Welcome to the ask Mark Pirro page. We should change this to the SAG financial core page, since it seems that lately 80% of all questions are relating to union issues. Feel free to leave any question or comment you like, even if it's NOT about going SAG financial core ---------- Mark Pirro himself will respond. ---------- Or, if you'd rather not leave a message right now, just click here to go back to our Home Page. Messages are listed from the newest to the oldest. After you've left your message, check back soon. Mark usually replies within 24 hours.. There are now 333 messages in our guestbook. <<< 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 34 >>> Viewing messages 101 to 110. Your name (required) Your message (required) Where in the world? John Barnes Please put me down on your list of prospective orders for your Talking Mohammad. (I was on your list for Submissive Jesus, and I'm delighted with it!) contact me at jobar2 at earthlink dot net. ------------------------------------- MARK PIRRO'S RESPONSE: Happy to hear you're enjoying your Sub J. So far, we haven't gotten enough interest to merit production of a Muhammad head. I suspect no store would be willing to carry it for fear of a suicide baby with a diaper on their head coming in and blowing the place up. It costs about $40,000 to launch a new toy like the Submissive Jesus, and Jesus is a bit easier to market. We had no doubt we'd make our money back on it. However, the Suicidal Muhammad is a little riskier. Anyway, thanks for your interest and if it ever goes into production, you will get one! 9 August 2008 - Georgia, USA Matt Hi Mark, It's a shame you don't have a 1-900 line to answer questions about Financial Core. It could be a retirement income. So, I wanted to ask you if since spoke to Eddie Deezen or if he's ever complained about profit sharing in your films. I think he's a typical actor d*ck that never made it anywhere but had a huge ego. PS. Your films are inspiring and funny as hell. --------------------------------------- MARK PIRRO'S RESPONSE: You ain't seen nothing yet. Wait till "The God Complex" comes out. I ran into Eddie at a celebrity autograph convention in Burbank around 2005. It was very cordial. In fact, he actually spoke about how much fun it was working on the film and admitted that sometimes "you do crazy things." He also spoke of the many fans he'd run into over the years who have seen the movie and loved it. As for any complaints he might have: of any of my actors, he'd have the least right to complain. He's the only actor who's ever quit any of my projects. 8 August 2008 - Cincinnati Kevin Lozinski I 've become aware of your films only recently. I own Nudist colony of the Dead and Polish Vampire. They're both really funny and smart. I've seen so many big budget films that are total crap, because they have neither of these features. Money is wasted without a story, and with a story, even humble productions are worth rewatching. I'm glad to hear you are working on a new film. I see you are still going the frugal DIY way. Have you ever been offered a bigger buget production, or do prefer your own style of guerilla film making? Best regards, Kevin Lozinski ---------------------------------------- MARK PIRRO'S RESPONSE: Glad you enjoy my films. However, if you've just discovered them, you should discover some of the funnier ones (like Rectuma). Polish Vampire and Nudist Colony of the Dead are way back in the archives. Regarding bigger budgets - Deathrow Gameshow and Buford's Beach Bunnies were bigger budgets (relatively speaking)made for outside companies. They are my least favorite films. When someone else puts up the money, that usually gives the filmmaker less control - which was the case in both of those movies. In my biased opinion, my best films are the ones I can claim 100% control over. 21 July 2008 - Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Mr. E I was doing some random Google searches and I came across your site. I became excited because I thought I might be able to finally get one of my all time favorite flicks Deathrow Game Show on DVD. But all I found was the poster. Will this movie ever be available on DVD or should I treasure my VHS copy? -------------------------------------- MARK PIRRO'S RESPONSE: Technically we are not able to 'sell' Deathrow Gameshow,' however, contact us via email and we'll tell you how it can be made available to you. 19 July 2008 Billy Borrelli Hello Mark! I played the Weenie Wagger in RetarDEAD, and your character describing what I was doing while oogling that girl had me in stitches! Would love to be in one of your films someday! Cheers! ------------------------------------ MARK PIRRO'S RESPONSE: Rick Popko and Dan West up there will be doing 2nd unit for the movie I'm currently working on, The God Complex. Maybe they can use you, and you won't have to travel to be in it. 14 July 2008 - South San Francisco anonymous I pray for you. ------------------------------- MARK PIRRO'S RESPONSE: Great. And I'll THINK for you. 12 July 2008 Tony Cicchetti Hey Mark! It's finally great to see that you got Nudist Colony of the Dead on DVD! Since I was one of the stars of the film, does that mean I get a free copy or do I have to buy one like everybody else? ---------------------------------------- MARK PIRRO'S RESPONSE: Hey Tony!! Where you been hiding out? I've been looking for you. Email me. 3 July 2008 Jennifer I'm eligible to join SAG but am considering SAG Core. At this point in my career I need to be working both union and non union. If in the future I am successful enough to want to be totally union, what is the process of switching from SAG Core to SAG? I head they may not let you at all. --------------------------------------- MARK PIRRO'S RESPONSE: Their 'rules' regarding fi-core change constantly...like the IRS. And like the IRS, it all boils down to you giving them money. If and when the time comes you want to relinquish your financial core status (although I can't think of one good reason why), it's most likely that giving them money will get you back in. They may refer to it as a fine, garnishment, levy or any other polite name, but you can think of it as what it really is: ransom. 24 June 2008 - Los Angeles, CA USA Tony Young Hi Mark, I'm doing a film set in a nudist resort. My distributor referred me to you. I have SAG actors who were wondering what the penalties would be if they worked on a non-union film. I told them our films are so below the radar, they'll never find out. Or will they? --------------------------------------- MARK PIRRO'S RESPONSE: It's not likely that SAG will find out, but if your actors are worried, their two best solutions are: they can use a fake name, or they can go financial core. SAG once came down on many of my actors (they were trying to make an example of me - since we've utilized SAG actors in our non-union films for over 25 years and continue to this day) and NONE of them got more than the equivalent to a slap on the wrist. Tell your actors not to panic. With all the SAG actors working non-union these days and all the independent opportunities out there, SAG's teeth aren't as sharp as they used to be. 22 June 2008 - Los Angeles Donald Miller Do you remember one of your first 8mm films in which I starred as an evil professor? We shot it in your garage, bedroom and yard in Ithaca. ---------------------------------------- MARK PIRRO'S RESPONSE: Holy shit! Of course I remember. Don! How the hell are you? Although I think *I* was the evil professor. You invented a machine that could see into the future. Drop me a line at pirromount@hotmail.com 20 June 2008 - Michigan <<< 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 34 >>>