The Marc Pease Experience

The Marc Pease Experience (2009)

Hold your applause.

Former high school musical star, Marc Pease, finds himself still living in the past, eight years after graduating.

Date of release
2009-08-21
TMDB
4.4 / 10 (80)
Runtime
1h 24m
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Director
Todd Louiso

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: North Carolina

The Marc Pease Experience is a 2009 comedy film directed by Todd Louiso and written by Louiso and Jacob Koskoff. Shot primarily in and around Wilmington and New Hanover County, North Carolina in early 2007, the film is centered on Marc Pease, a man living in the past, when he was the star of his high school's musicals. The film stars Jason Schwartzman as Pease, Ben Stiller as Marc's former mentor, and Anna Kendrick as his love interest.

Production

The Marc Pease Experience is Todd Louiso's second directorial project, having previously directed Love Liza (2002) and acted in minor roles in High Fidelity (2000), Thank You for Smoking (2006) and Snakes on a Plane (2006). Jason Schwartzman was signed to star in the film by February 2007, with Ben Stiller in talks.

Principal photography began on March 12, 2007, in the state of North Carolina, where the entirety of the film was shot. Various locations around Wilmington and New Hanover County were used for filming, including Wilmington's Eugene Ashley High School and the school's auditorium. Filming continued through March and into April. On the last day of shooting at Eugene Ashley High, Stiller presented the school's morning announcements.

A number of student interns from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington's Film Studies Department were actively involved in The Marc Pease Experience's production as part of their internship program. After principal photography was completed, during post-production Louiso "realized we needed to go back and add some stuff".

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