So the Comet Ping Pong "lone gunman" / active shooter dude, one Edgar Maddison Welch, starred in a virtually unknown film in 2005 called "Something About Pizza". I've been working in film and television for decades, and nobody I'm aware of has ever even HEARD of this film, let alone seen it or has a copy of it - that's how rare a gem it must be.
With virtually no notes available about the film, it DOES however retain an IMDB listing - which was scrubbed of Edgar's involvement, some time around December 7, 2016. Fortunately, WayBack Machine kept a copy of that change, and here's the link:
https://web.archive.org/web/20161207092704/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0808473/fullcredits#cast
So yeah, Edgar's involvement and part was scrubbed but we at least have a record of that. His character? Brace yourself: "The Gunman"... cannot possibly make this up.
Oh - this film was made in that bustling capital of cinematic activity known as: LUXEMBOURG? (That's what I said, too.) Okay, so he made a film in Luxembourg... so? I mean, doesn't EVERYONE make a film in Luxembourg?
According to the CIA FactBook, Luxembourg is one of the smallest countries, yet it has one of the highest PER CAPITA incomes in the world, for it's just more than 500,000 citizens. It seems to have a very strong manufacturing base and solid standard of living, but no "film industry" to speak of - even while one of it's main imports listed is "commercial aircraft" (perhaps it's a preferential place of incorporation and porting/fleet operations). Coincidentally perhaps, as of 2015, Luxembourg has exactly 82 "internally displaced persons" (persons with no stated country).
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/lu.html
So yeah, it's sort of a forested working retreat for Europeans that can afford it. Every indicator I can see, between this, is that this kid (Welch) made a short film with some friends, while on some sort of "working vacation" with family/associates of family/while galavanting around Europe with pals.
Sounds a bit strange to the uninitiated, but that's how the small/indie film scene happens. Loosely, oddly, if and when at all.
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yabbadoody ago
as a result, I've just left this notice at the comments section for "Something About Pizza"'s IMDB page:
"you know, now that I think about it I'm calling BUNK on the "added Welch" theory.
I have an IM which I sent to a public figure, Dec 6 at 3:40 p.m. Eastern - nearly a day before it's claimed Welch was "added" - and so, I CLAIM THAT DEC 7 2016 WAS THE DAY WELCH WAS REMOVED, because in that Dec 6 2016 IM, I was REPORTING the "something About Pizza" listing to a public figure, and Edgar Maddison Welch was ALREADY showing up as "The Gunman".
Dec 6 was also NOT the first day I had seen this listing, I had checked it on the evening of December 4th, the night of the incident, or else the following day, December 5th - and in any case, Edgar's name WAS PRESENT, listed as the 4th of 4 cast members on the FILM LISTING - though it did not show at his PERSONAL IMDB LISTING, which is a separate matter.
On December 7, 2016, someone entered the IMDB page for "Something About Pizza" and REMOVED the name of the 4th actor, Edgar Maddison Welch. THAT is exactly how I experienced this information during that period, regarding this film listing, and I can prove it."