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Jerseyboy Hero is a documentary film by Chris Vaughn which was inspired by New jersey Native Musicians, Bruce Springsteen and Jon Bon Jovi. It follows the filmmaker/songwriter as he records and promotes his own music in hopes of reaching either one of these two local legends from the Garden State. [1]The film has familiar faces like:
- Bruce Springsteen - NJ Musician
- Antonella Barba - American Idol Finalist (Season 6)
- Ruthie Alcaide - MTV's Real World (Hawaii)
- Jennifer Blanc - Film Actress (The Crow)
- Matt Bongiovi - Jon Bon Jovi's younger brother
- Prince Be of PM Dawn - NJ Pop Star
Vaughn's journey spans over 4 years as he had to learn how to record, edit and market, both his music and film.[2]
The film is scored by Chris Vaughn and features his song "Fallen Angel" from the motion picture Stiletto (2008 film) which stars Tom Berenger, Michael Biehn, and Tom Sizemore. Vaughn's finally does capture his Hometown Hero, Bruce Springsteen for the film finale and finally gained a global distributor in the Spring of 2015 when Amazon Instant Video release his film for digital rental and download.[3][4]
Notable Original Music in Film[edit]
- "Fallen Angel" – performed by Chris Vaughn
Album: For Those That have Ears
- Written by Chris Vaughn, Scott Bresnick, Kennan Keating & Tom Lordi
- Produced by Vaughn & Keating
- Also on the Soundtrack of Stiletto (2008 film)
Other Songs from the Album in the film include:
- Nameless
- Speak
- Lady Love
- High Expectations
- Treading Water
Festival[edit]
- 2010 Garden State Film Festival - Official Selection [5][6]
References[edit]
- ^ http://atlanticville.gmnews.com/news/2011-03-24/Front_Page/Shore_musician_finds_his_hero.html
- ^ http://hub.gmnews.com/news/2011-03-24/Front_Page/Shore_musician_finds_his_hero.html
- ^ http://www.asburyparklibrary.org/BSSC/BSSC_Articles.htm
- ^ http://independent.gmnews.com/
- ^ http://www.redbankorbit.com/wordpress/2010/03/gsff-hits-reel-close-to-home/
- ^ http://www.gsff.org/2010AtAGlance.pdf