Chop & Steele (2022)
Follows childhood friends turned professional comedians, Nick Prueher and Joe Pickett, the founders of the Found Footage Festival. When Nick and Joe book their gag strongman routine on unsuspecting morning news shows, their pranks go viral and land them in federal court with a vengeful media conglomerate. The stress of the lawsuit and pressure to continue their pranks threatens their livelihood and tests their lifelong friendship.
Directors: Berndt Mader, Ben Steinbauer.
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Joe Pickett as Self |
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Nick Prueher as Self |
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Davy Rothbart as Self |
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David Cross as Self |
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Bobcat Goldthwait as Self |
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Howie Mandel as Self |
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Reggie Watts as Self |
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Kurt Braunohler as Self |
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Alyson Levy as Self |
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Anderson Duff as Self |
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Michael Clapham as Self |
| Editing | Don Swaynos | Editor |
| Editing | Mike Saenz | Editor |
| Editing | Alex MacKenzie | Editor |
| Crew | Priest Batten | Cinematography |
| Production | Berndt Mader | Executive Producer |
| Production | Ben Steinbauer | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Mike Saenz | Editor |
| Production | Russell Wayne Groves | Executive Producer |
| Production | Don Swaynos | Producer |
| Production | Berndt Mader | Producer |
| Production | Ben Steinbauer | Producer |
| Writing | Alex MacKenzie | Writer |
| Production | Joe Plummer | Executive Producer |
| Production | Sheila Kenney | Associate Producer |
| Production | Katie Steinbauer | Producer |
| Production | Arturo R. Jiménez | Associate Producer |
| Production | Kathryn Van Buren | Associate Producer |
| Production | Jenifer Westphal | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Curtis Heath | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Richie Tarver | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Janice Woods | Producer |
| Directing | Berndt Mader | Director |
| Directing | Ben Steinbauer | Director |
| Camera | Guillermo Cameo | Camera Operator |