Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/The FP

The FP

 * The following discussion is an archived discussion of the TFAR nomination of the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page unless you are renominating the article at TFAR. For renominations, please add   to the top of the discussion and   at the bottom, then complete a new TFAR nom underneath.

The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/August 24, 2014 by BencherliteTalk 08:28, 30 July 2014 (UTC)



The FP is a 2011 American independent comedy film written and directed by Brandon and Jason Trost (pictured in 2011). The film focuses on two gangs—the 248 and the 245—that are fighting for control of Frazier Park (The FP). The gangs settle their disputes by playing Beat-Beat Revelation, a video game similar to Dance Dance Revolution. Gang member JTRO (Jason Trost) undergoes training to defeat L Dubba E (Lee Valmassy), the leader of a rival gang. The film also features Caitlyn Folley, Art Hsu, Nick Principe, Dov Tiefenbach, and James DeBello. Jason Trost conceived The FP when he was 16 years old, and developed it into a short film starring himself, Valmassy, Principe, DeBello, Brandon Barrera, Diane Gaeta, Kris Lemche, and Torry Haynes. After seeing the finished film, Barrera suggested that Trost make a feature-length version. In the expanded production, Gaeta, Lemche, and Haynes were replaced with Folley, Hsu, and Bryan Goddard, respectively. Ron Trost—Brandon and Jason Trost's father—served as special effects supervisor and executive producer of the film, and his property was the primary filming location.
 * Most recent similar article(s): Last feature film was The Simpsons Movie on July 26, 2014
 * Main editors: Sock
 * Promoted: 2014
 * Reasons for nomination: This is my very first featured article and therefore my first TFA nomination. I believe it should be featured because it's a very little-known film (it barely made $40,000 at the North American box office) that was very divisive among critics, and has a uniquely bizarre premise. I think a film like this (or at the very least, an article about a film like this) would be interesting to many people, especially film fans.
 * Support as nominator.  Sock  (previously Corvoe ) (be heard) 14:21, 27 July 2014 (UTC)