Car Babes
| CarBabes | |
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Theatrical poster
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| Directed by |
Nick Fumia Chris Wolf |
| Produced by |
Ben Rekhi Elizabeth Destro |
| Written by |
Blake Dirickson Nick Fumia Chris Wolf |
| Starring |
Ben Savage Jon Gries Blake Clark Donnell Rawlings |
| Music by | Dino Campanella |
| Cinematography | Oden Roberts |
| Edited by | Cary Gries |
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Release date
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Hollywood Film Festival October 22, 2006 United States December 26, 2006 |
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Running time
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87 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
CarBabes is a 2006 independent comedy film starring Ben Savage and directed by Nick Fumia and Chris Wolf.
The title of producer Ben Rekhi's CarBabes comes from the term car salesmen use for each other. He realizes that some might suspect otherwise, but promises "it's in no way a bikini car wash movie".
The film is a coming-of-age comedy starring Boy Meets World's Ben Savage as a recent college grad living at home who reluctantly goes to work at his dad's car dealership. "The original idea emerged from stories our co-writer Blake Dirickson entertained us with about working for his father on his car lot", say co-directors Nick Fumia and Chris Wolf, who jack up their film's tension with the threat of a hostile takeover and the requisite romantic interest. The soundtrack ranges from hip-hop to country.
CarBabes had its premiere on December 26, 2006.
Directed and produced by five Bay Area filmmakers, CarBabes is the first feature-length film written, directed, and produced by all five filmmakers, who channeled their love for the art of making films to produce this slapstick comedy.
The idea for the film was conceptualized by Blake Dirickson, 27, who is one of the writers of the film. He said he gained the inspiration for the film from a used car lot in Santa Clara, where he worked for 18 months. He would often share stories with his friends about the car babes he worked with. He pitched the concept to first-time filmmakers Chris Wolf, 27, Nick Fumia, 27, Ben Rehki, 28, and Liz Destro, 27, and they loved the idea.
"The biggest challenge we faced with this project was convincing friends and strangers to invest in a group of filmmakers who didn't have much under their belts in the realm of filmmaking," Wolf said.
"It was the most emotionally and physically draining thing I've ever done and I loved every minute of it," said Fumia.
The 35mm CarBabes, was shot at Moore Pontiac & Buick in Los Gatos, California, for 26 days late Summer, 2005, with feature film cinematographer Oden Roberts. Co-starring in CarBabes are Jon Gries, Blake Clark, Donnell Rawlings, Carolina Garcia and David Shackelford.
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