Soup of the Day

Soup of the Day is the loosely scripted 2006 internet phenomenon that told the story of one man who is dating three women at the same time. Each of the 19-episodes of the story was its own 4-6 minute self-contained viral video. The entire series used to be viewable at http://www.SoupMovie.com [http://www.soupmovie.com] , but now the website simply links to the a site where you can buy the series on DVD.

Plot

Brandon Craig is a man who is dating three women at the same time. He met all three girls in one night. One is his boss, Monique, and she will destroy his career if he breaks up with her. Another is Wendy, a tough undercover cop, who will beat him up if he breaks up with her. The third is Franki, the host of Missileblast (which is a parody of Rocketboom), who is a manic depressant who will act upon her suicidal tendencies if Brandon was to break up with her.

Interactivity

As the story unfolded online, the audience was encouraged to interact with Brandon on MySpace. The character existed in real life with his own profile page at http://www.myspace.com/soupbrandon [http://www.myspace.com/soupbrandon] and received advice from the internet fans as to which girl he should pick.

The idea for the interactivity came from the director, Scott Zakarin and his background as the creator of the internet's first episodic series The Spot in 1995.

Cast

* Jon Crowley - Brandon Craig
* Catherine Reitman - Monique
* Patty Wortham - Wendy
* Tina Molina - Franki
* Brian Palermo - Todd
* Rob Cesternino - Himself
* Levin O'Connor - Dr. Mitch

Trivia

* Soup of the Day features cameos by a number of different stars from reality television. The movie features small roles from stars from Survivor, The Amazing Race, Big Brother and The Real World
* The lead character, Brandon, is named after Brandon Tartikoff who was the mentor of the film's director, Scott Zakarin
* In episode 7 of "Soup of the Day" the character Franki is shown at her job on "Missileblast" which is a parody of Rocketboom. In the episode Franki was revealed to be taking orders from demanding producers and ultimately decided to leave her show. Several months later many people speculated that it was a case of life imitating art when Amanda Congdon similarly left Rocketboom after an argument with her own behind-the-scenes producer.
* Monique is played by Catherine Reitman who is the daughter of legendary Hollywood producer and director Ivan Reitman.

External links

* [http://www.soupmovie.com/ "Soup of the Day" Homepage] - The home page of all 19 episodes of "Soup of the Day"
* [http://www.myspace.com/soupbrandon/ Brandon's MySpace] - The profile page of the film's main character, Brandon Craig
* [http://www.zabberbox.com/ ZabberBOX.com] - The video content site that is home to "Soup of the Day" and Iron Sink Media's other projects.
* [http://www.missileblast.com Missileblast] - The fictitious home page of Franki's internet video blog which is a parody of Rocketboom
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0825335/ Soup of the Day on IMDB]