Under the Boardwalk: The MONOPOLY Story
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| Directed by | Kevin Tostado |
| Produced by | Kevin Tostado, Craig Bentley |
| Written by | Kevin Tostado, Craig Bentley |
| Starring | Philip Orbanes, Matt McNally, Rick Marinaccio, Ken Koury |
| Narrated by | Zachary Levi |
| Music by | Larry Groupé |
| Cinematography | Jordan Guzzardo |
| Edited by | Kevin Tostado, Craig Bentley |
| Distributed by | Tostie Productions, Docurama |
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88 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Under the Boardwalk: The MONOPOLY Story is a 2011 documentary presenting a series of stories about the game of MONOPOLY and those who play it. The film was narrated by Zachary Levi, star of NBC's Chuck and Disney's Tangled, and directed by Kevin Tostado.
Under the Boardwalk depicts the MONOPOLY national and world championships that are held around the world every four years. Leading up to crowning of a new champion at the World Championship in Las Vegas, the filmmakers follow some of the players in the game, including:
In addition to the documenting the competitive arena, the film also includes background information about the game of MONOPOLY and its development. The filmmakers investigate the psychology of the game, and game experts tell their favorite strategies for winning. The film includes MONOPOLY trivia and interviews with some of its die-hard collectors.
Filming locations included the U.S., Canada, Mexico, U.K., Norway, Japan, Singapore and Australia. Kevin Tostado and Craig Bentley were the film producers. The film had a limited theatrical release, beginning in March 2011 in San Diego, CA, and was rated G by the MPAA. When the film launched digitally on iTunes in February 2012, it peaked at #99 on iTunes Top Movies chart and at #6 on iTunes Best-Selling Documentaries.
The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray in 2012.
In 2014, the 51" version of the film received five Regional Emmy nominations from the Pacific Southwest Chapter of NATAS. The film went on to win Emmy awards in four of the five categories for which it was nominated, including Outstanding Achievement in Documentary, Directing (Post-Production), Editor (No Time Limit, Program), and Musical Arrangement/Composition.
This film also won the Audience Award for Best Documentary at the 2010 Anaheim International Film Festival as well as a Silver Telly Award in 2011, the Telly's highest honor. Reviews of the film were mixed.
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