Boffo Premiere Bodes Well for Bounteous Beauty
BABY MIRVISH DELIVERS!

July 26, 1999

BELLFLOWER, CA -- Rebecca Sophie Mirvish debuted on July 26 at 7:20pm to a relieved Rachel, and stunned Dan Mirvish - first-time producers in the difficult "baby" genre. A grueling 14-hour production capped off a slightly overscheduled 9-month pre-production. "Every production has labor problems," said Rachel. "And when the teamsters refused to drive me to the hospital after my water broke, Dan stepped in as transportation captain - fortunately remembering how to get there."

Rebecca and Rachel BEFORE production.

Rebecca and Rachel AFTER production.

"We may have overshot the schedule by five days, but when it comes to the budget, we definitely got a lot of bang for the buck," said Dan, remarking on the 21 1/4 inch; 8 lb., 9 oz. baby. "Based on the overwhelming success of the premiere, we anticipate a stunning domestic performance with a very long life ahead of her in the ancillary sectors - particularly home video."

Rebecca takes issue with the paparazzi and demands that all further photoshoots be cleared by her publicist.

In a fit of physician envy, Dan abducted the OB, strapped on a mask and gown, and Rachel and Rebecca were none the wiser.

Doing the production on location was key. Dr. Rachel Mirvish, a pediatrician who performs a recurring role for Kaiser-Permanente, opted for Kaiser's Bellflower production facility. "A lot of people have been complaining about runaway productions going to Canada, but for Rebecca, the Bellflower location had the advantages of an under-utilized home-turf advantage while still being a short drive from our Culver City offices," said Dan, a filmmaker (Omaha (the movie)) and Co-Founder-at-Large of the Slamdance Film Festival.

(There really is a town in California called Placentia.)

Executive producers Alice & Charles Zlatkoff and Marty Miller were at the hospital anticipating Rebecca, while exec-producing partners Sidney & Lynda Mirvish phoned in their advice from Omaha, Nebraska. Along with associate producers Erika Zlatkoff and Leora Mirvish, all expect to convene on the Culver City-based Mirvish studio in a matter of days.

Rebecca and Rachel in their last moments of peace before all the Executive Producers find them.

Rebecca will be screening at the Mirvish office at 3812 Westwood Bl., Culver City, CA, 90232 for an open-ended run. For ticket information, please call 310-839-2569 or email dmirvish@slamdance.com. Stay tuned to this webpage for more still photos and other promotional material.

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