“Thrill Ride” released to theaters
December 2107 – The movie, “Thrill Ride” was released to theaters December 1st of 2017. The movie was written and directed by Chris Parrish. The original story was created by his son, Mason Parrish. The film is rated PG starring Kristen Johnston from “Third Rock From the Sun”. It is distributed by Gravitas Ventures. Felgenhour received a brief film credit for creating the theme song, “A Beary, Beary, Beary Fun Day”, for one of the amusement park rides seen throughout the film. Proceeds from the movie will go toward The Mason Parrish Foundation, a 501c3 charitable corporation with the goal of supporting DIPG research.
The story, as described from the movie website, “For generations there have been all kinds of wild rumors surrounding gangster Al Capone’s hidden fortune and the mysterious amusement park he built. When three kids sneak into the rundown park on the hunt for Capone’s loot, the attractions come life and take the kids on a wild and dangerous ride beyond all imagination. Now to survive the night, they must team up with a friendly sea witch, find a secret underground ride and take on an evil mermaid, bloodthirsty pirates, a fire-breathing dragon and an armada of monsters. And all on a school night!”