A Chat & A Beer w/ Rob Perez: The Writer of 40 Days & 40 Nights and Director of Nobody Sits Down With The Movie Mash

Through my connections at the Hennepin Theatre Trust, I was lucky enough to grab a beer (actually a few) with filmmaker Rob Perez. Rob has been writing screenplays for years and got his big break back in 2002 with the Josh Hartnett sex-comedy, 40 Days and 40 Nights. Hartnett, a Minnesota native, brought Rob to Minneapolis to give him a taste of the Midwest. Rob then moved to the Twin Cities where he, and Guster front-man Ryan Miller, wrote the screenplay for Perez’ directorial debut film, Nobody.

The film was almost all shot here in the Land of 10,000 Lakes, as well as premiered at the State Theatre in downtown Minneapolis on Oct. 1, 2009. It almost made the cut for this year’s Sundance Film Festival, but because certain portions of the film were not completed upon submission, it hurt it’s standing during the acceptance process. Rob sat down with TheMovieMash.com to discuss 40 Days and 40 Nights, Nobody and much more. Check it out.

Check out the trailer and info. on Nobody at www.nobodythecomedy.com. And make sure to buy the DVD and other cool Nobody items at www.thenobodystore.com.

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