Using live action and animation, THE RAFTMAN’S RAZOR tells the story of two 15-year-old misfits who become obsessed with a comic book called The Raftman. The hero, an ordinary man adrift at sea, does nothing besides shave, think the odd philosophical thought and stare at the ocean. In spite of this, the boys lose themselves in a summertime odyssey to crack the comic book’s deeper meaning.

L-R: Brad Buckwalter, Sharon Eagan and Keith Bearden

Keith Bearden
Co-Writer/Director

Keith Bearden is an award-winning screenwriter, journalist, television writer and producer. He was head writer on VH1’s long running Where Are They Now?, has co-produced segments for the Independent Film Channel’s Split Screen and written specials for the Children’s Television Workshop. His previous 16mm short, Inertia, was called “odd and hilarious” by the Seattle Times and was given four stars in Film Threat. He has written about film and pop culture for publications as varied as Gourmet, Time Out, the Seattle Weekly, Slant and Psychotronic.

John L. Bader
(Narrator)

Perhaps best known for his reoccurring role as killer Stanley Deeks on TV’s The Practice, John Bader has a B.F.A. from Drake University, and later attended the National Theatre Institute. He studied with Julie Bovasso and the Barrow Group in New York and was the co-lead in the world premiere of J.T. Rogers’ White People with the Next Stage Company. Bader has also appeared in over 30 television commercials.

Wynn Tingley
(Jesse)

Wynn Tingley has been a baby model and also a child actor appearing in commercials and local theatre. He is home schooled and active in volunteer work, performing at local homes for the elderly. He is the voice on a number of educational software programs used in schools throughout the U.S. and is the star of the indie feature Max Rules.

Dylan Cole
(Stuart)

Dylan Cole hated high school, and loved Elvis Presley and Dean Martin. Prior to THE RAFTSMAN’S RAZOR, he starred in Cosmic Ray, a DV feature shot in the Pacific Northwest.

Chase Goldsmith
(Jesse’s Dad)

Chase Goldsmith is one of the most active voice talents working in the Northwest, with a masculine baritone sound recognizable on many of his TV and radio spots. He left a career as a microbiologist working for the Department of Defense in 1996 to pursue his dream as a working actor and hasn’t looked back. He divides his time between voiceover work all over the West Coast, indie films and local theatre.

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DVD and VHS copies of MIRACLE MILE are available from:
Sandrine Cassidy at the University of Southern California School of Cinema-TV
Phone: 213-740-4432
Email: cassidy@cinema.usc.edu