Elementary school kids remember the roller coaster in Seaside Heights, NJ, that was destroyed by Hurricane Sandy. A photo appears of the roller coaster partially submerged in the Atlantic Ocean and then youngsters appear on camera with their memories of the wild ride they loved.
One girl says the roller coaster was “as big as the Empire State Building.”
“A million feet high,” says a boy.
“You have to be 48 inches tall,” notes a boy of the height requirement to ride the coaster.
“My brother threw up once,” says another about the loops’ nauseating effect.
“I liked eating the cotton candy and then licking my fingers,” recollected another lad.
“I love the hotdogs,” related a boy.
The kids then explain that a hurricane took the coaster away.
“It drowned,” said a girl.
“I want it back,” wished a boy.
A message appear on screen which reads, “Hope can never be washed away.”
A lad then recommends, “If they do built a new roller coaster, it should have a lot of loops.”
A supered message reads, “We completely agree,” followed by the State Farm logo.
This PSA aired during the Concert for Sandy Relief.
Joe Pytka of PYTKA directed for DDB Chicago.
Review: Drew Hancock Makes Feature Directorial Debut With “Companion”
"Iris, wake up!"
Early in "Companion," lovely Iris and her nerdy-nice boyfriend Josh are driving to a secluded lake house for a stay with friends. Iris wakes from a nap and lovingly tells Josh she was dreaming about him. They reminisce about how they first met at the supermarket. All those oranges tumbling onto the floor! Ha ha.
In 20 minutes, absolutely everything about this sweet scene will be turned on its head in a terrifying and sinister manner. You will be surprised and shocked. Unless you saw the trailer, which reveals the whole thing.
And so we begin with a dilemma, dear moviegoer. "Companion," an exceedingly clever and entertaining sci-fi-horror-thriller-comedy by Drew Hancock in his feature debut, has more twists and turns than a corkscrew. But it's utterly impossible to write about the film without revealing the first of those twists.
So if you like coming in totally cold to a movie, then we're sorry to see you go, but stop reading! Otherwise, stay with us — we promise there'll be more surprises to come.
Moving on: Iris (Sophie Thatcher) and Josh (Jack Quaid) arrive at the estate. A nervous Iris stops at the door, worried that Josh's friends won't like her. He urges her to simply brighten up and act happy.
Kat (Megan Suri), Josh's ex, greets them. She is gorgeous, and frosty to Iris. Eli (Harvey Guillén) and his handsome boyfriend Patrick (Lukas Gage) are nicer. Then there's Sergey (Rupert Friend), Kat's aloof Russian boyfriend — sugar daddy, really — and owner of the house. The password to his devices is Stalin's birthday, which tells you something.
Things get dark, quickly. The next morning, someone dies. They will not be the first — this is a horror movie. And suddenly Iris, caked in blood,... Read More