$ Game Screening News & Photos

Well, here he is folks. Tom Cavanagh basked in the applause as he led us to the all-city title last night, bringing the house down with his artistic brilliance. The theatre was packed with 350 people--adults, teens, kids, men, women. When we gave people a chance to leave after the film -- to get home and put kids to bed -- not one person moved and someone called out, "Play it again!"

Here's the packed house:
Thanks to Ryan and Kevin Holohan, who drove three hours to stand in as bouncers for the screening (I asked them to put on weight and look big for this role). Immediately after the show, they had to return upstate and report to work. And my brother Kevin came, despite the fact that he has three little ones -- the 1.5 year old broke her leg on Saturday coming down a slide -- his wife insisted he go to NYC to see the blockbuster short of the decade.

Such troopers!

Big Ricky Lopes, who played the role of Thug #1 but could not be a nicer gentlemen.










Here's Ben "Boo" Greene, who played our third teammate in the Harlem Hustle scenes.

















Line producer Holly Hurley with trumpet coach Joey V.


Keith "Truck" Hudson, our musical supervisor and sideline player strikes a pose.


Me with my hair straightened and sporting the pretty necklace my Aunt Carol let me borrow. I prefer wild curls, but my sister told me I had to look a little more collected for the evening.







Speaking of my sister, her she is, as she put it, "Keeping the reigns on Dad." (Dad is a proud Irish gentleman who can tell stories upon stories, adding much fiction to fact to the point where we have to call a time out.)



Now for the total stud who played the supporting role of Reo, Mr. Chris Collins...

Here's the very pretty and friendly Maureen Cavanagh in the mix...

DeeMorris and Tom.

Dan and Luke ... pickup player, thug & emcee, both stand-up comedians.


Tom with his buddy Rasheed.


Me talking to Rob Burnett, one of the best moments of the last eight years of my life.
Mary Ciuk, my college assistant coach and I laughing along with my brother Ryan.

And before we move to the after party, we must get those team photos. Here are a few that show how difficult it is to get the siblings together and to stand still, show affection and in unison, smile at the camera. Here we are looking for Dad to join us ... he's yakking someone's ear off ...


Here we are. I am one of the smallest Holohans, and I am no lightweight. Ryan and Kevin are going to have a weigh-in at Thanksgiving this year, and we're going to bet on who's got more padding, but not playing any football.

And here we are, after convincing Ryan to stop talking so we can focus and get this over with. Dad, as expected, is in a conversation with someone else.

And here is some of the crew from Wynantskill, N.Y.: Neighbors, high school friends, my post-college roommate, Mama P along with Tom C.