Is there a fine line between dementia and brilliance?
John Cameron finds out when trauma to his head suddenly leaves him living a parallel existence to England's favorite son, John Lennon! Meanwhile, his fiancée is left to struggle and devise a plan to reclaim the man she lost.
For the first time…
INSTANT TRAUMA is available to everyone! It’s exciting for us to have the Amazon platform to make this movie accessible...
Now, that is TRUE LOVE!
A little background…
It was shot in reverse order due to “Lennon’s” hair length - we had no money for a stylist or wigs. So, Clete let his hair and beard grow to the desired length, allowing us to shoot the entire movie in reverse, cutting his hair/beard as required. After 2 ½ years of weekend filming, this labor of love was completed!
Fun Facts…
(SPOILER ALERT…read after viewing the movie)
• The man playing Dr. Manship is STAR WARS matte painter, and Visual Effects Society Hall of Fame artist Harrison Ellenshaw.
• Edison Yu (one of our producers) was working a concert in Las Vegas, Nevada, and shot the time lapse footage used for the Cleveland concert.
• I booked a one-day trip to Cleveland, Ohio to shoot the exterior of the then Gund Arena. It snowed the day before and the day after, but the day I landed and shot, the weather was perfect.
• ROCK STAR, with Mark Wahlberg and Jennifer Aniston, shot scenes at Greystone Estate in Beverly Hills. Peter Rotter (our producer and brilliant composer) who was working at Greystone Estate in Beverly Hills at the time, waited for the right time and stepped out from behind bushes and filmed the limo going up the driveway. He only had one chance and nailed it. The scene is in our movie.
• Clete and Peter hid inside the kitchen pantry of Greystone mansion, and when the ROCK STAR production broke for lunch, they ran onto the set (guitars and rock memorabilia everywhere) and got the shot of “John” standing by “his” collectibles.
• Dakota was the name of a successful rock group formed by Bill Rotella. The members: Bill Rotella, Kirk Evans, Billy DiBalasi, and Cliff (Tip) Peterson, appeared in the movie. Dakota was also the name of the building in which John Lennon and Yoko lived before his death.
• The large recording studio we used for the Dakota in-studio session was out at Citrus College in Orange County, CA. We shot for a few hours, and when we wrapped, we paid the Citris College representative who oversaw the filming. Only to find out that he never gave the money to the school, and kept it for himself. That’s showbiz!
• Clete was at Universal City Walk one day when Jay Leno’s crew saw him with his long beard and asked him if it was okay to interview him for their “look alike” bit. Jay Leno asked Clete who he thought he looked like, and Clete said, “John Lennon, but mostly Ted Kaczynski, the Unabomber.” A friend of ours was working at Access Hollywood at the time and saw Clete’s segment where Jay compares Clete to John Lennon. We were able to obtain the footage, which was our impetus and motivation to start filming INSTANT TRAUMA. Mr. Leno is in our movie, but most likely has never seen INSTANT TRAUMA.
• The end shot takes place inside a bar. The only time this bar was closed, allowing us to shoot, was between 2am and 6am. So, we showed up at 2am to shoot the scene, including our friend and talented artist/photographer, John Van Vliet as the maître d’ (the creator of our magazine covers). Harrison Ellenshaw, his son, Michael, and Javier Mora were the “patrons” at the bar.
• For the Dakota concert scene in “Cleveland”, we put the members of Dakota on the roof of Harrison’s home so we could shoot a low angle – as if below the stage. Lacking a ‘real’ smoke machine, Harrison decided that burning some ivy would do the trick. It worked, however, it put out the most toxic smell ever!
CREDITS
CLETE KEITH
DIANE ADAIR
MINAE NOJI
CHRISTOPHER BEST
directed by
CLETE KEITH
written by
CLETE KEITH
produced by
CHRISTOPHER KEITH
EDISON YU
PETER ROTTER
director of photography
CHRISTOPHER KEITH
edited by
CHRISTOPHER KEITH
and
DREW JOHNSON
songs by
CLETE KEITH
songs arranged, orchestrated
and produced by
PETER ROTTER
CAST
(in order of appearance)
Diane McDonald - DIANE ADAIR
John Cameron - CLETE KEITH
Garage Mechanic - JOSE VALENCIA
Chris McDonald - CHRISTOPHER KEITH
Emergency Nurse - JAMIE CARTER
Emergency Doctor - HARRISON ELLENSHAW
Jerry Kennedy - JERRY HOUSER
Murray Susser, MD - HIMSELF
Dorothy Cameron - DOROTHY KEITH
Kirk Evans - HIMSELF
Bill Rotella - HIMSELF
Bartender #1 - MARTY MAGUIRE
Dr. Mark Mannix - MARK MANI MD
Billy DiBlasi - HIMSELF
China - MINAE NOJI
Todd Brewer - CHRISTOPHER BEST
Clifford Peterson - HIMSELF
Ruth Cordell - HERSELF
Paul Sandweiss - HIMSELF
Abe Meyerowitz - ANDERSON COUNCIL
Ringo Starr - BILL KOEPNICK
George Harrison - GERI ROTELLA-ROTTER
Paul McCartney - GREG HEPBURN
Secretary - KA FITCH McLEAN
Hardware Clerk #1 - JAMES WALLER
Tammy - TAMERA L. CROSBY
Security Guard #1 - MIGUEL PASOS
Rock Groupie - M. CHRISTINE LANDER
Security Guard #2 - GREGORY LANDER
Frank Chatman - PETER McDONALD
Mazie E. de Beaulieu - HERSELF
Mah Jongg Student #1 - MARCI ADELMAN
Mah Jongg Student #2 - SANDRA W. BORAK
Mah Jongg Student #3 - JANE STIGLITZ
Mah Jongg Student #4 - SANDRA GENDEL
Mah Jongg Student #5 - GLORIA SHIMER
Mah Jongg Student #6 - EDISON YU
Autograph Seeker #1 - STEVE DRINKWATER
Autograph Seeker #2 - NICK MEDVEDEV
Limousine Driver - KEN ZAVAYNA
Recording Engineer - PETER ROTTER
Recording Assistant - TIM JAQUETTE
Fan #1 - JILL COLLINS
Fan #2 - LILY COLLINS
Fan #3 - DREW JOHNSON
Yves - YVES ROSSIGNOL
Jay Leno - HIMSELF
Bug Exterminator - JOE KITE
Autograph Seeker #3 - ERIC A. WARREN
Detective Joseph Scott - NEILL HARPER
Maitre d' - JOHN VAN VLIET
Bartender #2 - CHARLIE NAPPI
Barfly #1 - HARRISON ELLENSHAW
Barfly #2 - MICHAEL ELLENSHAW
Barfly #3 - JAVIER MORA
A mystery revealed when you see the movie - CLETE KEITH
Production Sound Mixer - EDISON YU
Additional Photography - EDISON YU
Standby Painter - DEBORAH NODELLA
Post Production sound services provided by
ADVANTAGE AUDIO
Re-Recording Sound Mixer - MELISSA ELLIS
Sound Effects Editor - PACA THOMAS
Digital Audio Transfer - J LAMPINEN
Graphic Design - COLETTE ARIMOTO
Main Title Graphics
COLETTE ARIMOTO
BRUCE A. KING
Visual Effects
Rock Concert - HARRISON ELLENSHAW
COLETTE ARIMOTO
MARK TAMNY
Gund, House of Blues, Dakota Building - TIMOTHY CLARK
Magazine Cover Art - JOHN T. VAN VLIET
Digital Services - STEVEN LLOYD
Color Correction - TODD BOCHNER
THE PRODUCERS WISH TO THANK:
Advantage Audio
Jim Hodson
Bill Koepnick
Tamera Crosby
Stacey Kern
Ark 21 Records
Miles Copeland
John Rotella
California Communications, Inc.
Rick Morris
Keith Cook
Pamela Scott
Barry Blocker
Christine Vasquez
Sandie Cam
California Communications, Inc. Rentals
Kevin Ballentine
Edward Decker
DAKOTA
Filmmakers Alliance
Fowler Protective Services
Scott Fowler
Fox Embroidery
Raul Ayala
Grand Motor Hotel
Independent Studio Services
Rick Caprarelli
Martha Miyazaki
Irelands 32
Kennedy Independent
John Kennedy
Lindsey Studios
Max’s Laundromat
Clarence Berround
Mr. B Entertainment
Charlie Nappi
North Hollywood Hardware
Sagebrush Cantina
Screen Actors Guild
Lon Huber
Sound Design Corporation
Paul Sandweiss
Abbie Sandweiss
20th Century Fox Studios
Ned Lagrotta
Uniform Warehouse & Embroidery
Frank Sanchez
Westwind Media
Steve Drinkwater
SPECIAL THANKS TO:
James Allen
Paul Baker
Michael Bonnifer
Jeremy S. Bradley
Casey Carter
Jamie Carter
Sheila Carter
Jill & Lily Collins
Megan Crawford
Glen Dietz
Lynne Drinkwater
Harrison Ellenshaw
Michael Ellenshaw
Marty Fera
Don Gerda
Candis Good
Karin Graziani
John Hickey
Judy Jackson
Angie Jaree
Judy Koepnick
Eric Maynard
Marty Maguire
Candy McCracken
Brad Meyerowitz
Javier Mora
Amy Mullin
Noah Musser
Deyla Najar
Joe Najar
Kyoko Noji
Tim Piatak
Jim Ray
Aaron Raymond
Christian Renteria
Christopher Ritter
Archie Rodriguez
Michelle Rodriguez
Brianna Rotella
Luis Ruiz
Brandy Scott
Ariel Shaw
Daylyn Shaw
Bear Thompson
Lynda Thompson
Jason Waller
Chris Williams
Eric Young
Exotic Flutes performed by - James Walker
Music recorded at peas ‘n soup music studios,
Citrus College, and The Bakery
“Bill’s Jam”
written by Bill Rotella
performed by Kirk Evans, Clete Keith and Bill Rotella,
©2001 Little Wheel Music ASCAP
“Better Than Ever”
written by Bill Rotella & Stewart Marsh
performed by Dakota
produced by Bill Rotella
©1997 Little Wheel Music ASCAP
“Come Another Day”
written by Bill Rotella
performed by Dakota
produced by Bill Rotella
©1993 Little Wheel Music ASCAP
“Reason to Believe”
written by Clete Keith
performed by Clete Keith and Dakota
arranged and produced by Peter Rotter
©2002 Fence Climbing Music ASCAP
“Last Goodbye”
written by Bill Rotella & Kevin Fisher
performed by Dakota
produced by Bill Rotella
©1993 Little Wheel Music ASCAP
“She’s In Love with Me”
written by Clete Keith
performed by Clete Keith
©2002 Fence Climbing Music ASCAP
“Blah, Blah, Blah”
written by Peter Rotter and Darren Jones
performed by Darren Jones
produced by Peter Rotter
©2001 peas ‘n soup music, inc. BMI
“Ready to Win”
written by Bill Rotella
performed by Dakota
produced by Bill Rotella
©1993 Little Wheel Music ASCAP
“Hold On”
written by Bill Rotella & Kirk Evans
performed by Dakota
produced by Bill Rotella
©1997 Little Wheel Music ASCAP
“Seventh Day”
written by Bill Rotella, Krik Evans, & Rino Marino
performed by Dakota
produced by Bill Rotella
©1997 Little Wheel Music ASCAP
“Wok This Way”
composed by Peter Rotter
produced by Peter Rotter
©2002 peas ‘n soup music, inc. BMI
“I’ll Be Missing You”
written by Clete Keith
performed by Clete Keith
arranged and produced by Peter Rotter
guitars performed by James Lum
©2002 Fence Climbing Music ASCAP
“True Love”
written by Clete Keith
performed by Clete Keith
arranged and produced by Peter Rotter
©2002 Fence Climbing Music ASCAP
“El Cumbanchero”
written by R. Hernandez
performed by Liberace
conducted by George Liberace
©2000 Sony Music Entertainment, Inc.
“Instant Trauma”
music by John Lennon
lyrics adapted by Clete Keith
performed by Clete Keith
arranged and produced by - Peter Rotter and James Lum
background vocals
Clete Keith, Peter Rotter and Jessica Rotter
©1970 Yoko Ono Lennon under licence to EMI Records Ltd.
The events, and characters depicted in this docu-mentally
are fictitious. Any similarity to actual persons, living or
dead, is purely coincidental.
©2002 THOSE KEITH BROTHERS, INC.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
THOSE KEITH BROTHERS, INC. is the author and creator
of this motion picture for the purpose of copyright and
other laws in all countries throughout the world.
This motion picture is protected under the laws of the
United States and other countries. Unauthorized duplication,
distribution or exhibition may result in civil liability
and criminal prosecution.
In Memory of
JOHN LENNON
and
BYRON & DOROTHY KEITH
