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Knuckle Draggers wins two “Rising Star “awards at the Delray Beach Film Festival.
Serah D’Laine takes the “Frownie” for Best Close Up in a Motion Picture and Paul J. Alessi takes the “Stella Artois” for Outstanding Feature by a New Filmmaker/Producer.
Current Tribute rating: 5.00 
Ethan (Ross McCall), an all around nice guy, gets dumped because he wasn’t able to provide his fianc—e with the plush, stable life her friends were living. Desperate to get her back, he seeks help from his older brother Kyle (Paul J. Alessi), a tough talking sexist who seems to have a way with the ladies.
Kyle gives Ethan a crash course on women and dating much to the disgust of some of Ethan’s female friends. Just when it seems Kyle’s misogynistic theories are about to prove themselves to be true, things take an unexpected turn and force Ethan, Kyle and their friends to reassess their views on relationships.
Knuckle Draggers wins two awards at the Delray Beach Film Festival.
Serah D’Laine wins the “Rising Star Frownie Award” for “Best Close Up in a Motion Picture” at the Delray Beach Film Festival, for her role in the feature film “Knuckle Draggers”.
Paul J. Alessi wins the “Rising Star Stella Artois Award” for “Outstanding Feature by a New Filmmaker/Producer” at the Delray Beach Film Festival, for the feature film “Knuckle Draggers”.
Rick Cohen, "Knuckledraggers" Paul Alessi, Serah D'Laine (Rising Star winner), Executive Producer of DBFF Michael Posner, Fay Ann Lee (Best Narrative film winner for "Falling For Grace."
Knuckle Draggers
On May 21, my husband Randy and I went to the screening of “Knuckle Draggers” at the Delray Beach Film Festival. Randy’s longtime friend, Paul Alessi is one of the main stars and producer of the film, and when we were invited to the screening we jumped at the chance
I’m not one to ever write reviews for movies (good or bad), but when artistry such as this film comes along, I felt compelled to share my thoughts.
In three words, I LOVED IT. My reasons? I… READ MORE
Knuckle Draggers is the perfect film to watch with a group of people. The ensemble cast presents a range of characters where a connection can be made with one or more of the situations presented. The story is a relationship roller coaster ride with funny highs and dramatic lows.
The opening credits begin with a … READ MORE
Orange County Films Lamar Sulaka interviews Paul J. Alessi and Serah D’Laine about the independent film Knuckle Draggers premiering at the Newport Beach Film Festival.
- Download Audio Interview (or go listen at the journeyPod site) Knuckle Draggers is at about 3:30 minutes into the interviews.
journeyPod was live and on the Red Carpet at the 10th Annual Newport Beach Film Festival. The Opening Night Film, “Lymelife,” featured Alec Baldwin, Jill Hennessey, Rory Caulkin and Kieran Caulkin.
On the Red Carpet, we chatted with filmmakers (who in many cases are the writers, directors, and producers), and actors and actresses.
journeyPod experienced … READ MORE
Knuckle Draggers (2009, USA) C-89m. *** D: Alex Ranarivelo. Starring Ross McCall, Paul J. Alessi, Amie Barsky, Omar Gooding, Danielle Nicolet, Jennifer Alden. Refreshing indie movie offers a look at thirty-ish director McCall, whose girlfriend leaves him because of lack of success. His brother then takes up the task of introducing him into being the way women want him to be, though it seems … READ MORE (see right hand side of main page for review link)
‘Knuckle Draggers,’ the feature film debut effort by writer/director Alex Ranarivelo, offers up a premise we’ve seen a hundred time before. Maybe a thousand. Boy loves girl. Boy loses girl. Boy turns to overly misogynist brother for advice on dating. Brother opens boy’s eyes to the realities of the dating scene.
http://wearemoviegeeks.com/2009/05/review-knuckle-draggers/