GOOGLE ME THE MOVIE, by Jim Killeen, 2007.
-Postcard designed by the filmmaker's mother,
and sent out as a party invitation, 2009.
A priest, a swinger, and an actor walk into a Texas bar...
Sounds like the opening line of a joke, but the story is true. That unlikely trio
was joined by four others-- all named JIM KILLEEN.
Jim Killeen, born and raised in Birmingham, Michigan, studied theater at Wayne
State, and moved to California to pursue his dream of a film career. He soon
found himself to be just another out-of-work actor living in Los Angeles.
One night, everything changed when he hatched the idea for a documentary film.
"It all started when I Googled my name... " is the opening salvo for his independent
film, Google Me The Movie.
Jim Killeen Googled six other Jim Killeens, and not only contacted them by phone,
but sought them out on their home turf. With a film crew in tow, Jim traveled to
Ireland, Scotland, Australia, and all over the United States. But that's not all folks...
He invited the Jims to join him in Killeen, Texas, for the city's centennial celebration,
and flew them all there, expenses paid. Not bad for an out-of-work-actor-turned-filmmaker!
They took part in a chili cook-off, went to a rodeo, and were honored by the mayor, who
proclaimed a "Jim Killeen Day". Now, about that Texas bar...
Google Me The Movie is a funny, serious, and often moving account of the lives of the
Jim Killeens-- what they share, what is unique to each, what is their philosophy of life,
and what makes them happy. DNA testing was done to find out if they were actually
related to one another. The results were interesting...
Watch for filmed segments on location in Beverly Hills, Michigan, and East Lansing.
Movie contains discussions of mature subject matter.
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