Plan 9 from Syracuse

Plan 9 from Syracuse

Plan 9 from Syracuse is a documentary by independent filmmaker Ryan Dacko about his attempt to gain attention of film producer Mark Cuban by staging a cross-country run from Syracuse, New York, to Hollywood.

Despite a lack of experience in marathon running, Dacko left from Syracuse’s Eastwood Palace Theatre on August 15, 2006. He planned to reach Hollywood in 90 days, but problems with weather and unreliable support crews delayed his arrival until December 31, a 139-day journey. In the course of the run, he used the Internet to urge supporters to lobby Mark Cuban to agree for a meeting. Cuban, learning about the endeavor, responded negatively and refused to meet with Dacko. [ [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-148641494.html The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY) coverage, archived via Highbeam] ]

With this run, Dacko became the 175th person to cross America on foot (166th male, the 30th supported run, and the 201st crossing overall among other stats).

"Plan 9 from Syracuse" had its premiere at the B-Movie Film Festival in October 2007. Two months later, it was reviewed by Film Threat as “the best documentary of the year, bar none.” [ [http://www.filmthreat.com/index.php?section=reviews&Id=10459 Film threat entry] ] It was screened on the U.S. film festival circuit [ [http://www.courant.com/entertainment/movies/hc-nhuff.art0sep25,0,6050409.story “Underground Film Festival Moves To West Hartford,” Hartford Courant, September 27, 2008] ] and was released on DVD release on August 26, 2008, by SRS Cinema. [ [http://www.syracusenewtimes.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2410&Itemid=148 “Movie Marathon Man,” Syracuse New Times, September 18, 2008] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1160017/ Plan 9 from Syracuse on the Internet Movie Database]

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-jqjkG9V7o CNY TV interview with Ryan Dacko Part 1]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITbo87K4e1U&feature=related CNY TV interview with Ryan Dacko Part 2]
* [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-148641494.html Syracuse Post-Standard coverage of the film’s production]
* [http://cnylink.com/cnynews/article.php?article_id=tD1162589766t454bb6465574f CNYLink.com/Eagle Newspaper coverage of the film’s production]
* [http://www.filmfetish.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8586 FilmFetish.com coverage of the film’s production]
* [http://www.popmatters.com/pm/post/63878/plan-9-from-syracuse-2007/ Review in PopMatters]
* [http://planetultramarathon.wordpress.com/2007/03/22/trans-usa-update/ Planet Ultramarathon Announcement and Record Book Keeping]


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