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30Jun2009

Trailer - 'Assassination of a High School President'

DateTuesday, June 30, 2009 at 10:10AM
Oh, so that's what happened to Assassination of a High School President. It was one of those films that popped up at Sundance and did really well and never moved any closer to theaters after that. But finally, it's back in the spotlight. Sort of.

The dark comedy's debut was a year-and-a-half ago now, and the Yari Film Group planned to release it back in February of this year. If you've followed the fate of indie film studios and distributors over the past five years, you know that a lot haven't been able to carve out a niche in time to stay in business. Paramount, Warner, Fox - it's happened to all of them, so why should Senator Distributing and Yari be any different? In this case, Yari filed for bankruptcy last December, which certainly took a toll on the films in its stable.

But Slashfilm points out that there will be hearings next month to determine the fate of the Yari films that have been on the sidelines. Perhaps they can be spun to another disributor for theatrical release, or maybe they'll have to be thrown on DVD immediately because the courts want to sieze all the assets in 2009. Not exactly an ideal way to find out about a release date, but it's all we've got.

Speaking of all we've got, here's a trailer for High School President, which stars Reece Thompson, Mischa Barton, and Bruce Willis.


Trailer courtesy of Trailer Addict

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