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| Meet Mary Jane Popp and Perry King |
It will reach into the hearts of many of us who have had regrets in our lives, and who wish they could make up for it. The movie is called “The Divide” and is being shot in Cool, California. “The Divide” is the dream of veteran actor Perry King.
You will recognize him for so many Hollywood movies like “The Lords of Flatbush” and “Slaughterhouse Five” bur perhaps the most recognizable name would Detective Allen Cody from the iconic 1980’s TV series “Riptide” and the made for TV movie “The Cowboy and the Movie Star” in 1998.
It was after “Cowboy” that Perry decided he wanted to BE his character. That’s when he purchased a 500 acre cattle ranch in the Sierra Nevada, The King Ranch.
He splits his time between the craziness of La La Land and the serenity of Northern California. But he had a dream, a dream to film a western on his own land. Now his dream has become a reality as he is shooting “The Divide” in the heart of Gold Country known as “The Divide” and so the movie is called “The Divide.”
The movie script was actually written to fit his ranch life. He and Janet Brown made it come together. I got to visit with Perry on the set of his production, and he told me that a successful movie must make a promise. He told me that the script should make you get involved with the story, and take away something that resonates in each of us.
In The Divide” there are three separate people who need help and redemption, each crushed by the weight of life. Sam Kincaid, Perry’s character, is in great pain. He is estranged from his daughter, his wife is dead, so what is left. I can’t tell you the ending, because you have to see the story itself. I can tell you it will relate to all of us who have had loss and find a resolution.
Perry is also directing this movie, and I asked him if he doesn’t get a bit schizophrenic acting and directing simultaneously. He laughingly said “it’s like riding a horse and leading a horse at the same time. But he loves cowboys and westerns and added that westerns were created here in the U.S. It’s a form of black and white…good versus bad. It has a purity of nature. He is less than pleased with so much, as he put it, “empty cartoon violence.” It might make money for the studios, but it has no redeeming value.
I also have to add that I have never met an actor like Perry King. He has character and is so willing to share his talents with others. That was verified by Bryan Kaplan who also stars in the movie, and so many others. It’s nice to know they still exist with all the nonsense we hear about in Hollywood these days. The movie shoot will be completed by the end of September.
Perry’s intent is to premier “The Divide” at the State Theatre in Auburn sometime next year. Guess what? That’s where I broadcast from AM-950 KAHI, the noon news and POPPOFF Radio Show.
By the way, Perry will be joining me on POPPOFF after the filming is done. I really look forward to that promise. After decades, Perry Kings dream is coming true day by day! All the success Perry! It’s much deserved!
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