The FP is a 2011 American independent comedy film written and directed by brothers Brandon (pictured right) and Jason Trost (pictured left). The film focuses on two gangs—the 248 and the 245—that are fighting for control of Frazier Park (The FP). The gangs settle their disputes by playing Beat-Beat Revelation, a video game similar to Dance Dance Revolution. Gang member JTRO (Jason Trost) undergoes training to defeat L Dubba E (Lee Valmassy), the leader of a rival gang. Jason Trost conceived The FP when he was 16 years old, and developed it into a short film. He was then encouraged to make a feature-length version. Ron Trost—Brandon and Jason Trost's father—served as special effects supervisor and executive producer of the film, and his property was the primary filming location. The full-length version of The FP premiered at South by Southwest on March 13, 2011, and received positive reviews. After its screening at the Fantasia Festival on July 30 that year, Drafthouse Films acquired the film for distribution. It had a limited release and received mixed reviews, failing to recoup its production budget.
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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:
79:
According to estimates based on the Codex Laurentianus Mediceus, Mount Vesuvius erupted, burying the towns of Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Stabiae in Italy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eruption_of_Mount_Vesuvius_in_79
1814:
War of 1812: British forces invaded Washington, D.C., setting fire to various U.S. government buildings, including what is now the White House (pictured). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burning_of_Washington
1889:
The predominantly Māori New Zealand Native football team played the last match of their 107-game tour, the longest in rugby union history. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1888%E2%80%9389_New_Zealand_Native_football_team
1963:
Buddhist crisis: The U.S. State Department ordered Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. to encourage South Vietnamese Army officers to oust Ngo Dinh Diem if he did not willingly remove Ngo Dinh Nhu from his unofficial position of power. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cable_243
2004:
About 90 total people died after suicide bombers attacked two airliners flying out of Moscow's Domodedovo International Airport. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Russian_aircraft_bombings
_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:
provident: With care and consideration for the future; foresightly. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/provident
___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:
 The term "just war" contains an internal contradiction. War is inherently unjust, and the great challenge of our time is how to deal with evil, tyranny, and oppression without killing huge numbers of people. --Howard Zinn https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Howard_Zinn
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