HOW THIS STORY CAME TO BE
After spending 10 years in Hollywood as a struggling writer and director, (hey, I have a few credits...including one movie that got a national release!) a production company based in Austin, Texas hired me to help them get a lavish science fiction film financed and produced in Texas. My wife and I spent a year in Austin and fell in love with the place. By accident, I also fell in love with flying and after my employment with the film company ended, I began flying and reporting from a radio traffic helicopter, then later a television news helicopter. In the mornings, after the early morning patrol, I would have coffee with other pilots who had just arrived or were waiting to depart and they would swap stories from their early flying years. Out of these stories comes the major events that drive the action in RED BARON BLUES. If you'd like to read about the real pilots and events that form our story, please CLICK HERE.
BUT WHAT ABOUT SNOOPY?
Everyone loves Snoopy as the Red Baron. When the show is ready, the production company should license Snoopy for an opening animated title sequence and the film ad campaign. Snoopy is owned by the estate of Charles Schulz. If a license of Snoopy is unavailable, then a similar cartoon character should be created. This opening animated sequence is important - it tells our audience that while we are telling a flying love story, The Red Baron plays an important role in that story.
