Merkin Penal (2014)
Gary is falsely accused of beating his insane ex-girlfriend Charlotte, and he is sentenced to 30 days in Merkin Penal, a privately run prison. Once behind bars he runs into his old friend Smitty, who's in the 2nd year of his 9 month stay, due to a run in with the TSA. Smitty is "insane Charlotte's" older brother. Smitty and Gary met while Gary and Charlotte were an item. They are forever bonded together by their shared celebration of hatred for Charlotte. After a First Class, welcoming tour of the prison via Smitty, and a run-in with Emmett O'Donald, from upper Prison Management, Gary realizes his original sentence of 30 days was all Bulls@!t. He may never get out.
Director: Mitch Rouse
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Mitch Rouse as Gary |
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Renee Albert as Guard Rail |
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Mark Beltzman as Sweeps |
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Ken Hudson Campbell as Mayor |
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Larry Joe Campbell as Lars |
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Mike Coleman as Chase |
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Robin Collins as Bennie Hana |
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Kevin Dorff as Sable |
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Brian Doyle-Murray as Buddha |
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Sitara Falcon as The Falcon |
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Jay Leggett as Gus |
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Joel Murray as Calloway |
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David Pasquesi as Smitty |
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Rebecca Elizabeth Stevens as Guard Down |
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Christopher Allen Nelson as Hetfield |
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Peter MacKenzie as Emmett O'Donald |
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Peter Jason as Sargent Sacrifice |
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Bruce Jarchow as Warden Taints |
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T.J. Jagodowski as TJ |
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Peter A. Hulne as Bodega |
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Jane Morris as Alan |
| Directing | Mitch Rouse | Director |
| Writing | Jay Leggett | Writer |
| Writing | David Pasquesi | Writer |
| Writing | Mitch Rouse | Writer |
| Production | Troy Hauschild | Producer |
| Production | Jay Leggett | Producer |
| Production | David Pasquesi | Executive Producer |
| Production | Mitch Rouse | Producer |
| Sound | Giancarlo Pasquesi | Music |
| Crew | Ken Fisher | Cinematography |
| Editing | Troy Hauschild | Editor |
| Art | Chanida Trueblood | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dawn Subhasiriwatana | Makeup & Hair |
| Art | Jason Stebbings | Assistant Art Director |
| Visual Effects | Leandro Marini | Digital Effects Producer |
| Camera | Grant Babbitt | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tracy Somers | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Crew | Leandro Marini | Editorial Staff |