated to helping new filmmakers find their voices while also helping established filmmakers fund their passion projects. "We believe that tempering strong creativity and vision with over 25 years of production experience forges a business model that is very attractive in today's marketplace of mega-budget movies," says Rosenthal.

The combination of passion, enthusiasm and insight enables Whitewater Films to produce movies that have as their signature, a strong script, riveting performances from ensemble casts, an attention to detail not commonly found in smaller films and a visual look that belies the films' budgets.

While recognizing that the movie business is a business, the philosophy of the company is that a work of art and a work of commerce can be combined in the same project without sacrificing objectives on either side of the aisle. With a hands-on, fiercely independent approach, the company welcomes others who share the Whitewater vision. For more information, please visit http://www.whitewaterfilms.com/

About Regent Releasing

Regent Releasing was founded by acclaimed film producers Paul Colichman and Stephen P. Jarchow as a division of Los Angeles-based Regent Entertainment, a 21st century independent, multi-platformed studio which utilizes its affiliates, including Regent Studios, here! Networks and Gaywired Media, to finance, produce and distribute award-winning and profitable theatrical and television content.

As one of the leading independent distribution companies worldwide, Regent Releasing has provided its discerning audience with a wide array of powerful and thought-provoking films. Notable titles include the Academy Award-winning "Gods and Monsters" starring Sir Ian McKellen and Brendan Frasier; Sundance Film Festival Award winner "Stephanie Daley," a gripping social drama starring Tilda Swinton, Amber Tamblyn and Timothy Hutton; the multiple award-winning "Aurora Borealis," starring Donald Sutherland, Joshua Jackson, Juliette Lewis and Louise Fletcher; "ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway," an entertaining look behind Broadway's curtain during one of its most prolific musical years from three-time Tony-winning Broadway producer Dori Berinstein; the powerful documentary "The Hunting of the President," based on the book concerning the right-wing agenda to destroy Bill Clinton; "Callas Forever," a stunning fictionalized account of the last days of opera singer Maria Callas and her relationship with manager Larry Kelly, starring Fanny Ardant, Jeremy Irons and Joan Plowright and "The Hottie & the Nottie," a romantic comedy starring Paris Hilton, Joel David Moore and Christine Lakin. For more information, please visit http://www.regentreleasing.com/

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CONTACT: Dea Shandera, +1-310-475-2816, deashandera@yahoo.com, or Dianne
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