Arbor Daze is the first full length feature from Loose Change Entertainment. John F. Kerr wrote the script for Arbor Daze, and Dan Corrigan, Kerr and Jeff Priskorn all co-directed it. Arbor Daze pokes fun at both horror films and environmentalists with its zany plot. It was shot mostly in Croswell Michigan in a zero-budget environment over the course of 5 weekends in 2001 using a few recreational camcorders, some cheap lights, and gullible friends and family of the scheming trio. Dan, Jeff and John play lead roles in Arbor Daze.

Since Arbor Daze was shot mostly outside, the cast and crew were subject to the whims of mother nature, which was ironic since the film dealt with that subject in a more sinister light. A few times instinct saved the equipment as a sudden premonition caused the cast and crew to grab the cameras and mics and make a run for it mere moments before the sky dumped down a torential downpour. There, in the one dwelling on the property, they would wait, until it stopped raining and dried up and then.. back to work!

One of the shooting weekends was cancelled due to the events of September 11th. But then they were back in action. A small unexpected payoff, from that weekend on there was no plane noise overhead to cause any retakes of any scenes. The skies were very quiet. Well almost. The property next door had a hunting weekend! This explains the faint gunshots you will sometimes hear in the distance in some of the scenes. Too bad the amateur editors had no idea how to remove gunshot noise during the editing process.

Arbor Daze was like film school to everyone involved. Both Jeff and John have used what they learned from Arbor Daze to go on and direct other movies, Jeff with Love & Plutonium and John with Weenie Roast Massacre. Dan hasn't joined their ranks yet, but has talked of doing a documentary feature at some point in the future.

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