The FP

The FP is a 2011 American comedy film written and directed by Brandon and Jason Trost. The film focuses on two gangs, the 248 and the 245, fighting for control of Frazier Park (the FP). The gangs settle their disputes by playing Beat-Beat Revelation, a music video game similar to Dance Dance Revolution. Gang member JTRO (Jason Trost) trains to defeat L Dubba E (Lee Valmassy), the leader of a rival gang. The film also features Caitlyn Folley, Art Hsu, Nick Principe and Dov Tiefenbach.

The FP
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Screenplay by
  • Brandon Trost
  • Jason Trost
Story byJason Trost
Produced by
  • Christian Agypt
  • Brandon Barrera
Starring
CinematographyBrandon Trost
Edited byAbe Levy
Music byGeorge Holdcroft
Production
companies
  • Secret Identity Productions
  • Trost Productions
Distributed byDrafthouse Films
Release dates
  • March 13, 2011 (2011-03-13) (SXSW)
  • March 16, 2012 (2012-03-16) (United States)
Running time
83 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$45,000
Box office$40,557

Jason Trost conceived The FP when he was 16, and developed it into a short film starring himself, Valmassy, Principe, DeBello, Brandon Barrera, Diane Gaeta, Kris Lemche and Torry Haynes in 2007. After seeing the finished film, Barrera suggested that Trost make a feature-length version. In the expanded production, Gaeta, Lemche, and Haynes were replaced with Folley, Hsu, and Bryan Goddard, respectively. Principal photography took place in Frazier Park, California in September 2008. Ron TrostBrandon and Jason Trost's fatherserved as special effects supervisor and executive producer of the film, and his property was the primary filming location.

The full-length version of The FP premiered at South by Southwest on March 13, 2011, and received positive reviews. After its screening at the Fantasia Festival on July 30 that year, Drafthouse Films acquired the film for distribution. It had a limited release in 28 American theaters, beginning on March 16, 2012, and was released on home media on June 29, 2012. The theatrical release received mixed reviews and failed to recoup its production budget of US$45,000, grossing $40,557 in the United States. A sequel, FP2: Beats of Rage, was released in September 2018.

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