Michael Bailey Smith

"Good for what ales you: If we told you that a group of local filmmakers and actors led by a couple of Pizza Rustica deliverymen shot a feature-length comedy about a bunch of slackers spending all their waking hours (and their passed-out ones, as well) in Cato's Ale House on Piedmont Avenue in Oakland, you'd expect a beery night at the movies. But Leisure, the refreshingly well-written and ably acted slice of East Bay life by writer-director Chris Horvath and his friends, pulls off a character coup. It's funnier than any movie made for $5,000 (Horvath's pizza tips) has any right to be, thanks to the naturalistic acting of Horvath, composer-actor Chris Ferreira (Groove), actor Michael Goorjian (he made Oakland Underground and acted in SLC Punk!, Party of Five, etc.), Alex Smith (Cato's real-life bartender), and Burgin Bailey as Hank, the boozy fan you've seen stumbling down the aisle at every A's game you've ever been to." - Kelly Vance (East Bay Express)
Paid | Amazon Video on Demand
Length: 01:18:00
Posted: 9/4/2009