- Sal Perales has appeared in a few movies, including a role in "The Oatmeal Man". Anyone looking for more info on Sal or his films, can visit him at his IMDB page. You can check out all the various "Oatmeal Man" pages here:
Official Site
http://www.TheOatmealMan.com
Official Facebook Page
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Oatmeal-Man/189705724120?ref=ts
Official Myspace
http://www.myspace.com/TheOatmealMan
Official Twitter
http://www.twitter.com/TheOatmealMan
Youtube Channel
http://www.youtube.com/PulsarFlix
Q: Sal, can you explain how you first got into the movie business?
A: I moved from Texas to Cali to pursue music and movies in 2000. Sadly for a long time the farthest I made it in movies was the inevitable extra work. Eventually after leaving the industry for a few years I started getting seriously involved by composing score and fight choreography.
Q: Would you please explain your acting role in "The Oatmeal Man."
A: I play a character named Santiago. He is a real no-holds-barred energetic kind of alpha male. It's interesting to see his close relationships because he is very up front with his opinions to the point of offending those close to him. I really like the opportunity to play someone who is both callous and overly protective of those he really cares for.
Q: Knowing how movie reviews may skew the perception of one's product, give us in your own words what you want people to know about the film.
A: I think the most important thing to remember is this movie is a horror/comedy.... or “Horromedy” as we like to call it. This movie has a lot of laughs as well as scares. This is definitely a fun kind of scary movie.
Q: If there were one part of the filming that was more difficult than you expected, what would that be? Getting a costume to work? Appearing in a certain scene? Certain lines?
A: Actually this shoot was relatively smooth. I think the most daunting days were probably the ghost town days. Long, hot, and a bit isolated. There was also a strange wildlife interaction out there. We were filming in the mountains trying to avoid large packs of wild donkeys. That's right. You can't make this stuff up.
Q: Was there any one day, one moment where you just knew the film would work the way you thought it could?
A: We didn't film any of the “scary” scenes until the end of the shoot. We had been having so much fun with the other scenes I wasn't sure how we were going to transition to the “scary movie” mood. As soon as we stepped on set though it all happened really easily. The sets and costumes were so well done that it was really easy to just roll right into horror mode.
Q: Tell me a little bit about what else have you done. I see that you have been involved in theatre as well.
A: I'm a legit Thespian. Don't laugh. I was involved in theatre in high school really actively. I did the shows the competitions and all that. I think my mom might have a few of my awards somewhere! I love music and I've recently been working on acoustic recordings as The Helix Of My Life. Lately though I've been actively scoring films which I really enjoy. I've worked with Sean Gordon on Wasteland and Urgency, and I've also scored Project Purgatory and 408 recently. I've always been into martial arts so I've been working on fight choreography for a few projects. I've had the privilege of a few training/choreography sessions with the E.M.C. Monkeys and Chyna McCoy.
Q: What's next for you? What else does 2010 hold for you?
A: Right now we're gearing up with Modus Operandi for a sequel called Project Purgatory Beijing. This is right up my alley and I can't wait for the ball to really get rolling. I'll be doing the score and hopefully a bit of fighting too. I've been working closely with Sean and Jesse Gordon at Pulsar Pictures and they have a few things in the works that I'm excited about. In all honesty though I'm really pumped to see a few of my works (Wasteland, Project Purgatory, and Urgency) released this year and I can't wait to work on more.
Q: Is there any movie director or producer you really want to work for one day? Or perhaps any actors or actresses you’d like to star with in a film?
A: Kevin Smith, Guillermo Del Toro, Tony Jaa, Ben Ramsey, Robert Rodriguez and Ryuhei Kitamura. I really like stylish movies.... and Star Wars.
Q: What do you look for when picking projects?
A:
I really like genre flicks. I want to be part of something that sets itself apart or makes a statement. It's important to work with great people with great visions that are unique. If they don't see the same way as you it's going to be hard to work with each other, and if they see the same way as everyone it's likely their project will end up being like everything else.
Q: Finally...this is an "Obscure Horror Movie" website. Can you name the last horror movie you watched either at the theatres or on dvd, etc? How about name a favorite horror film that you have seen that most people probably haven't seen?
A: I love horror movies but I think the last one I actually saw at the theater was probably Silent Hill. Great story, my wife was pregnant at the time and 30 minutes into the movie my son was going insane in there. I told her to calm down and he could handle it.
Some of the good ones lately were the Saw flicks, Drag Me To Hell, Cabin Fever 2, The Feast movies were crazy, the new Halloween, and the Evil Dead trilogy gets a lot of play at my house. As far as obscure I'd definitely recommend Frontier(s), Dark Floors, the Cube, and Mulberry St... Does Bubba Ho-Tep count?
Q: Thank you very much for doing this.
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