Apple Jack

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Apple Jack (aka The Legend of Apple Jack)
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Directed by Mark Whiting
Written byMark Whiting
Produced by Ran Barker (line)
Starring
Music by Toby Dammit
Distributed by Tranquility Pictures
Release date
  • 2003 (2003)
Running time
16 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Apple Jack or The Legend of Apple Jack is a 2003 American short film directed by Mark Whiting, and produced by Tranquility Pictures. The filming was performed on Sable Ranch, Canyon Country, California.

Contents

Premise

On October 30, 1938, UFO reports about sightings over the United States are heard on CBS radio, and members of a neighborhood gets ready to fight the incoming extraterrestrials. That same night, two notorious criminals run away and are never heard from again.

Cast

Awards


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