Section: LIFE & LEISURE Page: D1
Saturday, January 7, 1995
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WANTED: DEAD-RINGERS FOR LOCAL SATIRE OF `SEINFELD'
SITCOM
KEITH MARDER Staff writer
Do you look in the mirror and see George Costanza?
Have you ever been mistaken for Elaine Benes?
Are you a Cosmo Kramer clone or the spitting image of
Jerry Seinfeld?
If you understood those questions and answered yes to any
of them, you may be qualified for a fun (non-paying) job
working for a couple of neophytes. And you may have a tiny
chance of being discovered.
Crystal Horizon Productions of Albany a company with one
employee, a 17-year-old and MAX Systems of Watervliet a side
business for a 32-year-old are putting together a parody of
one of America's favorite television shows, ``Seinfeld.''
Joe Glickman of Crystal Horizon and Andrew Howansky of
MAX have been scouring the region for the right faces, no
experience necessary. For those who haven't got the look,
they also want crew members and extras, also unpaid.
``It's an independent thing,'' Howansky said. ``If
something comes of it, we'll do our best to compensate
people later.''
The script will center around The Great Cinnabon
Controversy something to do with a report that says the
smell of Cinnabon cinnamon rolls arouses men. The creators
hope to finish the script by March.
Glickman, who is a junior in high school in a special
home study program, is doing the brunt of the writing.
``When we started the project, we came up with so many
ideas, and a lot of it was about nothing,'' Glickman said.
These fragments started fitting together into a story and
nothing turned into something.
For the uninitiated, one entire season of ``Seinfeld''
was about the show's principals writing a television series
called ``Jerry'' with this concept: The show would be about
nothing. The fictional show turned out to be incredibly
similar to the actual sitcom.
The search for the caricatures will be vital in pulling
off a good knock-off. So far they say they have heard from
one Kramer, a dead-ringer for Elaine and a few potential
stand-ins for Seinfeld Jerry a tall thin man whom some say
has a bit of a horse face.
Still, no George has stepped forward. So, if you're
short, plump and balding, here's your chance.
When enough people contact the project coordinators they
will have a casting call. Those interested, should call
Howansky at 272-8716.
This is the first project of this kind for Glickman and
Howansky, who met through a mutual friend at a cable
public-access station.
Glickman is finishing up a film called ``Back in Time,''
and he has also worked as a production assistant for film
and video.
Howansky, 32, is a computer consultant and animator. He
has worked on projects for the Watervliet Arsenal and
Applied Robotics, and he has also done some post-production
work.
So, in the words of Seinfeld, ``What's the deal with this
rip-off?''
One goal is to get Seinfeld himself to notice it, and
Glickman said he would try to do so through a show such as
``Hard Copy.''
But, not to be lost in all of this, is their real
mission. The two hope this show will help them break into
the movie industry.
``We're excited about it,'' Glickman said. ``We want to
get into the industry. We don't want to get into it for the
money. We want to entertain and have fun with it.''
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