SPICY PAD THAI CHALLENGE II [COMMERCIAL]

The second Spicy Pad Thai Challenge at Sawatdee Express Uptown has claimed several more victims and immortalized them on the Wall of Shame, and yet still some slayed the monster-sized plate of diabolically delicious spicy pad thai and became legends. Would you, could you?



Special Thanks to Producer Jon Sadeh, Cinematographer Daniel Steinberg, Composer Jimmy Berg, Artist Caleb Barton, Web Designer Conor Champley, and Production Assistants Laurie Carlson, Evan Outlaw, and Nick Thiers. I learned a lot on the production of the first Spicy Pad Thai Challenge, and the advertising campaign we cooked up for the second challenge taught me even more. We've changed and added a few things in the recipe, and with this being one of Old Abbot's final production premiers of 2011 I just know big changes are coming next year. However, I've got a blog or two to post before 2012.



An outtake from our upcoming short documentary about Galaxy Youth Center. Enjoy it, the kids sure did, and feel free to sing-along. Same URL, some other time, stay tuned.

Ducunt Volentem Fata, Nolentem Trahunt

FITNESS WITH FRANCO [COMMERCIAL]

Old Abbot has entered this year's Doritos Crash the Superbowl Contest. CLICK HERE to view the commercial and see how Franco can help you snack into shape.



Special Thanks to Producer Jon Sadeh, Actors Conor Champley, Jon Krivo, Brian Marcou, and Sammy Sadeh. Also, Nalini Ramer for the location, and Tom Ringdal for the technical assistance. We made some magic. Fantastic!



Projects still flow in the pipeline with Sawatdee Express Uptown, Games N Go, Galaxy Youth Center, and our untitled film about competitive fighting game players. Same URL, some other time, stay tuned.

Citius Altius Fortius

GAMES N GO - TOURNAMENT EVENTS [COMMERCIAL]

With stores in Brooklyn Park, Maplewood, and Roseville Games N Go has become Minnesota’s biggest and best local gaming tournament circuit. With literally thousands given out in prizes a year in games such as Marvel vs Capcom, Mortal Kombat, and Street Fighter.



Special Thanks to Triet Nguyen, Gene Richtsmeier, Jon Sadeh, Jimmy Berg, Richard Thiher, Taylor Trygstad, and Tom Ringdal. Same URL, some other time, stay tuned.

In Utrumque Paratus

MAKING OF THE WALL OF SHAME [FILM]

A fast-paced look at the creation of the Wall of Shame for the Spicy Pad Thai Challenge at Sawatdee Express Uptown.



Special Thanks to Caleb Barton, Bob Torbenson, Wesley Youkunlaya. Same URL, some other time, stay tuned.

Ad Utrumque Paratus

HOTHEAD: THE ARTIST BEHIND THE WALL OF SHAME [FILM]

Minneapolis artist Caleb Barton gives his insight and thoughts about creating the Wall of Shame for Sawatdee Express Uptown.



Special Thanks to Bob Torbenson and Wesley Youkunlaya from Sawatdee. Same URL, some other time, stay tuned.

Imperium Sine Fine

Spicy Pad Thai Challenge II

Sawatdee Express Uptown & Old Abbot Productions invite you to the hottest new eating challenge in the Twin Cities. It’s Spicy Pad Thai Challenge where those brave enough to clear their plate will become legends even with welled up tears, and those too weak to finish will be immortalized on the Wall of Shame.

Courtesy of Head Chef and Owner Wes Youkunlaya, contestants have ten minutes to finish a massive order of his deliciously diabolical pad thai noodles, with no water to ease the pain. Days before Halloween, participants will be offered the chance to star in their own horror movie featuring themselves and a plate of devilishly red pad thai noodles. Eyes swelling with tears, taste buds roasting in an inferno of foreign spices, their best buds mocking them to ‘Hurry up!’. They give it the old college try, but can’t finish the plate or need water before the ten minutes is up. No big deal right? Wrong. Their drooling, failure filled face gets plastered up on our Wall of Shame where it will stay until they find the strength to come back in and succeed.

Join us and see the horror first hand on Saturday, October 29th from 3:00 - 6:00 PM at Sawatdee Express Uptown located at 1404 West Lake Street in Minneapolis. This event is free to attend, but masochists looking to prove something will be charged ten dollars to participate. Same URL, some other time, stay tuned.

Nervos Belli, Pecuniam Infinitam

SPICY PAD THAI CHALLENGE [COMMERCIAL]

Here is the commercial we shot at the first Sawatdee Express' Spicy Pad Thai Challenge. It also happens to be Old Abbot's first commercial production as well.



Special Thanks goes out to Lydia Capistrant, Scott Grivna, Rob Lambert, Brian Marcou, Rachel Noiz, Patrick Noody, Nick Thiers, and
Patrick Williams for taking the chance to end up on the Wall of Shame and taking the challenge on. Also, Jimmy Berg, Laurie Carlson, Conor Champley, and Jonny Sadeh who made the production run smoothly. Lastly to Wesley Youkunlaya the Owner and Chef of Sawatdee Express in Uptown. Same URL, some other time, stay tuned.

Credo Quia Absurdum Est