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
On Dec 6th, at 3:40 p.m., I sent an IM OUTLINING THE IMDB LISTING INFORMATION to a public figure.
They didn't use the info, but I still have the record of that IM. That's about a full day before people are claiming Welch was "added" to the listing, and it was NOT my first time seeing that information (I had first seen it a day or two before, most likely on the evening of the 4th).
So there goes your theory. Welch WAS listed, Welch WAS in the film, WayBack has the ARCHIVED (older) version from the 7th, when Welch WAS REMOVED.
If possible, I can validate the IM... could get a screenshot I guess.