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Just when you thought it couldn’t—or shouldn’t—be done, another tennis movie, From Russia with Racquet, is in the works. Perhaps a more appropriate title would be From Russia with No Money, but this project, directed by Erk C. Oberhammer , seeks to bring an unconventional approach to the sport and may, indeed, be a hit with audiences. World tennis audiences, that is. Starring Sergey Burlakov(Russian Player),Erik Oberhammer(Coach),Alex(Manager) and Paul(Translator), sets out to be a real life version of the American Dream—if that’s possible.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lG2JJU1kM8Y
The story, filmed in Myrtle Beach,South Carolina, follows the journey of Sergey (played by Sergey), a 20 year old financially struggling tennis player from Lipetsk,Russia who arrived in the united states with $30 and has the American Dream of cracking the top 100 . When the tennis coach (played by Erik Oberhammer) is thrust into the position of taking a poor and struggling player and turning him into a champion. Frivolity ensues. With previous tennis movies drawing criticism and poor box-office sales, it begs the question: Why make another? “I’ve never seen a really good [tennis movie] that I can remember,” Oberhammer says, “so it seemed like an opportunity to do the sport justice in a great Rocky way.”
As far as the tennis is concerned, it appears believable. But what about the story line? The production is operating without a studio’s support—to avoid financial burdens as well as creative differences—and is yet to be picked up for distribution.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lG2JJU1kM8Y
The story, filmed in Myrtle Beach,South Carolina, follows the journey of Sergey (played by Sergey), a 20 year old financially struggling tennis player from Lipetsk,Russia who arrived in the united states with $30 and has the American Dream of cracking the top 100 . When the tennis coach (played by Erik Oberhammer) is thrust into the position of taking a poor and struggling player and turning him into a champion. Frivolity ensues. With previous tennis movies drawing criticism and poor box-office sales, it begs the question: Why make another? “I’ve never seen a really good [tennis movie] that I can remember,” Oberhammer says, “so it seemed like an opportunity to do the sport justice in a great Rocky way.”
As far as the tennis is concerned, it appears believable. But what about the story line? The production is operating without a studio’s support—to avoid financial burdens as well as creative differences—and is yet to be picked up for distribution.
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