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'''''New Jersey Turnpikes '''''is a 1999 mockumentary comedy film starring Kelsey Grammer, Tommy Chong and Orlando Jones.<ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0160572/reference</ref> It was shot entirely in Toronto, Canada and directed by Bryan Buckley. The film centers on the fictional basketball team known as the New Jersey Turnpikes during the final days of the American Basketball Association. It features narration by Kelsey Grammer, who additionally plays the team's owner. "Kool Williams", played by Orlando Jones is the star player for the team, who are known to be the worst in the leauge<ref>http://www.ettc.net/njarts/details.cfm?ID=532 Plot summary</ref>.
|title=<center>New Jersey Turnpikes (1999)</center>
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|imagecaption=Original film poster.
|status=<span style="color:red;">'''Unreleased'''</span>
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A rough cut underwent test screenings in 1998<ref>http://www.aintitcool.com/node/2402 Ain't it Cool News review</ref>, and posters were designed<ref>http://onesheetdesign.com/project/new-jersey-turnpikes/ Poster designs, with commentary</ref>, but the film was never released. The exact reasons are unclear, but one IMDb user who was an extra in the film claims that Grammer hated the final result and bought the rights so that it would never be released.<ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0160572/reviews IMDb reviews from various extras.</ref> It has not been screened publicly in any form since 1998. 
'''''New Jersey Turnpikes''''' is a 1999 mockumentary film starring Kelsey Grammer, Tommy Chong and Orlando Jones.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0160572/reference IMDb page.] Retrieved 25 Mar '16.</ref> It was shot entirely in Toronto and directed by Bryan Buckley.
 
The film centers on the fictional basketball team, the "New Jersey Turnpikes," during the final days of the American Basketball Association. It features narration by Kelsey Grammer, who additionally plays the team's owner. "Kool Williams", played by Orlando Jones, is the only good player, as the team is known to be the worst in the league.<ref>[http://www.ettc.net/njarts/details.cfm?ID=532 Plot summary.] Retrieved 25 Mar '16.</ref>
 
A rough cut underwent test screenings in 1998<ref>[http://www.aintitcool.com/node/2402 Ain't it Cool News review.] Retrieved 25 Mar '16.</ref>, and posters were designed<ref>[http://onesheetdesign.com/project/new-jersey-turnpikes/ Poster designs, with commentary.] Retrieved 25 Mar '16.</ref>, but the film was never released. The exact reasons are unclear, but one IMDb user who was an extra in the film claims that Grammer hated the final result and bought the rights so that it would never be released.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0160572/reviews IMDb reviews from various extras.] Retrieved 25 Mar '16.</ref> It has not been screened publicly in any form since 1998. 


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 21:51, 25 March 2016

New Jersey Turnpikes.png

Original film poster.

Status: Unreleased


New Jersey Turnpikes is a 1999 mockumentary film starring Kelsey Grammer, Tommy Chong and Orlando Jones.[1] It was shot entirely in Toronto and directed by Bryan Buckley.

The film centers on the fictional basketball team, the "New Jersey Turnpikes," during the final days of the American Basketball Association. It features narration by Kelsey Grammer, who additionally plays the team's owner. "Kool Williams", played by Orlando Jones, is the only good player, as the team is known to be the worst in the league.[2]

A rough cut underwent test screenings in 1998[3], and posters were designed[4], but the film was never released. The exact reasons are unclear, but one IMDb user who was an extra in the film claims that Grammer hated the final result and bought the rights so that it would never be released.[5] It has not been screened publicly in any form since 1998. 

References

  1. IMDb page. Retrieved 25 Mar '16.
  2. Plot summary. Retrieved 25 Mar '16.
  3. Ain't it Cool News review. Retrieved 25 Mar '16.
  4. Poster designs, with commentary. Retrieved 25 Mar '16.
  5. IMDb reviews from various extras. Retrieved 25 Mar '16.