Ed Begley Jr. On His New Film “Reboot Camp,” His New York Roots, Future Plans & More
The new film Reboot Camp — due out via DVD and North American digital HD, Internet, cable, and satellite platforms outlets through Freestyle Digital Media, the digital film distribution division of Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios, on May 4, 2021 — tells the story of 2 brothers who create “Reboot Camp,” a fake self-help group, and invent its leader “Gordon St. Pierre.” This invention is done in order to make a documentary to expose the exploitative practices of fake gurus and how easy it is to con people into believing just about anything. And much to their surprise, without giving too much away, the brothers’ absurd “Reboot Camp” becomes a big success with a devoted following; the film comes courtesy of writer/director Ivo Raza, who has screened and/or won at many international festivals.
Reboot Camp had its world premiere at the Austin Film Festival, and it stars David Lipper (Fuller House), Keli Price (On Thin Ice), Ed Begley Jr. (Arrested Development), David Koechner (Anchorman 1 & 2), Lindsey Shaw (Suburgatory), Chaz Bono (American Horror Story), Shar Jackson (According To Him + Her), Pierson Fodé (The Bold & The Beautiful) and Maya Stojan (Castle). Also appearing as themselves within the film are Ja Rule, Eric Roberts, Eliza Roberts, Johnny Bananas, Billy Morrison, Corinne Olympios, Eddie McClintock, Nicole Aniston… Just a lot of people you ought to recognize from other projects!
The aforementioned Ed Begley Jr. is a second-generation Academy Award winning actor. Beyond being prolific with feature, television and theatre projects alike, Begley is the host of the Begleyesque Podcast, an author and a famed environmentalist. As seen in recent episodes of Mr. Mayor, Young Sheldon, Better Call Saul and Curb Your Enthusiasm, he remains as in-demand as ever.
On April 16, 2021, I had the pleasure of speaking with Ed Begley Jr. via Zoom, as embedded below. Beyond Reboot Camp, we spoke about his New York roots, his musical history, his commitment to environmentalism, future plans and more. More about Reboot Camp is here, here and here.
