Gary Dretzka
Leonard Klady
Emanuel Levy
David Poland
Doug Pratt
Ray Pride

January 27, 2005

 

THE ARISTOCRATS HAS THINKFILM
ROLLING IN THE AISLES

Park City, UT - January 27, 2005 -- THE ARISTOCRATS, the uproarious comic documentary that has audiences screaming with laughter at this year's Sundance Film Festival, has been acquired by THINKFilm, the privately held film distributor known for its dominance in the non-fiction arena, it was announced today by Jeff Sackman, president of ThinkFilm, and the film's producer Peter Golden of Golden Entertainment West.

Directed by Paul Provenza, and conceived by Penn Jillette and Paul Provenza, THE ARISTOCRATS features the greatest group of comedians ever assembled - including George Carlin, Whoopi Goldberg, Gilbert Gottfried, Paul Reiser, Bob Saget and nearly 100 more -- performing material which
is rarely, if ever, performed in public - a very, very dirty joke which allows them to riff and improvise to their heart's content - giving the audience extraordinary insight into the comic mind and the creative
process. Penn Jillette and Paul Provenza are the executive producers of THE ARISTOCRATS. Golden is the producer and also manages Jillette and Provenza.

The deal was negotiated on behalf of THINKFilm by Sackman and Randy Manis, senior vice president of acquisitions and business affairs; and on behalf of Jillette and Provenza by Ken Weinrib of Franklin,
Weinrib, Rudell and Vassallo and Peter Golden.

'I have rarely been more excited about a film and its potential,"said Sackman. THE ARISTOCRATS audience runs the gamut from frat boys to intellectuals, and we're going to have a great time reaching out to both ends of the spectrum and to everyone in between."

"We chose ThinkFilm mostly because of their name. When you have a movie that's this funny, it's important to remind people with the name of your distributor what they must also do," said Penn Jillette.

"I'm thrilled to be in business with ThinkFilm because of their passion, their creativity, and mostly because I haven't heard of anyone being screwed by them yet," said Paul Provenza.

THINKFilm is in Sundance this year with "Murderball," which the company financed, in the Documentary Competition. The company also received two Oscar nominations in the Documentary category this year, for "Born into Brothels" and "The Story of the Weeping Camel."

A privately held film distributor with offices in New York City and Toronto, THINKFilm represents specialized cinema at its best - bold, business-oriented, yet fiercely and financially independent. Current and forthcoming releases include: Sundance Grand Jury Prize- winner PRIMER, also nominated for four Independent Spirit Awards; THE ASSASSINATION OF RICHARD NIXON, starring Oscar- winner Sean Penn and Naomi Watts; the acclaimed Cannes acquisition MONDOVINO; the
psychological thriller KONTROLL; nd Francois Ozon's latest drama, 5 X 2.