[MADtv] Producing Sasso Brings Us For Christ's Sake

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We all know Will Sasso from his days on our beloved show. We know him as the drunken Kenny Rogers, and the former, former president Clinton, but what many people may not know is that Mr. Sasso is not only an actor, but an aspiring producer, and to that notion, I write this article to tell you all of Will Sasso's first production achievement. A work that has been in production for years, and is set to release sometime this year. The film is
For Christ's Sake.

The plot of the film revolves around Robert (Jed Ress), a priest of a church that is losing money, due to low attendance. Along with this, Robert is also feeling down because he did not think that running a failing church was going to be what he was going to be doing when he decided to become a priest. He thought he was going to be helping people. One day his brother Alan (Will Sasso) comes by asking for $54.000 for a movie he wants to shoot. Robert doesn't have the money, but the church does in a savings account that is only to be used for emergencies. Robert decides to give Alan the money through the savings account, despite Alan's objections, because he feels that this may be his chance to actually help someone. After a year of stalling on the money, Robert goes to Los Angeles, where Alan lives to see what he is actually doing with the money. Robert quickly figures out that the money he gave Alan for his film was in fact money for a porn film that he is directing. Due to his faith, Robert cannot let Alan continue making this movie, or sell what he has already filmed, but unfortunately, Alan has already spent a large portion of the money on the film already, and if he doesn't sell it, Robert won't get the money, and his church will be forced to close. Robert is now in a horrible situation. If he applies by his religious convictions, and stops the film from being made, the money will be gone, and the church will most likely have to close, but if he allows the film to be released, the church could make a lot of money that can save it but he will most likely be ostracized by his churches current regulars. Robert begrudgingly decides to let the film continue, and as he watches over the production, he finds that the people who may benefit the most from his help, and the divine words of Jesus may just be the actors in the film itself.

Just like Saturday Night Live movies, this movie is filled with former MADtv stars at every turn. Former cast members include Will Sasso as brother Alan (Will is also a producer of the film as well), Alex Borstein as Mrs. Marcus, Ike Barinholtz as one of the porn actors, and former MADtv writer Michael Hitchcock, as Tom, one of Robert's church goers. The cast connections don't just end in front of the screen though, as Alex's husband Jackson Douglas holds the position as director for the film.

The film is produced through Will's production company HamFatter, so a date of release, or if it's going to be a wide release is unknown, but what is known is that this movie looks like it could be a hidden jem, and if it becomes popular, could take Will to a whole other level in his career.

See the trailer here.

Note: Just a note, because I have a strong feeling that someone is going to bring this up, no Arden Myrin is not the porn actress in the trailer.

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Ok, something is wrong here. I posted this article with a lot more to say, but even before I posted it, it came up already edited like this. If you press the quote button, the whole thing even appears. What's going on here?

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Ok, now it seems to be fixed, but just incase, can some of you keep a lookout, just so you can tell me if the problem is happening again?

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Here is a scene from the movie from a fan of one of the main actresses Sara Rue (the girl in the scene).