MATTIE FRESNO AND THE HOLOFLUX UNIVERSE opens October 17th at Laemmle Grande 4 Plex located in downtown LA. Veteran actor Orson Bean plays the part of an eccentric physicist -- loosely based on David Bohm (a student of Albert Einstein) who pioneered the holographic model of the universe. He is also the beloved grandfather of title character Mattie Fresno -- a 21st century "Alice" trapped in her own spiritual and technological "Wonderland."

Philip Gerard Gallo, writer/director and Steve Bretschneider, writer/producer describe their comedy as "A Tale of Public Relations, Hallucination, Assassination and Theoretical Physics." Mattie Fresno endures an uneventful life, until her grandfather -- Nobel physicist, Raff Buddemeyer, leaves a videotaped will. Death, according to his unorthodox theory, is no barrier to their relationship and he promises to "always be there." The message triggers a series of hallucinations that quickly disrupts Mattie's world.

At the family-owned PR firm, she becomes involved in a bizarre plot to save the reputation of the firm's top client, Phoebe Lynn -- talk show host and exploiter of third world labor. Mattie lands in jail for murder conspiracy, when Phoebe Lynn is assassinated in revenge for a horrific industrial accident. In her cell, Mattie discovers an unexpected solution to her problems -- according to her grandfather -- her freedom awaits in the holoflux universe.

Also in the cast are Carol Alt as the talk show host with a morally suspect perfume line; Robert Clohessy as a bulldog police detective and Ellen Cleghorne as a jail cellmate opposite Angela Pierce as "Mattie Fresno."

The film will be shown for a one-week limited engagement at:

Laemmle Grande 4 Plex
345 S. Figueroa Street, Los Angeles CA 90071
from Friday, October 17 through Thursday, October 23, 2008
Fri: 5:30, 7:45 & 10:00; Sat & Sun: 1:00, 3:15, 5:30, 7:45 & 10:00;
Mon-Thu: 5:30 & 7:45

A two-minute trailer is available at www.mattiefresno.com.